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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 06, 1776
Page
4
The Wells revives a familiar pantomime titled Cupid's Frolics or Harlequin's May Day with Harlequin as a shepherd, Colombine, and a bustling sequence of scenes. The troupe stages a May Day pageant with wreaths, disguises, trickery, and chase across a garde n, kitchen, tavern, and street, ending with mischief and flight.
A pantomime sequence shows Colom bine frying sausages and Harlequin in disguise stealing props. Colombine is recovered by her father, a Range of Ruins scene appears with Discontent, and Cupid and Venus urge Harlequin toward joy. The finale offers a brief chorus about life and pleasure.
Advice styled as a maritime homily urging prudent sails and harmony on a voyage. It counsels keeping canvas spread in fair winds and lowering topsails in rough seas. It warns spouses to live peacefully, settle reckonings, and avoid pride or neglect, using nautical imagery and proverbs.
The letter to the Editor of the Evening Post quotes passages from authentic anecdotes about married life. It criticizes modern wives as vain and extravagant, urges caution to youth, and cites varied items about politics, trade, military movements, and local misfortunes from July and earlier.
A Common-hall in Guildhall elected a Sheriff replacing Alderman Kirkman after a show of hands. Alderman Plumbe secured the post as others were nominated with mixed support. A Halifax report dated June 4 notes Lord Howe's transports arriving and rumors of American pursuit by four large ships and privateers. The Eagle met rough weather.
Wanna and Co. state they are informing their friends and the public at large about a forthcoming matter. The notice emphasizes sharing information with the community.
The office at No. 11 in the Poultry opposite Grocer's alley advertises tickets and shares for sale at the lowest prices. They note no concert or other office involvement and offer receipts exchangeable for Tickets and Shares.
The notice reports high water levels at London Bridge with timings for the next rise. It states the flood stage at 16 minutes after midnight and again after 19 minutes past the hour, indicating serious tidal effects and warning mariners to take care.
Miscellaneous grain prices and quotable figures from the Corn Exchange lane listing Corn Wheat barley rape seed and beans with values and variations. Prices shown include Corn 12 38 1 2 percent intervals, wheat 16 10 225, fine stock values for oats and horde. Detailed entries appear for Pease, oats, and related agricultural commodities with fluctuating quotations.
Fragmentary stock ticker notes mention Bank Stock at 147k and 3 percent yields. Indications of South Sea and India related entries appear with unclear values. Several entries reference percentages around 3 and 7 percent and general market activity with nonspecific firm names and figures.
Orders require pensioners residing in London or within twenty five miles to appear at the Secretary’s office at Chelsea Hospital to affirm their status as pensioners. Clerks will collect affidavits sworn before a Justice of the Peace, detailing service, discharge, and dependency, with paymasters issuing duplicates for pension distribution.
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