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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 27, 1771
Page
1
From the London Gazette August 27 reports Warsaw cautions about renewed plague. letters from recently infected areas confirm cases in Russian Ukraine and Volhynia villages where peasants die from symptoms. Village leaders take precautions to stem spread despite the distress in Poland.
Reports from Stockholm show a rift between the King and Sweden’s Senators over restoring the Chambers of the Senate seized during the last Diet. The King insists on lawful limits and adherence to the constitution, while the Senators refuse to retract. Also notes the Queen’s pregnancy, the Ormzb urgh bishop’s revenues, and various maritime and local events across Britain, with Wilkes visiting Hatfield and Warwick races results.
Exeter Aug 24 Lord Chacha and family arrived to a civic welcome. He received the city freedom from Recorder Mr Serjeant Glynn at the Guildhall, dined with the Mayor, and departed the same evening as bells rang across churches. Other notices include bankruptcies, convocations, and arrivals at various ports such as Dublin Cork Waterford and Rotterdam with ships named Industry Three Brothers and Planters Friends listed among the arrivals and sailings.
A historical quarrel erupts between Junius and Horne over Brentford pricing. The exchange mocks Horne’s abilities, compares Junius to a blazing taper, and hints at further rebuttal amid a charged public dispute.
Margate notice by H J Rumley announces a mask ball on the rich day of September with nobles and gentry invited. Tickets include two ladies and a gentleman, available at multiple taverns and new Assembly Rooms. Attendees urged to secure tickets by Sept 9 for proper planning.
Hazard and Co promote the State Lottery in London under the Royal Exchange. They register tickets at six pence per number, with prizes totaling 493 009 and a schedule of draws beginning November 18. Letters answered, schemes gratis, government securities bought and sold by commission.
An eighteenth century advertisement promotes King’s Patent Cakes for making shining liquid blacking to polish shoes and boots. The product mixes with water to form a soft, pliable gloss that resists cracking, leaving leather supple and odorless. Sold wholesale and retail by multiple London merchants including W Bayley and A Rothwell with cakes priced a d per cake yielding a pint of liquid.
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