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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 27, 1771
Page
4
Middlesex sheriffs face scrutiny over jury lists and the freeholders book as Wilkes denounces attempts to alter juries. A call goes out for urgent assembly of liverymen to defend independence and oppose perceived influence from the Crown and ministry.
To the Worthy and Independent LIVERYMEN of the City of LONDON. Gentlemen,
A general meeting of the subscribers of Leicester Infirmary will be held at the Three Cranes in Leicester on Friday next in July. Rules for governance, the opening of a bur la rd for patient reception, and privileges of each J ud Jcriber are to be decided. Secretary Sam Jordan urges all friends to attend.
June 29, 1711 notice to livery men of Oak Port and Middlesex sheriffs lists Samuel Plumbe and John Kirkman as senior aldermen candidates no longer serving and sets poll hours from nine in the morning to three in the afternoon. The report notes poll results as of yesterday without complete counts.
A historic proclamation to London livery men claims poll manipulation by rival supporters and urges rallying behind the true senior alderman nominee. It notes Alderman Wilkes leading Plumbe in early counts, with figures for several ballots and a call for unity among voters for the city’s peace and honour.
The Worthy Livery Men of the City of London, led by Senior Aldermen Plumbe and Kirkman, are to meet at Goldsmiths Hall on Monday morning at ten o'clock to proceed from there to the poll.
A dated appeal from Samuel Plumbe presented as a candidate for Sheriff of Middlesex City and County. He claims integrity, duty to promote peace and prosperity, and requests support from Aldermen and liverymen voting on Monday next. Easter Lane is cited as his location.
To be sold by auction at the BHIP and BELL in Horndean, Southampton, on Monday next between 3 and 5 pm. Lot I includes a barn and 30 acres arable in Catherington with a yearly rent of 1st held by lease of the Lord Duke. Lot II comprises 29 acres of arable land and 2 acres of meadow with common pasturage for sheep on Catherington Down under a three lives lease. Details from Messrs Humphry Brett, John Ewen, and James Newland. inquiry through their offices in Catherington, Buryton, or Ha ant the aid county.
Postscript reports from Florence Leghorn and Prague note Count Orlow not yet detained awaiting favorable winds. War measures in Prague and Silesia, Russian and Confederate movements near Zamofe, and a fleet buildup in the Archipelago. Public notices include sheriff elections, political plotting in London, and shipping seizures plus stock prices and local crime reports.
Widow Martha Wray and niece Mary Sopp announce continuation of Turlingtons Original Balsam of Life trade at Birchin Lane near the Royal Exchange. They warn of counterfeit copies, urge buyers to seek the genuine balsam priced 3s 6d or 1s 6d per bottle, and note the receipt remains with the Wray and Sopp under the will of Robert Turlington.
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