Premiums for Norfolk Willows and other trees announced
The London based Society for the Encouragement of Arts Manufactures and Commerce lists premiums for agricultural improvements. Detailed are gold medals for experiments to determine proper corn sowing quantities, Norfolk Willows plantings with per acre cuttings targets, certificates due by December dates, and premiums for Alders Upland Red Willows and methods to destroy pests. Reports from Leghorn Venice and Ak Tribe cite ongoing warfare and movements of Russian and Turkish forces with unofficial gains and losses.
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London
Norfolk Witows
Ship News Arrivals and Royal Tour Notes
Dover arrivals include Earle Green from Honduras Genstoys Friend Hy from Jamaica Sally Fellows from Nevis At Buttol Sc James Hizbart from Jamaica Jamaica Spencer Grove from Builtol Hastings Notthamyton Bastard from Jamaica Mosquito Shore Elizabeth Richardsyn from London Mail from Holland Flanders Brunswick June 16 Princess Dowager of Wales to stay while Duke of Gloucester tours Hanover Queen of Denmark to visit her mother Hereditary Princess Hansver Fun e29 Duke of Gloucester arrived from Hamelon June 26 Warsaw June 20 Dead Russian army reports two Turks 12000 men each existing latter part of text unclear
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Dover
Earle, Green
Honduras
Genstoys
Friend
Jamaica
Sally
Fellows
Nevis
Buttol
James
Hizbart
Spencer, Grove
Builtol
Hastings
Notthamyton, Bastard
Mosquito Shore
Elizabeth
Richardsyn
London
Holland
Flanders
Brunswick
Princess Dowager of Wales
Duke of Gloucester
Hanover
Denmark
Herler
Hansver
London spies report ships and court divorce case in chatter
Reports describe gunships at Deptford Portsmouth Plymouth and Chatham. A remarkable case on Thursday foresees a royal divorce blocked by lack of positive proof. Counterfeit quarter guineas with drilled holes circulate. An estate near Drury Lane with stocks devolved to a 50 year old man. A porter from Clare Market is noted with ragged dress and strange behavior. A fatal shooting by a soldier leads to wilful murder verdict. A Bland regiment dragoon murders a Frisney man. coroner's jury returns wilful murder. Lord Grosvenor’s colt causes a stable boy’s death near Oxford, with the horse forfeited and returned to the groom. Water removal from a canal in St James’s Park progresses.
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Deptford
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Chatham
Feds
Tts
God
Short’s Garden
Drury-lane
Godol
Thyis
Clare Market
Newlyn
Richard Kelmack
Penzance
Botton
Lincolnshire
Bland
Frisney
Lord Grosvenor
Joseph Parsons
Westwell
Burford
Oxfordshire
St. James’s Park
Fragmented notes on gardens ponds and stray events
Shortened excerpt covers Rosamound pond fill and tree removal for Queen’s palace lawns, a ruined net and moat to be filled, a dubious claim by courtesan Polly Jes, a late decree reversal, a man dying after looting cuffs, a failed break‑in with a fatal shot, promotions and marriages, and a verse lament about rights and tyranny.
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Rosamound
Queen’s Palace
Polly Jes
Clement
de Yorks
Haymarket
M’dermot
England
France
Cathedral of Canterbury
David Durell
Hertford College
Oxford
Fyfehurst
Sufflex
Medlycott
Samuel Edwards
Doctor’s Commons
Kitty Robinson
Beaufort-Buildings
Strand
George Boddington
Argyll-Buildings
Eliz. Baynham
New-Bond Street
Buscarlet
Grafton-street
Vivares
Newport-street
Peckham
Saunders
Cheapside
Wellclose-square
Micklefum
Miington
Henrietta Penelope Needham
Address to the Lord Mayor on liberty and justice
Marcus writes to the Lord Mayor praising past leadership and urging steadfast pursuit of liberty and justice amid political conflict. He stresses integrity of juries, condemns corruption, and calls for continued support from virtuous peers and the people during England, Ireland, and America’s crisis. He ends with a pledge of backing for the mayor’s stance.
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England
Ireland
America
Marcus
Fragmentary Quotation Reflects Grief Over Loss
A damaged excerpt portrays a parent mourning a son, noting the shock of the loss, the son’s cherished memory among the flock, and the enduring impact of mourning on the family.
Calista Shines In Debut At Foote's Theatre
A reviewer praises Calista's first stage appearance at Foote's theatre. The audience is impressed by her noble carriage and majestic movements as she embodies deep feeling, with hopes she will be a future ornament of the stage. The note recalls lines from a pocketbook praising her talent and potential.
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Foote
Calista
Laby
Pierce
Chen
Lottery advertised by Richardson and Godluck in London
Notices announce a lottery with prizes and stamped tickets printed for M Love near Smithfields. Draws begin November 10. Lowery tickets and shares offered from fractions of a ticket. Offices opposite the Admiralty Whitehall and near Cornhill Threadneedle Street handle all lottery business. Letters from country correspondents accepted. Shares paid without deduction.
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J. Richardson
G. Godluck
Cornhill
Threadneedle-Street
Mansion House
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Venice
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Corinth
Greece
Funeio
Rama
Gogo
Witthe
Malvasia
Napoli
Romania
North
Lawlesly
Ile
The
London Evening Post
Lord Mayor of
Britannia
Mr. Snexstone
William
Tonce
Londo
Catista
Rowe
M. Love
Smithfields
Westminker
Toos
Stickdile
Dairynple
Sxerdenberg
Beatie
Bing
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