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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 18, 1758
Page
3
The article laments rising greed and corruption in society, urges restraint of luxury and irregular desires, and calls for virtuous leadership to preserve stability. It reports on military and political developments, pay and promotions, church and civic appointments, and local incidents, weaving moral commentary with news from Plymouth, Flanders, and domestic matters.
Trustees of Brentford Turnpike meet at the Sign of the Packhorse on Turnham Green on Saturday next the 24th instant at ten o’clock. A meeting of the trustees for repairing the turnpike from Basingstone Fill in Windleham Surrey to Powder Mills on Rounslow Heath Middlesex will be held Monday next the 24th instant at ten in the forenoon at the Bush at Stanes. Gentlemen most interested in the trust are requested to attend due to extraordinary business.
Postscript item from London reports Lord Orford's Grey Pony loses to Mile late Bowles's horse in a Newmarket race. The piece lists multiple horse matchups and stakes. An April 19 dispatch from Spithead notes ships Gibraltar Pluto and naval movements, plus prisoner transfers. Also included are mortality figures, bread prices, and stock quotations.
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