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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 08, 1776
Page
4
The theatre closed for the season with the comedy of the Wonner and Mr Garrick’s final stage appearance in Don Felix. He announced a farewell epilogue, tearful gratitude, and urged the audience to remember his long service as other officials ponder transfers and court affairs impacting the city.
Postscript reports a Madrid exile of M. de Castagnos and prison for his tribunal officers while Barcelona and Warsaw note renewed alliance talks between Petersburgh and Vienna. In Hildesheim a mob clash involving journeymen and soldiers sparks calls for punishment, with regional powers edging toward wider unrest.
General Carleton describes the Quebec defense against Montgomery and Arnold. The garrison, militia, sailors, and Canadian volunteers held the city after a long siege, repelling two major assaults and burning suburbs. Major Caldwell and Lt Col Maclean praised for steadfast service. ships and shipping largely saved. The letter notes French and British forces, fortifications, and the rebels’ heavy losses.
Yesterday at Blackheath King George reviewed the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards Blue, with dispatches from Quebec read in full. Omiah sails from Portsmouth on Captain Cook's ship while Nabob Mahamut Ally Dawn shifts to Madrass and endorses British power. Letters report rising Asian trade, tensions with Pondicherry, and a troubling Virginia plantation murder-suicide.
Yesterday the Lord Mayor and officials adjourned the scrutiny for Alderman of Bridge Ward Within after Hart declined further involvement. Wooldridge was declared duly elected. the Lord Mayor will report to the Court of Aldermen if enough attend. Also notes market prices, a fatal paving accident, a tribute to John Cross, and obituaries of Rev Lathwaite and Major Martin White.
Jacob Hemet announces capital improvements in fixing natural teeth and preparing durable artificial teeth with enamel closely resembling natural teeth. He explains a former staffer was discharged after complaints and states he will personally attend to patients from nine to one and from one to four at his Grosvenor Street Grosvenor Square residence.
London Bridge water levels noted with tides listed as 54 minutes after a 16 in the morning and 24 minutes after at night with a Thursday 55 minutes after 11 in the morning timing.
Prices listed for corn and grains with ranges in shillings and pence, including barley rye oats and various malts. Entries show bid ranges like corn 33 to 45s, finest flour 31s8d, and beans 25s to 27s6d. malt and pea products also recorded with similar spreads.
Stock prices and financial figures from various banks and announcements. Includes India and South Sea stock quotes, 3 per cent Bank Anns, 3 per cent India Ann, and India Bonds with numeric values and trading times noted as afternoon at One o'Clock. Also mentions Navy bits and Lottery Tickets with par values.
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