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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 02, 1760
Page
3
The Mercure de France lists persons who sent plate to the Mint from October 29 to December 3. Total is under 1500, including religious houses and some churches. Only two parishes sent plate and churchwardens warned by the Attorney General not to proceed without orders to avoid trouble.
Bristol mourns the death of Mr. Thomas Farr attorney in Queen Square and Roger Lytle Esquire brother-in-law to Sir Michael Forster. In Oxford the epidemic distemper among horses disrupts travel and stages. James Beaver fellow of Oriel marries Miss Skeeler at Spilsbury, and Anne Bryant of Warborough dies aged fifty nine after three marriages.
Deal port reports the Duke of Marlborough and Huffar armed ships with a convoy from Portsmouth remain in the Downs with multiple men of war and outward-bound ships. St James from Jamaica and Dispatch from Seville arrive. Huszar sails with East Indiamen, others cruise and return to Deal Castle Woolwich and Rose join the fleet. Princess Augusta, Falmouth proceed to East Indies as winds shift north northeast.
London reports the Annuity and Matt. Bill passing the House of Peers amid a Chapter at St James's where the Marquis of Rockingham and Earl Temple were made Knights of the Garter. Intelligence from New York notes a prisoner exchange at Crown Point with a French force of 26 officers and 200 men.
The reporte r ordains ship losses near the coast of Portugal with several vessels, including the Enper and Maria Magdalene, and lists other ships and crews. It notes a Rabbi near Rome ready to embrace Christianity, a planned baptism by the Pope, a Sunday lecturer election in London, and marriages and deaths including Absolom Hart and Hugh Menel. Crimes include a baker assaulted near Whaplode and highwayman robberies near Turnham Green and Fleet Street.
The writer argues for upholding and executing the Militia laws to defend the kingdom against foreign threats and protect liberties at home. He stresses appointing Gentlemen of high birth and fortune as officers, warns against contempt if Lords Lieutenants oppose the law, and supports substitutes for service while preserving the militia’s character and local integrity. He cites political and international news, then lists maritime and military movements and stock market notes from the period.
Wishing to augment Col John M Hale's Regiment of Light Dragoons, the crown calls brave youths to serve King and Country. Expects willing enlistment with money clothing and good weapons. London applicants should contact Ambrose Turner at Britannia Chazing-Cross. country applicants may seek officer roles in Coventry.
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