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Newspaper

London Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jul 25, 1767

Page

3

Storm and lightning devastate hamlet and cafe

In a violent thunderstorm a large stove was struck by lightning near a cafe in Litchfield, causing fire and damage. Joseph Young was killed at the scene, while Curtis Chewt of Andham was also hurt. A storm later reported across the area describes frequent sharp lightning and flames, with seven people in a house burned and two men, Martin Wilcox and James Raytes, killed instantly. One woman was rescued from the same house, and a house belonging to Mr. Besting was burned with several families likely displaced. News from New York and Providence notes executions of French sailors accused of murder and a failed treasure-hunt on Bahama Banks.

Moffat Reid Boston Joseph Young Curtis Chewt Andham Litchfield Litchfield Lo » Lune Jo Bestig Jo Bestig Late of Wether- Fieldy Wis Irne Martin Wilcox James Raytes John Carrington Torbe Newtothen Saint Missisippi Cape Francois Bahanta Newgate Madrid Jose Cotmamerie Rafita Spithread O’brien Cadiz Motherbank Bigbury Bay Elizabeth Peterson St. Malo’s St. Abe'’s Frederick Hollihgsworth Regiment of Foot Guards Leatherfellers-hall Free Grammar School Lewisham Kent Jenning William's Lewishamn James St. Katherine Creé Church Leadenhall Street Williams Simmons Chatham Nairne James Heber Brutonstreet Alicia Vaughan Old Bond-street Thomas Coates The Red Bodmin Wilts Trinity House Dublin Robert Robinson Ireland John Bladen Tinker Royal Navy East Indies John Lord Bowes Coventry-Street Piccadilly Scott Little Britain New Ormond- Street Bedford-Row Weale East India Company Cannél Bull Devonshire-street Bishopsgate Lombard-street William Butler Merchants Service Roehampton Elias Bird Esg Rotherhith John Shipman Bishopsgate-street Palace Lloyd's Hague Gazette of Art Unit James Gray Spain Manilla Guennon France Pool New York Maryland New England Pensylvania Custom House Dury

Dublin Petitions For Parliament Limit observed

A Dublin city assembly debated a petition from Commons seeking a bill to limit Parliament duration Septennial. Messages between the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Sheriffs noted delays and demands for official replies before proceeding. Local notices also reported ship traffic, pardons, and civic appointments across England and Ireland.

Dublin Mayon Sheriffs Commons Alderaien Sheriffs and Commons Board of Thésheriffs Copmans Bey Alderg Tire Coniston Bosrd Tvhiel

Destruction from wheels noted at Newgate site probe

Fragmentary 18th century notes report wide shoes and narrow wheels causing pavement damage near Newgate. The piece mentions a deputy proposing Moorheids grounds as a new prison site, plus various local deaths, marriages, ship news, and official appointments.

Preston Borough Election Address of the Signees

A 1274 Preston borough notice signed by Gegilemen and others asks the Free and Independent Burgesses for continued support at the elections. It pledges disinterested parliamentary conduct and public welfare focus, thanking supporters and urging favor on election day.

Preston Ganriknin Borayep de Pele Androft Meniile Peter Leierster Fran Staxdisi

Post Office Robbery Statutes and Rates Rise in 1767 Proclamation

The document outlines severe penalties for postal robberies and the handling of letters and packets. It prescribes death for felonies tied to mail theft and details duties for deputy clerks, agents, and officers. It also sets postage rates by weight and distance for inland and packet mail across Great Britain, the Isle of Man, and ports like Whitehaven and Douglas. It ratifies post office establishment powers and revenue provisions to support war and other needs.

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