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the subscribers under the direction of the
committee, which consists of a consider-
able number of them. Of this committee
not less than three persons act, who meet
every Thursday at eleven o'clock at the
Merchants Seamens office over the Royal
Exchange; and any other day, if neces-
sary, at the Secretary's house in Prince's
street, where any two of the committee
may transact the business when it is very
urgent.
MARINERS alley, Fore street, Lambeth.
MARINERS street, Shadwell.
MARK lane, extends from Fenchurch street
to Tower street, and is chiefly inhabited
by merchants. Maitland says it was ori-
ginally called Mart lane, it being once
used as a public mart. On the east side
of this lane is the Corn Exchange.
MARKET court, 1. By Oxford market. 2.
By Shepherd's market.
MARKET hill, Upper Shadwell.
MARKET lane, Pallmall.
MARKET passage, 1. Lime street, leading
into Leadenhall market. 2. Oxford street,
leading into Oxford market. 3. Pater-
noster row, leading into Newgate mar-
ket.
MARKET street, 1. Jermain street. 2.
Newport street. 3. Millbank, West-
minster.
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MARKETS. As one of the principal ad-
vantages of a city are commodious mar-
kets, this metropolis may, in this parti-
cular, be said to exceed most, if not all
the cities in Europe: some account of
these is dispersed through this work; not-
withstanding which, it may be proper,
under this article, to gratify the reader's
curiosity, by giving a list of them, that
the whole may be seen at one view.
Bear Key, the great corn market.
Billingsgate, the great fish, and coal
market.
Bishopsgate street market, for hay.
Blackwell hall, the great cloth market.
Bloomsbury market, for meat, &c.
Borough market, a new market for meat
and greens.
Brook's market, for meat.
Carnaby market, for meat, &c.
Clare market, for meat, &c.
Covent Garden market, for herbs and
fruit.
Fleet market, for meat, fruit, herbs, &c.
Hay market, Pallmall, for hay and straw.
Honey lane market, for meat, &c.
Hoxton market, for meat, &c.
Hungerford market, for meat, &c.
Leadenhall market, for leather, hides,
and all kinds of provisions.
Mark lane market, for corn.
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