Lord Mayor calls Court of Common Council after protest
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor orders a Court of Common Council to be held Wednesday next in response to a protest and to discuss the matter of utmost consequence to citizen well being. The list of officials and supporters includes Sam West, Weatherby, Harrison, Tyeeme, Anderson, Ye Young, Hanghan, Lewis, Miles, Thomas Hartley, and others.
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Commeon- Gil
Llvora Ye Young
Amuel Hanghan
TW. Lewis
Ahn Miles
Sphomas
Ruel
Harford
Thomas Hartley
G. Pallett
Duanage
Robert Bullock
John Boydell
Derick Bill
Mayer
Letter Recommends Government Action Over Shipping Scheme
A reader denounces a merchant who claims to transport hundreds of young men to North America for four years, charging fees and hinting at profits beyond slave trade. The writer urges government interference to protect the poor, noting the plight of those sent to Maryland Virginia and other colonies. Dated Baltimore November 14. BURTOUSIL.
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Comppany
Gomi
Guinea
Maryland
Virginia
Bordon
Candles Likely Cheaper Soon Amid Tallow Trade Turmoil
A letter to the Company of Tallow-Chandlers argues that crafty traders hoarded tallow last summer and kept candle prices high. It notes large imports since May, about six thousand hogsheads, mostly controlled by importers, and forecasts price drops as new Russian shipments arrive within weeks.
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Rusia
Price of milk and a Bow Street stand against extortion
The piece laments high milk prices amid seasonable abundance and demands magistrates act to curb exploitation. It recalls Bow Street magistrates stopping beer sales and urges cow-keepers to align prices with fair practice. Theatrical notes report Macbeth disturbance, Macklin dispute with Colman, and Mrs Clive’s winter return in The White Lyar after holidays.
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Graliz
Bow-street
Pine
Macbeth
Cnet
J. Macklin
Macklin
Colman
Smith
Igebeth
Mr. Collman
Mr. Smith
Mr. Macklin
Richard
King Lear
Oakham rejoicing on the 4th of infant Earl’s coming age
From Oakham Rutland a day of rejoicing marked the Earl of Winchelsea and Mottingham’s coming of age. Festivities included a charity entertainment for tenants, bells, feasts, dances, and a county militia volley after early toasts to the King Royal Family and notable peers.
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Oakham
Rutland
Earl of
Faithful Servant Foils Poison Plot at Greenwich
A Scottish housekeeper’s servant uncovered conspirators in a Greenwich household. The conspirators attempted to poison the loyal man after he warned his master of their schemes. He survived after warm water and oil and clysters. The master dismissed the other servants and praised the faithful one.
Beaufort Letters Denounce Theatrical Gossip
A letter from W Smith at Beaufort Buildings dated November 15 rejects a Morning Paper by Mackin as a malignant unprovoked lie. Smith says he will not engage in public theatrical disputes and offers no further public reply to Macklin’s attacks.
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Earl of Winthelsea
Charlotte Finch
Exeter
Gainsborough
Harborough
Constanttinople
Grand Vizir
Crimea
Black Sea
Adrianople
Baffa
de Porte
Divan
Abbeville
Picardy
All Souls
Portmouth
Harvey
Gambier
Spithead
Collingwood
Warren
Thetis
Backler’s
Hammond
Boston
Chatham
Maidstone
Fletcher
Woollett
Ardent
Douglas
Sheerness
Chelmsford
House of Correction
Lewis
Postumus
London Market News and Grain Prices Report
The notice notes corn market prices at the Cornmarket WIATR with Wheat 38 to 453 quar, Barley 26 to 28s 6d, Rye 24 to 25, Oats 6 to 19, Finest Flour ibn per fack, Second fort 475, Third fort 345. Stock prices include Bank Stock and various India bonds with a range of percentages and remarks on annuities and dividends.
King’s Pate-N-T. Cakes For Shining Liquid Blacking
Advertisement for Pate-N-T cakes to make a liquid blacking by water only. Claims superior shine, keeps leather soft and pliable, resists cracking, prevents staining of fingers and stockings. Sold wholesale and retail by Bayley and others in London shops with prices per cake for a pint of liquid blacking.
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W. Bayley
Cockspur-street
Haymarket
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Chandler
Eet
Lando
James
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S Street
Covenge
Westminster
Matty
Philadelphia
Douglass
Comedians
Lewis Hallam
Mattocks
Coventgarden Theatre
David Dunbar
Carleton
Digby
TOR
London Bridge
Daury-Lang
Chances
Garratt
Harlequin
Invason
Covent-Garogn
Cymbeline
Medas
Elfrida
Catharine
Petruchio
India
Consgl
Antegohad India
S.pr. Navy
Bank
Long Ana
Henry
T. Henry
Manchester
J. Johnson
St. Paul's Ghursh Yard
Te Ridley
Les James's Freeeg
London
Royal Colege of Physicians
G Price
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