Beauties of the late Edmund Burke A new two volume edition
A two volume edition of The Beauties of the late Edmund Burke arranged alphabetically with selections from his writings. Includes portraits of Antoinette Artois Dundas Fox Hastings Grenville Pitt Keppel Langrishe Louis XVI and others. Prefixed life sketch and original anecdotes of Burke. Printed by J W Myers and available at booksellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Burke
Antoinette
Queen of
France
Comte D. Artois
M. Brutfot
Richard Burke
Earl of Chatham
M. Condoréet
Prince de Conti
H. Dundas
C. J. Fox
George
Lord Grenville
Mr. Grenville
Warren Hastings
Lord Keppel
Hercules Langrishe
Wanted apprentice to a surgeon and apothecary
In a market town about 20 miles from London a premium will be expected. Applicants will be treated as one of the family. Further particulars may be obtained by applying by letters postpaid 16 Mefi rs. Hanrett Burkitt and Winstanley, Druggists, Poultry, London.
Elegant Country Residence to be Seen by Private Contracts
Describes a Cranford area manor once owned by the late Joan Harney, Esq. a spacious dwelling with extensive grounds, gardens, offices, stables, and modern conveniences. 12 acres of meadow land, more land available, copyhold with small fines, pew in Cranford chapel, plus a nearby farm house and 30 acres arable land. Viewings by appointment, tickets from Starrorp Baxter or Mr Goddard.
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Cranxrorp
Briddlesex
Hyde-parx-corner
Bath Road
Joan Harney
Cranford
Starrorp Baxter
Furnivals Inn
Holborn
Bramshaw murder and arson under Bramshaw fire
Salisbury reports Mrs Moody of Bramshaw dead from wounds after an affray tied to a burglary. George Prince held for trial at Winchester jail after confessing guilt, aiding the blaze to cover theft. A stash of the weapon used was found. villagers offer 50 guineas for further arrests. Also Cavender, Earl of Ilchester gamekeeper, shot himself in a delirium episode following self harm attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bramshaw
Prince
Mrs. Moody
Cavender
Earl of Ilchester
Alarming Runaway Horse Fells at Winchester and Wheelwright Fire
Sir Cuantes Mizz rode from Mottisfont when his horse suddenly bolted two miles from Winchester. The animal crashed into a cart near West Gate and died. Sir Duartes escaped unharmed. Separately, a wheelwright's shop fire at Newchurch Isle of Wight consumed premises and stock, all uninsured.
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Winchester
Cuantes Mizz, Bart
Mottisfont
Duartes
Romsey Road
West Gate
Newchurch
Ise of Wight
Drowning of Richard Weils Found in River Isis
Oxford June 2 report that Richard Weils once a servant at Queen's College was found drowned in the River Isis between King's Weir and Wolvercote. The body showed disguising and putrid state, details follow in updated dispatches.
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Richard Weils
Queen’s College
Isis
King’s Wier
Wolvercott
Tragic Isis River Accident Drowns Three Apprentices
On a windy Tuesday three youths William Collingwood Samuel Goodyer and W Halden apprentices to printer Collingwood and a 14 year old boy were sailing on the Isis near Wiars at Ley. The boat capsized and the youths and Collingwood’s son were drowned. Halden swam to safety.
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William Collingwood
Samuel Goodyer
W. Halden
Orchards and harvest prospects amid Worcestershire breezes
Bristol June 2 The Eastham orchards in Worcestershire show promise for apples and pears while hops, wheat, and other grains appear healthy. Hay harvests begin in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire with abundant crops. At Binegar fair a large turnout sought fine horses, but many lower quality animals sold poorly. A fatal accident near Bushley occurred when a man tied to a horse was dragged to death after the animal bolted.
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Bristol
Eastham
Worcestershire
Gloucestershire
Oxfordshire
Binegar
Bushley
Court Martial Sentence Sent for Approbal at Newcastle
Newcastle June 2 The Court Martial for Colonel Tuffnell ended Tuesday with a sentence sent for His Majesty’s approbation. At Stagshaw Bank Fair dealers gathered as high priced horses and fat cattle sold, lean stock and swine in weak demand. A twin ox bred by James Allgood sold May 19 weighed heavy with precise measurements. A hot press at Shields entrapped many sailors, dampening Whitsuntide merriment at Ballast hills. Thomas Atkinson of Loughrigg died, and his widow died soon after, alarms echoing Hawkeshead.
