General Evening Post in London, Middlesex

Noted Speech at the Bar on Linen and Credit Crisis

The speaker argues against the reckless paper credit boom that inflated linen and woollen industries and calls for relief. He cites imports, domestic production, and the 1770s political unrest, warning that overextension harmed Ireland and Britain alike. He recounts the Sandemanian case and mob violence tied to factional power, ending with a governor’s pardon and exile.