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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 30, 1791
Page
1
Hampton Middlesex announces a sizeable house to let or sell in good repair with offices double coach-house stabling for six horses and garden plots including a grass field nearby. Viewings Sundays excluded between noon and 3 pm and possession after the fifth week in May. Enquiries go to Mr. Macklin stationer 97 Cheapside London.
Widow of late chemist N Trotter presents Asiatic Tooth Powder claiming it preserves teeth and gums, freshens breath, whitens teeth, and prevents decay. Boxes bear preparer’s name and legal stamp. cautions against counterfeit products and notices retail locations in London shops.
An 18th century bank receipt records the transfer of a Twenty Thousand Pound prize from a lottery, with shares allotted to multiple individuals including Mr Barnes and several others. It notes the sale by Shergold and Co at Lombard Street, the receipt amount of Ten Thousand Pounds, and mentions other prize shares sold through the Royal Union Bank and various recipients in England and Ireland.
A list details shares to Mr Orrverk GoLpina and Mr William Wituts near Town Malling and Falcon Court Borough. Messrs SunrrGoth and Co. commend public support and note they may not revisit older samples of success. The late lottery results show prizes to various winners including a Walker award and other large sums, with draws daily from eleven to three for prize payments.
An 1791 Venice farewell address salutes Comte d Artois on his departure. Justiniani speaks in the name of the Republic, praising the comtes virtues and the bloodline of Henry IV in France. The speaker thanks the visitor for choosing his mansion, expressing lasting mutual regard and a wish to meet again when merited.
A letter argues for and against navigable canals, praising historic canal use for lowering carriage costs and fuel distribution while urging caution about rival projects. It warns Parliament against needless competition, stressing the need for clear public benefits and secure, cheap transport between Midland counties and the coast.
Monday in the London Bankruptcy Court Wyllie and Co petitioned against Livesey Hargreave and Co regarding bills discounted before Livesey’s bankruptcy. Wyllie claimed near 4000l advanced, and about 263l 18s to prove, blocked by fictitious payee. Lord Chatillon urged if money paid, the bills must be surrendered. decision reserved for tomorrow.
Tam Si warns the legislature against costly canal undertakings driven by cabals of interested adventurers and artful men seeking private gain. He urges caution to prevent damaging private property and harming respectable individuals, arguing real public utility is lacking.
The article describes progress toward a shared weights and measures standard, with Sir John Rigs Miller presenting plans to discuss with mathematicians. The French National Assembly delays inquiries until Britain commits to joint investigation. Britain Spain and Portugal show willingness to adopt a common standard, but action remains dormant.
Three musket shots from nearby woods kill a Conde regiment brigadier and two officers near the Chantilly park rendezvous. Reinforcements arrive as gunfire continues and a second volley kills M Bonneval of the Berry regiment. The piece notes gamblers and criminals fleeing Paris to the provinces, sustaining a life of plunder.
A British-Quebec social intrigue reveals a man known as Mr Nisbett living openly with Mr T H F in a Quebec house, sharing table gaieties. Doubts about his gender lead to a forged military certificate, a challenge, and a later discovery that the supposed gentleman is actually Miss Ville, who has left the province.
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