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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 02, 1740
Page
2
Early Tuesday Edmund Darcy captain of the Kellimount Gang in custody at Kellonga Inn near the Man of War escaped after forcing bolts and stealing a soldier’s musket. He was captured in Tyrone and committed to Omagh Gaol. The two guards at the time were committed to the Provost Marshal.
In Edinburgh on Sunday morning at four o'clock, her Grace the Dutchess of Hamilton gave birth to a son, greeted with joy by the noble family. Friday night a soldier of Col Howard's Regiment died after falling from the North West Rampart of the castle, crushed on the rocks. Last night two boys struggled, the weaker tied a noose round the stronger's neck and hanged him.
A report from Montgomery notes the marriage of Hon. Mr. Devereux Kaighe to Hon. Miss Price with great rejoicing. From Charles Town letters dated June describe General Oglethorpe’s capture of Fort St Diego, plus movements of ships and forces under Lord Cathcart. Also included are race results across Preston Huntingdon Tamworth and Admiralty actions, naval orders, and several notable deaths and society notices from London and surrounding areas.
London reports the Earl of Bute named as a Lord of the Police in Scotland. Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury appoints Dr Webster to Vicarages in Ware and Thundrich. From Barking a Powder Magazine bombardment by Woolwich engineers shocks locals as shells break windows.
The Kingston affixes report six death sentences for Surrey, including five malefactors and Mary Cooper for breaking into a Putney house, plus transportation orders and corporal punishments. Anne Powell is acquitted of murdering her child in St. George's Fields. A Kingston trial of a highway robbery ends with acquittal after a long six hour hearing. The piece notes fashionably crowded crowds traveling to Kingston, with vivid, satirical details of local justice and a string of naval news including Admiral Vernon’s squadron moving from Jamaica and captures near Cadiz and Ferrol, plus ship arrivals and mutinous rumors from Lisbon to Dover.
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