Fragments from Europe and Asia on June reports
News items describe Danish sailors' rebuff of a petition to the King and their warning against further rebellion, Prussian troop movements in Poland, a major fire near Archangel destroying hundreds of houses, and European letters from Warsaw Paris and Amsterdam noting financial distress, capitulation talks, and stock prices tied to paper credit fears.
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Copenhagen
Tolkemit
Braunsberg
Graudentz
Elbing
Harmburgh
Fune
Oestiga
Archangel
Utrecht
Russia
Turkey
Warsaw
Zaremba
Amsterdam
India
Bank
South Sea
Waggon Driver Killed Near Castle Ashby in Accident
In Northampton on June 29 a waggon driver asleep at the shafts between Dunstable and Woburn caused a fatal accident when the wheel passed over his head. Norwich reports on June 27 that Rev Lancelot Bell was instituted to the rectory of Sull in Norfolk. Oxford news on June 27 notes Rev Thomas Therlow, Master of the Temple, was admitted to Doctor of Divinity after completing the Grand Compounder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Fune
Olney
Castle Ashby
London
Dunstable
Woburn
Norwich
Lancelot Bell
Sull
Norfolk
Fellows, &c
Pembrooke-hall
Cambridge
Oxford
Thomas Therlow
The
Temple
Appointment of Beal as Chatham Postmaster
Extract from Dover letter reports changes at Chatham with William Beal named postmaster in place of Benjamin Osborn who resigns. Also notesHolderness harbour visit and harbour officers dinner at City of London Inn, a general pilots court at Fountain tavern, and Mr Fordyce the banker sailing to Calais.
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Chatham
Proby
William Beal
Benjamin Osborn
Dover
Earl of Holderness
Cinque Ports
City of London-inn
Fountain-tavern
Thomas Best
Michael Hatton
Fordyce
Calais
Ships arrive and sail from Jamaica and Europe in busy Downs
The listing notes ships arriving and sailing for the river including Jacob Cavanngh from Jamaica, Friendship Galston, and Tyger from the Granades. Other vessels depart for Dominica Maryland St Kitts and more, with Southampton, New York, Kitty, Betsey, and Industry, Union, Peggy among those mentioned, wind from southwest and several arrivals at Bristol Dover and Gosport.
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Ws&s
Deal
Jacob
Cavanngh
Jamaica
Friendship
Galston
Tyger
Granades
Downs
His
Southampton
New-York
Craig
Dominica
Kitty
Wood
St. Kit’s
Betsey
Liddle
Maryland
Furze
Cowes
Bristol
Union
Perkins
Rotterdam
Ditto
Peggy
Murry
Honduras
Blaze-Castle
Smith
Warwick
Philadelphia
Maria
Bishop
Africa
Charming Sally
More
Georgia
Gosport
Laurent
Cox
Dover
Sibella
Abbot
Royal Armour Gift and London Public Life In June 1772
In London events span royal gifts, political dispatches, and court activity. A gold coat of mail valued at 1500 guineas is presented to the Prince of Wales. Dispatches from Gibraltar arrive, and Dublin reports place the Lord Lieutenant en route to England. Court cases unfold in the Court of Chancery and King's Bench over bank stock transfers and public highways. Election news details alderman and sheriff contests, with bribery attempts alleged at Guildhall. Reports include naval dockyard inspections, militia discipline, cricket matches at Hampshire, and a parade of incidents from Fire in Old Street to a flogging of soldiers in St. James's Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Prince of Wales
Prince of Piedmont
Lincoln’s Inn-Fields
France
Europe
Cornwallis
Gibraltar
Sibilla
Abbott
Dover
Joseph Yorke
Hague
Dublin
Ireland
England
Earl of Pomfret
Court of Chancery
King’s Bench
Serjeant Glynn
de Grey
Norfolk
Mansfield
Lord Mansfield
Hampshire
Kent
Surry
Milford
Tadcaster
Marriages and Obituaries from a London Society Page
The notice records births at Berkley-square and North Autley-street, a marriage at Hanover-square between Cotton and Miss Alton, and multiple deaths including Jenkinson of Pall Mall and Thomas Smith of Town Malling. Also notes several local occupations and prominent names like William Tuff nell Esq, Roger Davers Esq, Sir W Afton Bart, and others.
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Lindsy
William Tuffnell
Hill-street
Berkley-square
Roger Davers
North Autley-street
St. Sepulchre
Green Dragon
Snow-hill
Petty France
Wesminster
James Cunningham
Margaret-street
Cavendish Square
Breedon
Luke Breedon
Raffel-street
Bloomsbury
John Goddard
Bristol
Watlingstreet
Bennet Garard
John Martin
Derby Court
Westminster
Jones Geographical Grammar and New Geographical Set
A Victorian style notice announces a new twenty four part work priced sixpence per number, making two octavo volumes with copper plates and maps. It promises elegant printing, frontispiece, subscriber names printed, and overplus delivered gratis if exceeding twenty four numbers. It promotes Jones's Geographical Grammar as an original, complete replacement to prior works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oégravo
Ovo-Ving Jones
Universal Family Pills Offer Purge for All Constitutions
A historical ad promotes Universal Family Pills as a purgative remedy without illness or cramps. It claims safety and efficacy across all constitutions, especially for chronic diseases and nervous complaints, with benefits on long sea voyages and hot climates. Sold by Doctor Mortano’s agent at Ludgate Hill, in boxed form with listed prices.
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Mortano
Hooper
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Jonego
Howrann
Gad
Saxony
Princess of Pignatelli
Count de Egmont
Duchess of Grammont
Marchioness de Bouffers
Paris
Count de Provence
Country News
Condh
Bank of England
Plymouth
Lord Sandwich
Navy
Queenhithe Ward
Blacksmiths Hall
Frederick Bull
Walter Rawlinson
Rewlinson
Guildhall
Oliver
Lewes
Plumbe
Josiah Hathway
Dowgate-hill
Carpenter
William Attwood
Maid-lane
College-hill
Richard Parkinson
Southwark
Edward Reynolds
Thomas Clarke
Thamesstreet
Guild‘¢ Hall
Alderman Plumbe
Clarke
Reynolds
Dowgate Hill
Thames-street
Lawrence Lane
Stockdale
Hunt
W. Attwood, R. Parkinson, J. Haraway
W. Nash
Y E. Jones
Bromley
T. Evans
Paternofters Row
Great Britain and Ireland
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