Jane Austen’s Regency World – July 01, 2019

What Made the News

in july and august 1811

Importations of Spanish wool into this

kingdom have been lately so very great,

that reduction of price has taken place in

that article of nearly 50 per cent.

A whole family was lately poisoned at

Dresden by some hemlock, which the

servant cooked under the idea of its being

parsley. The husband and wife died in the

greatest agony 24 hours later.

Next year, it is said, is to be a jubilee for

the Baronets of England, it being the

200th year from their first institution. The

Premier Baronet is Sir Edmund Bacon, of

Raveningham, Norfolk; the creation 22nd

May, 1611. There are nearly 600 Baronets.

On the 22nd May next year, it is proposed

to have a grand gala in honour of the day,

and of the order.

Compiled by Judy Boyd

The Argus, a newspaper printed at Paris

in the English language, and which, for

a series of years, has been a vehicle of the

greatest falsehoods respecting the state of

this country, terminated its existence on the

31st ultimo.

A French Courier, with his escort, have been

killed at Nievas, by a party of patriots, and

the mail which they had with them has been

secured. The party was commanded by a

female, who has acquired such dexterity in

the use of arms, that she actually fired two

shots for one that her followers discharged.

Mr West has received 1,000 guineas

for his excellent picture of Christ

teaching Humility exhibited in the last

exhibition. The liberal purchaser was

Mr Davis, MP for Colchester.

The Pope, it is said, has nothing more
than what may be deemed a prison
allowance, as he has declared his
firm intention not to owe anything
to Bonaparte, whom he has indeed
excommunicated, though unhappily
the sentence cannot be carried into
execution. There are, however, many
devout persons who are anxious
to render every assistance to the
unfortunate Pontiff, and who afford

him many comforts.

Guildhall, Bath

CORPORATION TENANTS

Notice is hereby given, to the Tenants of

the Corporation, that the Chamberlain

will attend every day this week, from Eleven

o’clock until Two, to receive the

WATER RENTS, OUT RENTS, and

HOUSE RENTS, due at Midsummer:

when it is particularly required that all

arrears be paid up.

N B. No notes but those of the Bank of

England, or of the regular Bath banks, will

be received.

The Dublin Theatre is about to be opened as

an English Opera House, upon the plan of

the Lyceum.

At Berlin a royal edict has been published,

suspending commercial intercourse with

the United States. It directs that no vessels

coming from any of the ports of those

Provinces or having American proprietors

shall be admitted into the Prussian harbours.