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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 01, 1776
Page
4
Two appeals from Ireland to be heard before the House of Lords were postponed to March due to missing papers from Ireland. Lord Cathcart moved for delay. Agents were summoned to the bar and reprimanded by the Lord Chancellor for not delivering printed cases four days before hearing. The House adjourned to Monday.
In the House of Commons on Thursday petitions were presented on private bills and Worcestershire election bribery was examined. Evidence showed Bingham of Birmingham promised payments to freemen to secure votes for Rous and Walsh. Details recounted include payments of two and five guineas and a later promised remainder. The Worcester committee adjourned after hearing witnesses and will continue the case.
The report lists ongoing petition witness counts and parliamentary shifts, a Huntingdon seat change, and reactions to military alterations. It notes Antigua governor Sir Ralph Payne’s reception, Swedish merchant losses, frost damage to ships, excise charity limits, theatre protests over Blackamoor Washed White, and local market prices.
R Warren of Golden-square London advertises volatile essence of lavender as best remedy for headachy throat and nasal obstructions and as fragrant handkerchief scent. Milk of Roses cleanses clears and preserves skin from infancy to old age. Royal liquid of violets also offered with pricing in shillings.
An 18th century notice advertises Jessavaine for tonging and preserving hair from decay and loss at three shillings per bottle. It claims royal letters patent and wide approval among leading families in these kingdoms.
An appeal notes that charity funds from Robert Park of Ely were distributed yesterday to the poor of Athburton Devon, in proportion to family size and distress. The writer signs as Apburton, dated January 28, urging readers to publish the notice in the paper.
The document fragment lists mixed stock and bond entries including Indian bank stocks and bonds with percentages such as 3, 4, and 7 percent, with several undecipherable tokens and stray numerals, suggesting a financial page snapshot showing investment rates and bond types. The legible items mention bonds and bank stock references among assorted figures.
A sale notice lists military and naval works published in America and London. Titles include Johnston’s Military Science compendium, Otway’s Art of War translation, Knox’s North American campaign journal with maps, Cadet military treatise for officers, De Lieven’s Naval Evolutions, and Naval Tactics with prices and board bindings.
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