09 May 1738
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Newspaper
Daily Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 09, 1738
Page
1
A reader inquires about a London procession of Charity Schools 5 and 4 and the broader spectacle of virtue, while critiquing extravagant wares and noble pretensions. The letter defends honest charity, condemns calumny, and urges national restraint and integrity, ending with a loyal plea to Sir.
A lengthy letter addressed to the public has been delayed in the hands of officials. The authors state the piece was not intended for quick publication and was considered not of great value to the public. Release is now considered and the public will receive the text.
A garbled 18th or 19th century fragment laments Freemasonry, praising and questioning the order. It references Britain, noble lineage, secrecy, and a Lady implicated in the critique, with scattered phrases about publishers and Dutch gazettes. The text is rough OCR, leaving unclear coherence and many corrupted names.
Shipping notices list multiple vessels sailing from Cadiz to Lifton and the Groin, with the Walpole Richards and the Townsend Packet among others. Arrivals include Kenwood from Eilbon and Jane from Guernsey, along with St Thomas from St Malo and Two Marys bound for Guernsey. Winds and passings indicate activity at Gravesend and the Downs with several ships reporting from Lisbon and Roan.
Fragmentary report lists clergy shifts in the Diocese of Durham and Chichester, noting Richard Chandler as Chancellor and references to Sister and Lady connections. Includes obituaries of merchants and several local notices of deaths, property, and misdeeds, with scattered Bristol news about distillers fined for liquor violations.
Informers, two women strangers, named as part of a gang, face charges with hearings set for the start of next week at Tolsey. Three companies of Col Harrison's Regiment are ordered to quell disturbances or guard Kineswood. Meanwhile ARSACES opens at King's Theatre Haymarket and the King and the Miller of Mansfield runs at Drury Lane. London stock prices, bonds, and various financials are recorded, including South Sea shares and East India stock figures.
The Committee for Letting the City's Lands of London gives notice of intended leases for three lots in Leadenhall Market and Chilwell-street Finfoury with multiple occupiers. Proposals to be received tomorrow at four o'clock in the Guildhall Council Chamber. details at the Comptroller's Office.
The T2E Committee for letting city lands announces sale of materials from several empty houses near Leadenhall called Tokenhouse part. Ground will be cleared and removal at purchaser expense under Clerk of the City Works. Proposals to be received tomorrow in Guildhall Council Chamber. Further details at Comptroller's Office.
To morrow the 10th instant and the following evenings at eight will view a collection of originals by Monsieur de Rose, late of Great Wild Street, now deceased. The pictures will remain on view until the sale time.
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