Georgian Newspaper Project

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This database contains brief summaries of articles, advertisements and notices in the Bath Chronicle newspaper, for selected years between 1770 and 1800.

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Visitors: arrivals in Bath - Countess of Inniskillen; Lady Ann & Lady Mary Murray; Lady Aston; Sir W. Gerrard [NOTP], Governor Pownall, Bishop of St. David's Bishop of St David's
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1464/ article:3 d
News: Earl Camden was elected Recorder of Bath on Friday, in the room of his late father
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1465/ article:3 d
Military: Bath Corporation voted 200 guin to County Subscription on Friday.
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1466/ article:3 d
Leisure: Lady Elizabeth Neal presented an engraved medallion to Miss Wallis on behalf of ladies & gentlemen of Bath, last week.
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Charity: Children of the Charity School - collection for support at local churches raised £135 4s 1¾d.
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Crime: committed to Shepton gaol on Monday - James Remnant for picking pocket of Colonel Douglas near the theatre [Bath]. Remnant well known at Bow St, & 1st pickpocket in the Kingdom.
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1469/ article:3 d
Sport: Bath races results for Wed, Thu, Fri
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1470/ article:3 d
Marriages: the account of the marriage of Mr Charles Scott of Bath, published last week, is without foundation.
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1471/ article:3 d
Goods: auction - household furniture of person quitting business. At auction room Parsonage Lane on 22 May by Wm Evill
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Property: auction - f/hold estate at Compton Dando, 7 miles from Bath, with farmhouse, dairyhouse, barn, stable & ca. 30 acr pasture, etc, in occup Anthony Smith as t.a.w.. At Globe Inn Newton on 25 June by Wm. Evill.
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Travel: Wilts & Berks Canal - meeting at Bear Inn Wantage on 16 May. Resolved canal to terminate at Abingdon, etc. Next meeting at Angel Inn Chippenham on 2 June.
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Politics: alleged treason & sedition - Sam. Williams, printer & engraver; Francklin a tailor; & the blacksmith who made instruments for the various Societies apprehended on Thursday by special warrant (London, 25 May).
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Politics: Mr Martin, the attorney taken from King's Bench Prison yesterday evening by virtue of a writ of Habeas Corpus and conducted by Messengers to the Privy Council (London, 25 May).
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1476/ article:1:00 AM
Politics: Bills for suspension of Habeas Corpus - 2 protests entered yesterday in Lords [22 May] one signed Norfolk, Grafton, Lansdown, Guilford, Albermarle, Bedford, Lauderdale & Derby; other signed Stanhope. [Recvd Royal Assent 23 May]
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Finance: bankruptcy - James Cross of Bath, Zachary Bayly, eldr of Lyncombe & Widcombe, Zachary Bayly, yngr of Bath, Nathaniel Bayly of Bath, Robert Gutch of Wells & Thomas Cross of Clifton, bankers, dealers & chapman in Bath & Wells. Commsnrs meet at Hetling House 16 June to receive proof of debts etc, last day prior to declaration of dividend. Harry Elderton, solicitor Bristol
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Crime: Bath Guardian Soc - AGM at Guildhall [no date], accounts approved, income 1793/4 £137 18s 11d; expenditure,. to Sec £18 10s 11 last yr, £21 this; £49 1s 8d to Mr Claville for expenses with prosecution of Mr Noake for selling beer short; Mr Cruttwell, printing etc £7 19s 6d, Messrs Hooper & Keenes £7 13s 6d;
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Politics: alleged treason, etc - list of prisoners charged, inc in Newgate (Mr Wm. Stone, coalmerchant); in Tower (Mr J. Horn Tooke, Rev Mr Joyce, Mr Bonney the solicitor, Mr Thelwall, Mr Richter), contd
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Politics: alleged treason, etc - list of prisoners charged, inc in custody of King's Messengers - Messrs Hardy, Adams, Sharp (engineer), Franklyne (tailor of Lambeth), Mulcaster (St martin Le Grand), Spence (bookseller of Holborn), Edward, jnr (Jewin St), Hilliard, Roussel (an emigre), Mr Martin (from King's Bench Prison).(London, 26 May).
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Military: appointments in Somrst Fencible Cavalry - John Earl Poulett to be Col; John Strode, esq Lt Col; John B Burland, esq Maj; John Lethbridge, John Rawlins Collins, W H Newton, esqs to be Capts; etc
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1482/ article:2 b
Travel: letter re. new road from Bath via Bradford, Trowbridge, & Westbury to Warminster. No stage-coaches yet on this route.
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Agriculture: grain prices - Devizes 22 May, wheat 39s-52s; barley 21s-35s; beans 38s-48s; oats 26s-32s; peas 40s-46s;vetches 50s-72s per quarter
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1484/ article:2 b
Agriculture: grain prices - Warminster 24 May, wheat 35s-49s; barley 21s-33s; oats 20s-24s; beans 40s-43s per quarter
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1485/ article:2 b
Agriculture: Mark Lane 26 May, small supply of wheat & not many buyers. 3499 qtrs wheat sold at av 50s, 2¾d lower than last week
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1486/ article:2 b
Goods: average price of sugar, w-e 21 May, 43s 10¼/cwt excl.duty
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Goods: meat prices - Smithfield 26 May, to sink the offal, ox beef 2s 8d-3s 8d; we.mutton 3s 4d-3s 8d; veal 3s-4s; lamb 3s 6d-4s 8d; pork 3s 4d-4s/stone of 8 lbs. Sold this day, 1500 beasts, 6000 sheep, 2000 lambs.
