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General Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jun 23, 1774

Page

4

Lord Lory L er nrtn's speech on the Quebec Bill

Lord Lory L er nrtn's remarks praise the Quebec Bill's mild policy and liberty of conscience while arguing forms of government must match local dispositions. He doubts Canada will provoke Britain, urges Canadian loyalty, and warns against fanatic republicans using liberty as a pretext to seize power.

Lory CH Ta Quebec Canada France England Earl America Great Britain Warsaw Ottoman Empire Walachia Moldavia Crimea Black Sea Russia Pulasky Ukrain Austria Polish Republic Poland Lisbon St. Camilla Cape Dé Verd Islands Portugal West Indies Chatham Portsmouth Garland Fotheringham Jamaica Lord Talbot Will. Lewes Whitehall Gibson Walter Gibbons Richard Hall Duke Duchess of Cumberland Duchess of Gloucester Southampton Duke and Dutches of Bolton Earl and Countess of Essex Mountgarret Charles Montague Bliz. Capel Ann Aton Holwell John Mordaunt Robs Herries Sandford C. Preston Temple Luttrell Francis Standish Turner Col. Dalrymple Mason Sotheby’s Miss Smith Rous Sloper Ri Sloper Charles Errington William Jones Hogg William Houghton James Whitehouse Martha House Joseph Metcalfe John Thompson Joseph Everett Wood Hampstead Robert Arthington Leeds James Lockdon Goodman's Fields Bow Prince Edward’s Court Southwark Arthur Taynford Moorfields Cambridge Mr. Bull Maddingley Cambridge Market Fenstanton Robinson John Dering Hilgay Norfolk Spilsby Lincolnshire Samuel’ Wright Kingston John, Hammond Heathful-bill St. Thomas James Dawkins Carr London

Weighs and Scales Stampede Sparks Public Demand

A.B. Feene writes from 1774 urging officials to stamp and pre-distribute new weights and measures weeks before need to ease nationwide confusion after the pole acting act. He notes distant neighbors faced hardship and thanks the editor for the public service while cautioning magistrates to act.

Metro- Polis Sam A.B

London Sheriff vote count and coin proclamation

London reports the Sheriffs’ election totals with Alderman Plomer 336, John Hart 334, George Grieve 208, John Williams 298, while a royal proclamation curbs circulating deficient gold coins and sets weight-based exchange rules from July. The dispatch covers Jamaica and port postings, naval orders, and assorted local notices.

London Alderman Plomer John Hart George Grieve John. Williams St. James’s Great-Britain Bank of England Treasury Westminster England Scotland Westtminter

High Water Timetable at Landon Bridge

Ambiguous river height schedule lists events for Monday and Tuesday with times after 3 in the morning and repeats several times after 4 and 5 in the morning and afternoon. No clear dates or locations beyond Landon Bridge.

Landon Bridge To-morrow Mornig

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