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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 30, 1776
Page
4
A playful verse extols a Bachelor’s gaze on appealing women in a neat village. It names Prue Sophia Lucia Pastora and a general vow to wed, hoping the Bachelor’s Eye grants charm, freedom, and Hymen’s blessing.
A reader encloses a note disputing a January report about detentions on the road from Danstable to Daventry. Roads are passable for ten days, provisions are plentiful and cheap, beef and mutton at three pence halfpenny per pound. The writer asks publication to oblige readers.
The hearing before Lord M rose before the bar to address the Ward and Hartpole appeal from an Irish Court of Chancery. The Lord Chancellor stated two clear points of law: any promise or gratuity to an attorney in a suit is void, and equity relief extends to both parties, even if the defendant’s conduct is fraudulent. The Irish decree was affirmed, Ward to repay three hundred pounds plus costs, both sides to pay their own costs, and the House adjourned to Friday.
House proceedings on Wednesday January 3 include a ballot to form a Select Committee to address unactive election issues and return to Derby Borough. Nominees include Mr Elwes and Mr Moysey. Mr Fielde chairs. Petitions for private Bills referred to committees. Leave granted to disfranchise certain voters from the last election. Scotch militia bill deferred to January 12. House rose after a short session.
A lengthy Worcester House of Commons committee session recounts bribe allegations in a contested city election. Witnesses describe payments to freemen and constables, with Sir Watkin Lewes seeking proof of bribery while opponents press for procedural allowances amid a heated, procedural debate.
A brief market notice documents changes in bread prices and various financial terms. The text mentions book stock, bank annuities, reduced rates, percentage figures, and bond notes, reflecting a terse, data driven price update from a financial page.
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