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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 21, 1786
Page
3
Trinity-House announces construction of lights on the Needles Point and near Hurst Castle for navigation. Flat Lights will be exhibited on the 2th instant and will burn nightly thereafter for mariners.
At the July 24 1796 meeting of Hertfordshire Grand Jury the affize clerks and others are accused of taking unwarranted fees from prosecutors and witnesses. The panel calls Justices to curb abuses, reduce levies, and publish resolutions in seven newspapers. Listed names include Saunders Seebright Baker Blackmore Moreland and others.
A letter from Mr Pigott near Geneva to the Right Honorable William Pitt discusses the necessity and advantages of taxing public funds. Also advertised are publications including a Life of Grace Robert Fitzmann and a Compendium of the Militia Laws with an Act for simplifying and consolidating taxes.
An 18th century advertisement lists a comic opera The Siege of Curzola at Theatre Royal Hayes market with price. It promotes songs by Hook Tremain and Carlon, dances, chamber pieces and new pianos from Longman and Broderip with terms for hire, sale, and tuning services.
An estate advertises private contract sale of 612 acres of freehold farms near New Radnor with extensive land, three roads, and favorable commons for sheep. Viewings via Henry Price, Esq. Kaighton Radnorshire, with descriptive particulars available at Crown, Prettgign, Mew Inn Hereford, Kent Claruize, Pearce Fulham, or Salopian Coffee House London.
Gosport notice states the Crown Inn dwelling with yard and appurtenances will be sold by auction on Wednesday the 27th of September at four o'clock in the afternoon. Occupied by Captain Duncan with immediate possession available. For details inquire of Mr Jenning Victualling Office London Mer. Brandred Cold Harbour Gosport or Mr. Fickler Lymington.
A public sale at the George Inn in Aylesbury on November [1786] afternoon offers freehold estate comprising a substantial farm house with outbuildings, 15 acres of land, 1329 acres of arable and meadow ground, timber, and improvements. Contact Messrs. Smith and Cardale of Gray’s Inn or Mr. Charlin in Aylesbury for particulars.
A freehold estate near London with manor, farm house, gardens, and walled passion plots. The sale offers collateral security options and suggests terms including yearly rent and open to offers. A separate notice urges a missing man to return to his distraught family or face consequences.
An abstract from 1777 documents ROBERT GRUB of London receiving a royal patent for Friars Drops a cure for venereal disease scurvy rheumism orangery and cleets. It lists sales outlets in London and nearby districts including Bailey Ludgate Hill Tower Hill Oxford Street Ratcliffe Highway and Southwark with bottles priced 7s or 33s 6d.
An auction or catalog note listing multiple volumes and translations by Thomas Holcroft and others. It details prices in shillings, volumes in sets, and corrected editions, including Tales of the Castle and Le Chevalier de Florian.
The fragmentary text references Mervyn Archdall AM and mentions a city academy, a go, and a couple of patrons or officials. It weaves names like Conygaan and Robinson into a disjointed account related to historical entities, civic bodies, and impromptu notes without a coherent narrative or clear event.
Reports from the Continent suggest a three-power coalition aims to drive the Ottoman from the region. Turkish resistance and potential new allies are discussed as stirring a broader balance of power. The note also covers court and city events in London, including a Bank of England appointment, St Matthew's Day observances, and London deaths and local notices.
Partial OCR text shows fragmented times and days with inconsistent phrases. No clear event, person, organization, or place is identifiable. Summary includes only readable timing markers and weekday fragments without verifiable details.
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