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Major Generals and crime items in a busy London bulletin
Major General Panton obtained leave to retire as Equerry to the King in favor of his brother Captain Henry Panton of the Queen's Royal. Edmund Blomberg is dangerously ill in the country. A Beadle was chosen at the Wardmote for Broad Street Ward. Robbers stole eight iron bars from Knight and Jackson’s Lombard Street cellar, with a loyal watchman at the door. Private Vienna letters report a harsh frost on the Danube. Konigsberg remittances arrive for King Stanislaus. Italian news mentions a diamond gift from the Duke of Modena to Marshal de Noailles. Naples letters note orders to leave the kingdom, 2,000 muskets with bayonets arrived, Capua rocked by an earthquake. Francfort reports Rhine withdrawals and French troops in garrisons. French merchants renew a license for beef and salt to Ireland for American colonies. Paris discusses a military reform. The Barbary ship Guick arrived at Kinsale. the Cork to Lisbon diligence Wyflie lost part of its cargo to country theft. The cannibal cruelty against merchants prompts calls for legal prevention. The Earl of Antrim offers a reward to discover culprits, and a noble youth vows to stop such acts on his estate. A customs entry records 56 quarters of peace and vast silver and gold coin movements. A Rabbet-Skin dealer Williamson allegedly killed himself after a card game loss. coroner rules lunacy. Corn prices at Gloucester listing wheat, barley, beans, oats per bushel.