London Evening Post in London, Middlesex

Appointment and deaths ripple through society families

The Gazette notes Gabriel Bilson’s appointment in Lord Kerr’s regiment and a bricklayer position at Christ’s Hospital. It reports births and multiple deaths including the Countess of Albemarle’s daughter, Dame Ursula Johnson, Sir Robert Walpole’s widow, and a Quaker Miss Bishop. It mentions broadsides from Edinburgh ministers jailed, river accidents, and a ship seizure, plus international dispatches from Naples and Paris, detailing political tensions and seaborne trade.