London Mail Robber John Oxley Escapes from Clerkenwell
General Post Office bulletin reports John Oxley, alias Oxon, age around 25, 5 feet 6, pale with smallpox pitting, right-turned nose, escaped last night from Clerkenwell Bridewell. Wearing dark green coat, striped waistcoat, corduroy breeches. Yorkshire man. Reward of fifty pounds offered for capture in any of the king's gaols. Anthony Todd, Secretary to the Postmaster General.
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Clerkenwell Bridewell
John Oxley
Oxon
Anthony Todd
Lottery Fraud Ledger Reveals Large Shared Prizes
Merlrs Shergold and Co advertise 49 495 shares in a late Lottery sold in a half share receipt to Barns and eight gentlemen sharing a 10 000 pound capital split among named individuals from Wiltshire Bath and nearby towns. They claim 20 000 pound prizes in Irish and English Lotteries and offer stamped shares for delivery with costly premiums and chances of further capital benefits.
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Merlrs
S Shergold and‘Co
Barnes
Heytesbury
Wilts
Heytbury — L
John Snelgrove
Richard Snelgrove
Ditto
Ann Harris
Benjamin Burdon
John Roxworthy
Upton Lovel
Tein Layland
Norton
Heytsbury
William Hindley
Grocer
Bath
William Heer
Trowbridge
Charles
Mercer
Cornhill
William Henlock
Coal Harbour
Thamesstreet
Warren
Leicester-Fields
Walker Wraight
Pakern-Howits
Wit Bench
Cette
Teosteide
Eulogy of Thomson the Poet at Ednam 1791
The Earl of Buchan delivered a eulogy on Thomson the poet at Ednam Fills when crowning the first edition of the Seasons and a wreath of bays on September 22, 1791. He links French gilded praise for genius to the rise of learned taste and laments barbaric institutions that hide true benefactors from public esteem.
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Earl of Buchan
Ednam Fill
Emergin
Frederick the Great
Enduring praise for Thomson amid Johnsonian critique
Letter excerpt lauds Thomson's memory against Johnson's biographical bias, noting Scotland's past and Thomson's independence. It cites patrons such as Belhaven, Argyle, and Stair, discusses Johnson's flaws, and praises Thomson's manners and work. The piece closes with a letter from James Thomson and a note about Lucy Foote, Lord Lyttleton's first wife.
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Washington
Thomson
Samuel Johnson
Alfred
Wallace
Bacon
Napier
Newton
Buchanan
Milton
Hampden
Fletcher
Scotland
Belhaven
Argyle
Stair
Marchmont
Jerviswood
Thompson
London
Wapping
Majlet
Johnson
Old Strahan’s
Suffolk Street
Mallet
Dryden
Gavin
Douglas
Trapp
Strahan
Aaron Hill
Joseph Pennant
Britain
Thompson to Mr Lyttelton letter from London
A London letter dated July 4 discusses visiting Hagley in England and arranging a three week to month stay in autumn. The writer praises Hagley, prefers autumn for its poetical calm, and notes continuing work on correcting the Seasons while awaiting a visit. The tone is cordial and anticipatory about a social and literary meeting.
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Hagley
England
The Late Duke of Brunsiwck and Minden Valor
A lengthy reminiscence recalls the 1750 action near Frankfort where Broglio retreated after several clashes with the allied forces under Prince Ferdinand. The narrative highlights the English cavalry delays, Sackville's tardiness, and the praise of British troops by the French commander, ending with an Old Newmarket anecdote.
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Duke de Broglio
Frankfort
Broglio
Minden
Ferdinand
Waldegrave
Kingsley
George Sackville
Granby
Thuringia
Werle
Montur Report October 1791 Weather and market notes
Montur Report for October 1791 notes drought limits ploughing on heavy soils and lower clover breaks. Wheat from last year proves strong in quality and quantity with high weights. Drought slows grinding mills and threshing, but foreign demand could lift prices in the new year. Turnips failing in major regions affect feed. Smithfield stock crowds increase beef danger, hay and oil cake costs rise. Pork remains brisk from Norfolk and Suffolk herds. mutton is reasonable but prime quality scarce and rising.
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England
Smithfield
Norfolk
Suffolk
Remembered duel tale on turf honour and luck
A scarcely remembered tale recalls a nobleman and the Honorable Mr L in a one heat race for a thousand guineas about forty years ago. The nobleman urged fair play, the Honorable Mr L slowed, and the nobleman surged to win. Publicly exposed as a joke, the incident propelled Mr L to denounce such conduct and depart to new ventures.
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Toujours Gai
Lord S
Mr. L
Jockey Club
Newmarket
Cheese and livestock fairs and a fatal accident
At the city fair on Monday prices for cheese fell, while sheep sold well and good wheat sold by the load. An accident in the Lake left ten year old Henrietta Croswell crushed to death when a wagon axle broke. A startling incident followed in Cecil Square where a sleeping niece escaped harm after falling from stairs while dreaming of her mother.
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Giles’s Hill
Henrietta Croswell
Newlyn
Ferry Disaster At Cardross Claims Three Men And Two Women
On the evening of Thursday last the passage boat crossing from Cardross to Port Glasgow capsized due to crowded sails. Three men a boy and two women drowned. The ferryman had entrusted the boat to his boy aided by an intoxicated passenger. Two bodies of women have been recovered. Also reported are thefts, including notes of a Paisley Union Bank parcel and bank notes from a London Mail coach.
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Gascow
Craig End
Cardross
Port Glasgow
Paisley Union Bank
London
Carlisle
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General Post Office
Trish
J. Wenham
Poultry
Gecco
Shergold and Co
Royal Union Bank
Lampard Strreet
Richmond Hill
James Thomson
Lucy Foitefene
Lord Lytticten
MR. Lyttleton
The
Duke of
Brunsiwick
Montur
Winchester
Margate
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