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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 11, 1787
Page
6
A fragmented 1787 city record lists new aldermen and merchants by ward. Names include Rowls Guuver Ederfgate Wirvout Shackleton Godbehere Cameron Figgins Thorold Darwin Turner Chadwick Wortley Abbott Herring Lambe Hewetton and others with streets like Aldersgate Gracechurch Cheapside Fleet Street Fetter Lane Tower.
Extract details a South Westmen highwayman tale on Hampstead Heath and a charity event gone awry as riot at City Marshalsea Prison erupts with prisoners clashing with soldiers. The narrative covers a purse rescue and a dramatic chase ending in injuries and deaths. The Duchess de Civsas dies.
The report traces inheritance ties of the Fitz James line and Duke of Berwick connections, then recounts robberies on the Surrey road and at the Old Bailey. It notes a farmer-robber encounter, fears over stolen women, and a Guildhall inquiry into parish complaints. It ends with court actions at Old Bailey and the case of a rape accusation and punishment.
Meynell and the Estastiu Menr publish a joint subscription for a hunting establishment. Members pay 140 pounds yearly for dining and lodging with hounds and stable space shared among residents. Visitors include Duke of Buchild, Hon. C. Wyndham, and Calcraft. The system prioritizes speed and blood over traditional English hunting values as Jack Deverell and others plan an evening of Backgammon and Wink.
In Cambridge a talented student who earned a master of arts now excels in games. The establishment shows consistent progress as Sard faces a challenging rival every evening, demonstrating high regularity and skill across events.
The Volunteer Evening Post lists twelve to thirteen proclamations from the Lord Lieutenant offering rewards for discovery of outrages in Ireland. It details robberies and brutal assaults in Wexford Cork and Dublin, including the murder of Elizabeth Hughes and threats and extortion by figures such as Chri-pent Waggett and others, with notices and warnings across Denbollogue and Aid ngeet.
The record describes a frenzied attack by several lawyers on Daniel Currin near Lagor's hill on the evening of November 11. Currin suffered severe injuries including facial lacerations, a broken nose, and tooth loss, and is under medical care at Mercy Hospital.
Fragmented text appears as a jumbled nineteenth century advertisement page. It includes names, streets, and shop notices, with scattered mentions of medicines, prices, and practitioners, all rendered in corrupted OCR. The legible elements hint at public notices and commercial listings rather than a cohesive article.
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