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1488/ article:2 b
Goods: meat prices - Newgate/ Leadenhall 26 May by carcase, ox beef 2s2d-3s2d; mutton 3s-3s4d; veal 2s6d-4s; pork 3s4d-4s; lamb 3s4d-4s4d.
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Goods: commmodities - average prices, tallow 2s 7½d/stone; hay 76s-88s; straw 35s-30s; clover 88s-98s;
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Politics: Wilts Assocn, Friends to King & Country - cmmttee met at Council Chambers, Devizes on 24 May. Propose dinner at Town Hall on 4 June, on table at 3pm. Tickets 10s 6d each. E Joyce, sec
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Employment: wanted - place for girl about 16 to look after child or other light work. Enquire the printer.
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Leisure: for benefit of Mr & Mrs Kelly - "Macbeth" with "The Highland Reel" at Theatre Royal Bath on 29 May, tickets from Mr Kelly at 4 Lower Borough Walls, Bath; etc
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Leisure: benefit of Mr Marshall - "Much Ado About Nothing" with "The Two Misers" at Theatre Royal Bath on Sat 31 May, tickets from Mr Marshall, 12 Kingsmead St, Bath
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Military: Internal Defence - Wilts Select Cmmtee, subs already pubd £9,669 5s 6d; later additions [itemised] bring total to £10,133 13s.
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1495/ article:2 d
Military: Internal Defence - General cmmtee of subscribers for Wilts meet at Black Bear Inn Devizes on 31 May. Wm Hughes, sec, 26 Mar [sic]
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Finance: mortage wanted - £1,000 at 5% on house in capital position, enquire the printer
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Travel: Somerset Coal Canal - proprietors meeting at York House on 3 June at 11 o'clock. To hoose 24 persons from Smorst & Bristol for Committee.
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Goods: on sale - at John Court's, ironmonger in Green St, Bath, crown garden scythes of Hartley's patent temper 4s 6d; long grass scythes, crown 5s; long grass, do best Crown 5s 6d; long grass scythes, refined steel 6s each
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Leisure: Spring Gardens Vauxhall - Grand Gala & fireworks at on 4 June in honour of His Majesty's birthday. Tickets 1s from Mr Pritchard, at Parade Coffee House, & at gate of Garden
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Goods: auction - household furniture, livestock, farming utensils of Geo. Gardiner [sic], bankrupt at Combe Mill, nr Limpley Stoke on 3 June by J. Stafford. Inc 8 day clock, 6 draught horses, 1 hackney mare, 2 yr old ox & heifer, 10 ewes, 11 lambs, 200 sheep & lamb skins; etc
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Leisure: benefit of Mr Taylor -"The Duenna" with entertainment at Theatre Royal Bath on 3 June. Tickets Mr Taylor, Market Place, Bath; Mr Bartley at Box Lobby of Theatre; & at Meyler's library.
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Finance: Bank Stocks 167 1/8 ½; 5% 103¾ 7/8; New 4% 84½ 5/8; 3% red 70¼ a 69 7/8 a 70; ditto conf 70 5/8 ¾ ½; long ann 20 1/16; ditto sht 1779 9 1/16 ½;
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1503/ article:3 c
Finance: Bank Stocks - India Bond 9s pr; Exch Bills 10s pr; New Navy 15/8 dif. Scrip 71½; Omnium 5¼.
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Visitors: arrivals in Bath - Dowager Countess of Farnham, Hon Mrs Massey Dawson and family [NOTP]
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Marriages: Mr Arnold of the White Lion Inn to Miss Mary White last Thursday.
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Deaths: Capt. Pigott [sic, = Pigot] (son of Granado Pigott, esq of Bath) died of his wound at Valenciennes last week [c.f. 8 May, 3d].
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Deaths: Mrs Hyatt (wife of Mr Hyatt of Shepton Mallet, Under Sheriff of Somrst) in the prime of life, last Friday
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Deaths: -- Clavering, esq (brother to Sir Thomas Clavering) having left Bath in perfect health on 19 May, at High Wycombe on 22 May.
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Deaths: John Gear, esq of Artillery Street, London, at his lodgings in Bath. [NFD]
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Deaths: Mrs Whitaker at the Ring of Bells in the Grove. [NFD]
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1511/ article:3 c
Deaths: Mrs Jones (widow of Mr Jones, eminent surgeon at Bradford, aunt to High Sheriff of Wiltshire) in Axford Bldgs, Bath. [NFD]
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1512/ article:3 c
Births: a son to the lady of Raymond Arundell, esq, at her house in Bath. [NFD]
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