Speech to Parliament recounts rights and inevitable war
The king thanks his Coryons for support in upholding rights of the people and notes that war is inevitable. The report lists South Sea stock prices and various financials, including Bank, India, Annuities, and copper prices, reflecting market conditions of the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Corymons
South Sea
New South Sea
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
Bondon Ditta
Endsa Ditto
Prem
Baler
Advent
Lottery Office Notice of Bridge Lottery Proposals
Lottery office announces a parliamentary act to enlarge powers for a Thames bridge lottery. Payments to Bank of England dictated, with specified instalments and a 15 percent prize deduction, details dated June 15, 1730s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bysan AG
River Thames
St. Margaret
City of
Westminster
Surrey
Bank of England
Chippenham Races Purse and Three Days of Trial
The Chippenham Wiltshire races run July eighteenth nineteenth and twentieth offer purses on three courses for horses, mares, or geldings with weight limits and entry fees. Prizes go to second-place horses. disputes decided by subscribers. Public houses welcome gentlemen to daily ordinaries and balls at the White Hart and neighboring taverns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippenham
Wilts
White Hart
Kalward
Haymon Rolr
Hampstead Races Purse Scheme At Hampstead Course
A detailed notice lists multi day races at Hampstead Course starting Monday July 24 with purses of ten pounds and weights up to nine stones, plus entry fees and conditions. Subsequent days include fifteen, five, ten guineas and saddle events, with stipulations on weights, heats, entries, and obligations for subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampstead
Galloways
Cock March at the Three Tuns Warwick
On Tuesday the 31st of July and the following days a cock march will be fought at the Three Tuns in Warwick between the Gentlemen of Warwickshire and Shropshire. Each side weighs 43 cocks to fight for five guineas per cock and for the odd battle one hundred guineas. Twenty one cocks are set for bye battles to fight for two guineas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick
Warawickshire
Shrophire
Notice of a Murder Suspect Missing in Oxford County
A London court issues a reward for information about John Court who disappeared from Readington near Oxford after the murder of George Griffin, the Merton College sexton. Descriptions include age around eight, height five feet six, fair hair, notable scar, and clothing details. Authorities offer ten guineas for disclosure leading to capture and trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Court
Merren College
Oxford
Readington
George Griffi
Church of Merton College
George Griffin
Norice
Edward Clerke
Bedford-street
Bedford-Row
Londons
Borfer
Merton College
Clerke
John Conrt
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Eae
Yaco Eer
Reading Assembly
Reading
Berks
Malden
Cy N
Postma Marsh
Essex
Baillieux
King’s Head
Malden Sill
Norfolk
Thomas Natish
Court of Chancery
Edmonton
Middleser
Leafe
St. Paul’s
London
Lawrence Page
Will
Lincoln’s Inn
Gare
Fuly
Sir William Ludley
Clapton
Oundle
Northimaronshire
Jock
Port-Offee
Wellingborough
Chapetin
Warner
Corns Hill
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