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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 23, 1786
Page
4
The readable text shows unrelated fragments with names and garbled phrases. It mentions a person or group and scattered words like "SAVIO," "Pais," and "Satan" in a jumbled sequence. No clear event, date, or location emerges to form a coherent news item or summary.
The letter outlines proposed crops and livestock for a new settlement at Botany Bay. It praises cocoa palm trees, grapes, olives, dates, and citrus, details animal husbandry including camels and Arabian horses, and discusses climate suitable for multiple harvests. It urges orderly cultivation, rotation, and moral foundations for settlers in a distant land.
A scrambled, oft-unclear report describes royal outings from Kew Palace and a New Year’s distribution to the poor, amid foreign affairs and arrests. It mentions Amsterdam, Leyden, and Dordrecht, plus trials, a coach crash near Birmingham, and a burglary case in progress.
Ranee and Priday evenings the beadle found a man dead in his cell after faint weather. The coroner's inquest adjourned to tonight with surgeon Mr. Nore to attend and continue the investigation. Also Mr. John Keeble aged 76, organist to St George's church Hanovertyuase, died at his home.
Saturday night performances feature Rabinelli Mara and Geefaick with strong singing by Madame Mara. Rabinelli’s bravura on organ and pipe earns high praise while Dewteor’s shortcomings are noted. Gojou lacks muscle and grace. Pesignun shows talent but wavering technique. ballet observations promise fuller critique with more material forthcoming.
The Christmas Day piece is a revised version of last year’s show with added scenes, decorations, and new cast members. Producers increased scene shifters and added a new act to heighten dramatic effect, drawing strong audience approval from Apachecaries Cor Dans and other patrons.
The incomparables Plans now laid before the Public by HORNSBY and Co promise eligibility and security in lotteries unseen. Reports say they have already sold hundred tickets on one plan and expect a further rise in tickets as their plans dispute for about a quarter of the next lottery, heightening speculation and disappointment for eager buyers.
On a market holiday the stock exchange operates with reduced activity and limited trading. Dealers note curtailed hours and fewer listings as investors reassess positions during the holiday period.
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