London Evening-Post 1738 Feb 25 to 28 brief items
Weavers busy with Second Mourning for late Majesty and ladies in black velvet and white gloves. Obituaries note attorney Thomas Weller of Sevenoaks and Skinner, Esq. of Carney House, with fortunes and public roles. Fire in Chick Lane damages four houses. Dr. Egerton dies after sudden illness. Princess Augusta moves from Kew to Pall Mall. Elections and legal notices include Dunwich MP and a land brokers case at Guildhall.
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Thomas Weller
Sevenoaks
Kent
Carney House
Chiswick
Middlesex
Skinner
Woodroffe
Courtness
Foster-lane
Cneapside
Blackboy-Alley
Chick-lane
Thomas Drury
Esq
Chancery
Shafisbury
Dorsetshire
Jacob Banks
Deceas
House of Commons
Egerton
Penshurst
All-hallows
Prince
Kew
William Morden
Norfolk
Dunwich
Suffolk
Orlando Bridgman
Barbadoes
Serjeant
Barnardiston
Common Pleas Bar
Guildhall
Willes
Ios
Bork
War News From Vienna and Frontiers
Vienna reports from February 19 that dispatches from Constantinople cast doubt on peace prospects. The Grand Signor may pursue continued war despite mediation efforts, with mufti and religious factions urging vigor. Frontline reports note two large armies forming, one toward the Niester to meet Russians, another in Hungary against imperialists. Dexar recovering from illness. Belgrade court-martial sentence delays. A Burgomaster killing shocks Vienna. Harsdorffer jailed. The royal yacht sails to Parkgate with Lord Ophaley. Col Pyott sails to England for health, planning later travel to the South of France.
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Constantinople
Jast
Niester
Hungary
Ion
de Seckendorff
Dexar
Belgrade
Tuscany
Harsdorffer
de Befferer
M. Harsdorfer
Parkgate
Lord Ophaley
Earl of Kildare
France
Richard Pyott
Pearce
England
Marriage of Robert Downs and Miss Twigg in Dublin
Lat Saturday in Dublin witnessed the marriage of Robert Downs Elq MP for Kildare and nephew to the Earl of Kildare to Miss Twigg a young lady noted for accomplishments On Sunday the couple left for the seat of Lord Vite Allen at Stillorgan to reside after the ceremony
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Ireland
Dublin
Robert Downs
Borough of
Kildare
Earl of Kildare
Twigg
Vite. Allen
Stillorgan
Death of Lady Elphingstone and vessel wreck near Norway
Edinburgh reports the death of Lady Elphingstone at Elphingstone House from an apoplectic fit and notes Capt Glasfoord's ship stranded off Norway, breaking up with crew and cargo saved. Irvine court fined several for retailing spirituous liquors under parliamentary act, total fines 60 pounds.
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Scotland
Edinburgh
Elphingstone
Vicarage Instated In South Brent Church Figures In King’s Mandamus
In Exon on February 24 the Rev Charles Taylor was instituted as vicar of South Brent by the Lord Bishop under a Common Pleas mandamus for a 300 pound annual living. Ipswich reports a Hadleigh cheese thief tied to robberies held at Bridewell. Bristol notes fears of lawbreaking colliers and possible army quelling action. Canterbury mentions John Wentworth to Brenzet vicarage after Bunce’s cession. Daniel Ansell jailed near Canterbury with tea seized at Dover under guard of dragoons.
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Country News
Exon
Charles Taylor
William Pole
South Brent
Court of Common Pleas
Ipswich
Bridewell
Hadleigh
Mangotsfield
Bitton
Canterbury
John Wentworth
James Brockman
Brenzet
Bunce
Chinkford
Effeys
Daniel Ansell
Speaker expected to attend Commons after recovery
London reports the Speaker is nearly recovered and may attend the House tomorrow. Once fully recovered, the House will meet on Saturdays to dispatch business. It is said the million pounds this year will be applied to the Bank to pay off Exchequer Bills bearing 3 percent interest.
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London
House of Commons
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