Fire at St Giles Workhouse and town crimes report
A fire at St Giles Workhouse caused extensive damage and injuries after lamps or a still head malfunction, with many residents helped by neighbours and fire crews. Coroner's inquest found Wilful Murder in a separate helmet attack case. Robberies near Woodford Bridge and Putney are noted, along with Kent county orders, ship news, and European diplomatic chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas’s Hospital
Pike
Woodford Bridge
Essex
Thomas Holton
Stoke of the Hole
Gloucestershire
Smithfield
Newgate
Putney
Georgia
Hubbard
Antigua
Downs
Prestow Races in Lancastershire Purse Entries Declared
An 18 July meeting at Prestow in Lancastershire offers purses of thirty and twenty and forty guineas for races open to horses mares and geldings up to six years old. Contenders must enter three days prior, pay entrance and weighing fees, and provide age certificates. Races run as best of three heats over four miles with weight allowances and cautions on entries. Cockfighting and nightly assemblies accompany the event in a subscriptionly run meeting now in its sixth year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Addison
N. B
Ludlow
Shropshire
Telve
Eigth
Horfe
C. Thar
Hugh Horfe
Hall
Herfe
Westery
Rannaing
Property rights and lands in Hambleton Southampton
The listing describes freehold lands including Meffdage Barn Stable Orchard seven acres and 87 acres of arable and pasture in Hambleton, with a right of heritage in nearby forest. Enquiries to Mr George Ridge in Kingston near Portsmouth and attorneys Mr William Atwood in London and Mr John Fletcher in Chichester Sussex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hambleton
Southampton
René
George Ridge
Kingston
Porthmouthy
William Atwoord
Caerey-street
London
John Fletcher
Ghichester
Sussex
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fune
Catalonia
Count de Marsillac
Granada
Havannah
Guipuscoa
Vienna
Portess Lester
Paris
Sieur Thomassin
Academy
Diogenes
Cardinal de Fleury
Britain
Empire
Sarre
Chaplain
Mentz
Palatine
Nassau
France
Courland
Hesse
William
Hague
States General
Dutch Brabant
Gravelines
Council of State
Imperial Court
Tharp
Marquess de Mirepoix
Dalmatia
Bosnia
Port Mahon
Menorca
South Sea
New South Sea
India
Mine Adventure
Erserat
Ditto
Prem
Ditta
County of
Berks
Forest of Windsor
Richard Alnworth
New Windsor
Charles Bowles
R. Shepheard
Castle Tavern
Richmond
Thésdeys
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