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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 18, 1767
Page
3
The excerpt describes a harsh ascetic upbringing for boys where tasks test endurance and discipline. Fathers lead boys through climbs, hunts, and physical trials to harden them. The Pupils practice carrying burdens, using tools, and lifting weights to develop strength and dexterity.
A May 27 Warsaw dispatch notes forty Senatus Confilium members include eleven Bishops and thirteen Palatines with others as Castellans or Ordinary Ministers. Debates concerned Dissidents’ demands before the Ordinary Diet. it was agreed to let the King fix opening day. Strasbourg reports cold weather and frosts causing vineyard damage along with a gardener’s wife and daughter killed by lightning on May 22. Genoa notes Genoese vessels diverting to Porto Ferrajo due to contrary winds. three Pinks remain at Capraia with Orttoni ready to surrender if not relieved within three days. Rome reports Cardinal Nicholas Oddi, Archbishop of Ravenna and Legate, died near Arezzo, sixth vacancy in the Sacred College. Paris records the death of Louis de Montmorency, Prince ofIFenghien, Dean of Marshals, Governor of Arras, on June 6 in his 89th year.
Dublin reports that several masters of coal ships have agreed not to sell coal except at fixed prices of 16s at Whitehaven and 15s 6d at Workington under penalty of sol. Also noted are a captain's marriage in Dublin, smuggling tea seized near Clonakilty, and French fishing boats taking mackerel hake cod off Bantry with plans to return next season.
From Dunkeld comes word that on the thirteenth of Carruthers Grace the Dutchess of Athole recently gave birth to a son. The Earl of Propeton is noted to have wed Lady Betty Leslie, daughter of the late Earl of Leven.
Recent reports from Plymouth June 16 note the Pomona frigate from Ireland the Gaiety from Havre de Grace carrying 600 sacks of flour and the St Stephen from Cherbury with corn. Canterbury June 17 mentions authorities warning against bad halfpence in markets. York June 16 records regiments disembodied. Leeds June 6 reports a fatal marble quarry accident at Hulton Chowbent.
A gruesome incident described as a most shocking spectacle saw two men severely injured when extracted. One suffered extensive bone fractures while the other’s bowels were exposed, though a third person escaped unharmed.
London reports list measures ready for royal assent including trade and security bills, road improvements, and Bedford Level drainage. Royal review plans feature three regiments of Foot Guards in Hyde Park with 16 cannon. Updates cover ambassadors, ships in transit, and public notices across London society.
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