Robbery and ship news from Dover to Hamburg
On Howie in Newbride lane a footpad robbed Mr Yellowley of four guineas and about thirty eight shillings, left speechless and bruised. Letters from Hanover mention a fire at Gehrden burning twenty four houses. Portmouth reports ships sailing for the river to be paid off. Inport: many vessels at Dover, Hopewell sails with provisions for the Nore. In Daniwick last year 817 ships arrived. Exported cod, coffee and pimento. imported sugar, rum, cotton wool and box-wood. Drury Lane and Covent Garden theatre notices.
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Gehrden
Portmouth
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Dolphin
Buckingham
Dover
Hopewell
Wright
Nore
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Bremen
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Covent. Garden
Proferpine
A. Drury-Lane
Covent-Garden
Ministerial Power and Unrest in British Affairs
From the Monitor and Auditor reflections, the text debates the duty of ministers, accountability for war costs, and the danger of clinging to authority. It cites Pitt, universal unanimity, and the Grand Pensioner while contrasting public trust with private gain and political expediency.
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Revenue
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Germany
Electrified stockings amazed printers in frosty weather
In a curious report a printer notes that silk stockings worn over white worstead in cold conditions, when removed together and then separated, crackle with electricity and emit sparks in a dark room. When tops are 18 inches apart, the legs swell and feet show magnetic attraction.
Natural electricity phenomenon puzzled readers
The note asks correspondents skilled in natural philosophy to address a puzzling phenomenon described as “natural electricity” persisting for two or three minutes and seeks a solution from those who understand the subject. It reads as a fragment of a wider discussion on electrical theories.
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