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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 14, 1766
Page
4
A damaged excerpt references Pro Patria, urging readers to beware those entrusted with power. It hints at exposing abuses and includes a cautionary saying about setting a beggar on horseback, implying the risk of misuse and accountability among officials.
A letter from Ambulator describes a village dispute where dealers in earthenware clash with churchwardens and a constable over cheap goods near consecrated ground, leading to a court appearance and extorted fees. The London Evening Post prints verses and satirical notices about P- He, Chatham, Perry, and other writers, plus intelligence from Lisbon, Warsaw, and Madrid with rumors of political changes and cultural projects.
In London the Earl of Hertford Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and his party dined with the Earl of Bets borough at Roehampton. Rumors say James Hewett is to become a Justice of the King's Bench and possibly Lord Chancellor of Ireland. A Genoa letter notes an English gentleman met General Paoli in Corsica on a stealthy expedition. Aug 5 Altena report cites public rumors of 30,000 seasoned fighters under a familiar chief.
A pasteboard of 18th century notices recounts foes advancing toward the duchy of Luneburgh as London press predictions forewarned. From Rochester a Royal birthday spectacle is praised with bells and a comic ballad, while Halifax reports dispatches about French affairs. Obituaries and peculiar incidents fill the page, including a wealth-tainted warehouseman, two Fleet prisoners in a quarrel, a wall-collapse blamed on horses, an oyster barge wreck near Woolwich, and university wheat yields.
A compact list of historical bond and stock notations across regions including India, South Sea, Bank stock, old vs new issues, and various par values. Mentions Antwerp, Hamburg, Paris, Cadiz with prices and fractions, reflecting 19th or early 20th century market abbreviations and exchang e rates.
A fragmented OCR notice from Oxford discusses publication timing and content related to a political or civic issue. It references a list of names and roles, a direction of service, and mentions a cost of 2s 6d. The legibility is poor, with garbled phrases and partial sentences.
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