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Newspaper

General Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Oct 22, 1748

Page

2

Prisoner hanged after escape attempt and local deaths

A man condemned for Housebreaking and Robbery died attempting to escape custody as he was returned to prison. Also reported is the death of Mr James Miln of Leith, a young merchant, deeply mourned. A fire at Baillie Fife's Close vault destroyed flax and lint valued at about 30 pounds with no other damages. The cause is suspected arson since the vault was unoccupied.

Tolbooth Stair James Miln Leith Baillie Fife Head Welch Holborn St. Giles’s Tob Green Bow-street Covent Garden Clerkenwell-Bridewell Tothill-fields Bridewell Brayley Mitcham Surry Salvadore Tooting Biggin Marth Benger Higgins China England Thomas Nash Holborn-Bridge Farringdon Without John Hurst, Taylor Salisbury-Court Fleet-Street Gillham Lothbury Broad-street-Ward

University Proctors and Taxers Named. Storms Hit Norwich

Cambridge reports chosen Proctors for the year and continued Taxers from Trinity Corpus Christi and King's. Norwich notes a snowstorm with thunder and lightning causing damage including a collapsed steeple at Westwick and a fatal accident near the Wells Carrier. Bristol describes a boxing match, a fire at Terret's Bakehouse, threatened conflagration near the Exchange, and an assault on Mr Pontin. Canterbury reports the appointment of Nicholas Simons to Chisfet Vicarage after a death.

Cambridge Bentley Trinrity College Gordon Corpus Christi College Bareford King’s College Ross St. John’s College Backhouse Trinity College Barnadiston Norwich Westwick North Waltham Wells Carrier Bristol College- Green Pontin King’s-Wood Stapleton Colonel Twogood Canterbury Chiffet Pearson Nicholas Simons

Shipping News From October Ports and Arrivals

Ocean movements report multiple vessels arriving and sailing from Newcastle London Guernsey Dunkirk Antigua Jamaica and Portsmouth with ships named Unity Hannah Friend Two Brothers Betty Peggy Foxhunter West Archangel Vernon Archangel Milford Bogle Virginia Elizabeth Mafia and others arriving at Plymouth Hull Bristol Falmouth Bourdeaux Mortlaix and Downss.

Pool Otober Unity Thompson Newcastle Hannah Mackrel London Oe Cowes Friendship Cliff Jamaica Hewitt Guernsey Portsmouth Deal Betty Peggy Sharp Dublin The Downs Brapiin Duke of Cumberland Setter Antigua Foxhunter Hains Rotterdam Gilby Dunkirk Entwisle Smith Ditto Milford Bristol Vernon Mitchelson Plymouth Archangel Judith Hollayid Bogle Jennife Clyde Mortlaix Virginia Mackfarland Hull Bourdeaux Long Sound Elizabeth Newfoundland Mafia Lisbon Falmouth

Czarina approves new manufactories and envoy plans

From Petersburgh reports the Czarina accepts a proposal to establish two coat cloth manufactories for troops with officers clothed as before. Britain learns of a royal letter to the Duke of Richmond and Aubigny about sending an ambassador to France. Other items note transports to sail, ships bound for Spain, and various court notices.

London Petersburgh Duke of Richmond Aubigny France Mynheer Hopp States-General Clifford-street Holland Flanders Spain Earl of Traquair King’s Bench John Douglas, Bart Paris Cameron of Lochiel Camerons James Campbell Bart Arkinlass England Hector Maclean William Milner, Bart City of York Excise William Poyntz George Hind Elys Richard’ King St. George Middlesex John Lloyd Deceas Whitehall Great Britain Fullegar The India Company Lion Plymouth Cesar Court Bengal Prince of Wales Harry Houghton Worth Jamaica Oxfar Walker Shirley Chompson Alexander Wood Blanket Vernon Mitchelson Gibraltar Wright James Galley Bouchant Archangel Husbands Speedwell Adams Kouli Kan M*gilwith Elizabeth, Prince Boston Barbadoes Martinico Covent Garden Clerkenwell John Reading Sherburne Oxfordshire Marlow- Fair Catmore-End Taft Millbank Westminster Essex-street Strang Oxford

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