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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 20, 1780
Page
1
A historical note shows Sampson Gideon thanking Cambridge County Gentlemen and Freeholders for nominating him to Parliament, with plans to canvass remaining freeholders. The document includes stamp duty notices, wine licencing reminders, a prohibition on unauthorised wine sales, and a county meeting postponement for electoral nominations. It also advertises lottery tickets and local notices from Sheriff Norbert Burrow.
An advertisement in the public pages calls for a general County Meeting to nominate proper persons to represent the county in Parliament. A subsequent notice postpones the meeting to Monday July 3. Gentlemen clergy and freeholders are urged not to bias votes as another meeting will be held to consider this business. SUN FIRE OFFICE 1780.
Reports detail extraordinary winter floods from melting snow and rain, with widespread damage in London and Cumberland. Admiralty notes captures of a French cutter, and various trials and public notices. Parliament discusses security for sheriffs and prisoners amid recent riots and insurrections. News from Dublin, France, and America includes ship movements, executions, and social events.
Policies issued by Feargray and Co at No 139 Feet-street offer bets that grant benefits in both the Irish and English state lotteries. If the number drawn is unsuccessful in Ireland, the same policy transfers to the English lottery. Policies cover the full drawing with prizes payable without deduction. Details are in the printed schemes. The State lottery draws next Saturday morning.
The sith Lottery opens drawing on the 24th instant with first accounts due by express on Tuesday night the 27th instant to Sharman and Co at 30 Fleet Street, 67 High Holborn, 7 Cockspur Street Charing Cross, and 11 St James Street. Tickets sold now or later drawn. Plans by Sharman and Co claim no relation to funds or money values. English money paid in full. Tickets insured on favorable terms.
Hornsby and Co announce a new lottery scheme in Cornhill Aldgate and Covent Garden claiming five shillings buys a ticket with a chance at 14065 prizes from to 10001. The purchaser can select the drawing day and receive the prize if their ticket number is drawn, arguing it beats former insurance premiums.
By authority of Parliament John Barnes Pearce and Co advertise cheap tickets and shares in the Irish lottery at their Cornhill office No 19. A level policy offers a guinea eleven shillings return and prizes up to 10 000 3000 etc with chances of multiple prizes. Details and list of large prizes available free at the office.
Meff Nichason and Co announce a broad lottery that offers every prize in the drawing and a capital fund of 5,000. Readily accessible tickets are sold at offices in Welty Lottery House and Bank Buildings. Drawings occur weekly with accounts posted by express delivery from Saturday.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a disorderly scene at London Bridge with a clock and alarms. It mentions a timeline around Saturday afternoon, activity near aalter, and a 9 Aernoin 20 MO actat 7, but details are unclear and partially garbled.
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