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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 05, 1740
Page
1
From Vienna and Madrid a flurry of diplomatic moves emerges as Sweden France and Russia edge toward treaties and alliances while Britain seeks broader Hanoverian influence. Separately a major fire in Monte Granage Westmeath devastates dozens of homes in one hour.
In Ireland Dubie July 1 the Lady Lettice Burke Relicit of Sir Festus Burke Bart and aunt to the present Earl of Clanrickard died on Sunday. Yesterday the Lord Chancellor decided the great Cause between the Earl of Thomond and James Hamilton and gave a Decree in favor of the lord, Hamilton to account as Mortgagee in Possession.
Reports from Cowes on General Wade reviewing six regiments of Marines and two marching regiments encamped on the island. Brigadier General Harrison's Regiment leaves for the Isle of Wight aboard Sir John Norris's fleet. Also details of robberies near Bedminster and Down Bedminster and a Dorset oak discovery at Litchett Matravers totaling 21 tons.
A Wisbech letter details a mob uprising that broke shop windows and seized over 25 load measures of wheat, forcing merchants to sell at 4d per bushel. The rioters also pressed wagoners to haul corn home and pressured bakers on bread weight and price, collecting more than 30 pounds, with further threats and town-wide intimidation aimed at blocking shipping and regulating trade.
A turbulent pursuit ends with over forty captured men sent to gaol as authorities tidy examinations. In Stoke Dabernon Surrey, the Earl of Clanrickard weds Miss Vincent, while 50 copper ovens are ordered to feed troops. A Bristol ship, the Bahick Merchant, falls to a Spanish privateer near Scilly. Col Brathwaite is killed by a boarding party. The East India Company reports Captain Stuart’s return off Falmouth and ships left at St Helena. The Sussex Indiaman account is confirmed with a single survivor on his way home.
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