Public critique lauds General Evening Post for decency
A reader titled SENEX praises the General Evening Post for avoiding literary filth and defending propriety. The letter laments sensationalism, attacks on private individuals, and calls the paper to maintain restraint, privacy, and rational discourse for both men and women readers.
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General Evening Post
Pref
Times
Commonwealth
Junius
Brantford
Wilses
Ruffel
Mail from Molland reports siege and treasure loss
Constantinople dated news states Ruffians seized a Tunisian vessel off Paros carrying 200,000 piastres for the capital. Genoa reports Ragusa warned of a 250,000 ducat tribute under threat of bombardment. Reports from various fronts describe ongoing Turkish Russian clashes with unclear victors and troop movements in Europe.
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Molland
Paros
Genoa
Ragusa
Francfort
Saltzbourg
Straihingen
Munich
Poland
Repnin
Tulcia
Danube
Black Sea
Chamberlain’s praise linked to long smuggling fight
London reports that the Chamberlains honor to Rev Dr Willson with a silver box for freedom of the city stems from over sixty years of close work together. They campaigned publicly against the destructive practice of smuggling and the perilous effects of continuing to tolerate prohibited goods and vice.
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London
Willson
Fragmented 18th Century Gazette of Crime and Commerce
A long antiquated miscellany reports on political fears of revenue decline and rebel arms from 1745, with notes from Bath and Portsmouth. It covers a courtly grumble about clerks, a breach of promise case, violent assaults on Miss Gough, detention of a murder suspect, ship money moves, floods of river deaths, robberies near London, executions at Monmouth and Hereford, and a string of obituaries and local disasters across Bristol, Gloucester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dronfield, reflecting the era’s turmoil and social woes.
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France
Spain
Bord
Zoo
Bath
Uit
L--g
Bristol
Miss Tones
Miss Gough
England
Severus
Antoninus
Henry VII
Cardinal Wolsey
Abel
Cain
Portmouth
Miajesty
Montreal
St. Helen's
Cales
Plymouth
Spry
Torbay
Cologne
Poland
Dublin
Philadelphia
Torewood
Stirling
Southampton
Rounds
Northamptonshire
London
Bow-street
Monmouth
William John
Henry Jones
Hereford
Thomas Jenkins
Pearl essence recommended for children's teeth health
A dentist offers his Essence of Pearl to care for children teeth arguing neglect causes early decay. He claims it prevents swelling and pain during shedding, strengthens the second teeth, and promotes lifelong preservation. Available from W Bayley in Cockspur Street and J Price opposite the India House, price 2s 6d.
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Hemet
Amelia
W. Bayley
Pegfurner
Cockspur-street
Flagmarket
Price
Perfurer
India- House
Leaderhall-street
Elf
London
High Water Timings at London Bridge
The timetable lists high water at London Bridge with events Tomorrow at 11 minutes after 4 in the morning and 29 minutes after 4 in the afternoon. On Thursday high water occurs 47 minutes after 4 in the morning and 5 minutes after 5 in the afternoon.
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London Bridge
Corn and grain prices at Mark-lane market report
Price of corn yesterday at the Corn-market Mark-lane shows Wheat 40 to 485 quar, Barley 22 to 255 sixpence, Rye 32 to 34s, Oats 18 to 28. Flour rates include Finest Flour 333 per fack, Second fort 355, Third fort 325, Malt 29 to 343 quarters Pale Mall 32 to 3 3$, Peafe 31 to 335.61, Hog-Peafe 26 to 28s. Beans 24 to 283s. Tares 24 to 28s. Rape-Seed per сwt. ay.
Stock price reports across banks and shares in July
A fragmented market notice lists stock prices for Bank Stock 1554 India Stock 2153 a164 South Sea per cent Bank Annuiti reduced 87 7288 Ditto Consol 87 and other bank annuities 96 and 1758 84 percent India Bonds 51 and Navy bills long annuities 26a transfer-books open with pay dividend dates for South Sea Stock and New Annuities in July August
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India
Navy, &c
Shur
South Sea
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Guildford Bason
Hambledon
Hampshire
Renee
County of
Lancaster
Molyneux
Francis Bacon LE
J. Cooke
Shakespeare’s Head
Heble
Lady’s Magazine
Wale
Walker
Prince of Wales
St. George’s Chapel
Windsor
Order of the Garver
Horder
Wynne
Hook
Mary Wortley Montague
Robinson and
Roberts
Brady’s
Lady's Magazine
Oginal
John Wheble
Ubtic
Roliwan and Roberts
Peron
Ilegal
Robinson
Postscript
Senex
Gloucester
Cha. Jones
Newnham
Jerri Evans
Hackney
Francis Nichols
Slaughter
Gloucestershire
Wiliam Whitmore
His Majesty
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Cha. Erskine
John Erfkine
Carnock
Hutton
Charles Hutton
Wilkie
St. Paul’s Church-Yard
Baldwin
Paternofter Row
N. B
W. Griffin
Catharine-street
Strand
Robert Heath
Courts of Common- Pleas
King’s Bench
Charles L
T. Cumningham
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