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Extracts from December 21st 1782

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Norfolk Chronicle Extracts from December 21st 1782

Transcription and notes copyright © Janelle Penney.

These transcriptions have been made from microfilm supplied by the British Library Newspaper Library, which holds the copyright of the images. If you cite from, or download any part of, these transcriptions you must include this paragraph to acknowledge the British Library Newspaper Library as the source of the material.

Note: the Norfolk Chronicle was published in Norwich. When no place is referred to exactly, or the term "this city" is used, Norwich is the place referred to. Similarly, mentions of "the Castle", the City Gaol" etc refer to institutions in Norwich.

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House of Commons.
...Monday, Dec. 16.

[snip] ... The Lord Mayor [of London] described again the distress of the poor of the metropolis. He said they were in danger of being starved, and starved by an act of Parliament -- the 21st of George III. chap.25. He mentioned the grievance arising from stating the average prices of grain, not from the weekly markets, but from a bulked average of three months. Hence it was that barley, for an instance, was carried up to the enormous price of 36 shillings the quarter; a price which put it out of the power of the poor to purchase it. His Lordship then moved that the Chairman be instructed to move the House for leave to bring in a bill to repeal the above act. He was seconded by Mr HUSSEY.
     The Lord Advocate agreed with the Right Honourable Magistrate in the necessity of making some regulation for the benefit of the poor for reducing the price of corn; but he could not go the whole length of consenting to a total repeal of the corn act; it had been made on mature deliberation, and upon system; its good effects had been frequently felt; and therefore would recommend it to the Right Honourable Magistrate to withdraw his motion, and make another for leave to bring in a temporary bill; and the House could then go into the consideration of the corn act at their leisure.
     Sir Edward ASTLEY desired gentlemen to be cautious how they altered the Corn Laws lightly. He said he had as much feeling for the poor as others; but if the promotion of the prosperity of agriculture was not kept in view, the landed interest would be very considerably affected, and such gentlemen as himself would have their tenants come to them and say, "You must take your farms upon yourselves, the new Corn Laws have made it no longer worth our while to till them." If the husbandmen were discouraged from the produce of corn by its being rendered a profitless species of cultivation, arable lands would be turned into pasture, grass would be grown instead of grain, and the consequence would be of the most serious nature to the whole kingdom. Instead of striking at the honest farmers, by too much and too unlimited an encouragement of the importation of foreign corn, Sir Edward advised gentlemen to retrench their luxuries and their superfluities. Let them wear no powder on their pates for a twelvemonth, and the difference would be incredible. A great deal of wheat flour was made into starch, and a great deal of starch into powder. If powder were forborne, we should be able to see men as nature made them. At present the carrotty [sic] haired man, the black haired man, and the brown haired man, appeared all alike.
     Another means of preventing the country from wanting corn so much, would be to stop the exportation of spirits and check the distillery. By that means the worst consumption of malt would give way to the better, and the poor would be relieved by more barley's coming to market for general purchase. [snip]

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On Tuesday last, by orders from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the petty officers and men on the impress service in this city were sent on board the Kitty tender, at Yarmouth, for the sea service, who all, to a man, went on board with great cheerfulness.

On Wednesday last the shop of Mr W. WALTON, peruke-maker, at Charing-cross, was robbed, by some person or persons unknown, who took down one of the shutters, and by breaking a pane of glass found means to carry off several articles undiscovered.

Sunday last was committed to the Castle, by Richard MILLES, Esq., Robert BARRETT, of North Elmham, charged with breaking into the dwelling-house of William ALGAR, of North Elmham aforesaid, and stealing thereout seventeen shillings in silver.

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Saturday last died Mr Jonathan LAMBERT, musical-instrument-maker, in St John's of Maddermarket, in this city.

Monday last died at Newmarket, the 84th year of his age, Thomas PANTON, Esq., father to the Duchess Dowager of Ancaster, Groom of the Running-horses to his Majesty. His death will be a great loss to the neighbouring poor, to the relief of whose necessities he greatly contributed.

To be Sold by Auction by Henry TAGG,
On Monday the 23d of December, 1782, By Virtue of a Deed of Trust, at Mr Francis COLVIN's, Miller, at his House in Thursford.

