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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 30, 1740
Page
2
The Dean of Guild urged free speech as traders gathered in a large assembly. A show of hands approved the Dean and his council to join the address to his Grace. The meeting ended with loud cheers as local merchants prepared to present the matter to the incorporations of trades.
Norwich details say Andrew Lister and Robert Bezett were hanged for their crimes at Caitie-hill. Bezett was executed first and Lister, while he claimed innocence, asked to have Bezett pulled by the legs and forgave his enemies. Lister's body was later buried by kin and servants. A Tuesday night celestial display of three moons in the east preceded a long rain.
London readers report a public thanks from the High Sheriff and Grand Inquest of Lancaster County Palatine to Richard Shuttleworth and Peter Bold for their steadfast support of liberty and independent Parliament. The piece praises their stance against corruption and calls for renewed efforts to limit places and pensions in the Commons.
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