02 Dec 1799
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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 02, 1799
Page
1
Historic notice describes bond purchase options for the English State Lottery. Details include ticket costs, fractional shares, and a March 3 drawing with multiple prize tiers ranging up to £10,000. The document references a sixteenth and eighth of tickets, and various prize amounts in pounds.
A near complete sale notice describes Bilby Hall and estate details to be sold at auction. The listing covers house, out-buildings, 30 acres meadow, riche land, timber, and 38 acres? with appurtenances and improvements. The property includes a mansion, stables, and farm structures with access routes, lease terms, and planned sale procedures.
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions an exchange and dates with unclear context. Names and places are unreadable, making specifics hard to identify. The text seems to reference a schedule or communication but lacks usable details for a precise summary.
A lengthy listing describes books and volumes offered by booksellers around 1799 to 1800. It notes various works including Travels through Italy and America, biographies, histories, and educational titles, with prices in guineas and shillings, and notices forthcoming editions and large two volume sets.
A 1799 extract from Rev. Row Land Phillips declares the Cordial Balm of Gilead a powerful restorative for a nervous complaint. He notes his own recovery and his spouse’s benefit, urging public use advertised by Mr. Moxhews in London with directions and price per bottle.
A long jury trial in Kingbench Court held a chaisedriver liable for damages after he ejected an elderly man from a chaise and refused to carry him to London for better pay with a group of ladies. The plaintiff claimed violent resistance and a breach of contract. the jury awarded 201 pounds in damages.
A tarnished court record describes two portonis charged with gaming at a public house named the White Bear in St Catharine's parish. The action seeks board and lodging for the defendant's wife with a payment of ten guineas alleged. Witnesses dispute dates and circumstances of alleged bribes to commit perjury. The plaintiff’s case relies on testimony from female witnesses examined in Gravel-lane about meetings and bribe offers.
The Fly, a small cutter mounting six pounders, exchanged fire with a 34 gun French lugger about three miles from the French coast. The clash left the Fly's master mortally wounded and three sailors wounded, while the French crew retreated after heavy grapeshot. Ulyses towed to harbor for repairs. A French lugger also captured several convoy ships off Flamborough Head.
Dublin reports Wednesday detachments from the 64th Regiment head toward Geneva then to the West Tudies. Other regiments in the kingdom are ordered for similar duty. A new pike device seized near Smithfield, while post-hay mail from Carrick macross to Ardee was robbed of bags and letters.
Fragmented archaic report notes little change in agricultural prospects. Wheat crop concerns persist. prices show slight increases while general grain trade remains unsettled. Meat markets in Smithfield reflect higher cattle prices and modest sheep values amid ongoing supply shifts.
A scanned London market page notes substantial wheat demand and varied commodity prices. Prices listed for seeds, flour, hay, and other staples show shifts from previous periods, with premiums for quality and regional differences.
An uncertain OCR fragment hints at distant country markets with mentions of Pewseas Nox and irregular terms. Wheat and quartered notes appear, but essential details and entities remain unreadable.
Fragmentary report describes an accident near Fitzroy Square not in the square but on Cleveland Street in a poorly lit, unpaved area. It mentions the Golden Lion in Park Lane and the drowning of George Flower, a Life Guards private, with coroner’s inquest pending testimony from local witnesses. The text is garbled with multiple misread names and locations.
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