Debates on Press Regulation and Excise Oppression
The National Assembly debates press control punishments for libel sedition and two year experimental regulations while funds for Paris relief are urged. A Genoa envoy notes Corsican rights, and a tobacco excise appeal warns of harmful impacts on liberty and commerce. A Southampton protest highlights dissenters and Test Acts.
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Chateaugontier
Vibe Abbé Syeses
Committee of Constitution
M. Bailly
Paris
George Gordon
Duke de Tot Feterre
Marquis de Spinola
Genoa
France
Corfea
Republic
National Assembly
Corsica
Agate
Greve
Adsigare
KA Gcts
A&t
Prvete
Ireland
Hautes
A&ts
Church of England
Burnet
House of Lords
Tett AG
Pap Frs
Hoadley
Sherlock
Bishop Hoadley
Bithop
Dilly
Tobacco Manufacturers Commit to Redress Over Act
A London meeting of tobacco and snuff manufacturers on December 18 1789 resolves to appoint a committee to correspond with manufacturing towns and corporations across the kingdom seeking redress from the Excise Tobacco Act. The committee writes to the General Assembly of London and other corporate towns.
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France
Flanders
London
Great Britain
Westminster
Southwark
Horn Tavern
Dottor Commons
Unclear Prize Totals Referenced in Fragmentary Note
A garbled ledger style fragment lists prize figures and ticket numbers with references to Mr. Nicholson. It mentions first drawn prizes and blanks, but the text is incomplete and hard to interpret, offering little verifiable context or names beyond Nicholson.
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Gunzral Evening Post
Gentlman
Hydra’ Excise
Hydra Fxcise
Anthony Kemp
John Pollard
Edward Spencer
R. Haines
Charles Wright
William Ranson
James Taddy
Robert Simpson
Thomas Wishart
Richard Herron
Isaac Hutchinson
Sacse
Southampton
Iberstt
House of Commons
Trent
Wagar Eche
Verus
Timbir Ina
Errewath
Jackson
Moorgreen
J. Edwards
Richadson, Goodluck, and Co
King’s
Huwe St
Hawe
Staal PR
Azes
Gage
Prizz
Zoo
Sruil
Nathaniel Chauncy
Castle-Street
Leicester-Fields
Charles Chauncy
M.D
Polidore
Valden Raphael
Ncholson
Bank Street
Cornhill
Bank of Fogsacc 3
Giesser
Eurpe
Ait, Nicholsons
Gcc
Mr. Nicholson
Hiss
Mounty
Glamorgan
Dsa
Pyle
A&s
Walter Coffin
Ghair
Royal House of
T'rt
Corporation
John Price
Evan Alcrgan
R. Morgan
Rowland Williams
Thomas Rees
Charles
Rees Howells
Benjamin Howells
Rhys Davies
Richard Aubrey
Moses Simons
George Evans
Thosmas Richards
Captain Harris
David Williams
William Davies
M. Howells
Robert Morris
Gloucester Journal
Bristol Gazette
General Evening Post
Edward JeGieys
Efys
Chaiman
Walter Coffir