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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 12, 1763
Page
2
May 16 to 14 feature four days of races at Epsom Downs with several plates. Entries demand certificates and subscriptions, hunters and mares eligible, weights set, and restrictions on spectators and vendors.
The Embossing Warehouse near Traitors Bridge Bristol advertises embossing all sorts of belts serges for mantles and other goods. Jacos Rogers and Tuomas Hoage offer embossing on the lowest terms with rapid service and a large variety of shop goods.
By order of the trustees a sale is planned for Friday March 4 between eleven and one at the Vestry Room in New Brentford Middlesex. Materials from the old chapel to be viewed daily until sale by Mr Richard Howard clockmaker New Brentford. further details at Mr Howard’s and Boulton Mainwaring Esqs Haydon Square Minories. A meeting for building a new chapel will be held Friday March ath at the Charity School Brentford Burts at eleven o clock. inquire at Boulton Mainwaring’s Haydon Square in the Minories mornings seven to ten.
A genteel three story house in Northampton offers six ground floor rooms and above, a coach house for two, large granary, stabling for ten, extensive laundry and offices, two gardens, four acres of grass land bound by a stone wall. Furniture may be purchased. Part payment options and security arrangements noted. London agents and local surveyor names listed. Town praised for health and stage coach access, sixty six miles from London.
Auction notice describes To be sold the Manor Lordship of Roden in Salop with farms and timber valued at 4631 pounds 5 shillings 6 pence, plus a Seaton freehold with timber, several woods, and a dwelling in Shrewsbury. Includes an inn the Coach and Horses and a Frankwell messuage. Viewing by agents Rees Foulkes Nantwich Tomkinson Cheshire Oliver or Ashby Shrewsbury. Roden Leaton estate shown by John Morris Mersington.
Yesterday arrived mails from France and Flanders Cadiz and Spain news. Rains threaten harvests and ships to the Spanish West Indies are delayed. Pope reshuffles Rome church posts and Malta pensions. Prussian prisoners at Ulm failed jailbreak after a guard attack. Holland and West Friesland debate naval funding while Voltaire aids Corneille heir. Deal and Deal港 ships report wind and arrivals with many ships bound for Jamaica and Martinique.
Port News records arrivals and sailings at Falmouth on Feb 10 including the Nancy Robertson for London Friendship Kidd from Philadelphia and William and Jane Lammas for Liverpool Plymouth. The Brilliant frigate and the Escorce frigate from Corke also appeared with several ships tailing for London Aberdeen and Pool. At Poole on Feb 12 arrivals include Industry Symes from Newfoundland and Hawk Gram from Weymouth with departures Good Jurent William and Thewis Lander for London and Elizabeth Darby for Plymouth.
In Fa’wich on Monday a fire broke out under Mr Isaac Davis’s shop, trapping the family and destroying much of the business. The theft of money prompted investigators to doubt the blaze was accidental, with two suspects initially detained but not charged. A recent Jamaica earthquake near Kingston was also reported, causing Port Royal residents to flee.
Yesterday the Duke of Kingston took the nails in the house of Peers to qualify as Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, with similar appointments rumored for Ireland and privy counsellor. The Earl of Sandwich plans an embassy to Spain as a transport convoy returns troops from Portugal. Charterhouse governors elected the Earl of Halifax after Granville’s death. Dr. Harding named physician. Admiral Colville hoisted flag on Tweed at Plymouth. distress reported on the Meredith and Neave near Madeira. Prince Henry arrived Guadalupe from Africa and encountered a homeward galleon engagement.
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