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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 20, 1776
Page
4
Postscript notes ships ordered to sail from Cartiacena toward the Streights of Gibraltar. A midnight earthquake in Malta damaged the cathedral dome. In Brussels an Empress-Queen ordinance opens a two million loan at three percent on the first of next month.
The Duchess of Kingston faces trial with a lengthy defense detailing birth, fortune, and marriage to the late Duke of Kingston. Civil and ecclesiastical law arguments surface on witness procedures, with debates on Dr Collier and privilege as the court weighs admissibility and the fate of a clergyable felony verdict.
Yesterday Afternoon dispatches from Madrid reached Lord Weymouth who hurried to the Queen's Palace with them. A messenger to Lord North at Bushy Park brought him to town by six in the evening. The 64 gun Worcester at Spithead is ordered to sea. origin of destination unknown. An April 16 Greenock extract notes a transport boat overturned, leaving two men missing, three rescued, and the 42d regiment arriving from Glasgow to Port Glasgow.
The record notes the Duchess of Kingston trial postponement for correspondence favours. Censor-W. W. and the Prologue to the Siege of Damaseurs are received. The brief item hints at ongoing literary and legal notices in the publication.
The listing shows bank stock prices with figures such as 1382.2 and 9 percent, along with bond quotes like 46 7/8 and various notes including India and navy bills. Entries reference banks, bonds, and percent yields with scattered OCR-like text fragments.
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