Plague Calm in Pod Jia and Volhynia Reports
From Warsaw and other notes the London Gazette reports cessation of plague due to villagers stopping spread and recovering. In Oxford a canonry is granted to Lewis Bagot. Constantinople dispatches describe a high level peace mediation with Vienna and Berlin sending ministers to the Grand Vizir to seek a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Gazette
Warsaw
Pod Jia
Volhynia
St. Fames’s
Lewis Bagot
Christ Church
University of Oxford
John Moore
Holland
Flanders
Constantinople
Thugut
Vienna
Reis Effendi
Beeen
Viennia
Berlin
Publick Notice of Excise Office Move and London News
London reports the Excise Office moves to Broad Street on the 24th for daily business. Letters note Spain’s decree banning foreign warships entry without flying colors. Bengal fears a second famine as rice prices climb. Portsmouth arson inquiry yields little, while tavern meetings discuss Townsend and Sawbridge election support. A guard’s quarrel ends in a fatal head injury, a Westminster butcher case proceeds to Newgate, and offences around Sir Andrew Chadwick’s forged will are adjudicated at the Old Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Broad-street
Tuckley
Yeterday
Eiolland
Spain
Bengal
Portsmouth
Portmouth
Casmessenger
Pall-Mall
Feathers Tavern
Cheapide
Meft
Townsend Aid Sawbridge
Alderman Bridgen
Mel
Parton Hume
Lovel
Horne
D Parsons
Westminster
Goroner
Westminster Inormary
Newgate
Edward Burch
Mathew Martin
Old Bailey
Sir Andrew Chadwick
Sir Andrew
Hen
Hollands
Marshal
Mills Nancy
Improper Court rejection and park robbery report
A court rejected a man as improper to serve and refused him back purchase money. Hyde Park saw two footpads rob Robert Bentham of a watch diamond ring and about 41. The notes also cover marriages and notices from Wortham to Cirencester with several obituaries and a protest letter to the London Evening Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bentham
St. James’s Street
Kensington
Hyde Park
Benger
Barton Farm
Cirencester
Johnson
Paystone
Wilts
Salisbury
Worthan
Norfolk
Henry Waton
London
Elizabeth Rut
Robert Ruit
Wortham
Newnham
Gloucestershire
Millington
Brabry
Nestham
Joshua Field
Miss Grey
Sampson Grey
Stretham
James Maxwell
David-street
Grosvenor Square
Elizabeth Pleydell
Marlboroughe Street
Miington Church
Lisle
Neongate-street
Beauchamp
South Ockingdon
Essex
India
Capt. Cooke
Earl of Figin
John Hervey
Ickwelburgh
Bedfordshire
Dankirs
Wilson
Carey-street
Reading
Berkhire
Harrison
Tho. Harrison
London Gazette
Cateshunt
Hertfordshire
Hilton
An Old Liveryman Appeals to London Liverymen
An elderly London liveryman warns fellow members of the City’s rights and charters amid political pressure. He argues ministers seek to divide the livery and weaken the city by bribery to elect a ministerial lord mayor. He urges support for sheriffs and a firm, independent mayoral choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Messis
Townsend
Sawbridge
Auction Notice for Copyhold Estate at Ham Common Surry
To be sold by auction by Langford and Son on premises at Ham Common near Petersham Surrey. Includes large dwelling with outbuildings gardens and lands held of Kingston Canbury and Petersham manors. Also adjoining messuage and garden. Viewing Thursday the 1gth daily except Sunday until sale. Catalogues available Langfords Covent Garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuly
Faane
Ien
Langfords
Covent-Garden
Elements of heraldry and astronomy volumes advertised
A 1 October publishing notice promotes The Elements of Heraldry by Mr Porny with over five hundred escutcheon illustrations and symbolic figures, bound vellum, price 105 6d. Also advertised The History of Astronomy by George Costard M A, first of its kind, aimed at scholars with geography and chronology applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porny
Eron College
T. Carnan
F. Newbery
St. Paul's Churchyard
George Costard
Pwickenham
Middlesex
King s Patency Cakes for Liquid Blacking of Shoes
An advertisement extols Patency Cakes that, with water alone, produce a superior liquid blacking for leather shoes. It claims a smooth, durable finish that prevents cracking, keeps leather soft and pliable, and avoids staining fingers or stockings. Sold wholesale by Bayley and retailers in London at sixpence per cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Bayley
Cockspur-Street
A. Rothwell
Civer Cat
New Bond-street
J. Grosvenor
Hoborn
Francis Newery
St. Paul’s Church-yard
J. Price
Leadenhall-street
Property Auctions Across St Ives and Villages
By order of Trustees of Robert Pigott estates in St Ives Houghton and Papworth St Agnes near Huntingdon to be sold in October and October 4 at the Cock Inn Eaton and at Crown Inn St Ives. Nine meadow and pasture parcels and a long list of inclosed lands with copyhold and freehold tenure in St Ives Houghton Papworth Agnes Talard Eaton Socon and Croxton field with quit rents and manifold outbuildings. Also notices of various cottages farms and closes with acres and perches, intended sale under statutory manorial rights. Includes details of tenants and occupiers and asking terms. Also advertisements for medicinal products and testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pigott
Crown Inn
St. Ives
Thali
Houghton
Papworth St. Agnes
Huntingdon
Hull-clofe
St Ives
William Freeman
Robert Rigsall
Ashton’s
Ditto
Blackfuit
Joan Fullard
John Fellard
Smith
auGien
Cock Inn
Eaton
Fale
Talard
Eaton Socan
Hunstingden
Bedford
Simin Okins
Croxton Field
Dite
John Stephens
Croxton
Tofeland Green
Ditra
É&C
John Eaden
Croxton-field
Dicto
Creaer
Geo. Walker
the Cock
Thomas Butcher
Cople
Hs Majesty's Paten
Hose
Speediman
Pine
Ara-d-l-street
Scrand
London
Terleyman
York
John Shelley
Newark
Treat
France
Bath
Bucley
Birchinlace
Cornhill
Ss. 3d
Also Mentioned on This Page
London Evening Pott
Thomas Ridgeway
Garraway
Leafehold
Hatton-zarden
John Burnham
Brook ’S
Anexer
Elvihorn
R. Flse
St. Thomas's ’Hospital
Yilliam Jornson
Chipping Ongar
Edlex
Fie
Chigwell
Suesday
York House
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