All the Household Furniture, consisting of four-post Bedsteads, with Check and Cheney Furniture, Bedding, Blankets, Mahogany and other Chairs; Dining, Tea and Chamber Tables, Pier Glasses, Chest of Drawers, Bureau, 30 Hour Clock, China, Linnen [sic], a Copper, with Brewing and Dairy Utensils; also two Road Carts, three Horses, a Foal, Ploughs, Harrows, 14 Geese, three Shots, a Stack of Hay, a Pair of capital French Stones in the Mill, with a Dressing Mill quite new, and its Furniture, and a Boulting Mill.
     N.B. Notice to Creditors.
Francis COLVIN, of Thursford in the County of Norfolk, Miller, having assigned over all his Effects to David STURLEY, of Kettlestone, and Henry TAGG, of Walsingham, in Trust for the Benefit of his Creditors, requests them to send their Accounts; and all Persons who stand any ways indebted to Francis COLVIN, are requested forthwith to pay the same to the above within fourteen Days, or they will be sued without further Notice.

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Norwich.

Whereas by virtue of a Warrant under the Hands and Seals of Starling DAY, and John GAY, Esquires, two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said City of Norwich and County of the same City, the Dwelling-house of John BLANCHFLOWER, of the Parish of All Saints, in the said City, was on the Sixteenth Day of this present Month of December, entered into, and searched for Materials of Woollen Yarn, wrought or unwrought, suspected to be purloined, or embezzlled [sic], and concealed in the said House. And upon the said Search were found in the said House sixty-seven Pounds and ten Ounces weight of Woollen Yarn of various Sorts and Colours, an uncertain Quantity of Woollen Yarn of various Sorts and Colours, wound upon ninety-four Wood Bobbins, and about forty Yards of Stuff, the same being Materials of Woollen Yarn manufactured, or wrought up. And the said John BLANCHFLOWER not having produced the Party or Parties duly intitled [sic] to dispose of the same, of whom he bought or received the same, nor giving a satisfactory Account how he came by the same, he, the said John BLANCHFLOWER, was deemed and adjudged by John GAY and Nathaniel ROE, Esquires, two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said City and County (before whom the said John BLANCHFLOWER was heard, and made his Defence) guilty of a Misdemeanour, in having the said Materials in his Possession. Notice is therefore hereby given, that the abovementioned Materials are deposited in the Sword-bearer's-office in the Guildhall of the said City, to the End, that Persons having lost such Materials may come and claim the same any Day (Sundays and Christmas-Day excepted) between the Hours of Ten and Two, for the Space of thirty Days from the 21st Day of this present Month of December, 1782.

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Cley next the Sea, Norfolk.
Notice to Creditors.

The Creditors of Frances BRIDGES, late of Cley aforesaid, Widow, deceased, are desired to meet Mr Robert BURTON, the Executor named in her last Will, at the Public-house known by the Sign of the George, in Cley aforesaid, on Monday the 30th Day of December, Inst. at Eleven in the Forenoon, that a State of the Affairs of the deceased may be laid before them, and their Advice and Directions taken in Matters relative to her Effects, Credits and Debits, and such Creditors as cannot themselves, or by their Agents, attend as above, are requested before the said Day to send Accounts of their respective Demands upon her said Effects to the said Mr BURTON, at Egmore, or to Thomas MENDHAM, Briston, Norfolk.

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To be Sold, At the Dwelling house of Mr Abraham LINCOLNE, opposite the Swan, in Swan Lan, near the Post-office, St Andrew's, Norwich, a Parcel of very fine Sperma-Ceti Candles, at 2 shillings and 6 pence per pound [weight] being considerably under Prime Cost, which far excel any Wax Candles made at this present Time; they run from three to four in each Pound.

Transcription and notes copyright © Janelle Penney.

These transcriptions have been made from microfilm supplied by the British Library Newspaper Library, which holds the copyright of the images. If you cite from, or download any part of, these transcriptions you must include this paragraph to acknowledge the British Library Newspaper Library as the source of the material.