Proceedings of the House of Commons 1772 on 25,000 seamen vote
The House debated a motion by Buller and Hervey for a 25,000 seamen vote for the year. Arguments cited war risks in the East Indies, Jamaica, and the Mediterranean, with ministers defending naval strength and guardships amid concerns over disbanding reform. North asserted the need to curb Company officers and ensure ready ships. Friday reports continued with Hawke's son presenting further notes.
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House of Com
Jamaica
West India Islands
Spain
Mediterranean
Apo
Line
Belt
Royal Navy
North America
Hagland
George Savile
Ware
Cornwall
Colins Barre
Germany
France
Lord North
East-Indies
Inquiry urged into ministerial conduct over navy affair
The speaker urged a Committee of Enquiry into ministerial actions alleging insinuations against his father. Governor Pownall agreed to the report but would not debate, warning that affairs were dangerous with hostilities from Spain and uncertainties over Falkland Islands. He cited Constantinople, Prussia, and Dantzick as concerns. The resolution passed and the assembly adjourned to Monday.
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Cal Lng
Pownall
Spain
Falkland
Europe
Constantinople
Prussia
Dantzick
Parliament Gallery Doors Open Or We Electors Rise
A letter to the printer argues that Commons errors in excluding the public from the Westminster Gallery must be remedied. It urges electors to test access rights, suggesting a collective action to force open the gallery doors in defiance of parliamentary order. The writer, signing as a Barrister Elector, vows readiness to join on twenty hours notice in February 354972.
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Commons
England
Westminster
Holden
Centerbury
Roger Walden
Roger
Canterbury
Henry V
Beer & Es
House of Commons
Eledtor
A Barris
Bankrupt notices in Surrey and London detailed
A list of bankrupts with surrender dates and guildhall venues includes S James Richardson Lambeth Coals in Surry, Thomas Smith cordwainer of Southwark, Thomas Haynes and George Haynes Croydon gardeners, William Tomlin Stallin Bath Yorkshire dealer, Ann Fitzgerald linen draper St Giles, Aaron Peever Horseferry Road sawyer, William Welton Marybone carpenter, William Naith Coleman-freer, Thomas Merrick and Walter Webb Southwark wharfingers, John Robinson Barnard Castle tanner, and John Michael Lange Sign Colege Gardens Aldermanbury merchant. dividends and specific dates.
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S. James -Richardson
Lambeth
Surry
Guildhall
Thomas Smith
Southwark
Thomas Haynes
George Haynes
Croydon
Copartness
William Tomlin
Stallin Bath
Aysgasth
Yorkshire
King’s Head
Richmond
Ann Fitzgerald
St.Giles’s
Aaron Peever
Horseferry Road
Westminster
Sawyer
William Welton
Marybone
William Naith
Coleman-freer
Thomas Merrick
Walter Webb
Ss. Savicur’s
Missing Gentleman Sought After January 26 in London
A man disappeared Monday afternoon January 26 and is feared dead. Reward offered by Mr Ridley of St James's Street for information. He wore chocolate frock and waistcoat, blue surtout, black breeches, white stockings, plain shirt and hat. Gold watch with armorial case and crystal locket. one diamond set missing. Pawnbrokers urged to detain the party and report.
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Ridley
St. James’s Street
We. Orms.C A Short Tract on Worms in Humans
A historical notice describes a tract detailing worms in the stomach and intestines, with symptoms and disorders caused by them. It claims readers can determine if themselves or their children suffer from worm infestations and lists free distribution points in Westminster and St Paul’s Church Yard.
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Robert Winch
Chymis
Haymarket
Westminster
F. Newbery
St. Paul's Church-Yard
Ludgate Street
Complete English Farmer and Farming Inventions Review
This Day was published price five shillings threepence or six shillings bound illustrated with plans of farm buildings and instruments. The Complete English Farmer is praised by Gentlemen's Magazine editors as rich in practical instruction, cautions on improper improvements, and valuable for intelligent husbandmen.
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F. Newbery
St. Paul's Church- Yard
Gentleman’s Magazine
Hybandiman
S. Percifal
Ds A
Géntleman’s Magazine
Hamiltons Asthmatic Effluvial Discovery Promises Quick Relief
An 18th century advertisement touts Hamiltons Asthmatic Effluvial as a cure for asthma and lung disorders without internal medicine. It claims rapid relief, no dietary restraint, and usefulness in crowded venues and by seafarers, with distribution through London booksellers and pirates.
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Hamilton
Levant
Turkey
Kulla
Musquito
Guinea
Mefl
James and
John ‘Hamilton
Admiralty Coffee-House
Charing-Cross
Kearfly
Ludgate-Street
Parker
Cornhill
London
Meif
Fletcher and Hodison
Cambridge
England
Scotland
Hamiltons
Fletcher and Hodson
Essendiar Pears and Peary Dewnthrice Dentifrice Endorsement
Jacob Hemet Dentist to her Majesty recommends Essendiar Pears and Peary Dewnthrice for teeth and gums. The remedy claims superior elegance and efficacy, whitening teeth, staving decay, curing gum scurvy, and sweetening breath. Sold wholesale and retail in London and Paris at various outlets.
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Jacob Hemet
Ametia
Hemet
W. Bayley
Cockspur Fleet
Bor
J. Price
Leadenhall-streety
London
Miss Purdie
Bath
J. le Brun
Lying in Apartments for Concealed Pregnancy at Goff’s
Paragraphed plea for private lying-in rooms to spare women social censure and infant peril. Advertises Mrs Goff and partners at No 9 Red Lion Square Holborn offering discreet maternity accommodations to reputable families amid public moral concern.
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Goff
Andress
Bedding and Upholstery Goods Offered for Immediate Sale
An advertisement from a bedding and upholstery warehouse at Butcher Row facing Semple outlines a wide stock. It lists carpets in various materials, blankets, feather beds, quilts, mattresses, bed ticks, rugs, coverlids, and ready-made bedsteads and furniture. Goods are sold by piece, yard, or made up to order, with low terms for ready money.
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Butcher- Row
Semple
Strand
Perta
Turkey
Wilton
Kidderminster
Check Marine
Harrateen
Cheney
Linsey
Vegetable Syrup Delivers Recovery After Paralysis Fight
A 1771 Cambridge letter from John Delaporte attests that Dr Burrows Haymarket vegetable syrup restored use of his hand and foot after a fall and paralyzing episode. He notes age and season, praises cures, and mentions distribution points in London Cambridge and capacity for imitation prevention.
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Cambridge
Burrows
J. Fletcher
Hopson
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Dr. Burrows
the Haymarket
Allance
Paris
Ivam
John Delaporte
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