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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 14, 1774
Page
4
A letter to the editor arguing for restoring Canadian laws and opposing English imposition, praising colonial governance while warning that a new bill could introduce slavery and arbitrary power. The writer, signing as Columbus, urges adherence to native laws as a basis for loyalty to the Crown and questions the motives of prominent reformers.
An essay argues that true charity is challenged by deception and idleness, noting how hospitals and alms exist due to public and private efforts. A Western road gentleman recounts beggars exploiting kindness, leading him to devise a wheel and cistern system to curb indiscriminate relief and better aid the truly needy.
A letter from HUMANITAS discusses beggars who refuse work, preferring wandering life. He recalls offering a shilling a day via a wheel, which working beggars often accepted, but many refused the second shilling. He warns against “drones” who drain industrious bees and argues charity should target real objects.
An excerpt recounts a Mogul emperor who recovers from a long illness and rejects concerns about overwork. He rebukes a flatterer minister, declaring a king must risk life for country and praising divine right that places him above opposition. The speech laments flattery and warns ministers against destroying royal virtue and strength.
A satirical portrait of a man named Dick Dissipate who zigzags between laziness and feverish labor. The narrator observes how some people seek fatigue as a pleasure, cranking through chores and long hunts while neglecting essential duties. The piece argues for balanced exertion and warns against letting recreation eclipse necessary work.
A lengthy summary of House of Lords and Commons actions includes readings and passes of bills on sinking fund grants, weights for gold and silver, the Quebec duty, lottery, expiring laws, paving Westminster, insolvent debtors, and coin recoinage. Debates on Quebec government bill loom. Russian and Swedish politics noted. Boston unrest contained. dispatches plan naval provisions for North America. Rutland and Devonshire attended the royal levee amid court circles.
A Snow-Hill resident urges the Geena Evenivé Post to warn readers about a notorious gang of pickpockets infesting the passage from Field Lane Holborn to Newgate Street. He notes children as young as eight involved, preying under the Newgate arch, and claims many handkerchiefs are stolen there.
The General Evening Post notes Northcote’s painting of Saint Catherine on display in Pall Mall. The article praises the bold artistry of the portrait, contrasting it with others. It highlights the celestial blooms and immortal charm conveyed by the depiction.
Notes from Portsmouth to Port-au-Prince and Carthagena report maritime movements and ship losses. A Spanish 80 gun ship burns at Carthagena while Lord Sandwich arrives at Spithead with navy salutes. Bank annuities dividend dates shift and insolvency relief may free 3400 debtors. Local crimes, drownings, and midwife robbery are noted, plus parish poor relief actions and deaths of notable city figures.
Saturday and weekday market times noted with bread price unchanged. Return of wheat sale in Bear-Key Monday the 13th by Joszex Haw and Wirtian Marshall meal weighers to the City of London. Various bond and annuity prices listed alongside lottery tickers and bank long bonds.
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