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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 27, 1787
Page
4
OCR fragments recounting a royal audience where insults to Parliament and warnings of royal overreach mix with reports of a French complaint about Abbe Sebastier. The piece mentions a discovery at a gaming house, a shipwreck tale of a Portuguese ship near the Cape, and navy pay figures. Also includes anecdotes about Quin and Winstone and Bristol theatre gossip.
Fragmentary OCR text unclear about names and events. The readable parts reference Lancaster and a named individual but lack concrete actions, dates, or places to form a coherent notice or summary.
The text extols Ceylon as a principal harbour island with vast riches and cinnamon as its chief export. It notes geography near Cape Comorin, varied fauna and flora, and the native Cingalese peoples amid Moors and Dutch influence. It highlights Colombo and Negambo as key cinnamon sources and mentions the king in Candy.
The text outlines the origin and use of a fund created by Parliament to repay the City of London orphans owed by the Chamber. It covers mismanagement in 1693 and the ensuing debt, the role of the Lord Mayor and Court of Orphans, guardianship duties, and the distribution of late an estate among widows and minor children under the City’s customs.
A lengthy criminal inquiry details Lydia Hall and associates in Black Boy Alley. Allegations include predicated murder within six months, prostitution linked to her residence, and abuse by a Mrs Brown. The account cites coercion, theft, and public scandal surrounding Hall and her alleged accomplices.
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