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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 09, 1772
Page
4
The writer regreets the London Evening Pot for Thursday the 2d and defends Joan Smith against charges. He claims to be a dutiful historian exposing the magistrate’s actions and reveals the name of the disinherited gentleman begins with the letter e, signed Fan. 8, Your humble servant.
A dated scolding letter targets Mr. Lysaght, Cork Collector, alleging he leads a county political machine. It condemns the recipient for seeking government employment to enrich himself, and portrays a public admonition about manipulation and moral failing within Cork society. The text mocks the recipient’s influence and cites religious imagery and social disdain.
A corrupted opposition critique accuses leaders in Cork of pressuring Townshend and rewarding corruption with office. The speaker ridicules a Governor-elect plan, denounces bribery and cowardice among Cork gentry, and taunts a young heir to a fortune while labeling peers as conceited dupes.
A letter to the printer mocks a recent story about Lady Irnham daughter of Sir Nicholas Lawes. It outlines alleged ancestry involving a Harris Lawes claim and a mixed parentage, naming Sir Nicholas Lawes, his Jamaican governorship, Elizabeth Lawley, and the families of Lawes and Lawley, while noting Islesworth in Middlesex as a birthplace.
AN ECDOT and Lees visiting a late East India Company director at his country house found abundant supplies but no wood for fires. When asked to stay longer the wit jokes that the servants may respect him but not his wooden leg, highlighting a comical escape from comfort.
The Original Mineral Water Warehouse at No 11 Fleet Street offers Pyrmont Water newly imported and perfected after fifty years of reputation. Also available are Spa Water from Pougnon Spring and Seltzer Water, with other waters arriving regularly. porterage free to town.
Letter from Bengal recounts the wreck of the Verelft off Mauritius on April 25 with 101 saved and 25 drowned. French boats saved many after braving huge surf. raft escape, multiple named passengers and crew, including Mr Gruden, Mr Williamson, Mr Miller, and Mr Baldock. Also notes recall of Sir George Rodney’s ships, Franco-Dutch financials, Dominica settlement growth, and various local incidents.
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