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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 20, 1786
Page
2
Readable fragments reference a writer’s experiences with illness and melancholy. The text mentions caution, music, and a narrative voice describing events and feelings. No clear names, dates, or concrete facts emerge from the garbled material.
The House of Lords adjourned after discussions on second readings of bills including Gibraltar head money, the BlacktuarsVoadue bill, extending Courts of Conference, Lite Shaton Common road bill, Cuellerdela road bill, and Landiie road bill. Adjourned to Monday.
The House approves amendments to two Exchequer loan bills and orders engraving. Debate on a plan to fund northern sea lighthouses by a penny per pound tax on shipping. discussions cover Loyalist land purchases in St Vincent and related arrangements. Adjournment scheduled for Monday.
The passage describes objections by Mr Stevle to a practicable plan aimed at satisfying security and integrity concerns. It notes the Commissioners’ assessment of losses real and pretended and the unresolved demand of up to three million, with a motion subsequently withdrawn after discussion.
A damaged OCR excerpt lists various religious books and essays with scattered prices and publishers. It mentions a General Prevalence of a doctrine, an Essay on the Tags of the New Testament, and letters to Worthingfon, with prices ranging from 6d to 2s 6d and references to publishers such as J. Bacioan and Robinson.
Gazette reports shifting duties and honors, noting Hanoverian royal progress and planned police appointments, while foreign news describes Russo Ottoman tensions, imperial coronation preparations, and a naval trade and war rumor snapshot from Lisbon to Portsmouth.
Racing notes from the Newmarket Spring Meeting 1796 listing Fifty Pounds for three-year-olds and entries for four to six-year-olds. Names include Sit, Sue Jib, Alphon tiny, Parlington, Lavalid, Highfly lineage, Judge, Brighton, Tandem, Spectre, Bullfinth, Viilet-poe, Piquet pa, Alexander, Fox, Lunardh, Cherry, and others with ages and owners. The judge could place only the first four, with sweepstakes details and weights noted.
Public notice announces an approaching Wellminier Abbe festival with Signor Rebinelli’s extraordinary musical powers. The message invites community support and notes preparations for the event and charitable efforts surrounding it.
The Irish State Lottery of 1796 starts on Monday August 7. Tickets sold by Wesquat and Co. at No 11 Poultry London and other offices. Prizes paid in Bank India and South-Sea stock with annuities. government securities offered. All shares must be stamped by the government. alternative chances and policies refused.
Stock prices and bond quotations listed with bank and government issues. Various reg trading figures show percentages, fractions, and notes for bank long run, ditto swit, and old American securities with quantities and terms from the era.
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