18 Aug 1729
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Newspaper
Daily Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 18, 1729
Page
1
The dispatch reports Czarist forces in Persia and a Turkish Grand Signor seeking pacification. A Grand Vizier’s envoy heads to Moscow to secure peace terms. Also covered are Prince George of Hesse and Hamburg welcomes, royal progress in Hamburg and Lunenburg, and knighthood for John Emmerson Ely amid merchant addresses and assurances of sovereign protection.
London society pages report the deaths of Dr John Radcliffe and John Hady of Somerset, with mentions of estates, property, and personal reputation. Other items note Foster’s death, Poulton’s arrest for horse theft, Sir Charles Wager’s expected arrival, Morrice’s Montpelier trip to see the late Bishop Atterbury, Admiralty vacancies at Namur, and the Lord Chief Justice Raymond’s anticipated return. A Bridewell court session confirms new governors.
An evening talk at the Oratory Lincoln's Inn Fields outlines Kneller's memory and the principles of painting. It covers religious and secular art, Italy France England, and debates on taste with reflections on rules and errors.
Yesterday the Earl of Godolphin and the Countess of Bristol arrived in town as waiting in the Bed Chamber circles. A group of gentlemen urged the Duke of Newcastle to intercede over the execution of the two Penny brothers at Kingston upon Thames. The Angel Inn in Piccadilly reported a burglary of linen goods after the shop’s shutters were partially cut. Prisoners at Newgate were found attempting escape but restrained. tools were seized and they remained in the condemned hold. Financial market notices follow with South Sea stock, Bank, and other securities prices and premiums.
The Company of Comedians presents Flora with The Beggar's Dream fragment and a new opera Damon and Phillida at the Royal Exchange venue. Cast includes Rays Floca Mowarfort Teftey Reynolds Hulere Ruffell Pearce Nokes. tickets at Fribourg's, seven o'clock start. last aging dill week. A temple model exhibit and theft notice near Henry Topping's shop follow, offering a reward for recovered goods and a warning about an elopement.
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