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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 09, 1774
Page
4
A chaotic description of a public show featuring a magic lantern by Bassley of Dryry lank PWeatre. The entertainment included caricatures painted on glass lit by lantern slides, with comic and satirical scenes. A widow’s tale and a humorous catechism were among the acts, followed by various figures and tableaux.
Reports detail summonses issued for a Privy Council meeting after a levee at St James's, with broader notes on ministers and court matters. The article also covers naval appointments, scholarly society notices, market price lists, local elections, and public health notices from London and Canterbury with scattered reports on individuals, ships, and disciplinary actions.
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