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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 01, 1771
Page
4
A group led by BRASS CROSBY, JOHN SAWBRIDGE and others is named to be returned to the Court of Aldermen for the year ensu ing to fulfill duties for the sheriff election and pending matters. The Common Halls gave a large majority in support, and success is expected if the Livery acts against suspected influence.
William Nash appeals to the Livery of London to back him for Lord Mayor via Aldermen Peers’s request. He presents his candidate as a steady citizen trader of 30 years, pledging peace, unity, and fidelity to the Constitution and City, at New Court Swithin's Lane, dated Sept 23, 1771.
On October 3 1771 the Aldermen William Nash and Thomas Hallifax request the poll and interest of London livery men for the selection of two candidates to be reported to the Court of Aldermen for the year ensuing. The report notes the poll numbers at close of polls with a partial tally indicated by for.
The 18th of November marks the start of the lottery drawing. Richardson and Goodluck promote their calculation that certain numbers offer better odds, claiming proof is available at their Cornhill offices opposite the Admiralty Whitehall. They sell tickets and shares from half a guinea to a sixty-fourth part, with offices near the Royal Exchange.
ESSAY on natural history argues gratitude to beasts and warns against ungrateful conduct. A tale from the Turkish Spy praises Sultan Selim for humane treatment of his horse Carabulac. The piece condemns brutal draymen and endorses kindness, citing a noble yet counterexample in a French nobleman who killed the horse that saved him. Includes City election notes and local gossip on mayoral contests and parliamentary anxieties.
At the close of the poll this day at three o clock in Guildhall the figures show William Nath Elq 416 John Sawbridge Esq 149 Thomas Halifax Esq James Townsend Esq Henry Bankes Esq Sheriff Martin and others noted.
The Court of Directors of the United Company of Merchants of England trading the East-Indies announces a General Court at Leadenhall Street on April 8, 1772 for electing twenty four directors. It states that under an act of Parliament no one may vote unless stock has been held six calendar months, except as provided, and only two voters may be tied to stock in their own names.
London market brief listing exchange rates for Madad Hilboa Leghorn Genoa Venice Lisbon Porto and Dublin with prices. Also notes on South Sea stock Bank annuities and discounts, bonds and Navy bills with percentages and times of the afternoon session.
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