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Newspaper
London Packet
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 04, 1788
Page
3
A letter to the London Packet denounces the lavish lifestyle of merchants and tradesmen, arguing excess spending and speculative gambling harm the public economy. It attributes calamities to conspicuous consumption rather than the Commercial Treaty and urges moderation and frugality to restore business stability.
Postscript reports the King’s Hyde Park airing and levee at St James's with a birthday on June 4. It notes political chatter in the Lords over a wool bill and various finance measures, mentions press commentary on royal affairs, European wars, and unrest, plus local crime and market prices as part of a broad 1788 summary.
Arrive D from Charles town. At Southampton Fortitude from Oporto. Cadiz lists Frederick from Bristol. Bristol shows Maria Catharina from Bremen. Hamburgh has Roburt from Liverpool. Liverpool notes London Cooke from Bordeaux. Hannah Hodgson from the Baltick. Active Anderson and Industry Evans from London. Ostend reports Neptune Mortimer from Genoa. Dovery Paraclete Mann from Grenada.
Meetings of creditors are listed for tomorrow at Guildhall with names and trades including T Letts linen-draper and J Dewye bridemaker. A dividend of the estate of W Houton shopkeeper is also noted. Another creditor meeting is set for Monday at Guildhall with Carter and Gwiluim merchants and S Joseph merchant at 10.
Stock table notes varied prices across multiple issues. References include 3-gths and 7-8ths per cent reductions, 4 percent yields, 1-4 halved terms, and bonds marked with 65s. to 266%, alongside Navy and Exchequer bills details. The noisy OCR lists many securities with fluctuating valuations and dated references.
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