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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 22, 1796
Page
1
A garbled passage discusses prions, permissions, and retail pricing tied to a proprietor's dispensary. It mentions access, patient medicines, and a possible consumer/retail angle without clear names, dates, or concrete actions. The fragment lacks coherent facts to summarize definitively.
A fragmentary historic discussion references a committee report on altering the wheat and barley weight standard. It notes farmers and corn-dealers favor weighing changes, while critics argue current methods are biased and unreliable, with arguments about ship loading and public regulation and references to specific local figures.
A speaker urges regulating the corn market to curb high flour prices. He proposes using a fixed weight per sack and per load to prevent fraud, enabling magistrates to set bread prices by average wheat or flour values rather than peak market prices. The plan aims to ensure fair retailing and reduce inconvenience to farmers.
A letter from SoutHwkLi argues for mixing two parts wheat with one part barley in bread. Farmers raise barley prices from 38s to 45s a quarter, and the author suggests raising rents proportionally to corn price increases to offset scarcity. Noblemen are urged to consider rent adjustments to aid poorer neighbors during artificial scarcity.
In Hastings on January 20 anonymous incendiary reports circulated claiming threats against farmers. A fire at Mr Milward’s farm, about a mile from town, consumed a wheat stack of over five loads despite swift local aid. water was unavailable. A reward is offered for the arsonists, who have yet to be caught. Mr Milward, Hastings Mayor, is praised for his public service.
A disappointed custodian censures a young child for getting drunk and missing his fall on the Queen's Birthday. The child replies, Sir, you ought to know that this is a holiday at all the public offices.
An 18th century mediated account from the Cape of Good Hope describes a French officer’s tale of domestic felicity. A 16 year old Begas manages a large household, greets foreigners, oversees servants, and maintains order with quiet pride. The narrative links happiness to virtue, family harmony, and natural sentiment rather than public spectacle.
Description of Perry's Dock Yard at Blackwall noting it as Europe’s largest private dock with 9 acres, capacity for 28 East Indiamen and up to 56 ships of lighter burthen. East Quay houses Greenland ship facilities, West Quay includes a 320 foot high building for hulls and rigging, and a new masting machine first used on Lord Macartney in 1791. North Bank watch-houses shelter from weather. historic finds from 1789 1790 include preserved trees tipped by a past north wind surge.
A Dublin lighthouse keeper reported violent damage to a glass pane when a woodcock crashed into the windows during a night trimming. He noted woodcock injuries and odd sightings of birds killed by windows. a correspondent described a far seaward flight of woodcocks near Scotlyz. A separate Leicester tragedy involved two men dying in a well at a farmhouse due to noxious vapour, with a third almost suffocated during rescue.
A habeas corpus order transfers suspect Gorge Crifley from Hereford county gaol to London for Grand Jury examination in Middlesex. He is linked to a forged Will case benefiting the Brigges family, with Crofigy and Austin facing potential indictment as the inquiry proceeds.
At Bow Street on Thursday January 21 William Evbredeon before judges dealt with an infamous band linked to a disorderly house in Oxeridon Street. Charges included defrauding a Cyprian domestic named Mrs Bion of wages and prostitution, with the complainant a minor of respectable connections. Detainees were ordered to restore clothes and held on bail for future good behavior. Several others including Maxton, Fambs Frear, Champness and Gypsies were remanded or committed for trial or further examination. The Rev Bart Duprey to attend next Monday.
Richard Gates was brought before the Magistrates at Worthip Street Public Office following the death of a man after a street fight near Old Street Road. The deceased, known as Yorkshire John, contested a clash sparked when Gates and companions confronted him outside a public hall. The altercation lasted about half an hour, with the deceased showing strength but eventually falling. witnesses say both sides behaved like gentlemen. Gates surrendered to the night constable, and the inquiry noted possible preparations for other projects, including plans to connect the German Ocean and Iris Channel and discussions on catmen experiments, though these are ancillary to the fatal incident.
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