Evening Post (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 Excerpt: ...to its rather abrupt conclusion, a large party ot the friends of Sir F. Goodricke, who had agreed to celebrate his return by a public dinner at the Swan Hotel, proceeding to the ball-room of that hotel, where about 150 gentlemen sat down to an excellent repast. 'times.)--The Chronicle significantly inquires whether a nephew of Lord Eliot basj or has not, been appointed to the command of a regiment in the service of Don Carlos;" and this question is put with an air of mystery, and of extremely deep knowledge of facts. Lord Eliot was born in 1798; is therefore thirty-seven years old. A nephew of Ms.Lordship would be rather young to command a regiment, even if his Lordship happened to have a qephew 0/ his own name; this, unfortunately for the Chronicle he has not, he never had a brother, and the names of his two married sisters are Lygon and Martin, and his eldest nephew is just six years of age. (John Bull.)--The Scotsman mentions a hail storm at Dumfries last Wednesday, an, d adds that, the hailstones were of amazing weight, many of them as large as pigeons eggs.," (Globe. 4F v A n t t, Paris, June 6. Stock Exchange, June 5, Half past Four o'clock.--The French Fund have experienced an improvement. Spanish have again declined, which is attributed to a vague rumour of unfavourable news having arrived from Spain, hut. the nature of which was not stated. For Cash, Fives and Fours have risen 10c; Threes 25c; Haytian 3 ft-..; Neapolitan have fallen 15c; Roman 'fa Cortes 1'/; Rentes Perpetuelles '/; Spanish Threes %. For the Account Fives and Neapolitan have unproved 30c; Threes 85c.--A letter of the 25th nit., from Nicej contains the following singular details: The public here are much occupied by a very extraordinary pecurence. A young man...