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Newspaper

Weekly Register

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

May 01, 1799

Page

7

London Trades and Dividends Listed in Guildhall Notices

Directory style record lists names of tradesmen from Watlington Oxford Ludgate-hill and Manchester calico printers to divers merchants and shopkeepers with May and June guildhall dates. Includes dividends for multiple individuals across Yorkshire, Covent Garden and Liverpool, plus a Windsor sermon visit and local crime notes. Also reports a Thames suicide attempt near London Bridge, a Lambeath Walk burglary, a Bearttead birth, Bethnal Green birth, and a Manchester wagon robbery near St Albans.

W. Chaplin Watlington Oxford Lacemas Guildhall W.clipton Ludgate-hill Vitualler R. Timberlake North Audley-street Hanover-quare Butcher F. Haywood G. Falfreyman Manchester Calico-Printers Star Inn H. B. Dennis Gainsborough Lincoln Mercer Black Moor's Head Inn R. Tomkins Charlotte-fircer Rathbone-place R. Gilbert Reading Berks Draper W. Brettaigh Liverpool Lancaster Globe Tavern John Street T. Middleton Rawcliffe Yorkshire W. Bottomley St. Mary Magdalen Surry J. Lucas York-street Covent-Garden J. Mellier Crooked-lane T. Cu Jiford C. Barrow Strand C. Evans J. Evans Lime-street W. Wright T. White J. Paddon Exeter J. Davison St. Thomas the Apostle Devonshire Coatefactors L. Burgess Old Change Firaw T. R. Bevan Basinghall-street Monty-Scrivener R. Girling West Rodham Norfolk Maltfer J. Morgan Namptwich Chester W. Bailey Malmesbury Wiltshire Virtualler Maltster J. Wood Borringdon Hertfordshire Smith M. Nicholl St. Martin’s-le-Grand Newgate-street Pawnbroker June's TP. Hill T. Pitter the Younger Finlyfor Bow Churchyard Augusta Elizabeth Mary Sophia St. Gerge’s Chapel Windsor Bristol Job London-bridge Thames Dark Lambeth-walk Daniel Kenn Mariam Bearttead Kear Featherstone Courch Bethnal Green St. Alban's

Police Intelligence at Bow Street and Mansion House

Elizabeth Corbyn of Holles Street Clare-market faced the charge of exercising occult arts by foretelling Margaret Patterson’s fate earning 6d. The case labeled as rogue and vagabond. Holmes a journeyman boot-maker appeared before the Lord Mayor on a fraud claim shown by witnesses. He stitched and modified a boot rand risking heel separation under pressure. The Lord Mayor.

Bow Streat Elizabeth Corbyn Holles- Street Clare-market Nicholas Bond Margaret Patterson Mansion House Holmes Shaw Hope Davey Chapman

Fraudulent Boot Trade Brought Before Alderman

Alderman Shaw condemned the deceit as ruinous to traders and the public. The prisoner spoke no defence while his wife and child cried. Judges deemed the fraud singular and punished him with a 21 shillings fine doubled to the boot price, though unable to pay, he was jailed.

Shaw

Obituary notices from Twickenham to Walton-upon-Thames

Deaths across multiple locations include Lady Margery Murray of Twickenham and Lord Henry Yelverton at Portman Square, with Rev. Thomas Bryson and Dr. Cooper among the mourned. Obituaries list Samuel Fairfax in Calcutta, Charles Dalrymple in Edinburgh, George Broomfield in West Clindon, James Worthington in Liverpool, Azariah Uzair in the Navy, Villetté the chaplain in Islington, Mr. Butcher of the East India Company, Mrs. Longe of James Street, Mrs. Dongtace of Ripley, Mrs. Saran Meroper, and George Shakpear of Dean Street.

Twickenham Margery Murray Wiliam Earl of Mansfield David Hhis House Somerset Street Portman Square Henry Yelverton Earl of Sdssex Thomas Bryson New Road George Azariah Uzaid Islington Rex Mr. Villetté Newgake Mr. Butcher East India Company Fea James-street Longe E. Lounge Crshalton One New Road Paudington George Shakpear Jon George Shakespear Walton-upon-Thames Surry Partioo Migdiekex

Loss of the Brave a Royal lugger near Harwich in 1799

A wartime naval report recounts the loss of the hired armed lugger Brave under Lieut John Guyon after a collision and quick sinking near Beachy Head. Eclips, a transport brig carrying part of the 45th regiment, misjudged its helm and struck Brave. Edmands, captain of the Brave, is praised for his seamanship. Additional notes from Capt Donaldson describe privateer actions near Holy Island and shipwrecks at Ramsgate, including the Hambro' Commerce and Henrietta incidents.

John Guyon Beachy-head Chanael Chourlee Eclips South Suiclus 45Th Regiment of Jqiiin Guyon Cpt Bazelp Harpy Donaldson Hull Leith Holy Iland Perthmack

Maritime losses and captures in early January incidents

A list of ships sailing to various ports are reported with several losses and captures. The Patrick from Dublin to Oporta was burnt in the early rath of January. The Cromotts foundered at sea with crew saved. Others, including the Handelfluftt from Smyrna and the George from Lisbon to London, are noted as lost or captured near the coast of Holland. Several crews were saved in these perilous episodes.

Handelfluftt Kier Smyrna Hambro Texel Jonn Tytler Yarmouth Poole Boulogne Vrow Metta Visler London Embden Holland Patrick Osborn Dublin Oporta Rath Cromotts Watt Liverpool Niwfai Wek Lord Loughborough Longridge Shields Hamborough Ross Giersch Isabella Jaffray Banff Jeane Norrie Dundee Elizabeth Mackay Eanett Aberdeen Littie Norway George Igilancia Lisborn Eliza Brown New York St. Thomas’s Jamaica Minerva Luitham Lisbon Malaga

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