Letten to Mr Wilkes on London politics and press freedom
A long-letter dialogue from M Horne to Mr Wilkes continues in a satirical tone. The piece mocks the parson of Brentford, lampoons hereditary authority, and cites disputes over subscriptions for debts, press suppression, and the freedom of the press. It recounts parliamentary motions, newspapers, and a clash between Wilkes’s allies and opponents, interwoven with references to Lord Onslow, the King, and the City of London charter case. The letter mentions the Middlesex Journal, the General Evening Post, and the role of printers in resisting government attempts to control printing. The text also recalls historic petitions from 1683 4 and the governance of London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Horne
Wilkes
Fune
Brentford
London
Gratton
Lord North
Exchequer
Durham
Shelburne
Sir Joseph
Sherif
John Wilkes
Ir. Bingley
Mr. Wilkes
Resson
Lingley
Bingley
Onfloin
St. James's
Mc Onslow
Heute of
Ontlow
Robindeghis
Conlin
Campigua
Ras
Middlesex
Beford
Ringley
House of Comunions
Fringley
Paines
Tae Brothers
Editorney
City of London election debates end in submission to crown
The Common Council at Guildhall debated royal regulations on appointing aldermen sheriffs and Justices of Peace. Amid vivid opposition the council yielded by majority to crown orders, elevating Sir William Prichard as Lord Mayor and naming Peter Daniel and Samuel Datwool as sheriffs. The piece recalls past treacheries and dampens republican zeal. It cites King Street factions and references Bridgetown era tensions and the Rye House plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Evening Post
Peru
Middlesex
Trinity Term
Fones
Commron Council
London
City of London
Windsor
Southwark
Shegiijs
Guildhall
MjeRy
William Prichard
Mayon
Peter Aniel
Samuel Datwool
Thomes Jennér
Fray
Brunswick
feiLuit
Cornih
King-street
Cheapiice
Cornish
Hotland
Setheit
France
William Deckford
Elq
Louis XV
George Ili
Chancelor de Maupeot
Mansfell
Tolebet
Chatelet Lamont
Lord Tualhut
Prusia
de Guignes
M. Bathaille Frances
Lord North
Chevalier Durand
Lord Grantham
M. d& Buff
New
Mr. Thorn
Messrs
Telissimy Panthieux
Salvador
Chevalier D’ Ecx
Cunningham
Catalogue of New Books Offered by the Editor of a Paris Post
An editor in Paris invites publication of a list of forthcoming books and plays. The catalogue includes political treatises, legal codes, diplomatic works, comedies, and finance studies with noble dedications to British and French figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evesina
Paris
Europe
Ponteieui
Cyrus Vat
Champs
Quikots
Mergy II
Anecdotes of a Convent Gist on Nuns Happiness
From a short work gist, the writer argues nuns are not unhappy. He spent six years in a convent and found most nuns content with few wants. They sacrifice liberty for piety, and while they revere clergy, they see themselves as a superior priestess class demanding pity from the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mast
Jesus
Chris
Virgils
Sisith
Alnef
Eac Oowe
Austin Eaeh
Ehéor
Epitheted nuns and a painter's kitchen ethic
A fragmentary column discusses women in convents and the control over their lives, describing church authorities and parents as enforcing seclusion to keep virtue and influence. It contrasts nuns under discipline with a tale about Anthony van Dyck and the shift from art to sustenance.
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Gonceralt Ea
Amule Fonte
Anthony Vandyke
Bob Brose
PL. Bannister
Mr. Bannister
Hally
Thomas
Thormat
Bannifter
Ream
Mr. Bannifter
Miss Thomat
Mr. Banniflar
Rovers
Bannifletec
Franifier Holle Fay
Baie
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