Prisoner hanged after escape attempt and local deaths
A man condemned for Housebreaking and Robbery died attempting to escape custody as he was returned to prison. Also reported is the death of Mr James Miln of Leith, a young merchant, deeply mourned. A fire at Baillie Fife's Close vault destroyed flax and lint valued at about 30 pounds with no other damages. The cause is suspected arson since the vault was unoccupied.
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Tolbooth Stair
James Miln
Leith
Baillie Fife
Head
Welch
Holborn
St. Giles’s
Tob Green
Bow-street
Covent
Garden
Clerkenwell-Bridewell
Tothill-fields Bridewell
Brayley
Mitcham
Surry
Salvadore
Tooting
Biggin
Marth
Benger Higgins
China
England
Thomas Nash
Holborn-Bridge
Farringdon Without
John Hurst, Taylor
Salisbury-Court
Fleet-Street
Gillham
Lothbury
Broad-street-Ward
University Proctors and Taxers Named. Storms Hit Norwich
Cambridge reports chosen Proctors for the year and continued Taxers from Trinity Corpus Christi and King's. Norwich notes a snowstorm with thunder and lightning causing damage including a collapsed steeple at Westwick and a fatal accident near the Wells Carrier. Bristol describes a boxing match, a fire at Terret's Bakehouse, threatened conflagration near the Exchange, and an assault on Mr Pontin. Canterbury reports the appointment of Nicholas Simons to Chisfet Vicarage after a death.
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Cambridge
Bentley
Trinrity College
Gordon
Corpus Christi College
Bareford
King’s College
Ross
St. John’s College
Backhouse
Trinity College
Barnadiston
Norwich
Westwick
North Waltham
Wells Carrier
Bristol
College- Green
Pontin
King’s-Wood
Stapleton
Colonel Twogood
Canterbury
Chiffet
Pearson
Nicholas Simons
Shipping News From October Ports and Arrivals
Ocean movements report multiple vessels arriving and sailing from Newcastle London Guernsey Dunkirk Antigua Jamaica and Portsmouth with ships named Unity Hannah Friend Two Brothers Betty Peggy Foxhunter West Archangel Vernon Archangel Milford Bogle Virginia Elizabeth Mafia and others arriving at Plymouth Hull Bristol Falmouth Bourdeaux Mortlaix and Downss.
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Pool
Otober
Unity
Thompson
Newcastle
Hannah
Mackrel
London
Oe Cowes
Friendship
Cliff
Jamaica
Hewitt
Guernsey
Portsmouth
Deal
Betty
Peggy
Sharp
Dublin
The
Downs
Brapiin
Duke of Cumberland
Setter
Antigua
Foxhunter
Hains
Rotterdam
Gilby
Dunkirk
Entwisle
Smith
Ditto
Milford
Bristol
Vernon
Mitchelson
Plymouth
Archangel
Judith
Hollayid
Bogle
Jennife
Clyde
Mortlaix
Virginia
Mackfarland
Hull
Bourdeaux
Long
Sound
Elizabeth
Newfoundland
Mafia
Lisbon
Falmouth
Czarina approves new manufactories and envoy plans
From Petersburgh reports the Czarina accepts a proposal to establish two coat cloth manufactories for troops with officers clothed as before. Britain learns of a royal letter to the Duke of Richmond and Aubigny about sending an ambassador to France. Other items note transports to sail, ships bound for Spain, and various court notices.
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London
Petersburgh
Duke of Richmond
Aubigny
France
Mynheer Hopp
States-General
Clifford-street
Holland
Flanders
Spain
Earl of Traquair
King’s Bench
John Douglas, Bart
Paris
Cameron of Lochiel
Camerons
James Campbell
Bart
Arkinlass
England
Hector Maclean
William Milner, Bart
City of
York
Excise
William Poyntz
George
Hind
Elys
Richard’ King
St. George
Middlesex
John Lloyd Deceas
Whitehall
Great Britain
Fullegar
The
India Company
Lion
Plymouth
Cesar
Court
Bengal
Prince of Wales
Harry
Houghton
Worth
Jamaica
Oxfar
Walker
Shirley
Chompson
Alexander
Wood
Blanket
Vernon
Mitchelson
Gibraltar
Wright
James Galley
Bouchant
Archangel
Husbands
Speedwell
Adams
Kouli Kan
M*gilwith
Elizabeth, Prince
Boston
Barbadoes
Martinico
Covent Garden
Clerkenwell
John Reading
Sherburne
Oxfordshire
Marlow- Fair
Catmore-End
Taft
Millbank
Westminster
Essex-street
Strang
Oxford
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Bucks
James Searle
Whitefryars
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Hugh Coffy
Newsgate
Portugal
Sheepey
Bedfordshire
Goldsmith