The Pockets of Pickpockets and Public Anxiety 1765
A letter discusses crime and policing in London focusing on pickpockets and the lack of rewards for capturing them. The writer urges a five pound annual license or bounty to deter theft, notes past arrests at Bishopsgate and Tyburn, and laments weak penalties. Reports on international dispatches, naval movements, and continental affairs accompany theLondon scene.
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Baron de Goltz
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Prussia
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Genoa
Rome
Jeffer
Holy Father
Sacred College
Paris
Marquess de Chabannois
Colbert
London Rumor on Vacating Appartment and Naval Doubts
A London report hints at a lucrative sister nation apartment likely to be vacated. Letters from Copenhagen suggest continental politics may push Denmark to build new ships, boosting naval power. Brest letters claim Goree island is impregnable. Jamaica letters mention a plan to reduce landed property interest to four percent.
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