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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 10, 1771
Page
1
In Paris on August 30 a new opera by the blind composer Fitzstein, famed for mastery of violin, mandoline, and viola, draws public admiration for his musical ear. His abilities follow from hearing pieces once or twice. Meanwhile Mr. de la Place, author of a long-published Mercury, has recently vanished from public view.
Yesterday's mail reports a six week prohibition on the French Utrecht Gazette due to home paragraphs offending France. Lord Holland is said to have bought over 160,000 pounds in three percent stock to push prices, planning to pay government with government funds and save about thirteen percent. Prosecutions are ordered against a Fleet Street tradesman aiding Heyder Ali and arms shipments to the Canaries. A new dock at Woolwich is begun for the East India Company with various ship movements noted and multiple local deaths and incidents across London and Ireland. In finance, the East India Company outlines large outgoings and anticipated revenues, with auctions scheduled for estates in St Ives and surrounding areas.
On Tuesday the 1st of October Dr Hanter's WD and Mr Hewson's Course of Anatomical LeSures start at their theatre on Windmill Street.
On Wednesday the 25th, at Garraway's coffee house, Exchange-alley, Cornhill, at twelve, a Leaf Hold House with three rooms on a floor, four stories high, coach-house, stable and garden, Hatton Garden No 15 first division. About 23 years of lease unexpired, ground rent 4s per year. Last tenant paid 5l 21s ros per annum. Viewable by Mr John Burnham, carpenter, Brook's Market Holborn. Printed particulars available at Ridgeway's Norton Falgate and Burnham's.
This day published price 7s 6d in Patersnofter-row the first part of the copies of the depositions of witnesses examined in the cause of Divorce and Recrimination now pending in the Consistory Court of the Lord Bishop of London at Donors Common between Richard Lord Grosvenor and Henrietta Lady Grosvenor as examined by Merits Lushington and Maine proctors acting as examiners.
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