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Turbulent London Notices and Royal News Pervade Page
A dense London column reports street robberies and assaults including a brass headed cane theft that left a man dead after injuries. It also notes a royal appointment as Mr Harcourt becomes Chaplain in Ordinary. Tower lions injuries and a near arm loss news item follow, with ship losses, court trials, and Admiralty proceedings detailed alongside stock prices from London and Amsterdam reflecting ongoing European tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red-Lyon-Court
Holloway
Mr. Harcourt
Christ-Church, Oxford
John Arnold
Ray
Botolph Wharf
Burt
George Huxley
Hounslow Heath
Bath
High Court of Admiralty
Sessions House
Smith
Royal Guardian
Hoadley
India
Deccas
Buchanan
Longden
Holderness
John Grant
Bir
Leongden
Newgate
Gouly
Madrid
Keene Fill
States General
Republick
West Indies
Caraccao
M. Vander Meer
Spain
Guarda Cestas
Brrth
Hague