Debate on East India Company affairs and taxation
A House of Commons discussion centers on alleged extortion by the East India Company and government funding. Speaker cites annual payments of 490,000 and 2,000,000 concerns, urges parliamentary oversight, and defends proposed supervision while listing key figures and critics. A separate note reports on Dr Solander and Mr Bankes’s Iceland voyage observations and Icelandic learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India ‘Company
Wart
Genithon
Andy
Renee Blic
Todia
Nisin
East Indies
Gisarell
Pels
Alites
Britton
Charles Fox
York
Bankes
Solander
Mr. Bankes
Mount ‘Hecla
Icéland
Iceland
Europe
Livy
Peterary Chronicle Gazetteer on Provisions and Calves
Monday December 21 Peterary Chronicle Gazetteer Letier Igned Finmanné urges a tax on nonessential sales and a law to curb calf killing to stabilize grain meat and candle prices. ROH doubts price rises stem from harvest or exports and blames overgrown farmers hoarding corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letier
Igned Finmanné
FR Spethe
Pation
Hite
Public Advertiser civil points against a committee member
A public notice reports a civil charge against a committee member over mismanagement of property, including copper and rats, valued at 465 per hundred. The discussion centers on the true value and seals of the items and the offender’s role, with questions raised about the accuracy of the reported weight and price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wodely
Pridge
Arguments Against a Coin Price Registry Motion
A. Young argues in a late letter that publishing average corn prices will not force price convergence. He cites regional disparities and consumer knowledge as tools to counter attempts to raise western prices. He notes consistent price reporting from Cooke supports the registry’s credibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James’s Chronicle
Arther Young
House of Commons
Chegattera
England
A.norfoll
Warwick
Norfolk
Young
Cooke
Incomplete Letter Quota Hinders Full Account
A fragment from a long letter is published, but lack of space prevents a fuller report. The readable portion shows strong reasoning and notable absences, with the editor noting the piece contains much that is ingenious and convincing.
Frontiers of Poland reports shifts in claimed territories and diplomatic moves
From the Frontiers of Poland dated Dec 2, authentic letters claim a power has declared a plan to seize Polish provinces if the republic fails to acknowledge the Berlin and Petersbourg claims. Count de Pergé n reports a court dispatch inviting Germans to his house. Nearby, the Prussian envoy Count Malztham arrives amid election notices, court cases, and public business updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Warsaw
Republic of Poland
Iedna
Berlin
Petersbourg
Lepal
Yeterday
Prufiah
Count Malztham
Appleby
Charles Jenkinson
E Q
Tig
House of Lords
Law
Bar
Iejoool
Erin Wets
Colebrooke -Easttgdiaman
Morris
Cane
Vndia House
Ninipip
Lile of Wight
Downs
Elizabeth
Tucker
Cork
Brif
Wales
Evan Maurice
Sophia
Johnson
Joe Pats
Michael Doyle
Old Bailey
Newgate
Jaffitia
Blackwall
Virginia
Cuttom-house
Alderman-Sawbridge
Joseph Warfon
Goachmeannes
Con ‘Missioners
Piccadilly
Nees
Eit Parith
Hackbey
Shipping News from Deal Arrivals and Departures
Deal ships report arrivals and departures on December 18 and 39. Friesdship Dunn from Jamaica arrives and sails for the river with Ford Mansfield Kent and East Indies warship convoy. Outward-bound Fast-Indiaman Ponfborn Swift Lante Sally Townsend head to North Carolina. Bridge-town Fowler to Barbadoes and Good Jutean Hausador sail. Thomas and Mar Flee from Waterford also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deal
Dunn
Jamaica
Adiremlin
Waterford
Fragmented ledger style entry from 1772 with many numbers
A dense OCR fragment shows numerous numbers, codes, and scattered text like dates and identifiers drawn from 1772 records. The readable parts resemble a ledger or indexing sequence with no clear narrative or single event.
Appointing a Surgeon at the Black Eagle Inn
An 18th century advertisement touts a late surgeon aboard the Antigallican promising cures for nose throat and chest ailments with a private method, no diet change, and free care. It lists medicines, tonics, and patent remedies with prices, hours from morning to night, and claims of curing 2110 patients in 1769 with testimonials forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turlington
Dr. Anderson
Agnes
St. Anthony’s
Hooper
Bateman
Benjamin Godfrey
Stoughton
James
Gratis
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Reigi
Morning
POST
Peterary Chronicle
Gazetteer
Public Advertiser
PRT
Xosa
Bey Eth
Soabe
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