Trade and shipping news from Copenhagen to New York
March reports from Copenhagen, Warsaw, Paris, Amsterdam and Deal note duties on Bengal trade, new mercantile treaties, promotions in Paris, detained powder shipments, ships sailing to Cork Dublin and Maryland, arrivals at ports including Dublin Waterford Dover Dominica Bristol Oporto Lisbon Cowes and New York. Connecticut Assembly may raise provincials and Barba does petition Britain for America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Bengal
Agatick Company
Warsaw
Berlin
Prussia
Poland
Daniziek
Paris
France
Duke de Harcourt
Duke de Noailles
Count de Nicolay
Duke de Fitz James
Count de Noailles
Count de Muy
Department of War
Duke de Duras
Amsterdam
Hague
St. Euflatia
Dublin
Freemason
Eyres
Liverpool
Sukey
Ball
Bristol
Waterford
Emperor
Germany
Richardson
Philadelphia
Lisbon
George
Simon
Cowes
Swan Bacon
South Carolina
New-York Gazette
New-York
Connecticut Assembly
General Assembly
Island of
Barbadoes
Great Britain
America
London Remonstrance and St James's summons on American affairs
The City of London and Middlesex leaders prepare to present a petition to the King at St James's regarding American affairs with a 2 PM audience sought for next Monday. Aldermen and Common Council join the Lord Mayor's planned march from Guildhall to the Palace. Lord Clive was sworn as Lord Lieutenant of Salop. Baron Perret recovers from illness and travels to Stoke Newington. The King grants a life pension of 300 a year to the Lady of Sir Stanier Porton. A Liverpool ship, Johnson Jones, driven ashore near Bootle Bay, may be beyond salvage. A Pantheon incident features flustered chatter about shuttlecocks and corks, ending with a comic exhortation for a cork. Thursday night the noted Raffsty, a highway-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James’s
Common Council
Gi Baron Perret
Rochester
Stoke Newington
Stanier Porton
Lord Rochford
Johnson, Jones
Liverpool
Maryland
Man known for infesting road on Finchley Common caught
A long-time nuisance along the London to St Alban’s route was captured near Finchley Common. The report lists price ranges for leather goods and animal fodder from markets in Leadenhall, Smithfield, and Necogate, plus local notices of marriages, deaths, and bankrupts. It notes a 105-year-old death at Wargrave, and various legal and commercial updates in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alban
Finchley- Common
Smithfield-market
Necogate-market
John Price
North Carolina
Stevens, Fadler
Squires
Bath
Smithfield
Cha. Handy
Cloak-lane
Sally Kidney
Chethunt
Herts
Wargrave
Berks
Mary Watkins
Henley
Fetterlane
Cook
House of Commons
Bolton Row
Charles James Downal
Irish House of Commons
Lad-lane
John Smith
House of Lords April 6 1774 actions and bills
The House of Lords issued judgments on the Montagu and Beaulieu case, passed Green’s divorce bill, and read multiple bills including trade restraints for American colonies, land tax commissioners, and jail reforms. Debates covered the Hertford jail, Lincoln's Inn gardens offices, and various inclosure bills. Resolved to report on North West Longitude reward and prepared accounts on naval debt and West India imports. The session adjourned to Monday with further committee work scheduled.
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Duke of Montagu
Lord Beaulieau
New Jersey
Pensylvania
Maryland
Virginia, &c
Hertford
Faulkener
Taylor
Green
Lincoln’s Inn-Gardens
Court of Chancery
Marybone
Rosewright
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Holyhead
Martin
Allen
Lord Halkerton
William Willie
Scotland
Lord Barrington
Committee of Supply
Royal Navy
Piccadilly
Cater
Wenor
Witney
America
North Pole
Grey Cooper
East India Company
Burke
Hit House
Lanerk
Daniel Campbell
Eig
Andrew Stuart
Lord Bure
John Cavendish
Mir
Dundas
Tho. Frankland
Ord
Roger Moytten
Mountstewart
Pewra
West India Islands
Delort
Watts
Youfe
Comanitree
Stourbridge Canal
Committee of Ways and Means
Houte
House of Commons Petition Hearing Motion
The House met after two and debated regulating the hearing of petitions on undue elections. It was agreed that Lanerk should be ballotted on Friday St Ives the 28th infant and North Berwick the 2d of May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanerk
St. Ives
North Berwick
Spacious unfurnished manor near Dorset followsilent tenancy
Let unfurnished house at Maperton Dorset entered on immediately. Described as fit for a genteel family with hall three parlours oval kitchen offices library five bed-chambers garrets many closets good cellar stables coach-house and walled garden with two fish ponds and cold bath. Garden planted with fruit trees one mile from Beaminster five from Bridport on healthy country. Formerly home of Richard Brodrepp deceased. References to Bunch Fox Beamister and Hargrave Chancery Lane London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maperton
Dorset
Beamister
Bridport
Richard Brodrepp
Bunch Fox
Hargrave
Quality
Chancery Lane
London
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Yeterday
Flanders
Portland
Frederick
Corke
Phoenix
Sragy
E.N. E
Leon
Don
Lord Hyde Packer
Jefferys
Falmouth
New- York
London-Bridge
Joseph How
William Marshall
Henry White
Reading
Berxs
Bargematter
Guildwall
James Bury
Ratcla
County Palatine of Lancaster
Whitter
the Royal Oak
Market-street-lane
Manchester
Ames Loughed
Yarm
Yorkshire
the George
Robert Rogers
Briel
Gould Smith
Guildhall
John Marley
Newceat
Upon Tyne
New In
Leeds
A.visis
Wailiam Flack
Berkshire
Innhether
House of Lords
Deere
High Court of Chancery
Samuel Pechell
Symord
St. John
Hackney
Middlesex
Essex
Kent
John Hopkins
Roofbank
Samuel Crosley
Farn Yada
Neve Barner
Hall
colle@ion
Mintre
Barnet
Angel
Kick’s End
St. Alban’s
Reer
Tuessay Bay
Edmund Burke
J. Dodsley
Pall Mall
Pindar
West
Vihire
Horace
Fleer-iteset
Gray
W. Mason
M.A
J. Dodilev
Fr.zgerald
The
Jockey Club
Thomas Walker
G. Keaifly
Sertesu’s Iny Fhece Street
Byfield and Co
Mr. Woodfill
Craig’s Court
Charing, Cros
Hugh Downman
M.D
G. Kearly
Spencer
W Eurtney Melmoth
Tears of Gonics Cic. Ec
G. Rooin
P Bo
Irese
R. Weston
T. Carnan
St. Paul’s Church
Bosnd
Netherlands
Pas Vines Sj
Charles L Burney
Mof. D
T. Becke
Strand
G. Poikinton
Patirnoffer
Presen S.ate
Italy
Wich
Wiker
Haskelwaorth
Westminster Magazine
Richardson and Urquhart
Royal Exchange
Ethey
Joseph Priestley
L.L.D.F.R.S
C. Kathu
T. Aides
Fleet
J. Ravingwn
J. Johnton
St. Paul's Churchyard
Coowder
G. Redinson
X. Baldwin
TP. Bucket
T. Cadell
F. Newbery
N. B
Cheshire
Tolio
Foote Gower
Iven Gins
Bathurn
Bokseller
Price Sr
I Lupus
Chethie
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