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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 28, 1780
Page
4
Fragmentary London Evening Polit. SM-LT. and H- report notes Tae Kine's Frikn in a brief item. Readable details are limited. the text references a local or political topic with sparse context and no clear outcome or dates provided.
A long letter from a veteran London printer recounts a two month northern tour through Lancashire, Westmorland, Cumberland, Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire. He laments land depreciation, heavy taxes, and public spending while critiquing church power and a bishop who funds a market chapel by tying worship to the market house.
A medieval prelate demands inscriptions on market pillars to curb false weights and calls for a holy ground notion. He faces law suits over a bridle road by his park wall, while townsfolk blame the cyder merchant and his wife for revenue and church tensions.
The report notes dispatches from France and Flanders Madrid. A Gibraltar blockade commander planned to cut kitchen garden water supplies to hinder enemy support. Heat waves in Lifeon and Paris affect residents and crops, with fruit trees withering and vintage rushing earlier. Three fraud cases tied to the Marine treasurer.
A report from the House of Lords and Commons describes his Majesty’s command to elect a Speaker, with the royal speech noting Parliamentary support amid France and Spain’s opposition actions in America. It cites readiness to raise supplies, continue the war, and defend Gibraltar, warning France and Spain of Britain’s resolve. A separate note corrects rumors about Sartine and Neckar, and a naval incident recounts a Dreadnought privateer capture near the Sound of Tiree.
The report notes the frigate Ifalaffa once off Orkney with 26 guns and 189 crew, of whom five men survived after a shipwreck on Groofskerry. It also mentions privateer actions near Bolton Bay and Halifax, plus a halted alderman court. A state lottery notice details prize structures, offices, and draw dates for November 16 1780 with large capital prizes already sold.
The performance featured Henderson as Wolsey in Henry VIII era tragedy. Wroughton gave a moving Buckingham scene, Young as Queen Catherine, and Tuchgld as Acba Buillens. Clask’s Henry showed roughness while actors teased ambition and statecraft, with a planned christening scene foreshadowing Buckingham’s royal moment.
Marine dispatch records arrivals and departures at Gravesend and nearby ports. Vessels include James Dawkins Brankstoe Dorothy Delamere and London Spence bound for Jamaica Bristol Plymouth Petersburgh and other destinations. Numerous ships from Rotterdam Bremen Hamburg Amsterdam and Archangel listed with captains and cargo notes.
A chaotic listing of stock prices and government and company securities with varied fractions and notations. Entries include Bank Annuities at multiple rates, India Stock, Navy Annuities, Exchequer Bills, Lottery Tickets, and other bonds and stocks with dates and percent values, reflecting a late 18th to early 19th century financial page.
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