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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 27, 1772
Page
4
A long letter from a military officer in Aberdeenshire complains of friction with magistrates over civil authority, defending conduct, urging apologies, and asserting readiness to aid officials within orders. He condemns perceived false representation and warns magistrates about meddling with soldiers.
A London Evening Post item argues that Indian Proprietors in the country should be alerted to a corrupt scheme at the India House. It accuses an unemployed Scotch attorney and a broken Irish apothecary of posing as necessary supervisors to control the company. The piece targets Mr John Stewart, a wine merchant, and Sir George Colebrook as the alleged favourites driving illegitimate governance and excluding Englishmen from leadership. The notice calls for resistance to foreign tyranny.
A lyrical fragment in the style of a London piece extols country life and temperate leisure. It contrasts youth and pursuit of pleasure with health, nature, and simple pleasures, praising springtime scenes, birds, streams, and perfumed shallows as a retreat from city temptations.
Fragmentary verse praising a fair and its surroundings. Distinct names or dates do not clearly appear. The speaker laments temptation and beauty, celebrating country air, green groves, and youthful charm while warning against vice's empire.
The fragmentary OCR text outlines a local election notice to elect a company officer or official, mentioning Weir House, Leadynball Street, and dates. It references qualification to vote and parliamentary context, with archaic spellings and garbled names indicating a 18th century municipal notice. The readable facts show a registration and eligibility requirement for a 1774 election process.
Fragmentary reports from Hague Paris Vienna and Schonbrunn note a major shift in a Northern Court, a royal birth at five in the morning bringing joy to the Stadtholder and nation, and ministries ordering outfitting for ships bound for France as events unfold in mid August.
A letter from Penisstargh laments pension abuses and calls for a parliamentary inquiry to strip pensioners unsparing. it condemns lavish public offices funded by taxpayers and urges transparent lists. The piece also notes arts progress in Russia and mentions Lord Hillborough and Irish matters alongside minor local incidents and notices.
The public is notified that all tickets sold at Meff. Wenhard and Co. Office No 11 in the Poultry will be stamped on the back. Wenham and Co. claimants may exchange receipts for tickets or shares at their convenience and prize money for shares in former lots may be received during office hours.
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