Abingdon Petition Hearing Ends With Moreton Seat Triumph
An extended account details Mr Moreton avoiding the petition hearing in the House of Commons after ministerial pressure, while Mr Bailey and constituents pressed for justice. Compromises spared Moreton and secured his seat. Abingdon rejoiced with processions, bells, and illumination as Bailey’s victory settled the political dispute.
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Rayne
Moreton
House of ‘Commons
Rigby
James Grenvile
Horsham
Bailey
Abingdon
House of Commons
London
Circular Letters of the Bill of Rights Prominently Published
The Circular Letters of the supporters of the Bill of Rights appeared in an evening paper unexpectedly. The editor notes the plan to avoid reprinting material on the last page and to publish only new content.
London Postscript on Britain Britain and colonies
London reports express to Sir Andrew Mitchell in Berlin. Commons divisions 243 to 174 and 237 to 159 signal ongoing party shifts. News notes Jamaica, Havana, Boston politics, Charles Town manufacture hopes, Scilly wrecks, Brest French deaths, and rumors of naval dispatches and maritime orders. Comments on White Harry, a ministerial baronet, and a Vulcan quip. ambassadors souring France and Holland ties. dispatches from St James's, Petersburgh, and Portsmouth drills for Ruffian fleet. A comet sighting and recent shipwrecks punctuate the longacitizens’ correspondence.
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Jamaica
Havanna
Boston
New England
Charels ‘Town
South Carolina
England
America
Charles Town
Scilly
Old Grimsby
Guernsey
France
Cape la Hague
Brest
Mauritius
Dardanelles
Taft
White Harry
Westminster School
Vilcan
Viulcan
Vulcan
Isbon
London
St. James’s
Petersburgh
Portmouth
Elphinstone
Mall Arms
Japi‘tia
Holland
Pied‘mont
Italy
Alps
Duchy of
Montferrat
Duchy of Milan
Mount’s Bay
The
Lizard
Portsmouth
Distressed Family Appeals for Aid from watchmaker and perfumer
A family in grave distress seeks Humane and Benevolent aid as a poor laborer lies dangerously ill with fever for months. His wife awaits another child, leaving six helpless children. Contributions are asked via Mr Hughes in High Holborn or Mr Bailey in Cockspur Street, with thanks for prior donations of two half guineas 5s and 2s 6d.
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Hughes
High Holborn
Bailey
Cockspur-street
Fragmentary OCR News Note on Correspondence Meeting
The text appears as fragmented OCR about a political diary or dictionary entry. It mentions letters received. correspondence to be acknowledged at Thursday meeting. Names like Torrington and locations such as Ellifian foades appear garbled.
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Torrington
Curferit Stock Prices and Money Value Analysis
The piece discusses stock prices for Bank stocks India South Sea bonds and annuities with references to per cent values and dividends. It explains that money value affects the real price of these securities and outlines how to compute true prices by adding dividend expectations to face values while money remains worth more than a per cent.
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India
Bank A
This Day Was Published Price Fifty Eight Beeton Extracts
This item announces Beeton Extracts relating to laws customs manners trade literature arts sciences and remarkable transactions civil military and ecclesiastical translated from the New History of France begun by Abbot Welly continued by M Villarez and now under continuation by M Garnier professor regius with a table of contents and index
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Beeton
France
Welly
Universal Purging Powders Endorsed by French Physician
An English advertisement touts universal purging powders from Dr John Aishaud, famed in Europe for fevers rheumatism smallpox and inflammatory disorders. Sold by Mr Winning at No 8 Blanket and Carpet Warehouse St Pauls Churchyard in sealed packets with the doctor’s arms. One dose ten pence or one dose single 1s 6d. a treatise on disease origins with cured cases offered free to purchasers.
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John
Aishaud
France
Europe
Winning
St. Paul's
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Privy- -Garden
Whitehall
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F. Rivington
W. Owen
Johnston
S. Crowder
Wilkie
Hawes
B. Law
T. Carlon
G. Kearfly
Johnson
and Payne
W. Bingley
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