Adams and Son Globe-Maker to the King Announces Move
GLOBE-MAKER to their Majesties announces relocation from Charing Cross to premises formerly held by late brother George Adams. He asserts expertise as Mathematical Instrument Maker, Globe and optical instruments, with improvements in telescopes, camera obscura, and organ-like devices, inviting patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Fleet-street
London
Prince of Wales
Duke of Yorks &c
Sigsite
Charing Cross
George Adams
Ien
Alven
D. Adams
Botanic Syrup Endorsed by Brigadier General Hom Mesh
A letter from General Baron Hompassh extols a botanical syrup and restorative cordial for nerve and general health. He authorizes publication of his testimony and notes it may be carried to the West Indies. The medicine is advertised for sale at No 3 Albion Street and other outlets in London and ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westindies
Banat
Ee Indies
Albion-street
Aeboult and Co
Oxford-street
Portseaare
Newports
Swinney
Birmingham
Humber
Crinroy
Arin Lewes
Farey
Mack
Battle
Leeds
Walter
Avery
Tenbigh
Pore
Editor slams papers for partisan misrepresentation and public trust
The letter criticizes the Evening Prints for twisting arguments to suit patrons, accusing them of sophistry and lacking political candor. It notes a shift from promoting constitutional reforms to challenging the Prime Minister, while Morning Chronicle coverage allegedly fuels public doubt to gain power.
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Neithy
Morning Chronicle
Public debate over Prussia mediation and national dignity
The article condemns charges against Mr. Prt and Mr. Hammond's mission arguments, arguing a favored mediation by Prussia would threaten Britain's honor. It attacks opposition for shifting ground, praises constitutional unity, and urges national resolve, warning of Machiavellian tactics. The piece notes visitors in Lewes, Miss Briggs, and a thriving harvest in a Welsh region.
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Prt
Hammann
Berlin
Prussia
Great Buirain
House of Austara
Prue
Prrr
Wickham
Machiavel
France
Great Britain
Lines Claimed as Homer Translation But Likely Speculative
A correspondent forwards lines printed as a Homer translation from a manuscript said to bear Mr. Pore’s handwriting. The verses contrast idealized beauty with a worn aging figure, depicting vice and sensual error and ending with a stark, deteriorated physical description.
Sporting Intelligence: Plate of Sol for 3 Year Olds
A historical racing card lists events for 3 year olds to mares, including Mr Tatton and Sir T Gascoigne entries. Details cover weights, heats, and participants across Wednesday Thursday and Friday fixtures with horses like Rex, Fencer, Dairy Maid, Royal George, Waxy, Clair fayt, and Doricles.
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Mr. Tatton
Olds
St. Glb
T. Gascoigne
Robinson
Qui
My. Smith
Chi
Riday
Hutchinson
Royal George
Mr. Hall
Hobson
S.b. P
Brighton hotel tale ends in comic rebuke and farce
A young man living in a Brighton hotel faced family pressure to curb his lavish spending. His father warned the landlord to keep him in check, prompting the youth to attempt hanging himself. The bed curtain failed, the landlord then struck him, a surgeon arrived, and the young man retaliated on the landlord. The scene closes with a wry, laughing moral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Galen
Singllett
Fielding
Harvest prospects and market prices in kingdom crops
A fragmented archaic notice notes harvest hope amid abundant crops. It reports wheat and corn production, quality surpassing recent years, and anticipated price reductions in corn markets. Mentions labor shortages and favorable conditions for future harvests, with references to unspecified regions and years.
York Assizes Adultery Damages Case Verdict
At York Assizes a compensation claim for adultery was heard after witnesses testified the defendant had an affair with the plaintiff’s wife. The plaintiff countered alleging marital adultery by the plaintiff, with several witnesses and the judge noting moral double standards. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant.
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Gec
Peenet
Oye
Hides and Caif Fins Demand Drives Export Prices
In Dublin LePret reports strong demand for raw dry salted hides and caif fins for export to England and Scotland. Prices rise for raw ox hides 11.12s to 21s per hundredweight and cow hides 11.6s to 11.10s. Dry caif fins priced at 5 cents per pound. Despite high costs, export continues as merchants and farmers face agency freight duty and tannage delays before returns.
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England
Scotland
Woman Hires a Temple Bar Coach Then Loses Trunk
A nicely dressed woman hired a coach at Temple Bar to move herself and a trunk containing clothes and valuables to a new house. While she briefly visited a neighbor, the coachman drove off with the trunk and has not been found. The young woman, a stranger, did not note the coach number. A separate report notes a man from Portsmouth staying at a Newington Causeway lodging, later found dead with throat cut and a note about a clerk named Michael C discharged from on-board the Regulus. The piece also warns of the spread of base halfpence, sold at high profit and linked to toll gates, urging magistrates to curb the traffic until a new coinage.
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Temple Bar
Portsmouth
Newington
Causeway
Yin
Capt
Oakes
Michael C
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Wendigrd
Draizeif
Baker
Ockfeller
Hampton Hollis
Ruriley
Harding
Gof
Belemoite
Wood
Weyouth
Cranwell
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Tolzey
Bristol
Miss Jones
Lord "Smart
Fea- Sarnig Bien
Jong Vo WN
Pferlhing
Price
The
Evening Mail
Sporting Intelligence
Beverley
Salisbury
King’s
Poole
Egremont
Gohanna
Blunt
Clairfayt
Andrew’s
Pyraemon
the City
J. Lade
Sch. H. Young
Mercury
Mr. Wickam
Planet
Mr. Powlett
S “Milesrake
Lucas
Wilson
Lade
Sultan
Dolphin
Pais
York
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Dublin
LePret
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