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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 26, 1790
Page
3
Public notice to stock and annuity proprietors warns against using seals in transfers and prohibits clerks from accepting certain transfer orders. It permits letters of attorney for sale of stocks and annuities, per an order of the Court of Directors, signed by Francis Martin, secretary.
The Parneasian Orpheas and Commissioners of the Magnard's Navy order all Bills registered during November December 1783 and January February 1789 to be paid in money. holders must deliver the bills to the office and sign dock names and addresses at the bottom of each.
Navy Office announces a Thursday 28 February inspection to receive proposals from owners of ships in service of the East India Company for conveying convicts to New South Wales under company regulations. Tenders close after noon. agents must attend by 12 o’clock. The East India Company consent allows voyage to Bombay and return with cotton under inspection, with costs borne as specified.
The French Mail reports ministers summoned to town and the Duke of Richmond arriving on Saturday with other high officials expected. Dispatches reach the Duke of Leeds from Lord Torrington as plenipotentiary, while Lord Digby gains peerage. Caleane travels to Turin to visit the exiled Prince of Condé and Grenville’s whereabouts spark conjecture amid court speculation.
A lengthy report laments insubordination aboard ships and mutinous mood in the navy as officers accuse sailors of defiance against the new Marine Penal Laws. It recalls the Whig lineages and historic defenders of liberty while noting ships preparing for the West Indies and the port of Brest. The piece also records deserter incidents, fleet movements, and recent deaths in England.
October 24 reports from LY Mouter depict ships from Riga to London misweather and gear loss, including the Hercules of London and Theodora of Shield. Local notices announce the Charon and Chatham being repurposed, the Druid frigate dock return, and the South Devon Militia disembodiment amid smuggling seizures and public office activity.
Saturday events at Bewmarket include a brace of greyhounds owned by Rishach Chifalyn, Esq and a hare chase. Mr Rose travels to his seat for a ten day term while Mr Smith, the Minister’s private secretary, arrives from Romigne following a Treasury Messenger message. The scene mentions betting and local interest as the Squire observes the hare and dogs.
The Corn Exchange notes a large wheat supply and heavy sale with slight declines on best runs and middling and inferior grades. Barley scarce and pricey, oats improved from Friday, rye and beans cheaper, with current quarterly prices listed for wheat, beans, oats, flour, middlings, pollard, and bran.
The report lists various two year old horses and riders in a sweepstakes with odds on Spendthrift Slug Kat Marcia and other entries. It records cross mentions, weights, and no crossing notes for several matchups including Cormorant Ostrich Skewball and Don Quixote.
OCR reads show parces of Stroc Bank stock and various bonds with percent figures. Entries include South Sea Stock and annuities with small price marks and a note on a lottery ticket sale. Clock time and day details appear for an auction or sale of tickets.
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