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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 16, 1767
Page
2
A cryptic 1767 notice announces Maidenhead races delayed due to Tetbury events. It mentions September days and calendar advertisements forthcoming for the racing schedule and related entries.
Scarce notices announce speedily to settle eight old estates of the late Sir Thomas Riper located at Burley, New Forest, and Brinsteed near Alton. Proper time and place to be given. inquiries to George Ridge, Milmiston. John Ridge, Stubbington. Thomas Hampton, Petworth. William Etterworth, Portsmouth Common. and John Buckle, Lincoln's Inn.
A reflective piece critiques public show of virtue and fame, contrasting inward worth with outward praise. It cites figures like Pope and ancient rulers, condemns hypocrites who cloak selfish deeds with charity, and warns that pretended benevolence deceives the public while feasting on others’ trust and wealth.
A Paris dispatch reports the Brittany States fear the crown’s new edict of May 23. It sets a rule that a resolution passes when two orders approve and one opposes, and restricts Nobility to ancestors with prior rights before reunion to the Crown Civita Vecchia. Meanwhile 42,000 measures of corn arrive for the Ecclesiastical State’s needs.
Edinburgh reports the Duke of Argyll's apartments at Holyrood House prepare for the visit of the Earl of Bute, who is expected within weeks. The June market notes oatmeal price drop by a half penny per peck. Obituaries record Sir Robert Arnott of Dalginch and Rev Matthew Moncrieff of Cullargie. A tale of a stolen horse ends with its owner reclaiming the animal after a shop theft incident.
Newcastle July 14 reports the marriage of Richard Grieve of Alnwick, Esq., to Miss Botteril, Captain Botteril’s daughter. Also noted are the deaths of Thomas Carter, former Hull MP, and the Rev. Mr Mirray of Edlingham. A street altercation left John Hutton dead, with four regular drummers jailed for being out of quarters. Market news from Darlington, Yarm, and Staghaw Bank notes falling prices for corn and cattle, and a curious trout with a crab found inside near Oldbrough.
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