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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 06, 1771
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text references ambitions to be a lawyer and remarks about SP letters deemed premature. Mentions names such as pames Stephen and middle Feneples, with unclear timing and context. The passage is garbled and lacks coherent events or dates.
The General Evening Post notes authority challenges to a paragraph about Mr James Stephen in the Middle Temple proceedings. It defends the Dean's stance against demeaning insults and lists charges including public insult to judges and alleged deceit, arguing the Temple’s action to restore its honour. Temple, Fulmouth likely June 6.
A colonial era dispatch notes a French mail arrival in Venice dated June 1. It reports Paros Milo Naxos and Tine under Ruffian control with 2500 troops aboard three squadrons, while Barthh and Admiral Arff patrol the Dardanelles and Smyrna to thwart Ottoman and Ragusan trade. Also Naples reports envoy Hamilton’s departure for Rome and Mr. Preston assuming British duties in his absence.
A partial OCR line seems to describe a seat arrangement or moving toward a bright area. The readable fragment lacks clear names, places, dates, or actions to confirm an event or outcome.
A jumble of notes reports a recent marriage of Edward d Allén in Austrian service to Miss Macarthy of Springhouse Tipperary. a daughter’s assault on her mother leads to the mother’s death and the daughter’s confinement. Major O Dempsey dies in Dresden. various vessels and quarantine actions in Margate and Gravesend. numerous arrivals and sailings at Dover Bristol Philadelphia and other ports with ships from Jamaica Portugal and the Baltic.
Extracts describe Spanish king banning warships from ports to curb contraband and revenue loss. Halifax report details Ma lachy Salter recovering treasure from a wreck near Sambro Harbour, including bags of dollars and other coins. Additional notes mention ships preparing to cruise the Channel and Cornwallis works on new fortifications.
Debrief of ships at Spithead and Cape voyage alerts, with Europa and Royal Captain reports. Court proceedings include Mrs. Robinson and Mr Wheble libel case verdicts, executions of Stroud and Campbell, and public alarm at Bethnal Green. Updates on Lord Clive, North family, and Windsor inn crest fears accompany.
A Creston estate in Agborough Devon comprising a well kept hall house outbuildings 160 acres of land including 30 acres meadow four acres orchard ten acres of coppice and growing fruit trees with an unlimited common right on Ashrough Moor. The property lies near the turnpike from Exeter to Plymouth and is to be surveyed at Exeter Inn Madbury on Aug 7 at 3 pm. For viewing contact tenant William Searle and for information contact Walter Prideaux Attorney at Dartmouth and Messrs Lawns and Newland Hatton Street London.
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