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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 07, 1771
Page
3
The Nancy of Findhorn, Peter Gray, master, drove ashore on the Scaw off Jutland on the 16th alt. The cargo lost but the nafter and crew saved. Also note Salisbury May 6 report of Jane Mattock committed to Devizes gaol on suspicion of murdering her bastard child. Arrivals include Lord Clive and Charles Fox.
Draw May 7 reports inshore arrivals at several ports including Sibinia St George and Pattly and King Soloro. London dispatch notes his Majesty’s royal assent to multiple bills and a speech praising Parliament while ending the current session.
A long notice details prorogation of Parliament, royal ceremonies at St James and the Tower, and the public response in London with illuminations and processions. It notes writs for Arundel Orford Shaftsbury New Sarum and court actions, plus reports on Navy pensions, crowd mood, and a murder discovery near the Foundling Hospital. The item blends governance, ceremony, imperial concerns, and social distress in late 18th century London.
Joher Magjxsty and the Princess AMEdta promote a newly discovered essence of pearl and pearl dentifrice. It claims to superiorly improve tooth and gum health, whiten teeth, prevent decay, cure scurvy in gums, freshen breath, and protect enamel. Sold wholesale and retail by W. Bayley and J. Price in London. Price 2s 6d.
A collection of scattered lines mentions proposals to dissolve a party, a goat to be interred in a family vault, sales by ministerial hirelings, inquiries to Mr Ward, Signora Rittorini ill, Lord Chatham's motion, a curious anecdote, and a note promising high water by two thirty.
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