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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 12, 1771
Page
1
From the London Gazette Oct 12 1771 at St James's the Princess of Asturias safely delivered a Prince. The event brings great joy to the Royal Family and Court. The King orders gala celebrations and plans funds for portions for unmarried girls. Prince and mother well. Sir Lawrence Dundas joins Privy Council. Escurial Sept 23.
Mr Sawbridge speaks to the Livery noting gratitude for their vote to elect him as one of two mayoral candidates. He stresses measures over men, hopes for conciliation among supporters, warns of dangers from constitutional enemies, and pledges cheerful service if chosen, while accepting being set aside if others are deemed fitter.
Long paragraphed notice recounts a British incident stream with names like Mr Wilkes and Mr Heaton Wilkes, plus a major mail robbery near the North Road Mails from Enfield to St Ives. It cites forged drafts, Whitefield letters, and orphan house funds, then lists robberies, fires, wagers, and society notices with multiple place names across England.
From Stockholm to Antwerp, Sept 17 to Oct 4, reports describe a postponed coronation awaiting royal signings for governance, a suspected Turkish occupation of a fortress, Crimea’s kingly succession, an assassination attempt on Marquis of Pomba, a large ship fire, a royal voyage to Gile, Aix flood devastation with eight drownings, and cattle disease sweeping Flanders.
London gossip covers Mary Scott relation to the Earl of Kilmarnock and succession of Lord Boyd to Errol, upcoming marriage of the Earl of Suffolk and Lady Susan nah Egerton, a 500 guinea royal benefaction to St George's Hospital, and Maryland bequest rumors of Lord Baltimore. Brewers Company seeks Parliament approval to import Flemish hops with English duty. Stolen post letters from North quail found unopened in a ditch near the robbery site, with a list of towns and post offices.
The passage records Mr Townsend facing public accusations in the Common Council over printer collusion and perjury. Mr Wilkes denounces an assertion as an impudent falsehood in the Court, naming prior visits and alleged payments. Townsend offers no reply as the exchange intensifies.
A man seeks reception into a respectable family for agreeable company and boarding. He emphasizes discretion, promises secrecy, and asks that letters be directed to H. W. at Norris Street Coffee House in the Haymarket, noting a wet ward of Charing-Cross as the best option despite it being secondary.
The Corner of Coleman Street London Wall invites gentlemen to view Moore patent ploughs in daily operation across the country. The four wheel carriage plough with spare parts costs twelve guineas and the three wheel fing plough eight guineas. No orders fulfilled without payment and earliest application preferred.
In Whitechapel on October 10 hay market listings show prices from 470 to 3 1f per load for hay and 170 for straw. Market notes indicate fluctuating demand and supply conditions affecting values.
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