Frightful Paris robberies spark fear and bold church thefts
Letters from Paris warn robberies are rising with 149 thieves seized in ten days. A shop was looted and set on fire after discovery. The Dominicans church was stripped of ornaments and priests' habits stolen. The Count de Lowendal reportedly married a legitimated Bourbon Charolois daughter.
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Paris
Count de Lowendal
Mademoiselle de Bourbon Charolois
Count de Charolois
Lewansea
S. W
Mediterranean
Holland
Dulridge
Neath
Saft Point-house
Our River
Bethia
Kennedy
St. Vincent’s
London
Margate
Hibernia
Wexford
Latham
Waterman
Virginia
Antigua
Stephen Buzard
the Common Pleas
John Burke
Ury
Island
Glanville
Burke
England
Bellworth
Spitalfields
Carlisle
James Gray
Carr
Mile End
Betsey ‘Wood-land
Bishopgate-street
Dixon
Miss Blacker
Capt. Blacket
Burr-street
Wapping
George Ruffel
Fry
Miss Perkins
John Perkins
Limestreet
Thomas Lewis
Old Jewry
Oath
Hackney
Parton
Suffolk-street
Benj. Blakeney
Rome
Soho-square
Charles Aldworth
Brown
Ratcliffe Highway
Pole
Fore-street
Nicholas Pole
London Tavern Bills and Notices in Harefield Auction
London, Sept 24 1771 Supporters of the Bill of Rights welcome the Brass Crosby chair as they plan a meeting on the 29th. Subscriptions open via Hankey Co Lowry Halliday and Co and Frederick Bull Treasurer at Leadenhall Street. A loan, lease, and auction of a post chaise inn and stock announced. Stray horse find reward. New geography volumes announced by Bernhard Varenius edition with Newton notes. Lottery tickets with 500,000 prizes marketed by Rollin’s press. Hazard’s Lottery Office advertises bonds and government stocks for sale.
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London Tavern
Crosby
Robert
Baldy
Angers
Hankey and Co
Lowry and Co
Halliday and Co
Frederick Bull
iGociety
Hig House
Leadenhall-street
London
Surry
P. A. Gray
Leicester- Fields
N.B
Inna In Full Trade For Post-Chaises.trolen Or Strayed From Harefield, Near Ux
Middlesex
Bernard Varenius
Isaac Newton
Jurin
Bernhard Varenius
Rollin
L. Hawes
WW. Clarke
R. Collins
Paternofter-row
Ander
W.nicol
T. Beexxt
W. Nicoll
St Paul's ‘Church Yard
St. Paul’s Church Yard
T. Becket
The
Strand
R. Davis
Piccadilly
T. Durham
Cockpur-street
Richardson and Co
the Royal Exchange
Wi -Llesney
Gray’s Inn-gace
Holborn
Abolition of irons and fees at Old Bailey court
A 1771 letter from John Wilkes and Fred Bull directs Mr Richard Akerman Keeper of Newgate to end arraignment in irons and to forbid admission fees at the Old Bailey. It orders prisoners be unshackled before bar, and public access to all court areas with no charges. It instructs posting No money is to be taken for admission.
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Admiralty Ofice
Ottober
Carnarvon
James Goytmer Pugh
Tatent Plough
Coleman Street
London Walk
W. Nicol
St. Paul’s
Fleet-street
F. Blythe
Royal-Exch
Mr. Steel
Tower-hill
Olineux
England
Nancy
Elizabeth Atkinson
Robert Atkinson
Pandon Cawfey
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Molineux
Hannah Clark
Friars
West-zare
Newcastle
Lord Ravensworth
Ravensworthe Castle
Old Bailey
Court of Justice
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House of Commons
Athlone
Wilson
Crewes
Welteath
S Hite
New
Speediman
Arundel-street
Teffeyman
York
Richard Akerman
Newgate
John Wilkes, Fred. Bull
King’s Arms
Ludgateftreet
W.bayley
Cockspur Street
Haymarket
A. Rothwell
Civer Cat and Rose
New Bond-street
Purdie
North Parade
Bath
King’s Bench
T. Greenough
Chymitt
Apisthecary
Ludgate-street
Balsam
Tolu
Jacob Hemet
Ametia
Hemet
W. Bayley
Cockpar-street
J. Price
Perf Fumer
Eadia House
Leadechali-street
Alfo
Miss Purdie
J. le Brun
Rue Dauphine