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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 27, 1787
Page
2
Fragmentary postscript mentions teams and players with references to Lind's Center and Coates. Scattered lines imply Pacers and Bees in a context like a game or season notes, with unclear dates and outcomes.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and the Chancellor of Ireland, with notes on a meeting of merchants in London and discussions about fees for customs officers. Mentions a Tower of London event and plans regarding naval or troop movements and commissions.
A chaotic narrative reports the death of the Duke of Rutland, with dispatches from Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Pit, and Lord Sydney detailing melancholy intelligence. It notes royal movements, medical concerns, and political anxieties tied to Britain, Ireland, and continental affairs amid wartime pressures.
Sporting intelligence covers the October 1787 Newmarket and Houghton meetings. It lists sweepstakes of 100 guineas, two-year-olds and three-year-olds racing for various stakes, names horses and owners, weights, and odds, with results noting Ponte defeating Diomed, Feenow beating Br. Lade's horse, and several matches including Oporto and Bullfinch. Odds and prices repeated for multiple entries.
A garbled passage references a 14th century conflict involving France and Patriae with mentions of an Emperor, trials in courts, and prisoners. It implies a sudden shift in power, legal proceedings, and possible royal or noble factions, but the text remains fragmentary and unclear.
Fragmentary OCR text appears to list produce terms such as wheat rye and percentages but lacks coherent names, dates, places, or actions to summarize into a factual news item. No identifiable persons organizations or events are discernible in readable form.
Readable fragments indicate a sports update with numbers and names obscured. Incidents, percentages, and scores are partially visible but many details are illegible.
The present fate of the Black-Priars fonds is dangerous and bad demanding the attention of Commissioners and public reproach. Excessive spending, unclear purpose, and repairs evident in the Seae grins prompt calls to scrutinize the Trustees. Borough prices yesterday showed varied rates for goods and services.
A list of vessels and passengers arriving at Dover and Liverpool, including the Samuel and Jane from Quebec and Lucretia from Bohemia, with the Mary from Jersey bringing the remainder of the 2nd Regiment and Lt. Antonie D'Esselia. Other names include William and Jean Stonehoute and Eliza Povridge among the readable entries.
Advertises the Irish State Lottery for 1787 by Mellrs Wenham and Co at No 11 Poultry London. Describes prizes from 100 to 18,050 pounds, notes government security on shares, and warns buyers to avoid errors and fraud while offering printed laws on the back of tickets.
Prices of Baris Stock and related securities listed with scattered figures and bonds. Mentions include 1 half shares, a 3 per cent Navy bonds, and various securities such as annuities and scrip with fractional prices. Contains fragmented OCR lines and multiple numbers.
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