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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 21, 1773
Page
3
Fragmentary notes describe a December meeting debating agricultural improvements and a fear of progress, with references to horse races and rural entertainments. A separate account mentions a man named Edward Yates found dead near Malvern after distress from poverty, with an inquest held.
Dec 21 reports arrivals and sailings of East Indiamen and other vessels. Names include Caledonian through The Britannia from Dublin and Peterborough from Plymouth, with packets from Havre de Grace and Lisbon routes. Several ships reach Dover the Downs and Plymouth from Oporto, Bilbao, and Rotterdam, reflecting busy maritime traffic.
Private Irish accounts report cabinet and lieutenant appointments amid royal seal arrangements. News mentions the Duke of Leinster's possible Kildare lieutenancy, plus local Ward poll results and council selections, with overseas distress reports from Martinique and Fort Royal flooding.
Extracts describe unsettled weather with temperatures from 14 to 0 degrees, a rare aurora and ships wrecks near Plymouth and Orkney. Reports cover robberies in London and Chigwell, hangings, drownings, and court cases including a murder at Chigwell with Higgs as suspect, plus various maritime incidents and public notices.
Obituary notes the death of Vincent Barnes aged 99, a former Piccadilly merchant, who retired about twenty years ago. The report mentions the long life, locations in Surrey and Bodginights area, and references to family and acquaintances in the local community.
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