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Newcastle
Tuffnell
Stagshaw Bank Fair
James Allgood
Thomas Ratcliff
Shields
Thomas Atkinson
Loughrigg
Grasmere
Hawkshead
Penny hedge ceremony at Whitby described in antiquated note
York May 28 report recounts Ascension day observance at Whitby for erecting a penny hedge. Two noblemen once hunted a boar that died in Eskdale-side hermitage after a beating. Abbot and bailiff ordered nine tide washing hedge built from penny-price stakes at Jow-water-mark, to stand nine tides, or lose property. The ceremony persists. the Whitby manor successor once offered to drop it, but locals declined.
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York
Whitby
Eskdale-side
House authorizes naval convoys to protect American trade
Philadelphia April 27 report states the House resolved on April 76 that the President may employ the Naval Force as convoys for American trade protection without awaiting a formal state of war with the French Republic after an unusually long debate.
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House of Representatives
United States
French Republic
Law Report Mitchell Sir William Stalness and the Sheriff
A case named against the Sheriff for a false return on a warrant to arrest Wyles, debtor to the plaintiff for 451. It was really about Thomas Garner, a serjeant at mace, who arrested the man and allowed him to escape through negligence. Jury returns verdict for the plaintiff for the debt, 43 pounds.
Apprentice sued over board and lodging in London tavern
The case concerns Holmes vs Rolfs, a tavern owner in Fleet Street who boarded a young apprentice under 21. The jury was to decide if the supplied articles were necessaries suitable to the apprentice's rank, with the judge directing that the verdict should favor the defendant to avoid encouraging apprentice desertion.
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Holmes ¥. Rolfs
A&tion
Gentterman
Westminster
King’s Bench
Mitrecourt Fleet-street
Ther
Erdidt
Darwin on Vertigo and Perpendicularity Vision Theory
The excerpt discusses Darwin's Zoonomia explanation of Vertigo or Dizziness. It argues that maintaining vertical posture requires trunk and limb muscles, and that apparent motion of surrounding objects misleads the observer, causing imbalance. It notes how minimized cues on a plain or a wall of tiny lozenges provoke dizziness unless a fixed reference figure is present.
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Darwin
Atlower
London Markets Grain Prices and Supplies Report
Market notes show English wheat supply filling but prices steady for Essex and Kennith samples while middling and inferior futures sold poorly. Scarce barley and malt dampened maltings trading. oats limited but fresh samples sold, demand weak. Current grain prices listed for wheat, rye, barley, malt, peas, beans, hops, and seeds with regional figures and units.
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Essex
Market Prices and Dregs Report from St Tames area
Listing of prices for goods at St Tames Market including 4s. and 2s. 1d. items, whitechapels market rates, Ruffiado costs, melting stuff, rough grades, Graves average price 35s. Good dregs, yellow soap, and curd priced around 73s to 82s.
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St. Tames’s
Clare Market
Market Prices Reported at Smithfield London
A June 4 market note from Smithfield lists beef veal mutton pork and lamb prices with variations for different cuts and conditions. It records about 1,800 sheep and 3,500 lambs traded and includes Newgate and Leadenhall market figures for the day.
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Heap
Carrie
Smithfield
Newgate
Leadenhall
Price of hay and straw on Saturday in St James's and Whitechapel
Prices listed for hay and straw in St James's and Whitechapel with averages. Hay ranges from 6s to 11s a load in St James's, and 3s to 18s in Whitechapel. Straw shows around 4s 1d to 16s in St James's and similar ranges in Whitechapel. Clover prices appear as 4s 6d and related averages.
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Hay
Whitechapel
Straw
Price of Coals in the Pool List
The notice lists coal prices for delivery to households with figures: 408. od. to os. oc in the pool and 475. 0d. to' os, od for housekeepers. This short entry records unit costs and delivery terms without further context.
Distinctive market quotes from distant country markets
Market notices from Sartspury Warminster and North Hamarton dated May in May 26 and June 2 show Wheat Beans Barley and Oats price ranges. Wheat prices range from 11 18s to 2s 16s. od per unit. Oats and Barley also listed with varying totals and per unit quotes.
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Newsery
Sartspury
WariInster
North Hamarton
Waxwork horrors in Florence gallery exhibit
Three sensational wax figures in a Florence gallery room evoke horror and awe. A plague scene and decayed corpses show vivid decay to skeleton, preserved in glass cabinets from Ferdinand I’s plague era. The third piece features a grotesque head view, provoking inevitable repulsion as viewers struggle to back away.
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Florence
Ferdinand I
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Oxford
Philadelphia
LAW Report
Guildhall
London
Justice Laurence
London Markets
Polands
Mefirs
Briceof
Toggs
Kent
Farnham
J Brown
Aeeie
Hoee
Igo Ees A
St. James's
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