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Newspaper
Daily Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 21, 1738
Page
2
A garbled letter fragment laments betrayals and praises European powers while arguing Britain should cultivate Spain for trade gains amid Europe’s crisis. The report notes East India Company dispatches about a damaged ship with many drowned, plus theatre listings, stock prices, and bank figures from London mentions.
The page lists multiple ships and origins including the Scarborough Westcot Anglesea Studholm Prince of Orange Hudson Princess Royal Backwell Beaufort Stevens Kilby Lispon Welcome Mulberry St. Abes Meadow Mansfield Hamburgh Katharine Bostock Jamaica and the Essex Quick from Jamaica with wind north and fair outlook. Gravesend reports arrivals of the Prince of Orange Dustin from Rowerdam and Cooper Sporne from.
London society reports a duchess baptism at Marlborough House in Piccadilly with Elizabet h Sperker as godmother. Godparents include the Countess of Sunderland and Viscountess Bateman. The ceremony was led by the Bishop of St David’s. The Earl of Burgh's daughter is born in Hanover Square, while John Orlebar is named to a Revenue of Excise post at St James's after Thayer’s death.
Printed and sold by S. Cibain near Fe Bails a and Ci the Booksellers of London and Westminster. Price 2.5.6d.
A two part catalogue from Olive P at Horace's Head Round Court Strand describes a large collection of rare books bound in Morocco with ribands. Part I lists major works such as Montfaucon Antiquities and Brand's History of the Reformation, Part II features miscellany and foreign language texts. Catalogues are gratis from Mr Serahan Cornhill and the sale is held at the saley place with Moncey for library purchases in Italian Spanish and French languages.
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