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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 29, 1771
Page
4
A poem satirizes Fashion as a tyrant guiding society’s taste from dress to behavior. It contrasts virtuous rustic simplicity with urban vanity, laments shifting modes, and calls for inner restraint while recognizing fashion’s pervasive pull on love, wit, and happiness.
A verse describes the Lord Mayor giving a plain dinner to judges and priests using good loaves instead of fine dishes or wine. It contrasts this modest feast with richer rites, noting the absence of dainties and French wines, and ends with a warning to remember the first miracle.
A formal address to the Worthy Liverymen of the City of London praises their earlier election service Middlesex and beyond. The speaker claims persistent efforts to pressure, intimidate, or corrupt the electorate were resisted, noting state powers and tools were deployed but failed to sway virtue or resolve.
A turbulent public address condemns a disloyal junta and partisan threats against Londod. It extols election rights as vital to security of person and property, praises Alderman Wilkes and allies, and urges citizens to uphold their chosen offices despite invective and pressure. Detur digniort, LIBER.
A humorous anecdote recalls Sir Thomas More as ambassador to the Emperor. On the morning of his audience he drinks multiple glasses of sack, praising the inspiration of drink. He warningly tells his servant that three glasses let him govern parts of the world, implying a fourth would crown world rule.
Reports from Genoa dated June 5 describe Polish troops and Confederate forces retreating from Eperies toward Poland after orders to quit. Observers note regimental discipline as officers direct withdrawals while Danes in Mahon plan fresh action against Algiers, signaling waning uprisings and fragile peace prospects.
London items announce auctions of manuscripts and Aldermen gowns, thefts and forgeries, and royal visits of the Princess Dowager of Wales. Reports on North ministry influence, naval prep, and continental loans hint at looming tensions. Public celebrations and mobs burn effigies of Wilkes and officials after a tense political week.
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