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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 20, 1774
Page
4
A reader asks the General Evening Post to publish yearly counts of bankrupts from July 1772 to July 1743 and July 1773 to July 1774, noting declines and hoped improvement in prices of provisions. The plea condemns high staple prices harming the general public and industrious poor.
In August 1774 Geneva Eyexine Post reports a busy circuit term with about one hundred entered causes. Judges were greeted with courtly honors as Sheriffs from seven counties escorted affize officials. Observers warn that neglect of proper office ceremony weakens authority and that hirelings and bailiffs can become a nuisance in justice.
Extract from an April 4 letter discusses a new war scare with Britain Russia and Prussia said to oppose France Spain Austria and Sardinia. Alleged alliance between France and Sardinia with Corsica ceded to Sardinia and Piedmont marriage plans. pretender Charles Edward Stuart arrives in Tuscany amid Hanover complaints.
Reports from Regensburg and Vienna detail complaints against Britain Elector, Prussian moves toward Poland and Silesia, Sweden's army buildup, and French influence as tensions rise. Dispatches mention Spain's treasure, baronial declarations, and maritime incidents, with local market prices and a Cork murder case.
The readable text lists borrowing times around 54 m after 3 a.m and 4 p.m. on Thursday with scattered references to morning and afternoon 4 in the afternoon. The garbled OCR preserves little identifiable names or places and the exact event remains unclear.
Market quotes show prices for corn, barley, rye, and malt at the Corn Exchange. Wheat ranges around 43 pence and 53? cents per unit, with flour and malt listed. Prices reflect varied grades and brands, including Pale Malt and Best Peate, across multiple shillings and pence figures.
The clipping lists stock prices and bank notes with terse figures such as South Sea ditto and Old Ann ditto New, noting prices like 1492 and 87gak per cance. It mentions bank funds reduce and consoi figures, with scattered numbers including 326 and Fenras 8.
A fragment from a historical notice addresses local leaders the Geniemen and clergy along with the Fivetiokdets of the county in a terse civic message. The text shows era style capitalization and unusual group names.
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