Meeting Call by Surrey Sheriff over public reform
A letter from James Bourdieu Sheriff of Surrey calls a meeting of Noblemen Gentlemen Clergy and Freeholders to consider Parliament reform of public finances and abolition of unnecessary pensions. The notice sets Friday January 21 at twelve at Epsom for formal proceedings and discusses a related Hertford county gathering and various medical advertisements from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alban
Fasir
Nuary
Surrey
Epsom
Ivhereby
James Bourdieu
Gombe
County of
Hertford
Venereal Disease Cure Dispensary Ad in London
A London dispensary advertises treatment for venereal disease from a surgeon with over 15 years in the field. Treatments claim little to no confinement, promise recovery of obstinate cases, and offer medicines by mail or at No. 10 Wait Street of Golden Square near Piccadilly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay of Honduras
John-Laurel
Oaoba
San Fernando
DE Omoa
John Ladrell
Wm. Dalrymale
Bay of Gibraltar
Bayard
R. Sayer
J. Bennett
Fleet-street
Mr. Norton
Golden Square
Jamy
William Laurence
Azz
St. Anthony’s
Norton
Golden,square
Piccadily
London
John Norton
N.B
Kearsley
Book‘eller
Francis Newbery
Jun
St. Paul's Church-yard
Houghton
Mrs. Randall
Royal Exchange
Robertson
Toyman
Cornier
Crosby-square
Bissopsgate-street
Lone
Leadenhall Street
Denham
Hermitage Bridge
Smith
No. Go
Blackman-street
Borough
Newton
Staioner
Union-street
Ginger
Lookfeller
King’s School
Westminster
Surgeons Company
Graus
Piccadilly
A. B
Greenoughs Tinctures for Teeth and Tooth-ache
Historic notice promotes Greenoughs Teeth and Gums tincture and Tooth-ache tincture, praising 39 years of esteem, claimed teeth whitening and gum health, immediate tooth-ache relief, and cautions against counterfeits with a branded label and signatures.
Pectoral Lozenges From Balsam of Tolu Sold by T Greenough
An 18th century advert notes cough and hoarseness lozenges from balsam of tolu by T Greenough at Ludgate Hill, London, priced 45. The remedy claims relief for chest soreness and asthma, aids expectoration, boosts appetite, and warns of counterfeits. Other vendors listed include W Bayley and A Rothwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Greenough
Chymist
Ludgate-hill
London
W. Bayley
Cockspur-street
Haymarket
Tolu
By the Kings Patent Shining Liquid Blacking Cakes
The King patent claims shining liquid blacking cakes for shoes and boots. W Bayley sells 6d cakes in London with a label warning of counterfeits and urging buyers to verify lawful marking for genuine care and gloss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Bayley
Cockpur-fired
London
William Bayley
Foreign Intelligence in Cadiz and Gibraltar Siege
Reports from Cadiz note Swedish and Danish vessels seized by Spaniards as Madrid refuses passage of any nation into the Mediterranean during the Gibraltar siege. Paris edicts of December authorize Grenada rule, enforcing French law and setting court procedures for island governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amterdam
Cadiz
Madrid
Gibraltar
Paris
JaitJely
de Durat
Grenada
Faid
London Financial Figures and Local Meetings Reported
The report notes Mons. Neckar’s management adding about a million pounds yearly from household savings and receipts. Essex and Cumberland counties plan meetings of gentry to oppose taxes and seek regulatory action. Postal dispatches mention Bengal Governor Hastings’s fortune and privateer captures near Land’s End with prizes and ransoms.
Privateers and ship losses in Atlantic and English waters
Boulogne privateers seize vessels including The New Elizabeth and Nativita della Madona with cargoes of pilchards and goods, taken to Cadiz and Waterford. The St Louis is captured by Cork privateers and carried to Waterford. Molly taken to France. Reports from Rochfort note the loss of the warship Cleone with officers aboard. Letters describe convoys sailing for New York, Georgia, Madeira, Antigua, and Halifax, and a canvas of naval dangers, wrecks, and dockyard plans at Carleton. Obituaries and society notes accompany fire damage in Clare Market and multiple marriages and deaths in Dublin, London, and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulogne
Dunkirk
la Flevre
Guadaloupe
Flavre de Grace
Port Au Prince
Goopefons
Betsey
Hamilton
Newfoundland
Liverpool
Majesty
Richmond
Raleigh
Gambier
New York
Georgia
Mary Blake
Madeira
Neptune
Kelly
Halifax
Hope
Dewey
Antigua
Brady
York
Bellona
Hull
Hameburgh
Shurham
Hannibs
Portsmouth
America
Carleton
France
Poultry Compter
Ben Johnson
Miss Holden
Cheapside
Mr. Walker
Leadenhall-freet
Irving
Robert Wallings
North Audley-street
Elizabeth Harbourn
New Bond
Mr. White
Miss Chapman
Kennington Lane
Mr. Mucklow
Misg Girdler
Mr. Girdler
Tothill‘treet
Dominick-street
Dublin
John Kilpatrick
Bedford Row
Mary Comyn
Valens Comyn
Langham
Carmarthenshire
Bevan
Arthur Bevan
Carmarthen
Botley
Hants
Thomas Kingsman
Eltham
Kent
Deborah Hugson
Charles Hudson
Charles-street
Berkeley-square
Warriot Qwen
Pembrokeshire
Edward Oram
Ileworth
Clement Wain
Ely
Ratcliffe-highway
Cally
St. George’s
James
Newgate Street
Dail
Thames Street
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Faving
Surry
Suffolk, R
P. Holling Worth
Holling Worth
St. Anthony's
F. Newbery
St. Paul’s
Diceypee Co
Bow Churchyard
Richard Baker
Sherif
Lord Sheltwine
J. Wallis
Ludgase-street
Francis Wewbery
Thomas Greenough
Foreign Intelligence
Mons. Neckar
Essex
Cumberland
Duke of Norfolk
Duke of Portland
Earl of Surrey
James Lowther
Philip Musgrave
Michael le Fleming
Chester
J. B. Jodrell
Jorell
Northwich
Hastings
Bengal
Duke of Bedford
Ceres
Curtis
Cork
Camden
Wright
Memel
Yarmouth
Shields
Baltic
Dankark
Putlin
Oldham
Ireland
Gorke
Dee
Moon Go
London Bridge
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