Fragmentary London and Atlantic notices mix with tremors from St Domingo
The page lists scattered names and origins from London Maryland Virginia and Newfoundland with ships and individuals noted. It reports an earthquake at St Domingo affecting Lecogane and Port au Prince with many buildings down and hundreds of dead among 800 white residents. It also records name changes, bankruptcy notices, dividends, retirements, and various commodity prices with a broad legal and commercial notices context.
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London
Paris
St. Domingo
Leogane
Port Au Prince
Lecgane
Humphrey Brookes
George Wickins
Ofbaldefton
Fountayne Wentworth Ofbalceften
Lord B- praised for steadfast Tory creed and policy
A long Royalist defense extols the Earl of B- as the grand pillar of Tory principles and passive obedience. It laments colonial taxation policies, condemns a cabal surrounding the ministry, and argues the Earl's allies shape government while criticizing the writer’s adulation and the king’s ministers. The piece cites Marlborough and Mazarine as parallels to centralized governance.
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Oxford
Rome
America
England
Furius
Bread riots and monastery plunder in France
Paris reports an insurrection at Cherbourg over bread shortages. Rheims cites a raid on the Abbey of St Remy where villagers forced entry and looted corn stocks and monks are said to have been killed.
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Paris
Cherbourg
Rheims
St. Remy
Duke of Cumberland Visits Dockyard After Devastating Fire
Country news from Portsmouth July 29 reports the Duke of Cumberland arriving and inspecting the dockyard following the recent dreadful havoc caused by the fire. July 30 notes the death of the Rev. Mr. King rector of Wotten Clanheld Dorset and Prebendary of the Cathedral, who died Wednesday at his house near Sherborne.
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Portmouth
Fuly
Duke of Cumberland
Satifoury
Mr. King
Wotten Clanheld
Dorset
Weithall
Sherborne
Illness of Lord Mansfield and scandalous loan affair
Yesterday physicians declared Lord Mansfield's disorder inveterate and dangerous, with doubtful recovery. A Newcastle bank note funded 60,000 pounds for a lover by leveraging a tender letter from a disgraced actress, aided by the brother's mansion reversion to cover the sum.
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Lord Mansfield
Bloomsbury Square
Newcasstle
Society of the Bill of Rights
Wilkes
Countezan
Fragmented historic notice of Speeches and Proceedings
A garbled OCR fragment lists speeches and debates from a London post era, mentioning Mr Dowdewell, Mr Jodie, and Bennets various speakers. It references a reprint of The London Evening Post items, including political arguments, reforms, and dates for a publication with pricing and subscription notes.
The English Inquisition Ballad in London Evening Post
A satirical ballad attacking the press and legal tyranny. It mocks lawyers and judges including Jeffries, urging restraint on inquisitorial power and warning of the dangers to freedom in Old England. The verse references writs, bail, and persecution of the printer Miller.
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London
de Gr
Fire at Portsmouth threatens naval strength and safeguards
An Englishman warns that extensive rigging losses from the Portsmouth fire jeopardize the kingdom's safety and honor. He argues enemies may exploit the incident, notes neglect of the navy versus army, and fears government favors towards a large standing army over decisive maritime power.
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Portsmouth
Thoughtful critique in the London Evening Post
The London Evening Post prints a response to Thoughts on the Causes of the Pretext Discontents arguing that Lord B should be kept out of the case. It contends nine-tenths of Majesty’s subjects would not share that view and notes the wealthiest and highest in opposition disagree, condemning corrupt power that withholds justice from Wilkes. The piece cites public assemblies and reform proposals and accuses the writer of praising patronage.
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Cabal
Earl of B
Duke of Marlborough
Malplaquet
Wolfe
Quebec
Mazarine
Paris
Marshal D’ancre
Richlien
France
Cardinal Mazarine
Lord B
England
P. of
Lord Strafford
Strafford
London Museum
Wilkes
Narildina Royal Compound advertised in Lincolnshire notices
An old advertisement promotes Narildina s Royal Compound as a facial remedy for clearing superfluous hairs. It claims lasting effects with no irritation and offers sale through Wirs Clarke milliner near Great Turnstile Lincoln’s Inn Fields, with pricing per ounce and a quarter ounce minimum. Merchants are advised shipments for overseas sale on ready money terms.
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Wirs
Clarke’s
Lincoln’s-Tan- Field
England
N.b
Cary
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London Evening Post
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