Aldermanic dispute over Adelphi lottery petition
In the General Evervice Post the Aldermen Harley and Wilkes debated Metcurs Adams petition to allow the Adelphi lottery at Guildhall. Harley urged consideration while Wilkes denounced lotteries and cited prior City opposition. The Court rejected the petition amid claims of municipal impropriety and censorship by ministers.
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Evervice
Alderman Harley
Metcurs Adams
Kirkman
House of Commons
Mets
Adams
Adelphi
London
Harley
Wilkes
Falmouth
Allison
Tremaine
Helstone
Irvane
Cornwall
W. Nicol
Press liberty praised and Carmarthenshire butter rules
In Carmarthenshire a January 1774 meeting of the Association reports new regulations to curb butter frauds in export trade. Rules require ash firkins of 56 pounds, standardized cask patterns, strict salt limits, and rapid packing. Merchants sign to enforce these terms, with penalties and possible tenant removal for violators. Publication also notes a third edition of William Buchan’s Domestic Medicine.
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Carmarthenshire
Carmarthen
Greyhound Inn
William Mansell, Bart
Toe
London
Bristol
Charles the Second
William and Mary
Charles the
Hereford
Gloucester
Perry Advertiser
General Evening Post
James Hughes
The
Association
William Buchan
Felow
Royal College of Physiciana
Edinburgh
W. Strahan
T. Cadell
Strand
J. Balfour
W. Creech
Edinbergh
Liberty of the Press as a Shield for Public Duty
The essay extols the Liberty of the Press as the greatest security for individuals and a check on those in authority. It notes that public scrutiny forces officials to act with integrity, and that open discussion prevents unchecked malignity. Drawing from M. de Lolme, it urges defending press freedoms to avoid becoming slaves of tyranny.
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Monsieur de Loime
England
House of Commons
Vane Taylor
Lord le D 'J
Tete-a-Tete
Lord Leo
Carteret
Observer
Dick Wildfire
A. Hamilton
St. John’s Gate
G. Robinson
Paternoster Row
Town and Country Magazine
M. de Lolme
Amsterdam
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General
Evenana Post
Proffin
Ben Brosh
Bedford
Harriet
Mr. Banks
Otaheite
Rosamond
Runa
Westminster Magazine
W. Goldsmith
Paternofter-row
Richardson and Urquhart
Royal Exchange
W. Seacroft
Charing-cross
T. Wilson
York
REW
Remainer
SHE Gospel
Treasury of Divine Knowledge
Vallance and Simmons
Cheapside
Great-Britin
Ireland
Fenry
E Rosamond
Theatre-Royal
Covent-Garden
Thomas Hull
Bell
Exeter- Exchange
C. Etherington
Richard Plantagenet
Sherwin
Bartolozzi
J. Hinton
King’s Arms
Nefter-Row
Warwick Lane
Stack House
Jesus Christ
N. B
Thomas Stackhouse
W. Meorr
Becert
W. Nicoll
St. Paul's Church-yard
T. Becket
R. Durham
Ain Cockpur-street
R. Davies
Sackville Street
Piccadilly
W. Flexney
Gray’s Inn
Holborn
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