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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 09, 1790
Page
10
A historical notice warns that tontine banking schemes threaten public coin supply and honest trade. It argues private banks resemble lottery operations, draining wealth to the metropolis and facilitating fraud, urging government action and possible jury submission.
The piece argues for the advantages of the Spain convention and naval armaments, lauds the imperial court, and criticizes Spain and France while noting charitable acts by the Buckingham family in Gosfield Essex. It also discusses Johnson Garrick monuments and memorials at Lichfield Cathedral and Wellminter Abbey.
A London club gathering features a heated exchange led by Mr Koree Tooke and Mr Burke over impeaching libellous conduct and a motion to bar peers from admission unless by family name. The debate ends inconclusively with the crowd shifting back to drinks and music.
An enormous funeral crowd attended on Sunday night for a famed comedian at St Pauls Churchyard Covent Garden. The service honored the deceased and listed many pallbearers and attendees, with organ music and a quiet procession to the resting place near Ned Shater. The report notes mourners from theatrical circles and city acquaintances sharing reverent words on mortality.
Portsmouth reports that peace intelligence prompted immediate orders to stop ship equipment at the Dock Yard and Gun Wharf. Shipwrights were told to work only lightly while vessels were redirected. Snark to Madeira with orders to meet squadron, then West Indies. Cornish to return to England as Lloyd dispatches a cutter back? to Weymouth.
A late 18th century lottery notice outlines prize divisions and odds for a state lottery. It explains ticket prices, draw dates, and the distribution of prizes ranging from top prizes to quarter prizes. The ad emphasizes the security and official status of the drawing conducted by the State Lottery Office and offers guidance on purchasing tickets.
Reports from Chatham note orders to reduce artificers at the dockyard and a Sunday rest shift. A fire at the Silver Oar public-house in Rochester destroyed the lane and nearby properties. two shipwright lodgers died, a third escaped. Marines and artificers battled flames as a rider narrowly saved. Other items include woodcock migrations in France and society gossip about actors and Bath penalties.
In Westminster Hall the court considers a writ of habeas corpus for George Hopkir, captain Henry Howard and others on board the flagship. The panel opinions favor proceeding to reveal the case and potential discharge if improper impressment is shown. Jairah Boucher’s similar motion is granted.
Sunday the London Militia marched from the Artillery Ground at eight in the morning with side arms drums and fifes. They appeared organized and respectable. Rev Dr Gregory preached a sermon and the Lord Mayor elect praised the officers for loyalty to King and Country. A later house fire in Waitecross-street involved two youths who found pitch brimstone and combustibles. arson suspected to plunder near a pawnbroker.
Fragmentary notes show reference to a morning time at London Bridge with minutes after the afternoon hour and phrases suggesting a sequence of times and events labeled as sher Whurkley Morning and a later a'cioske. The text is incomplete but centers on water timing at London Bridge.
An OCR heavy notice appears to describe a book or library catalog with scattered names and references to volumes and publishers. The legible bits mention libraries, sellers, and a four book work by Rev. Matham and others, with notes about navigation and medical content. The text is corrupted and hard to parse.
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