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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 28, 1786
Page
2
The text presents a garbled dialogue and verse about mariners at sea with scattered names and quotes. It hints at a dramatic confrontation and a female figure who once deceived now risking a new venture, set among improvised lines and apparent stage directions.
The item lists multiple theater titles including The Runaway and The Bald Stroke for a Mill, with prices in shillings and pence. It mentions works by Mrs. Cuwweny and references poems and comedies.
The piece discusses afterwar fatigue among nations, potential Dutch and French shifts, and the impact on Britain. It notes Pitt and Grenville traveling to Cambridge, debate over commercial treaties with France and Ireland, and merchant pressures for tariff reforms. It mentions security issues, Egypt, and naval concerns, with brief notes on local political shifts and reforms.
The article praises a Pantodice of the stage highlighting a revered production with lively applause. It notes substantial improvements and a long tradition of successful exhibits, marking it as a premier cultural event of recent years.
A historical appraisal of Sir Robert Walpole describes him as capable though flawed. The author praises his private virtues while noting public criticisms, his limited enterprise, and debates whether his ministry benefited his family more than the public. The piece argues his removal would be preferable for the nation.
The report lists several vessels arriving in various ports including Dempster Shand in River GaP Ree and Douglas Garret in Charleton after long passages. It notes a death Monday morning at Homer ton near Hackney, Thomas Hang, a former ironmonger and hospital governor, who has left most of his fortune to his widow.
Notices from No 113 Fleet Street and No 59 Lombard Street warn against deception in a subscription scheme promising large sums from the Guinea and Half Guinea stakes. Prospective contributors are urged to send payments via Mr Sutgoce at 117 Fleet Street to receive promised emoluments, with a claim of over thirty thousand pounds recently collected.
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