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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 29, 1776
Page
4
The text counsels inner virtue over wealth, urging contentment and kindness to others. It warns envy harms fame and urges steadfastness, resilience, and trust in God. It encourages accepting life’s path, looking to Heaven, and pursuing the soul’s higher aims over material schemes.
Foote voices a satirical monologue on contracts and marriage law in a spoof scene. He ridicules binding agreements as prone to deceit, cites familiar vices of society, and imagines a play within the frame to mock legal strictures and marital ties. The speaker notes rehearsal plans and hints at audience reactions.
In Constantinople reports say talks of a Persian accommodation are advancing and orders may have gone to Sadi Kam to lift the siege of Baffora. The Captain Pacha plans to sail with eight ships of the line. Sir William Hamilton has left for London. In Stockholm the court permits ladies to visit the Ladagard camp at six each evening, drawing a bright circle of spectators. Berlin prepares for the Grand Duke of Russia, due in the city on the 20th of next month.
Reports from London recount a lively public debate on Hanover and American neutrality with discussion of German electorates, Danish sugar colonies, and potential peace through avoiding European wars. Letters describe militia parades in Quebec and contemplated actions by Hopkins and Wilkes in a contested poll at Guildhall, with crowds roaring as results favored Hopkins 2869 to 1673 by a 1196 margin.
Reports from London detail post election cheers and Wilkes backlash as Guildhall candidates prepare for declarations. News of robberies, burglaries, and highwaymen punctuate the day while travel and market prices reflect a tense urban mood.
A report notes a verdict of Wilful Murder against a wife charged with killing her husband in Brightling. The elderly woman, about 80, was committed to gaol for trial. allegations describe the husband mauled by her starving cats, leaving a gruesome scene and prior deception.
Girildina's Royal India composition praised by nobility for removing facial hair without harming the skin. Sold by Gifford's millinery at Lincoln's Inn Fields, price one guinea an ounce, with directions. Minimum quarter ounce, merchants and ship captains supplied, orders sent postpaid.
A critical response denounces a newspaper paragraph as slanderous for claiming forged Acts of Parliament exist in America and aim to inflame opinion. The piece asserts the claim has no foundation, calls for exposing the author, and notes coffee-house readers dismiss the tale as improbable and mendacious.
Water height readings forecast for Lonton Bridge with a morning and afternoon tide. Predictions state 24 minutes after 3 for the morning rise and 42 minutes after 3 for the afternoon rise. Thursday lists 1 minute after 9 in the morning and 2 11 after 4 in the afternoon.
A fragment reports prices across stock and bank securities including India, South Sea, Queensland Artin, and India Bonds with percentages and abbreviations. Mentions Bank Annual, Navy, and lottery tickets, with cryptic figures and timings. The text reflects a late 19th or early 20th century market page listing diverse instruments and rates.
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