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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 23, 1740
Page
2
Irregularities at a local horse event led magistrates to order officers to seize two horses after the first course amid a staged concert distraction. The scene caused a delay as the Feulows and the ila were pursued for questioning.
Bristol Aug 23 reports a dispute over a legacy led to a man shooting another in the neck and brain, both surgeons say recovery is likely. On Saturday the county held 13 executions including Edward Taylor for high treason and Millard York Masters for robberies and cruelties.
A London life and foreign affairs piece compares ministers and trade power, noting Viz Florus and Woolfus, then reports on Gibraltar dispatches including Leonard Marshall’s crew, prize captures, and Spanish naval activity. Also covered are noble deaths, marriages, shipwrecks, and various London notices with weather and market data.
A 1749 Kent County gathering at the Star in Maidstone, attended by clergy and freeholders, prepared motions and unanimously agreed to nominate candidates for the next Parliament. Epworpe Ermine and Roger Twisden sign the petition respectfully requesting assent and interest from the gentlemen.
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