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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 11, 1786
Page
2
Fragmented OCR prose presents garbled references to Samuel Johnson and figures such as Gilbert Horne and others. The readable bits evoke literary critique and scattered names, with no coherent event, date, or clear subjects to anchor a summary.
Notice from East India stakeholders calling for voters to attend on a Wednesday date under section 57. Officials warn of liberty rights and enforceable obligations. Aimed at electors and servants with directives to prepare polling actions and observance of official terms.
The notice touts a new two volume collection titled A New Collection of Songs including both modern and original pieces. It promises entertaining selections and features a lead singers and publishers in Leadenhall Street with a price of 2a.
A miscellany item lists aristocrats and officials in a courtly scene at a levee, remarks on Ireland fever and political changes, and reports maritime actions and royal promotions. It mentions the Duke of Richmond and Montague agreeing on a wall repair, various naval movements, foreign dispatches, and a birth at a noble house.
A jumbled mix reports misadventures on a two story ladder with a crushed step. horse racing lore includes a Hamilton Beckwith duel and muddled cock fighting anecdote. Spetding races canceled as no horse entries. theft on Dulwich Causeway nets six guineas and silver. marriages and deaths noted including Drummond Smith and John Mount. Henry Cruttenden passes at Burwath.
Sporting intelligence details the 1786 Newmarket meeting with the Town Plate for fillies and various races. The article lists entries from Lord Clermont, Lord Grosvenor, Duke of Grafton, and others, noting prizes including a will-directed 2083 to the winner and multiple age class purses. It records results, entries, and forfeits for two and three year olds, with commentary on judges placing and notable horses such as Oberon and Roundelay.
Prices of stocks listed with bank shares and various securities. Figures show bank longs, annuities, government bonds, and new navy funds, with small fractions and per cent indications amid a crowded quotation page. The fragment notes exchanges, lottery tickets, and exchange bills in a dense 19th century market summary.
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