Notorious Hornsby policy lottery scam exposed
A scrambled 18th century advertisement warns the public against Hornsby and Co stock brokers offering illegal lottery policies. It promises full refunds of purchase money if a prize is won, plus a new policy for the remainder of the drawing. Multiple offices and plans across London and Dublin are described, with detailed prize structures and assurances of legitimacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hornsby and Co
Hornsby, and Co
Esatlf
SBY and Co
Aldgate
Rset
Covent-Garden
Godhy
Eigny
Ose Guinea
Zlekther
Zeccol
Beither
Ateere
Biaffa Guinea
Eicher
Widder
Gore
Eisher
Astra
Als Engel Pirfisiepan
Witty Bache
Bexiveny
State Lottery ad from a London office circa 1780
A verbose advertisement from Heppard and Co promoting a licensed state lottery with offices at Lydgate-hill Whitechapel Nes gate street and St Martin's Le Grand. It touts government authorization, banks for deposits, and a bold urging of customers to buy shares with chances to win large prizes including 20 000 and 10 000. It explains prize schemes, guarantees refunds on deposits if disappointed, and encourages educated societies to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pope
Galley
Beardmore
Piccadilly
St. James’s Street
Colerman Street
Newgate Street
Bank of England
Mésirs, Pope and Co
Messrs
Pope and Co
N. Hav
N. B
Featherstone-street
Dame-street
Dublin
Heppard and Co
Lydgate-hill
Cemere
Old Bailey
Whitechapel
Nes Gate
St. Martin’s-le Grand
St. Clement's
Strand
Bank of Egland
Gckett
Miers
Steppard and Co
Amur
Fatima
Guinea
Eicher
Goa
Apieg
The Che of the Pollot The Humours of an Election
Thursday night a new Afterpiece titled The Che of the Pollot The Humours of an Election was performed at Covent Garden. Cast includes Parmesan Belfield Goose OShannon Bristle and others. The plot centers on Parmesan seeking a parliamentary seat for his nephew George, planning to marry him to his daughter Letitia amid three borough candidates Belfield George and Sir Roger OShannon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Che
Covent ’ Garden
Patmesan
George
Goose
Taylor
Dr. Macfracture
Bonfire
Justice Wivevault
Parmesan
Belfield
Letitia
Belfid
O’shannon
Wilson
Captain Moore
Deal
Lisbon
Rodney
Spain
Cadiz
Faro
Peter Collett
O’reilly
Jamaica
America
Royals
Queen’s
Royal Irish
England
Ireland
Col. Tarleon
Legion
Middlesex Militia
Dover Caille
Uxbridge
Rufsian
Heet Rately
Downs
N.S. Salvaterra del Sansilla
Walsingham
Barbadoes
Mary
Elizabeth
Cummings
Hastings election farce and London news items recounted
A satirical play scene shows Mrs Highflight and companions plotting in Hastings with a chorus of voters bribed. The report moves to London news of ship captives returned from Lisbon, naval orders, weather damage from lightning, Court of Common Council actions, trials at Old Bailey, and local notices of marriages deaths and high water at London Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Michael Joseph Solano
Ss. Cecilia
St. Giles
Vittoriano de Navarro
Molly
Saunders
Petersburgh
Lisbon
Falmouth
Cowes
Dunwich
Suffolk
Tottenham
Abingdon
Salt Hill
Windsor
Mace
Poultry Compter
Navy Office
Old Bailey
Margaret M‘clachlan
Mary Allen
William
Richard Hill
Mr. Lewis
Manson House
Nin
Richard Molesworth
Whitehall
Kitty Cobb
Twickenham
Joseph Moser
Great
Newport Street
Liege
Denmark-street
Soho
James Brandon
Broad-street
Town Malling
T. Hamilton
St. Catherine’s
Capt
Weller
the Revenue
Ireland
Durth
Batavia
East Indies
Thompson
Warwick-street
London Bridge
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S Svar
Doe
Xeool
Joéol
Mr. Bate
Doctor Macfreyre
Shompon
Justice Winevault
Neauton
Morton
Nighflight
Webb
Ir Wison
Witefeld
Mr Quick
Edwin
Egan
Farren
Booth
Stephens. Webb
Blondon
St. Lucia
London
Murlaix
Friends
White
Riga
Hell
Malta
Dunkirk
Gascoyn
Quebec
West Indies
Antigua
Richard and Betsey
New York
Clyde
St. Maloes
Chatham
Martinique
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