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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 22, 1787
Page
2
The Court of Directors of the East India Company announce a forthcoming meeting at their Leadenhall Street House on December 5 next, for the election of a director of the company. The notice is issued from Eas-India House dated November 20, 1787.
A garbled OCR passage lists numerous names and roles associated with an East India Company context. It mentions directors, dates, places, and various individuals, though many words are unreadable or mis-spelled. The fragment style resembles a formal roster or appointment record but lacks coherent structure.
A damaged notice from November 2 1787 announces an auction of stocks held by a vendor. The document references the event date in December and notes the action by a named company. It provides sparse details due to the damaged text.
The piece reports a Carlton House levee amid Parliament fitting, a Council at Mr Pitt's on final readings, and upcoming moves in the Lords. It notes commissions, bishop appointments, Dutch plenipotentiary, naval launches, export controls, and insurance reforms amid wartime strain.
The page records a variety of items including a university choir performance with praised soloists, a court decision on lease invalidity affecting large estates, a pursuit and drowning incident near Scilly Isles, naval movements and dismantling signals, a port town carrier vessel finding, a charity appointing a physician, and a quarrel at Dunbridge Wells leading to a local landslady’s death and a man’s fatal shock from the tale.
Dispatches dated the 2d infant note no new events. reports on Been fail of Lips from Leghorn, Condiansinopie, Smyrna, Naples bound for England. Sermon before the Goldsmiths Company at St Mary Woolchurch Lombard Street by Rev Newton. Marquis of Carmarthen and Mr Pitt dined at Goldsmiths Hall. Capt Freemantle of the Coldstream praised for military talents. mentions Potsdam reviews under Frederic. Market: figs fall. coal prices rise at Coal Exchange Billinggate. Pool draw.
Wednesday died Mr themes and others in the community. Prices of hay, straw, and various grains are listed with units and old currency values. Names and places appear in fragmented form among commodity rates and day’s market activity.
The Hope from Brazils arrives at Dover. The Fair Britton and Nelly and Peggy from London arrive at Plymouth. The Sally and Geor from Pifes taqua reach Plymouth. Multiple ships sail from Graves End including Britannia for Oporto and Fort William for Cork and Jamaica. The Margaret and Ans from Feith reaches Campiter after grounding near Whitby. The John from Chepraw sails, the Mariamee from Loaven sails, and the Essex from Rotterdam arrives after collision with a map causing bow damage. Wind WNW.
Ma Wooffendale of Liver pool advertises dental services at No 24 Dover Street Primadilly offering extractions and a full denture set with no pain. He markets various tonics for gum disease and teeth cleaning remedies and notes a demand for human front teeth.
An 18th century notices lists Spruce Bei and Minerau Warren machines sold by Encpisos at Ellison's Mineral Water Warehouses in St Alban's Street Pall Mall and Red Lion Street Chapel. Orders via Lawes and Gawrenwen and vendors in Bloomsbury and Oxford Street advertise prices and weekly departures, with packing cases of various files to be sold cheap.
The notice advertises lottery tickets and shares sold by Ho Nos Y and Co at 26 Cornhill. It promotes tickets quoted as One Thougnd Pounds and describes draws on the seventh day. It offers English Lottery Tickets with various fractions and warnings to purchase early. It lists prizes of Thousand Porras and Five Tanya Pounds with detailed prices and authorized by Parliament.
The list shows stock prices and reductions including 7 percent and 4 percent bonds, Consols, India stock, South Sea stock, Navy and various annuities. Entries include rates, shares, and exchange bills with figures such as 76 34ths and 229-16s for long annuities.
Brief theatrical note noting a performance at Covent Garden featuring Rosin YW in a piece with The Mionigut and Hous.
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