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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 26, 1771
Page
3
A historical tale recounts Miss C who dressed as a man to roam Dublin streets. She challenged Captain F at a jeweller shop, invited a duel, then revealed herself as a woman. They reconciled after a private meeting and shared a meal, with Captain F becoming her frequent companion in Ireland.
A dated London fragment shows a citizen addressing the city ruler as Chief Elector and expressing concerns over bread prices during a harsh season. The writer urges the ruler to aid the poor, arguing降低 prices will bring divine favor and lasting blessings.
In Ireland a jovial party ends with a challenge for 20 guineas in claret. Mr R-by initially declines but accepts after the Irish nobleman’s persistence. After two dozen claret glasses, the nobleman collapses drunk under the table. The next day he offers payment, but Mr R-by insists the odds were against him and refuses the money.
An issue notice lists a new edition of Braces as Discourse on God's Spirit and related topics by Elisha Coles, printed for George Keith in Gracechurch Street. It also advertises recent editions of Burkit's New Testament exposition, Dr Baddely’s sermons, Divine breathings, Fanch’s free thoughts, sermons on practical religion, Gill’s Canticles, Flavel on Providence, Grosvenor’s Mourners, Pyle’s paraphrase, Owen’s meditations, Miss Riddel’s meditations, Wright’s spiritual songs for children, and other titles with prices and formats.
Dispatches recount growing Confederate fortifications and a planned general Diet on the 25th, while French and Russian interests, ship movements, and court notices fill reports from Cadix to Vienna. Commodore ships, naval actions, and royal errands mark a period of unrest across Poland, France, Hungary, and England.
Reports from the Hague show Holland delaying measures against distemper and high provisions as the Prince urges action. Warsaw letters reveal Count Oginsky's remorse and plea for royal pardon amid uncertainty over the King’s response. A misprint stalled the Irish money bill, now set for reintroduction and royal assent. The artist Zoffany may gain a third share of South Seas voyage profits and pictures if he joins the expedition. A robbery at Coventry’s Crome Court failed to net loot due to a wind alert, and Ladbroke burglary prisoners faced examination by Sir John Fielding.
A London Evening Post reader defends a poem The Theatres DiftGed against a critic who accused it of dullness and misquotation. The writer questions charges about Garrick Colman and Rosciad Thespis, asserts independence, and challenges supposed calumnies while defending his publisher and public reception.
The writer laments a repairable error and poor press, noting repeated use of the word Gentleman causes unease. He predicts imagined jeers and foreshadows a personal clash with a peer, signing as Nipelofe-Hal from Herts.
A historic catalog lists Law works and related religious texts offered by Rabitson and Repers at Pater-noster Row. Priced items include A Serious Call to a Devout Life, A Letter to the Bishop of Bangor, Remarks on The Fables of the Bees, and various 8vo and Svo volumes.
An advertisement announces three octavo volumes bound at 28s, a universal education abridgement by Baron Bielfeld translated by W Hooper and published by Robson and Law. It pitches the work as essential for public schools and academies to deepen knowledge and prevent superficial study.
An old advertisement by Dr Lowther promotes nervous powders and drops claiming cure for falling sickness and related ailments. It cites William Dalton of New Cross Deptford as a long afflicted patient restored after use, with numerous public attestations and references to sales at Hatton Garden and various shops, plus gratis advice on Sundays.
Dr Rysseeg is informed by C Tilson of Berk-Sfley-square that his balsamic tincture cured a long obstinate skin disorder and fear batik after years of failed medicines. The ad cites numerous cures and promotes universal use for fevers pimples malignant tumours and blood disorders with wholesale and retail sales in London and New York areas.
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