Literary Chronicle Gazetteer Fragment on East India Company
A dense historical note debates the authority over the East India Company, its charter versus crown power, and legal implications. It references the House of Commons, Lords, and the King, with citations to Coke's Reports and Galain's case, discussing sovereignty, charters, and the company’s rights across lands and dominions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ale ‘Canswer
Ratt-Endia Company
Comntafi Proprietors
House of Commons
Santeonl
East-India
India
Lords
Nile
Britain
Company
Sr Ponereion
Onts
Onimer
Nein Ja
Leime
Keorgs
Secord
Whaichteign
East-India Company
George
Galain
Coke
Ganetteer
Pressing Liberty Thesis in Burkes Debate on Company in 18th Century
A fragment from a Probus pamphlet attacks the India Company and government over constraints on boards and hiring, invoking Junius and Burke to condemn parliamentary interference. The piece laments corruption and calls for local accountability, alleging government obstruction worsened the Company’s distress and harmed public liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Probus
India ‘Company
Junius
Edmund Burke
Burke
Com- PC
India
Mail from Holland and Paris Dec 9 12 notes on Crimean treaty
The dispatches report European affairs including a treaty with Tartars over Crimea, Empress concessions, and Turkish garrisons. Paris notes King’s consent to Conde and Bourbon attendance. Marseille riot at the playhouse leads to casualties. Tea trade figures and India House value cited. Connecticut and Mohegan land boundary dispute resolved in favor of the colony. A small comet appears between Pegasus and Andromeda. Local elections show shifts in Ward councils and upcoming hearings before the Lord Chancellor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crimea
Telves
Ainder
Jenteala
Ketefcha
Porte
Prince of Conde
Duke of Bourbon
Havine
Paris
Marseilles
Comedias
Grenadiery
London
India-house
Connecticut
His Majesty’s Privy Council
Whitehall
Farringdon-Ward
Williams
Castle Baynard
Box
Bottomly
Lord Mayor urged reform of coal trade and monopolies
The speaker asks the Lord Mayor to consider curbing engravers and forestallers in the coal business. He urges reporting illicit transactions to the magistrate, notes grain samples at the corn-exchange as a potential evil, and prefers public judgment over a coal exchange to curb cabals and price manipulation. The argument stresses deep examination of the vast trade and its impact on consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artiels
Vife
Robbery on a London coach and early fire incidents
A London to Dartford coach robbery followed by a string of fires. A man rode in with a link and robbed a lone lady of 1s 7d, then exited. Earlier, a Fire at Fen church street Jeweller’s damaged stock and parts of nearby homes. Additional blazes affected Hunger’s workshop in Fetter Lane and other premises. A countess’s jewelry robbery near Hollarg-hall was solved. Higgins confessed and was sent to Norwich Castle. Other thefts included Dr Bruce’s Somerset House apartment. Promote details note the era’s social figures and local injuries and deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunger
Fetter-lane
West Harding-street
Jones
Ellis
Countess of Leicester
Hollarg-hall
Norfolk
Higgins
Norwich Castle
Bruce
Somersethouse
Bankrupts surrender at Guildhall in London list
A sequence of bankruptcy surrender declarations is noted for multiple individuals across London and Ripon. Names include Joseph De Mages, John Bunn, John Wheble, Levy Wolfe, William Sharrow, William Lacon, George Higginson, John Wilson, and others. Surrender dates cluster around January 22 to January 36 with times and attornies listed. procedures occur at Guildhall London and various local inns and addresses. The notice also references dividends for John Barwin and Griffiths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph de Mages
Allhallows
London-wall
Guildhall
London
Attornes
Meff
Ward
Muffendine
Andree
Staples
John Bunn
Lewisham
Kent
Chapman
Enkinson
Charles’s Square
Hoxton
John Wheble
Fleet-street
Abrahams
Fore-street
William Sharrow
Ripon
Yorkshire
Sarah Haddon
fAttorney
Henry Atkinson
William Lacon
Ripoln
Cooper
Astornies
Robert Jackson
Marklane
George Joseph Higginson
York-street
Oxford
Middlesex
Attornies
Robert Fisher
St. Ann’s-lane
Alder Gate-Street
John Wilson
Cherry-gerden-street
Rotherhitha Surry
Mariner
Nancy
Jepuary
Evans
John
Baptist Barwin
Wood-street
Miscellaneous Names and Trades Listed in 26th January Record
A garbled list records names and occupations across London and surrounding areas. Entries include Guildhall related figures Thomas Banka Kent brewer and various tradesmen such as copper worker ironmonger oilman warehouseman butcher and coachman with locations cited as Liverpoole Water-street Bishopgate-street Bow Churchyard and Leatherlake among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex
Burahtoker
Guildhall
Thomas Banka
Kent
Ayidbill
Ganden
Johnson
Pontiac's
Water-street
Liverpoole
Fannery
Edward Ch2k
Englefield
Berkss
Richard Shetwood
Bow Churchyard
London
Warehoneman
John Gibbons
Swindon
Staffordshire
Kaiford Ironmonger
Willan Bened
St. Nicholas
Deptford
Kentaker
Pian Mathiaren
Warehouseman
William Smith
Prizes drawn Dec 43 19774 No 48681
A garbled OCR list shows numerous prize numbers and cash amounts, including references to Dec 43 1977 and various figures like $7396 and $5455. The fragmentary text resembles a lottery draw summary with many ticket numbers and payouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solir
Lote
The True Essential Salt of Lemons Advertised
A Victorian advert claims true essential lemon salt as the cured pulp free powder used for flavoring and cleaning. It promises practicality, stability, and whitening power for fabrics, sold wholesale and retail by William Eadley and other London perfume and booksellers at listed shops with a price of one shilling per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qate New
William Eadley
Cockpar-street
Hay-market
London
J. Grosvenor
Turnstile
Holborn
A. Rothwell
Parfimey
New Bond Street
Price
Chronicles of a Patent Medicine Advertisement
By His Majesty's Letters Patent an advertised pill, Leake's Justly famous remedy, is praised for curing general disease and scurvy. The box costs two shillings sixpence. a single pill is a dose. The testimonial claims rapid recovery and ease for travelers, with numerous listed distributors and shops across London and provinces. The ad notes it is safe, convenient, and suitable where diet is hard to manage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leake
Golden Head
Freee Street
Vache
Terfumer
Alban’s Street
Pall Mall
Fish Street Hill
Almot
Robertsn
Hair-dreffer
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Lord North
Queen-Ann-street
Cavendish-square
St.George’s Church
Hanover-square
John ‘Mackworth
Henrietta-street
Elizabeth Barlow
Marlboroughreel
Mr. Lewis
Pembrooke College
St. Paul’s Churchyard
Thomas Smith
Ipswich
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Richmond
George Westal
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Itham
Lincoln College, Oxford
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