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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 17, 1771
Page
3
The text questions whether Mr Hornig admitted taking a book at a Society meeting and what happened to it. It asks if there is knowledge of truth or falsehood of charges and references a home and a lat meeting. The excerpt is garbled and incomplete with unclear participants.
The record notes Alderman Wilkes disclaims authorship of the letter tied to Scourge and asks if he knew of its publication. He also questions whether he communicated this information to the Rev. Mr. Horne.
The document asks if Robert and William Davis received or concealed profits from Mr. Foot's pamphlet. It questions whether they paid money without Mr. Foot's knowledge or consent and whether Mr. Foot expressed displeasure with the proceedings.
Reports from various ports and cities describe moves toward pacification. A general amnesty is expected, with late prisoners at Potsburgh likely to be freed. Dutch naval forces arrive at Malaga, bearing gifts to the Regency of Morocco, while fortifications at Cadiz and Seville reshuffle commands and prepare defenses. Holdings in Vienna and Rome hint at broader political recalibrations.
Fragments name various persons and locales including Surinam Milford Levitty Newry and Seetehe with scattered mentions of Joana, Mite, Arthas, and Dutch origins. The garbled text lists several places and individuals without coherent events or actions.
The Court at St James's today featured humorous exchanges over a royal birthday observance. Reports detail attendance by Royal Family members and courtiers, with remarks on the Dowager Princess of Wales and other nobles, and references to courtly arrangements, naval bounty debates, and upcoming public measures in Parliament and Guildhall committees.
Peremptory decree issued before William Masterman at Grayston London on February 14 in the afternoon. Herbal Estates of Lesh Master, Esquire, with Mackerfield holdings in Lancaster, including a large mansion hall, out-buildings, gardens and fisheries on 63 acres. Also listed are New-taufe three-story house with out-buildings and garden and Rawlinson’s Farm with eight acres, all approached from Warrington.
Swansea December 27 1770 letter argues against despotism and defends House of Commons privilege in Middlesex election dispute. Writer urges calm civic unity, condemns court oppression, and urges Britons to weigh actions to protect the nation and constitution.
A reader letters page laments the practice of enclosing common lands, especially in Leicestershire, as injurious to manufactories and national strength. The writer cites Mr Arch Young and the author of Considerations on Policy urging Parliament to publish concrete depopulation evidence and actions to avert decline, urging a public decision.
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