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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 18, 1775
Page
3
May 20 dispatch notes an epidemic linked to English herring in parts of Naples, while Paris rioters terrorize towns and loot bread ships. The Curate urges restitution and the King grants 1200 livres pension to him. a general pardon is proclaimed for non-leaders who return stolen corn and bread.
On May 8 in Wexford a party of gentlemen enjoyed a river excursion. Returning, the boat ran aground on slime. Mr Saunders Curling of the revenue service, in attempting to reach shore, fell into the channel and drowned.
On May 18 in Bristol, Thomas Conan, a sailor, defended a town woman during an assault by Davison, a mate fresh from America. Davison struck Conan with a stave, fracturing his skull. Conan died soon after. Davison was secured and the Coroner's Inquest returned a verdict of Wilful Murder, with commitment to Newgate for trial.
The report lists ships arriving at Bristol Gosport and Jamaica with captains and origins. Names include Charming Nancy King from Tobago and others from Salem Jamaica Rotterdam and Norway. Also arrivals at Dover Eastbourne and Jamaica include Pallas Reliance Dutchess of Gordon and Sara and Elizabeth.
London news from St James's notes the death of Princess Caroline Matilda of Denmark on February 11 in Zell Hanover. Royal announcements delay levee and Chapel Royal attendance, fireworks canceled, and only Augusta remains as sister. Cork to New York troop transports sail. Spain reports troops from Carthagena to Alicant. Greenland whaling expected to be poor due to prolonged cold. Court of Common Council held yesterday.
Report of the City Lands Committee on City Marshals to be printed and copies given to members before next Friday. Duels, arrests, and trials. Covent-garden tickets abandoned per King’s Bench terms. Irish duel near Bridge Town ends amicably. Coiners examined at Bow Street. a woman and Gordon investigated, one discharged. A young woman drowns in Gray's Inn Lane. Southampton diligence robbed by highwayman. Dutch packet boats eyed for thefts. Presentations, marriages, and deaths listed along with prices and stocks.
A wide catalog lists new editions and recently published works including a fourth edition on Ireland policy and Pope's and Chesterfield's writings. Notable items cover politeness manuals, Week's Preparation, Macpherson’s History, Granger’s Supplement, Hunter’s Anatomy, and a complete English dictionary by Ash with expansive scope and grammar.
This postscript to the General Even the Posts raises moral debate on pricing and usury, questioning lawful standards for tick debt and the justice of monopolies and foreclosures. It probes whether common rates should guide law when magistrates set prices and whether lenders may claim lawful interest amid economic distress.
A Holland Lisbon APREL bulletin notes peace between the Catholic Majesty and the King of Morecto with Madrid dated April 275 and reports Spain’s ports ordered to boost armament activity. Paris dispatches May 7 mention Meff. Sanrin and Doumergue arrested and sent to the Bastille, while Paris May 11 records continued outlay and rapine despite calm in the capital as rioters are pursued and preach elsewhere.
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