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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 26, 1787
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text describes a council or court session with names and places unreadable. It mentions adjournment to Monday and references provinces or counties. Readable elements are too garbled to identify persons, dates, or actions reliably.
The House debated a bill granting exclusive privileges to inventors and proposing measures for more effective manning of King’s Navy. Opponents urged caution citing potential monopolies while supporters argued for public utility and seamen pensions. motions were carried to proceed with further consideration and to prepare related amendments.
Paes Pablither of LOUSA announces a new edition of Love and Madness in two volumes. Printing houses Wondtall Spilsbury Beniley Thorne and Harrison undertake expedited production by Monday. The edition will be improved and divided into chapters and priced at four shillings.
Second edition with alterations and additions of Ay Treatise on the Pleadings in Salts to the Court of Chancery by John Mitford Ef. Printed for W. Owen between the Temple Gates Fleet Street. Price seven shillings and sixpence sewn.
A collage of late 18th century items: peers created and presented, royal audiences at St James's, and noble dining at Somerset House. Reports cover ambassador memorials, the Dutch envoy, Lord Shanson's elevation to Viscount Carleton, and Earl of Tyrone's British peerage. Also noted are Admirals, the Royal Academy gathering, finance moves at Morland and Hammersley, Guildhall meetings, and broad Atlantic trade and lottery speculation.
Sporting intelligence from Newmarket recalls the first spring meeting of 1737. It details horses, owners, bets, and outcomes across the King’s Plate and related stakes, listing numerous runners and odds amid race-day notes and placings.
Fragmentary OCR reads Dover venue listing events and figures, referencing The Dovate Discusse and Intereivive Cuamner Matp amid a chaotic, unreadable layout. Estimated program notes hint at a local arts night with performances and discussions.
The entry lists various financial instruments including annuities, stocks such as South Sea and Navy Lottery Tickets, and bonds. It references denominations like 15 percent and 4 percent, with items labeled Ditto and Bank Long. Also notes scrip, exchequer bills, and per cent figures across several dated entries.
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