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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 06, 1774
Page
3
A continental summary notes the Grand Seignior may not ratify the peace until objections are settled with Count Romanzoni near Fezance. The Empress of Augusta gifts the King of Poland 250000 rubles to recover domains lost in the partition. Paris reports a deadly distemper amid widespread distress and fear of famine.
The list records arrivals at various ports including ships from Jamaica Antigua Antigua and Maryland. Named vessels include Seaflower Smith and Nonpareil Clementey with crews from Jamaica and Rotterdam. Other entries mention ships like River Pon and Trade routes to Havre de Grace and London, noting numerous captains and passengers.
At a Middlesex freeholders meeting in Westminster a row over who should chair led to prolonged disruption. Sir John Hawking and Mr Sawbridge disputed the chair, with Mr Sawbridge ultimately seated after a large majority backed him. Townsend disclosed he had advertised two independent candidates, while Mr Hornes voice was drowned by groans. The gathering adjourned without business, as debates about reform and local duties continued.
Fragmentary OCR from a royal proclamation discusses the election of Parliament, calling for worthy knights and gentlemen, lawyers and burgesses, and prudent citizens to form a just third estate. It emphasizes religious balance, impartial representation, and caution against influence by strong personalities, seeking a stable common good.
The notice lists books and drawing guides offered by several London merchants in Cockspur Street and Leadenhall Street, including Newbery and Crosby. It details prices, formats, and a broad catalog from writing manuals to geometry and Latin authors, published for schools.
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