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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 21, 1775
Page
4
A stage farce unfolds as Lively seeks treasure with lovers, while Janitors in Turk ish garb interrupt, Gripe and Hunks scheme with tomb breaking, Hanks is entombed, the sanitaries arrive drunk, and a bucket gag reveals Lively in the mufti’s gown. lovers strike a deal, ending with a quintet and chorus.
News notes a forthcoming regulation to curb customs evasion at out ports and recounts an Aldeburgh smuggling chase where a cutter repelled a lugger attack, plus a Leeds coach robbery near Hatfield where two highwaymen seized passengers’ money after a pistol misfire.
Descriptions of thieves’ boat thefts and street robberies near Holborn Water Lane and Ludgate Hill. A dancing master commits suicide at a lady’s house. Madams and haberdashers’ shops broken into. Notices include clergy livings, deaths, and stock prices with various bonds and annuities cited.
The House debated the state of North American commerce after the Stamp Act and duty on tea. Alderman Hayley urged a petition from London merchants trading to America, asking for hearing and referral to the Thursday Committee. Lord North and others opposed and the motion to refer failed, 197 to 81 and 192 to 21, as members argued over reconciliation and information from merchants.
Readable fragments show stock prices and bank securities dated Sep 4 1444. Entries mention Bank Securities reduced, bonds and annuities, and various stock items including South Sea and Navy related notes with vague figures and percentages.
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