Mystery of copper coiners linked to shipwreck relief
The article notes copper supply from bare metal coiners aiding Proserpine’s survivors after the Elbe wreck, then shifts to broad news: Kingston society mercy, Bishop of London Lent lectures, Salonica news on Egypt, Smyrna imprisonments, East India Fleet growth, and local charitable acts. It mixes religious observance, crime, and market updates reflecting late 18th century currents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallis
London
Salonica
Egypt
Smyrna
Cara-Osman Oglou
Pacha
Natalia
Acri
Syria
Buonaparte
Damietta
Buonaparte’s
Constantinople
Levant
Italy
Portsmouth
India
Majendie
Christ Church
Royal Exchange
Surry Chapel
Rowland Hill
Mark
Jesus
Count Rumford
Winter Dinners and Fatal Accidents Highlight Severe Season
A Royal Household dinner scene is described as winter yields more tragedy. Mrs Trotter of the Pay-office Somerset House suffered fatal burns when a muffin dress caught fire at a Blackheath home, with her life still in danger. Other brief notices include two marriages, Miss Bolt of Pondicet Hampstead and Rev. Mr. Bradly of Birdfoot Chapel Worcester, and news that the price of bread remains unchanged from last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal
Trotter
Somerset House
James
Blackheath
Burt
Miss Bolt
Mr. Bolt
Pondicet
Hampstead
Mr. Bradly
Birdfoot-chapel
Worcester
Mills Mary Reding
Correspondence and notices on marriage, letters, and society rules
Our Correspondent B. J. sent a letter. response delayed as a gentleman is in the country. No update on Captain Wilson's marriage. Awaited replies to Z. YS on early accerdance. W.'s Rules for a Christian Society received. A.T. of Offete noted for next. Bath letter inquiry unresolved. no such letter reached us. Correspondents assured due attention when received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J
Captain Wilson
A.B
Z. YS
A. T. of
Offete
E. K
Bath
Commodity price report on grains and malt
Wheat 405 to 47 bk 10 0 Mealing 453 to os to 533 Fine Effex to 563 od Rye 30s to 335 od Bar 28s to 32s Fi to 345 64 Malt 48s to 42 Fine to 443 od
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Benjamin Waddington
Hanoverhouse
Abergavenny
Hort
Womer
Ayton
Scarborough
Jane Brown
George Thompson
Richard Jefferson
York
Manchester
Norfolk
Billingsgate
Essex
Smithfield
Bedfordshire
Northamptonshire
Henry Holland
Cadet
Guildhall
Cambridge
Gen
Tattenham
Villian
Prince Ernest
Corn Exchange
Batley
Leadenhall
Greenland
Sunderland
Newgate
Leaden Mall
St. James's Smithfield
Hay
Farnham
T. Gillet
Crown Court
Fleet-street
J. Low
Stamp-Office
Birmingham
J. Thompson
E. Leslie
Dundee
Great Britain
Mr. I. Chapman
J . St. John
Strand
J. Bruce
City Road
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