Address on Quebec Bill Sparks Loyalist Petition to the King
The Lord Mayor Aldermen and Commons of London petition Your Majesty alarmed by a bill in Parliament to govern Quebec in North America. They argue the bill abolishes trial by jury in civil cases, imposes French law, endangers English political and religious liberties, and upholds Protestant faith while limiting royal authority. They urge no Royal assent to the bill. The sentiment is cast against Nabobs and rising prices from influence and wealth.
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City of
London
Uondon
Quebec
North America
Canada
England
Otober
Church of England
William the
Treasury
Privy Council
Westminster
His Majesty
St. James’s
Chatham
Harwich
Centurion
John Towers
Lords of the Admiralty
J. Parry
Milford
Norwood
Stangate Creek
Paros
Edward, Wood
Stockton
Malta
Dingley
Brown
Betsey
Pancrass
America
Anga
North Briton
Reformation of Manners as the True State Remedy
A moralist argues that reforming manners and living virtuously is the only enduring method to amend a nation. He claims political evils originate in morality and that virtue and sobriety leaders provide real service, unlike dethroning tyrants which offers only temporary relief. He condemns preachers of liberty who flout laws or corrupt virtue as quacks spreading disorders.
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Newgate
Lataria
St. George’s Fields
Robert Arthington
Leeds
James
Joseph Ogle
Venality of the Age in Ches terfield Letter Excerpt
A fragment from a 1767 letter by Philip Stanhope Chesterfield is cited to illustrate corruption and the market for influence. The author recalls speaking to a borough-jobber and offering £2500 for a secure seat, which was ridiculed as a borough no longer existing for sale to the wealthy. The note highlights East India and West India interests in the contested politics.
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Biard
Chesterfield
Stanhope
Moorfields
Jamaica
Hackney Marshes
Mary-le-bon Fields
Portland Street
W. Carke
R. Collins
Paternofter Row
Crowded House of Lords debated foreign commerce and a major India commission
The article reports a crowded House of Lords with foreign nobility in London, noting no Commons writ on the session's last day. Lord M-field attacked the Exchequer process delaying foreign suits, urging that commissions to examine Indian witnesses cause years of delay. The Lords reversed a commission order, opening paths for foreign redress. Additional items cover mint trials, naval matters, a Jamaica longevity tale, a fatal street assault, a suicide, and local incidents.
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House of Peers
House of Commons
M—field
House of Lords
Coramael and
Veérelft
Court of Exchequer
India
Tilk
Sicily
Council of
Calcutta
England
unclear readable newspaper item may be financial brief
Fragmentary OCR notes reference bonds, banks, lottery tickets, and percentages with dates and figures. Named entities are uncertain due to garbled text, but mention India bonds, Navy, and bank terms appear.
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Banks Ann
Gikaz India
Navy
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Justin How
William Mays
Hatty
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Gags
Sas
Thomas Seymour
Gansel
Chevalier de Mouchet
William Gansel
Newman-fleet
Oxford-road
Giatis
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