Petition of Nottingham Nobility Presses Public Economy Reform
A Nottingham county meeting in 1780 petitions the House of Commons for strict reduction of public expenses, abolition of sinecures and unmerited pensions, and reassessment of ministers’ influence. A 23-member Committee is formed to carry out resolutions, with adjournments and cross-county coordination planned, and thanks extended to supporters in Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottingham
Demoff
House of Commons
Duke of Portland
Edward Bertin
George Sutton
Thomas Sutton
Charles Sutton
Hewett
Disney Ffythe
Disney
Acklom
Dentton
J. Cartwright
Lord Edward Bentinck
Charles Meadows
George Savile
American Prisoners Relief Appeal Renewed Hope for Exchange
The Committee for Relief of American Prisoners appeals again to public humanity as a cartel remains in suspense and 500 prisoners in England await potential exchange. Subscriptions have run out. funds already raised are listed from Canterbury to London donors. They request more contributions via banks in London or provincial houses to support the general fund for distressed captives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee For Relief
England
America
P. Fourestier
Canterbury
Wilkes
Sem. Thorpe
Matthew Robinson Morris
Hodgson
T. — Ito
Wm. Bant
Andover
George Belch
Topsham
Devon
Robert Barlow
Meffirs, Walpole and Co
Lombard-street
Welch and Co
Cornhill
Chambers and Co
Timber sale of large oak and elm trees in Sussex farms
Announcement offers 357 oak trees on Arfold Farm Willborough Green near Petworth and 259 additional oaks plus 29 elm trees on Guilderhurst adjacent to Arfold Farm. Timber on Arfold Farm described as very large and fit for ships of war. Tenants will show the timber. price obtainable by contacting Mr Johnson, Attorney, Petworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arfold Farm
Willborough- Green
Petworth
Sussex
Guilderhurst
Johnson
Northampton County Meeting Notice in Easter Week
Northampton County notice of a meeting by gentlemen clergy and freeholders at County Hall to receive the Report of their Parliament Representatives on the instructions given this day. Sheriff Rogers Parker signs the notice dated November 29, 1780.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Knowles
D.D
Ely
Lockyer Davis
Holborn
Royal Society
Shave
Ipswich
E. Rogers
P. Deck
Bury
W. S. Powell
St. John’s College
Cambridge
Northampton
Rogers Parker
Surrey Committee Meeting at St Alban's Tavern
Notice for the Gentlemen of the Surrey Committee to meet on Thursday in March at noon at St Albans Tavern. Francis Vincent, Chairman, Upper Grofwens Street, March 3, 1780. Also Admiralty notices for a legal session at the Old Bailey and a list of printed parliamentary works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surrey
St. Alban’s Tavern
Francis Vincent
Upper
Grofwens Street
High Seas
Admiralty of England
Fuffice Hall
Old Bailey
Foreign news and a North American expedition report
From March 6 dispatches comes news of halted foreign paper imports in Prussia and a formidable expedition forming in Paris. The plan outlines a 12,000 strong force mobilizing to operate on the North American continent, with Hamburgh and Paris dates noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Hamburgh
Prassia
Paris
North America
Maidstone meeting backs Carlton for chair in Kent petition
A large Kent county meeting at Maidstone supported John Carlton for chairman over Richard Halse. The gathering backed a petition, with Lord Mahon and several peers in favor, and a committee was approved. The session adjourned until the committee calls. Also includes a fragment about Bienfaisant and Phoenix naval matters and the condemnation of cargo from Dutch ships seized by Commodore Fielding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maidstone
Kent
Lord Mahon
John Carlton
Deal
Richard Halse
Baldwyns
Carlton
Filmer Honeywood
Drake Brockman
Lord Radnor
T. Townshend
Sawbridge
Saxby
Honeywood
Duke of Dorset
Edward Dering
Lord Lewisham
Evelyn
Burrell
Lord Dudley
Hulse
Milles
Brookes
Fine Die
Machride
Fielding
Ships detained and bills on public contracts in Parliament
Detentions at Daftors Commons follow papers review as General Bude escorts the Prince from Portsmouth to St James's. Prize news includes Pegasus and Hyanna taking ships from Marseilles. a bill seeks to bar MPs from public contracts unless bids are public. Public notices cover elections, payoffs, and a privateer capture at Barbadoes. Deaths, appointments, and promotions fill the rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daftors Commons
Bude
Prince William Henry
Portsmouth
St. James’s
Rodney
Pegasus
Beazly
Marseilles
Nantz
Hyanna
Thompson
Demoiselle Cornelia Marie
House of Commons
His Majesty’s Treasury
Commissioners of the Navy
Board of Ordnance
S Treasury
Navy
Victualling Office
London Gazette
Adams
Barbadoes
Kennedy
New York
Newfoundland
Hippopotame
Toulon
Isle of Mauritius
John Doddington Forth
Derby
Samuel Pickering
Town Malling
James Morrison
Kne
Streatham
Joseph Barham
Jon
Wales
Welch
Little Marlborough Street
John Mecluer
Royal Exchange Fire Office
Cunduit-street
Giraldina Royal India Composition for Hair Removal
The advertisement touts Giraldina Royal India Composition as a hair remover, claimed to permanently clear facial follicles without skin damage. Sold by S. Gifford at No 3 Serle Street Lincoln's Inn Fields, England, price one guinea per ounce with directions. minimum quarter ounce. orders for merchants and shipowners welcomed by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giraldina
Royal India
S. Gifford’s
Millener
Serle
Treet
Lincoln’s Inn Fields
England
Market Hay and Straw Prices in Whitechapel Hay-Market
March notes show hay from 116 to 33 per load and straw ranged from six to 19 per load in Whitechapel Hay-Market. Prices indicate modest shifts for buyers and sellers during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitechapel
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Commons of
Great Britain
Pocklington
Fore Edwarde
Hoih
Geopre Savile
Athorpe
Nevile
Meadows
Edmund Cartwright
Gilbert Cooper
George Denston
Norfolk
Devonshire
Rutland
Suffolk
Stamford
Ferrers
Fitzwilliam
Sutton
Plumptree
Frederick Montague
Thoroton
William Holme
George Donston
Fred
Montague
Newark
Portland
Edmund Burke
Bristol
Fs Dodsley
Pall-mall
Mr. Sherwin
Scotland
Gilbert Stuart
Ll.d. Lassdoth
J. Murray
Fleet-freet
John Bell
Edinburgh
Gort
Londorn
Fan
Admiral Langara
Macbride
Phoenix
Defence
Thomas Louis
Don Juan de Langara
Phasnix
John Macbride
Juan IG. DE Langara
London Bridge
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