Whitworth Insolvency Bill Aims to Relieve Debtors
An account describes Mr. Whitworth’s Insolvent and Bankrupts Relief Bill guiding changes in the act. It details early relief dates, protected debtor assets, crown consent for discharge, weekly maintenance limits, and expanded eligibility for Crown prisoners. The piece notes added safeguards, broadened debt limits, and stronger oversight by judges to free many prisoners and aid distressed trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitworth
Howe
Chenrof Éfeht
A&s
Wohieworth
Whit‘worth
Whitaworth
Fleet
Morton
Chester
Miss Whitworth
Banikrupt
Whit- Worth
Kim
Phares
Steffordshire
Prohibitions on silver coin import and gold weight reforms
A detailed 1774 act enacts restrictions on importing silver coin not minted to standard weight and fineness, provides seizure and disposal rules, sets penalties, and outlines procedures for establishing standard weights for gold and silver. It also directs Bank exchange of deficient coin, assigns examiners, and fixes treasury funding for enforcement and coining adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parlia
Great Britain
Ireland
Great- Britain
Great-Britain
Court of Recordin
Westminster
Dublin
Exchéquer
Edinburgh
England
Scotland
Lords of the Treasury
Treasury
Fragmentary old coin weights and values note
A garbled OCR fragment references monetary units and precious metals with unclear context. It mentions sixty two shillings per pound, eleven ounces two pennyweights of silver, and eighteen pennyweights of alloy in the pew?ty. Details are unreadable and lack identifiable persons or organizations.
Regulation of Mad-houses Act Abstract Published
Abstract outlines a proposed act regulating lunatic houses. It imposes fines for unlicensed confinement, appoints Royal College of Physicians commissioners to grant licences, requires annual visits and inspections, sets licence fees, and details penalties for noncompliance. Licences expire after one year, with certain areas outside London under quarter sessions. Half penalties go to informers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal College of Physicians
Otober
London
Unlon or Taalx Es Prom Young's Powercat Arithmetic
Fragmentary OCR reads like a campaign or promotion note for a youth event or school activity. Names and clear details are obscured by garbled text. The readable bits mention power, arithmetic, and a possible prompt or event title without concrete dates or participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNLON
TAALX
Prom Younc
Five profits and tax fallacies in price debate
A critic argues that taxes do not uniformly raise prices. Workers, landlords, brewers, and shoemakers bear taxes differently and cannot all raise prices equally. The piece contends higher living costs fall on consumer choices, not all trades can pass tax burdens to customers, and price changes depend on individual consumption patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Holland
Germany
Phy Giotratte
Quesnay
Maranis de Mirabeau
du Pont
Locke, Decker, &c
Locke
Decker
Breweris Res
Matthew DetXer
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Dy. Burns
William Robinson
Homerton
Middlesex
His
Wi ‘Strahan
M. Woodfall
St. Paul’s Chirch
Turlington
Martha Wray
Mary Sopp
Hilton Wray
Tohn Wray
Martha Way
King’s Arms
Birch
Juanity Lordon
Lupe
Robert Turlington
Hilton “Wray
Jos
Publc
Targ
Ington
Wiliam
Wray
Mary
Mary Sépps
Long Acre
My. Barchai A
Welye Perces
Fingley Am
Allamance
Wba
Peis
Cornhill
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