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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 24, 1762
Page
2
garbled OCR reveals a felonious sealing of guineas belonging to Elizabeth Clare and a Saturday commitment. Thomas Bell faces charges linked to threatening and alleged robbery in Deptford. The text is incomplete and difficult to parse.
Ipswich July races announce two days of horse purses at Ipswich New Race Ground. On July 76th four year olds run two miles and a quarter heats with entry at the Great White Horse. A July 21st purse of fifty pounds for five and six year olds follows, with weights set and certifications required. Optional third day anticipated. Tetbury courses host July 15th and July 16th purses for four to six year olds with multiple heats, weight rules, and subscriber entry options. Prizes and conditions vary by day, with stalls, saddles, and flags noted.
A verbose notice describes horse races with weight allowances and heats for various ages and types, set on a four mile course with purses of fifty pounds, plus plan for entries and fees. It also details an auction Decree of the High Court of Chancery selling estate lots in Caernarvon and Denbigh areas with scheduled lots and timings.
A sale notice describes brandy and raisin wine offered at set prices per gallon. It lists sale start time at twelve, catalogues at Mr Bever's repository and premises, with consignments from Katherine Street Scrand. Also seeks a porter to help move small loads and notes ready availability of thousands of gallons by a peculiar British method.
In June 1762 letters patent were prepared for the presentation of the Rev. Philip Yorke to the rectory and vicarage of Dunmore, in the diocese of Tuam, void by Rev. Dr. John Echlin’s resignation, as reported from Cork and Dublin. A vast Dublin Cat Lane fire destroyed over 200 thatched houses but caused no known deaths, though animals perished and families lost bread. Scotland reports ships from the East Indies and a marriage of the Earl of Dumfries and Stair to Miss Anne Duff. London notes Pitt’s return, troop dispositions for summer, and Hamburg deputies welcomed by the King.
Yesterday morning the King of the Cherokees and his attendants, dressed in the latest fashion, appeared publicly in Kensington Gardens, strolling with evident delight at the grounds. They are said to meet his Majesty on Monday, as reports from Hamburg mention high-ranking Russian officers recalled by imperial orders, while stock prices rise on Dutch fears and French army movements in Flanders.
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