Canterb ury and Peterborough races summaries
July racing reports from Canterbury and Peterborough detail weights, ages, and heats in four mile and two mile formats. Winners include Mr. Cornforth’s Twigg in a gr h class and Mr. Durton’s Chef H in a Sweepstakes. Also notes a fatal riverboat incident and a late fire in Ivy Lane with spared damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Br. Cole
Gentle
Mr. Dixon
Patch
W. Dalston
C. Batchelor
Fenwick
h.Collier
Swinbwn
Cornforth
H. Twigg
Errington
M. Cheshire Lady HS
Hurton
Starihope
Lamb
G. Harmless
Br. Fenwick
H. Mercury
Blacket
Mr. Leighton
Ld.Grosvenor
Leeds
Lare Wildma
Warrell
Sol
Mr. Rogers
Jack Miller
Rider
Dan Ry
Rogers
Br.h. Brown George
Crofper
H. Tatle
Ward
Peterborough
Durton
Scarborough
H. Squirril
Ancaster
H. Crazy
James Dashiwood
H. Ramper
Kr. Stevenson
Yesterday Morsing
Black Dog
Highgate
Jemmy Walker
Er Lin Annfolhian
Prices of Stocks and Bonds in India and Navy Bills
Prices of stocks including Bank stock, India stock, South Sea stock with annuities and debentures, various per cent rates, and Navy & Victual Bills. Entries show old and new annuities, 4 per cent Bank Consols, concrete year references 1761 1762 and other rates, with premiums and reductions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Bank Redu
Bank Consol
India Konds
Prem. Navy & Vict
The Religion of the Russians in 1710 Explored
An 18th century critique recounts Lord Whitworth's Russia, noting Greek church rites, icon veneration, and monastic wealth. It describes parish priests, bishops, and the czar’s control over abbey lands, with emphasis on ignorance, ritual excess, and political power shifts. The passage ends with verses lamenting the era and urging new writings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Whitworth
Russia
Strawberry Hill
Jerusalem
Moscow
Picure
Bog
God
Sindh
Nichon
Rezan
The Grano Elixir for Palsy and Nervous Disorders
An 18th century advertisement proclaims The Grano Elixir cures numbness deadness tremors restore strength and speech, invigorates nerves and blood, and aids digestion. Sold by Mrs Hole at Old Street London for 3s 6d per bottle with directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Cornhill
Princes-street
Hole
James-Street
Old-Street
Dog-houle Bar
London
Patent Genuine Jesuits Drops Offered in Public Notice
The advertisement promotes Dr. Walker’s Patent Genuine Jesuits Drops as a safe cure for seminal weaknesses and related conditions. It lists available locations and prices, touts lack of mercurials, and claims an infallible cure with discreet, punctual service. It urges public trust and personal consultation for free advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Matthew
Bethnal
Green
Mary Quigly
Lowther
William Davils
William Slades
Thomas Bridgeman
Perrimony
Cock-Lane
Shoreditch
Mary Quily
Dottor
Hatton-Garden
Mr. Crott
Shoe-Lane
Bleet-street
Mr. Parker
Sidney’s
Princes-streets
Leicester-Fields
Croft
Furengon
Warchenfes
Fleer Lae
Old Batly
King-street
Sc. James's Square
Horton
Portsmouth
Brows
Pookfeller
Bristols
Jordan
Plymouth-Dock
Brice and Spencer
Score
Exeter
Jesuits
Wessels and Co. N.B
Walker
Sdatety
Biglards
Ireland
Scotland
Plantacions
America
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rome
Venice
King’s Head
Ivy-lane
Paternosterlane
Streights
Germany
West-Indies
Deal
His
Sheerness
Brilliant
Boyd
Guernsey
Elizabeth
Hepcroff
Pompadour
Collingwood
Friendship
Mackreal
Pool
Britannia
Edwards
Speedwell
Hunter
Plymouth
Doncaster
Cross
Weymouth
Willingmind
Bennet
Shoreham
Wind
S. W
Richard Russel
Speed
Monmouthshire
Benjamin Martin
Pembrokeshire
Cardizanshire
Montgomeryshire
Bioraphia Philosophicae
Isaac Newton
W. Owen
Homer’s Head
Fleet- Street
Great-Britain
Sally
Robert Walker
yUrincton
Robert Turlington
Birehin- Lance
Royal Exchange
Patencee
Robert Turling
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