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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 29, 1779
Page
1
Trustees of the above turnpikes announce a general meeting at the Angel and Crown Savern on Tuesday the 29th of June to consider letting the tolls after September at Four Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Pounds. James Hutchinson, Assignee.
A fragmented historical notice lists subscriptions and payments for a publication from Grafton and associates in London. It names numerous individuals and bankers, with references to orders, dates, and prices, plus an advertisement about a new volume by Rev. Knox and distribution at Poultry.
A letter praises a London surgeon Mr Norton of Golden Square for a medicine named Maredanus Drops. The writer John Brown describes cure of rheum and skin ulcers, claims success against leprosy and other ailments, and notes bottles sold at half a guinea or 68 pence with signed bills.
A lengthy critique discusses epigrams and their critics, referencing Tobiculus and Mr Miller. The writer laments harsh commentary and defends figurative language, then pivots to maritime, political, and historical notes about Britain and Spain. The piece blends literary debate with reflections on fame, censorship, and public discourse in 1779 London.
A parliamentary summary lists bills on fraud prevention duties wages in lace works, river Lee preservation, licences for hiring carriages, hard labour punishment, salt duty reduction for pilchards, oath indemnities, and British colonial trade. Also noted are fortification surveys, a new Exchequer auditor appointment, writs for parliamentary vacancies, church assembly addresses, Jamaica fleet movements, and Royal Navy dispatches including Pandora's commissioning and fleet signals.
Fragmentary OCR records a royal residence scene with mentions of King, Queen, and courtiers, detailing ceremonial moves and military figures. It lists a sequence of marriages, promotions, and deaths with various names and places such as Essex, Weymouth, Charing Cross, and Baker Street across a period of social events.
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