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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 15, 1743
Page
1
A compilation of notices from December 15 1743 detailing political shifts such as a potential creation of Henry Arthur Herbert as Lord Herbert of Cherbury, appointments in the navy and administration, marriages of notable figures, deaths of merchants and officers, lottery prize drawings, and a rash of street crimes including robberies and burglaries with several individuals arrested or charged.
Paris reports the court will press States to declare their position as plans for a broader war unfold. M. de Chavigny is ordered to travel from Francfort to The Hague to obtain a categorical answer on the States' intended course should the war widen, while informing them of France's dispositions.
In Limerick a horse thief was rescued from four men at Gallows Green after guards were attacked. a pistol shot wounded a rescuer. Dublin reports Cork shipwrecks with all hands saved except master and mate, and a London bound brig deserted but guided to safety by a revenue officer. Lord Lieutenant appoints John Bingham to lead dragoons in Mayo and transfers linen trustee role to Benjamin Burton. The Portaferry ship Mary and Jane’s crew saved after distress. William Montgomery of Mount Alexander lineage dies, and Rev. Hubbie is named to Prebend of Kilmatalway and vicarage at Clondalkin.
The fragment describes a man tormented by adverse stars and years of fits, ranting and foaming, despite defying the court and its favors. Recovery comes only after the faithful drudge role is acknowledged, with the old Leach shouting a blunt prescription as the cure.
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