Refine Search

Countries

Regions

Lothian, Scotland

Access Type

3

Type

3

Public Tags

No tags available

From the Evening Poft, March 11

... headed by a great Number of Houfe-keepers, and went to the Mayor's Houfe, who had bought up a great Quantity of Corn, Meal and Potatoes, to (hip off* of which they made a Demand from him -, but he refilling to comply, they pulled down his Dwelling- houfeand ...

Published: Tue 18 Mar 1729
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 306 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

From the Evening Toft, July 31

... 2.2 fn. per Ca?k, altho' fowre. The poor People buy Rice at Twopence halfpeny per Found, for they cannot get Oat Meal or potatoes. Iff fhort, the Poor are ftarving for Want. Oar Pa- li.h has led the Van, by fubfcribing 100 I. fterling to relieve the poor ...

Published: Tue 05 Aug 1729
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 447 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

*„ From St. Jameses Evening-Poft, Marcb 8

... Place, where Coals were, they are continued to be fold at 2a fh. per Ton. His Lordlhip -alfo vifited the Markets, and made the Potato fellers to lower their Price t to the great Relief of the Ppor. -From the London Evening Poft, Marsh ?? Soifons 7 March p ...

Published: Mon 17 Mar 1729
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 869 | Page: 2 | Tags: none