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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 24, 1767
Page
2
Advertises Raifin Wine and Brandy from abroad offered at low prices with large stock and various spirits including old French Brandy and Jamaica Rum. Promises repayment if disliking goods and mentions orders from the country and tolls of importation. Includes mention of raisins and cherry fruit uses.
An advertisement offers a large selection of near brandy Jamaica rum and Batavia arrack for sale in London at low prices. Brandy 12s 0d per gallon, rum up to 66s per gallon, arrack 16s 0d. The vendor claims long experience importing these goods and promises neat, genuine products with faithful execution of orders. Brandy Warehouse Ludgate Hill London run by W B Arrack Orange Shrub.
In Dodleston and surrounding parishes near Chester a broad group of freeholders and locals publish a notice forbidding theft and promising a reward of three pounds for conviction in horse or gelding theft cases. The list names numerous individuals across Dodleston Kinnerton Hawarden Gresford Eccleston and other nearby locales. The public is asked to assist in apprehending offenders and to report thefts to the authorities.
A 18th century pocket song collection published for singing in lodges and societies in London and Westminster. Includes songs, odes, toasts, and notes for beginners, with engravings and index of tunes, printed by G. Kearfly, Parker, and Woodfall in various central locations.
Mail from France reports Wielopolski named Marshal of the Crown in Poland after Count Maizeck’s resignation. Notes mention a treaty exchange with Nassau Saabruch and a River Sarre division. Madrid reports the death of Marquis de Castelar in Saragossa. Versailles notes Duke Sully’s elevation and titles. Edinburgh and Glasgow items cover fleet activity, herring fishery adjustments, and the death of George Cumine of Pittully.
Shipping news from Fairnouth lists vessels sailing to the West Indies and Cork with crews and destinations including Duncannon picket Jenkins for the West Indies and Lily Amos for Cork. Other ships mentioned reach Virginia Lisbon Jamaica South Carolina and Oporto, with arrivals at Falmouth Dartmouth Plymouth Cowes and Bilboa amid strong easterly winds.
The royal family attended Christmas day services at the Chapel Royal with a sermon by the Bishop of Carlisle and sacraments administered by the Bishop of London. A Byzantine gold wedge offering was made, and court etiquette favored the chaplains. Reports note shifts in court ranks and offices, inclining toward Lord Weymouth succeeding Mr Harris, and Lord Clive’s return to London after holidays. A Williamsburg letter cites dramatic population growth in Orange County from 20 to 4000 taxable residents.
A Portsmouth letter describes the launch of His Majesty's frigate Aeolus from the Dock-Yard, with nearly 1000 spectators, and the ambassador from Tripoli visiting the harbour aboard Suberb before proceeding to the Aeolus for the Mediterranean. Other items report marriages, deaths, crimes, fires, and a proposed Newgate Street prison modification. notable names include the Dutchess Dowager of Dorset, Rev. John Hutchinson, and Sir Roger Reynoldson.
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