Death of Senator Count de Sinclair reported from Carleton
Postscript notes news from Holland and Flanders as tidings arrive of the death of Senator Count de Sinclair, Governor of Swedish Pomerania, who died on the 26th at Carleton while implementing new marine arrangements. Vienna reports over three hundred robbers arrested across Habsburg lands, their leader exposed. Leghorn mentions a French and Spanish squadron seen near the Strait of Gibraltar heading toward Barbary.
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Count de Sinclair
Swedish Pomerania
Carleton
Vienna
Fune
Leghorn
Funex
Gibraltar
Barbary
News from London on American war aims and naval actions
London reports detail dispatches from Portsmouth to Lord Germaine and others, doubts about Howe and Hews in America, plans of a Crown project against the United Provinces, reactions to Warren's death, a duel at Montagu House, and public disturbances in Ireland and Somerset as mobs clash over industrial machines and local authorities deploy troops.
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London
George Germaine
Portsmouth
Virginia
Corke
Lord North
Lord Germaine
Stoneland
Bushy
Lord Weymouth
Ealing
Windsor
George G
America
Lord Howe
Rhode Island
Howe
Teop
Halifax
Lord Hwe
Carleton
United Provinces
Bank of Amsterdam
Doctor Warren
Charles Town
Warren
Duke of Chartres
Thomas Rich
Plymouth
Prescot
Peter Parker
Cape Fear River
Clinton
Lord Cornwallis
South Carolina
Lord Chatham
Hayes
Acdington
Wilkes
France
Marseilles
Brighthelmstone
Montagu-house
Dundalk
Ireland
Boyne
Shepton-Mallet
Warminster
Frame
John Strode
Acci
London Market Prices and Local Crime Report
Prices for various goods at Whitechapel and Newgate markets are listed, including hay straw and bags with per cwt rates. The notice notes property sales to builder Mr Bristow and describes thefts at Charterhouse Square and a clerical murder case. it also covers prison releases, a Bristol apprentice death, and a storm causing disruption. Local events include a marriage at St Paul’s and a customs appointment for the Enterprize cutter at Shoreham.
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Whitechapel
Bristow
Réo
Newgate
Charter-house-fuare
Hicks’s Hall
Clerkenwell Bridewell
New Prison
Charlotte MacLachlen
Hicks’s
Bridewell
Holland
England
Dartmouth-street
Spitalfields
Richard Dignam
Sir John Fielding
Bow-street
Portsmouth
Robert Harley
Edward George
Joseph Peirioh
Deptford
John Gibbons
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Miss Hodgkin
Thomas Hodgkin
Thames-street
Oxford
Christ-Church
Oriel College
Lewes
Shoreham
Board of Customs
Nicholas Roberts
Customs
Henry Roberts
High Water Timings at London Bridge Seasons
High water readings reported for London Bridge with details for tomorrow and Thursday. Times listed include 16 minutes after 3 in the morning and 41 minutes after 4 in the afternoon, followed by 45 minutes after 3 in the morning and 1 minute after 4 in the afternoon.
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London Bridge
Market Prices for Corn and Grains in Mond
Price listings show corn at 32 to 49s per quar to mark Wheat. barley 16 to 2258. rye 22 to 24s. oats 17 to 175 6d. finett flour 30s. second fort 26s. third fort 23s. rapeseed and pale malt with various brackets. Br malt 26 to 285. pease 44 to 398. hog pease 23 to 75s. beans 25 027s. tick 24 to 26s. tares 24 to 305 across the same exchange.
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Corma-Exchange
Lane
Qarr
Stock prices and bonds in late 18th century listings
Prices for stocks and government securities shown include Pank Stock, India stock, South Sea, Old and New Annuities, and Consols with bids and closes noted. Various 3 percent bonds, Exchequer bills, Navy and Vietnam Bills, and other long annuities appear, with quoted values and times of note.
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India
South Sea
Bank
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Veritas
Celia
Luton
Bedfordshire
Ohn Hind
Luton Park
Blandford
Dorsetfaire
Robert Shaw
John Hind
Rexton
Hitchin
Hertford
Newdigate
Smith
Chancery-lane
Merl. Robinson and
Oddie
Lincoln's-inn-Gelds
Trifam
Wilfhere
High Court of Chancery
John Browning
Symond’s Inn
Chancery Lane
John ‘ Hall
James Darney
Crowncourt
Dynely
Bell
Rye
J. Shebszeare
M.D
J. Bew
Raternofler
R. Lallier
Teverr
Lallier
Rathbone-place
Nicoll
St. Paul's Church-yard
Axtell
Noss
Finchlane
Cornhill
Lattier
N. B
Spilsbury
Chymist
Mount-Row
Westminster Bridge
Surry
Glanvile Freet
Ratibone
Postscript
Flanders
India Ann
Pr. Navy & Viét
Long Ann
Liberty
Jr. Bew
Paternofter-row
Pee House
Flagger
South Bailey
Durham
Taylor
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