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London Evening Post in London, Middlesex

15 May 1740

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London Evening Post

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London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

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May 15, 1740

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News from the Atlantic and Europe dated May 16

A long dispatch notes Cadiz to Martinico reports, with Captain Claude Robert detailing engagements near St Lucia and Dominica, Vernon off Cartagena, and Spanish and English actions. ships, ports, and muttered confirmations of battles, plus strategic moves in Port Mahon, Cadiz, and Vienna.

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Hearst Soliel Martinico Claude Robert Arriv St. Lucia Dominica Englifhman Vernon Carthagena Don Blaise de Lecce Don Blaise de Lerce Balandre Robert William Mace Cairaflau Pétersburg Baltick Cronftaidt Carelia Finlafid Madrid St. Seftabitian Port- Mahon Haddock Cadiz Ferrol Florence Vienna Tuscany Italy Britain Stockholm Admiralty Russia Carescroon Earl of Crawford Hungary Krotska England Paris de St. Pierre America Florida Spain Cis South-Sea Company Great Britain Anduiia Guarda Costas Mexico Havanna New Ariuf Peat Europe
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Brentford Election Push for Middlesex County Seat

In Middlesex, Sir Hugh Smithson won the county seat at Brentford after a contested poll against Henry Barker. A large gathering supported Smithson, with Pulteney and others present at a celebratory meal at the Red Lion Inn. A petition paper urged MPs to back a bill to curb place-men and restore parliamentary independence.

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Brentford Middleex Francis Child Deceas Hugh Smithson Henry Barker Chiswick Hugo Red Lion Inn Hugh William Pulteney Robert Grosvenor William Bowyer Peter Vandepur Alderman Farfons James Clitherow Samuel Child William Morrice Kentington Ely Neizidourins Pulvney E G Sir Hugh Smithson Bart County of Middlesex Cohenlati
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