Framing amid famine news from Prague and Dublin letters
Friday dispatches from Prague report imperial orders for corn and pulses have arrived to ease famine, with prices falling. A Dublin letter notes swift passage of a riot bill, while Gosport extras recount shipboard accidents, storms, and a Dutch warship ashore near Calais. Reports from Shrewsbury, Bow Street, and other towns recount frauds, robberies, and deaths as streets and markets face turmoil.
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Prague
Trieste
Lubeck
Sclavonia
Dublin
Ireland
House of Commons
Gosport
Stokes Bay
East India
Calais
Southwark
Shrewsbury
Globe
Wormley
Old Bailey
Chelsea
Bow Street
Joseph Richardson
Mason
Sharpless
Hall
John Dunbar
Great Buffel Street
Bloomsbury
Carlisle-street
Muscovycourt
Tower-hill
Threadneedle-street
Archer
Aimwell
Tythe Reform Urged by Sussex Landowners and Georgicus
A letter to the printer praises Georgicus for opposing tythe oppression and urges constitutional relief. Sussex landholders in the eastern county align with his views and seek guidance from Mr. Miller to address him directly. AGRICOLA notes tythe in kind may raise bread prices and promises to share thoughts publicly.
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London Evening Post
Georgicus
Friends of Equity and Freedom
Sussex
Miller
Committee to cap meat prices calls for new subscriptions
March 23, 1772 meeting of the committee for reducing butcher’s meat prices. A plan to publish notices, continue subscriptions at New Lloyds and Chapter Coffee-houses, and form a new committee upon reaching 10 percent of total subscribed funds. Subscribers urged, distress of the poor to be relieved. thanks offered for correspondence.
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N. B
Ladies Gloves and Luxuries from London Perfumer
Ad for HBS true French chicken gloves at five shillings a pair sold by R. Warren of Marybone Street London. Includes claims for Queen's Royal Marble Watch-balls Milk of Roses Opiate tooth cleaner Liquid of Violets and Jeffamin hair products. Mentions Mrs Langford at No 18 Paternoster Row.
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Vienna
Paris
London
R. Warren
Maryboneftreet
Golden-square
N. B. Jutt
Langford
Paternofter-row
Harris Kings and Co Notice of Debts and Quitted House
Harris Kings and Co announce that Thomas Thompson has left their house in Ring Street Covent Garden and is not connected with them in trade. Debts due to Harris Kings and Co are to be paid only to John Harris Thomas King William King and Joseph Padgett or their authorized agents.
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Society of the West-India Merchants
Lower Thames-street
London-bridge
Ohn Eden
Messrs. Collins and Co
Dr. James
James
Francis Newbery
Jir
Sun
London
John Newbery
St. Paul’s Church-Yard
Harris
Kings
Padget
Ring-street
Covent-garden
Thomas Thompson
Harris, Kings, and Co
Messrs
John Harris
Thomas King
William King
Joseph Padgett
Saad
W. Barley
Cockpar-street
A. Rothwell
New Bonduret
J. Grosvenor
Angel and Crown
Holborn
Fran i$ Newbery
St. Paul's Church
J. Price
India House
Leadenham-street
Price
Tacob Hemet
Amelia
If Met
W. Bayley
Cockspur-street
Haymarket
Leadenhall-street
Miss Purdie
Bath
J. le Brun
Rue Dauphine
Paris
Hamilton
Axe W
Admiralty Coffee-house
Charing-rrefs
Kearfly
Lidgate Street
Mor
Hamiltons
Moff
Keassly
Fletcher
Hodson
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Lion Down
Meff
Hill
Hatley
New Church
Strand
Oxford Road
Mr. Sharp
Bedford Row
Queen-square
Daniel Rogers
Fenchurch Street
James Smythson
St. Kit’s
Bishopsgate-street
William Graves
Montague
St. Martin’s-lane
Charing Cross
Queen Fquare
Westminster
Jones
NEW S
Lewes
Deal
bin Massetty
Scorion
Charming Polly
Kipper
Cork
Valentine
Markel
Waterford
Betty
Palmer
Gibraltar
Bee
Kingdom
Union
Ogilvie
Exeter
Newnham
Rogers
Mermaid
Antigua
Wind S. W
London Evening Pos
Ames Bolland
Tyburn
R. Richards
Hatton, Garden
Halborn
Pamphlce
Resal Exchange
Matthew Holand
Ss. Gd
Flexney
Gray’s Inn Gate
Messis
Richardson
Urquhart
Royal Exchange
Durham
John Eden
T. Greenough
Perfomer
New Bune-street
Mr. Purdie
North Parade
King’s Bench
Dr. Lowther
Haiton Garden
Salisbury
Richard Keynes
John Crawford
Earl of
John
Francis Rivington
St. Paul's Church-yard
Epitetus
Elizabeth Carter
John Gill
G. Keith
Gracechurch-street
Dr. Gill
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