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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 02, 1737
Page
2
Reports from Europe describe a severe storm in Paris causing deaths and injuries in the Thuilleries after a sudden downpour. Meanwhile ships export vast silver and bullion to Petersbourg and Holland, with notices of military movements near Octakow and rising tensions between Britain, Portugal, Spain, and France influencing commerce and potential hostilities.
Fragmentary report lists appointments for colonelcies in the Regiment of Foot, naming several officers and replacements. It also includes a dense stock and bond quotation page with South Sea stocks, annuities, bank rates, and various 18th century financial instruments and premiums.
Notice declares a general quarterly meeting of the Trustees to be held at their Office behind the Royal Exchange on July 6 at ten in the forenoon. It urges all who suffered losses by fire to file claims for compensation and notes constant attendance at the office and at Craig's Court for fire insurance across Great Britain. An execution meeting to advance Parliament repairs of the highways from Tyburn to Uxbridge is set for Fletcher’s Red Lyon in Southall on Saturday next to settle road affairs.
The notice announces August races at Barham Downs near Canterbury led by the King’s Plate of one hundred guineas for horses mares or geldings up to six years. Entries close at Bowling Green House on the Monday before racing with several prize plates scheduled for late August including fifty, fifteen, and twenty guineas. Entries require weight, authorities supervise age disputes, and Mare Winter’s prior win is excluded this year.
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