Notorious thief ring tied to Newgate arrests
Beings, including Scam, Deya a Jew, and Philips Abrahams, are named as members of a widespread fence network. Sir John Fielding ordered the commitment of ten common thieves and eight other apprehended suspects to prison in London, following a raid on a rendezvous house on Thursday night. The group, described as the kingdom’s most notorious receivers of stolen goods, was taken into custody after a warrant from the magistrate.
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Newgate
John Fielding
Philips
Abrahams
Deya
Twe
Scampey
John Fielding Guting
Libertas appeals for oath pledges to French parliament model
Postscript from the London Evening Post signature LiBERTAS laments the French Parliament’s oath on taxes and urges reform. The author argues MPs should swear to truthfulness about taxation, echoing calls for patriotic urging of loyalty to the Sovereign while exposing potential oppression.
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London Evening Post
Parliament
Bourdeaux
Thas
France
C. Libertas
The
Gun
Coalition of Parties and Clerical Interference in Politics
The author argues for a true coalition of party leaders and clergy to end national divisions. He condemns courted compliance with Court or ministerial demands and urges a cordial union of persons of all denominations serving king and country. He cites benefits to peace, colonies, commerce, debt, taxes, and liberties.
Tax proposal targets foreigners over natives in coal duties
A letter argues for new taxes on coal exports to Holland to fund royal borrowing, claiming foreign imports should bear the burden. The author suggests taxing foreigners rather than locals, citing Dutch restrictions and calls for justice and common sense in a heated fiscal debate. The piece is signed Antibatavius.
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Holland
C. Antibatavius
The Learned Dog Faste VI.
A brisk mock ballad about a famed dog Tray known for tricks learned on travel to Italy and France. The performance unfolds with red uniform fencing, a Beaux grimace, and a snuff box routine, as crowds cheer. The dog’s theatre dazzle draws universal praise, then a mastiff observer notes the act.
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Mr. Oakman
Ray
Italy
France
Fort
Tray
London
Ben
Illiterate tirade derides praise and fear
A fragmented mock rhetoric decries praise as harm and fears as weakness. It claims such parts vitiate rather than improve and concludes that beating and praise alike cannot yield real good, noting only damning one’s name and spirit.
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Tray
London News and Wind Damage Reports in February
Fragmented notices describe a great personage receiving words about truth, medical appointments in France, royal entertainments with the Prince and Princess of Brunswick, and a marriage. It notes a heavy windstorm causing widespread damage, collapsed chimneys, and ruined buildings, plus shipping reports from Harwich to Holland and Orkney wrecks, with prices and exports across Europe.
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Ars
Tnus
Wilkes
France
Prince and Princess of
Brunswick
Tome
Prince of
Germany
Waon
Biidenorth
Ores
Wits
Lordun
Red Lion Suvet
Holbourn
Thomas Laas
Dutillery
Pais
Oriun
New Prison
Worieps
Fett
Evans
Aaron
Harwich
Holland
Scotland
Orkney Islands
Nancy
Hanson
Lisbon
Cork
Wexford
Gilkicker Point
Portsmouth Harbour
Etro
Financial snippets mix of stocks and prices across markets
Fragmented notes mention prices, stock names, percentages, dividends, and rates. Mentions include Bank Stock, India Stock, 4 percent pay, 3 of that, and various cryptic terms like gas and prize. Vague references to banks, securities, and percentages without clear events or dates.
Exchange Rates Across Cities and Ports
The record lists fluctuating exchange rates and probabilities for currencies and commodities among Amsterdam Rotterdam Hamburg Paris Madrid Leghorn Venice Porto Cadiz and Dublin. Rates show varied halts and values, reflecting a busy mercantile market with multiple city quotes and cross calculations.
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Botroleaux
The Duellist Poem Fragments From Churchill Era
Public domain fragment of a new publication referencing Mr Churchill and a poem titled The Duellist. It invokes historic figures like Wilkes Hampden Sidney and liberty advocates, with religious and ominous imagery of rain, thunder, and ghosts as a moral theater for political restraint and patriotism. The excerpt hints at a 18th century or earlier polemical style and political sentiment.
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Mr. Churchill
FreeJom
Hampden
Sidney
Patriot
Friends of Liberty
Wilkes
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Postscript
C. Clericus
Sam
Cadiz
Americas
Monair Tron Turky
Streights
Spain
Ireland
Avgeriga
Amiecha
Scott
Enperor
Willinson
Virginia
Forte Royal
New
Drury
Aldyr Ryen
Londe
India
Ney
Ape
Pacnal Bhoon
Spock S
Dolatin
Hank
Priz
Amsterdam
Roterdam
Antwerp
Paris
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