Scene of Royal Visits and court notices in London
Privy Council ordered rapid removal of the Duke of York's remains to England after visit to the Princess Dowager of Wales. Notices report deaths and marriages, theater suspensions, ship movements, sheriffs sworn, church services, and local crime reports from Bow Street and nearby.
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Héis
Duke of York
Richmond
Carleton - House
Higness
Wales
Maijesly
Aeen’s Palace
England
St. James’s
Mary
Frederick Landgrave of Hesle Caffel
Isine
William
Norway
Charles
Denmark
Frederick
Earl of Hertford
Privy Council
Portsmouth
Spithead
Downs
Halifax
Seaford
Squirrel
Richard Peers
William Nath
Elgis
Guildhall
Dr Gregory
Chirist
Oxford
Allon
Rochester
Sandy
Mr. Dillon
Lord Dilon
St. Martin’s
Chapel Royal
St. James's
Cambridge
London
Westminster
Europe
Lord Mount Stewart
Bute
Camberwell Church
David Robinson
Tooley-street
Betsey Earle
Charles Earle, Taylor
Capt
Reed
Rotherhithe
Miss Tobin
Tobin
Alexander Baynton
St. James’s Church
John Edwards
Took’s Court
Castle Yard
Holbourn
Chelmsford
Essex
Putney
Gray’s-inn-lane
Davenport
Charles Kiltha
Richard Kiltha
Cecil-street
Strand
Ely
City and
Liberty of
Gloucester-street
Red-Lion-street
Thomas Franklin
Jamaica
Sunday
York Buildings
Guy
Ruffel-itreet
Bloomsbury
Jonathan Dennis
Covent Garden
Description of St Pauls Cathedral and London Relics
Price 6d. A historical description of St Pauls Cathedral with added notes on the Monument London Stone and other Roman Relics. Includes a review of the ancient Walls and Gates around the city. Bound copies priced at 2s 5 6d.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Auction of Watlingham Comrhon Estate in Surrey by Mr Good
An estate sale by auction on the premises in Watlingham Common Surrey near Westerham Godstone and Croydon offers 28 acres of arable land eight acres of orchard and a substantial dwelling with outbuildings. Viewing allowed until sale day with furniture fixtures and stock including cows hogs poultry and two greyhounds. Catalogues at Beint Godstone Georges Codon and George Good Upholder Fleet Street.
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Good
James Bowyer
Watlingham Comrhon
Surry
Westerham
Godstone
Croydon
London
Beint
Co.don
George Good's
Upholder
Fleet Street
Postscript to the Printer on Polish Confederacies
A letter criticizes Polish confederacies as self serving plots by grandee elites, arguing that Poland suffers under aristocratic rule with the people as slaves. It urges citizens to unite against such conspiracies and prefer a single absolute monarch over multiple petty tyrants.
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London Evening Post
Mr. Meres
Poland
Pond
Confessional Printer Pressed for Author Identity
A critical reader addresses the Confessional printer seeking the true author of a controversial passage about Queen Lumabccl's injunctions and a disclosure regarding Dr Anthony Ellys. The writer condemns the Confessional’s candor and questions the author’s integrity and intent.
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Hhem
Hin
Anthony Ellys
Sam
To the Printer of the London Evening Offerers
A compact letter from an unhappy contributor to the London Evening paper complains that his business requires weekly town visits and he pays his share toward the street tall, though he disputes the naming of the streets cited by authorities.
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London
Pott
Mr. Meres
Meres
Citizen letter protests city street paving and water systems
A London resident writes to Commissioners in Gor County criticizing paving neglect and unsafe streets. He urges street repairs from Goswell Street to Fleet Street, calls for better horse and coach access, water pipes, and safety measures. He adds that reform benefits both subjects and the metropolis, noting costs and duties of urban improvements.
London Evening Pot He Brokers and Descis in Lottery
A reader-letter laments lottery scamming and poor-value tickets sold by brokers. The writer warns against gullibility, urges patience, and suggests buyers avoid paying high prices. They predict brokers will offload tickets at Paris fairs rather than sell honestly.
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London
Meres
Pathe
Accquitted murder suspects face trial for cruel treatment
A letter to the Printer of the London Evening Post reports that the two Brownriggs, acquitted of Mary Clifroed's murder, are detained to be tried for a mild misdemeanor in cruelly treating the surviving girl. The writer urges whipping as a proper punishment for their crime.
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London
Meres
Brownriggs
Mary Clifroed
Justii
Remarkable Instances of Prejudice in London Event
The printer is urged to note the force of prejudice as a daily creator of absurdities and inconsistencies. It argues prejudice stems from haste and habit, calling Chinese history a notable example supporting the claim.
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London
Port
Mr. Mirrel
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Ratcliff Highway
Elizabeth Wright
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St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
St. Dunstan’s
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Margaret Hunt
Thomas Mitton
John Williams
Francis Sayde
Elizabeth Frimey
Vickers
Thomas Wright
Williams
Holborn
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Hampstead Road
Matherinis Maraux
Kennington-common
Moss
Lloyd's
Madrid
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Mexico
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Sid
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West Indies
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O'Brien
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Ireland
Barnby
Yarmouth
Lively
Geneva
Rotterdam
Canter
Guernsey
Westminster Abbey
St. Peter
Henry the Viith
Samuel Morland
J. Newbery
Bible and Sun
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Tower of London
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Mecca
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