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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 29, 1737
Page
1
Florence reports the death of Costa an ex Auditor General of the Maleconvents of Corsica and later secretary to the Baron de Neuhoff King of Corsica. He died recently in Leghorn at a private house he kept hidden, only revealed after his death.
Advice from Donegal reports a Carrickfergus gentleman starting a whale fishery at St Johns Point with oil and bone sufficient for several counties. Whales appear seasonally in Irish bays. aim to save and gain thousands yearly and possibly supply Britain. Dublin poll results show Alderman Pearson leading. Loftus Hume elected MP for Bannow amid Protestant support.
In Edinburgh yesterday Mr. Lind, brother of Mr. Lind of Gorgie and Sheriff-Depute of Mid-Lothian, died from fever. The article notes his role in perfecting linen stamp ing and mentions a recent surge of sickness with many deaths, especially among the young.
On Tuesday night two soldiers of Brigadier General Handiside's regiment, in drunken revelry, wounded several people on St James's Back. One man lost a fore finger, another was struck on the head, and a third had his clothes cut in several places. They were committed to Newgate and stripped of regimental cloaks by their officer.
Henry Walter esq Alderman of this city died at his house in Queens Square. On Thursday Robert Yate esq colonel of the Militia senior Alderman and father of this city died at his seat the Red Lodge on St Michael's Hill aged upwards of eighty.
Last night a prominent London figure Mr Ellis a rich mercer died at his Ludgate Street residence. A royal welcome marked the King and Queen’s winter arrival from Hampton Court with a grand St James’s appearance and noble processions. A public ode and celebratory events followed in the Council Chamber with attendance by Count Cambis and a royal cavalcade. Amid the festivities reports noted the Prince and Princess of Wales would arrive later this month and listed several obituaries and local notices from Gracechurch Street to Newmarket and Lisburn.
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