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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 07, 1771
Page
4
A CA report notes a recent instance of the balsamic tincture showing notable effects. Dr Rysseeg evaluates the case, detailing patient response and potential applications in topical treatment.
A letter to the editor critiques false political assurances about debt and taxation. It argues that five million annual taxes burden industry and trade, harming exports and national wealth. The author warns against crude opinions from politicians and writers, calling for informed debate and reform before ruin.
A letter argues against a window tax exemption for Scottish clergy and condemns English clerical incomes. It condemns unequal fiscal pressure, asserts Scottish incomes are fairer, and notes English clergy face extreme disparities and lingering poverty among the low-beneficed. The writer calls for reform south of the Tweed and critique of Queen Anne’s bounty.
Mail from Holland reports Gustavus, eldest son of the late King, acknowledged by the Senate as King of Sweden and ruler of the Goths and Vandals. A herald proclaims his ascendancy in Stockholm as Baron Cornfield heads to Paris to brief for the news. Various European dispatches discuss French, Russian, and Turkish moves, with casualties in Lithuania and strategic positions near the Crimean coast and Balkans.
On Tuesday next in the afternoon the General Eventne Post will be printed and sold by R. Thompson at No 3 7 Newgate Street. All gentlemen in town and country masters of coffee houses and news carriers are requested to send their orders.
The ministry notes Spain has reduced its armed forces and expects a memorial from a foreign court over mutiny preparations. Details cover the India Company settlement at Balambanca, past military missions, and Sir George Macartney’s Madrid mission. Also noted are royal and diplomatic moves in Sweden and France, naval command concerns, Yorkshire lead-mine trials, and assorted local notices.
This evening shows Daury Lanz in The Jubilee at Covent Garden followed by Clementina with The Portrait in Douglas, offering two theatrical programs for patrons tonight.
A fragmented listing of city names with numbers and currency hints shows exchange figures and prices for Amsterdam Rotterdam Paris Madrid Cadiz Genoa Venice Dublin and others. The text resembles a historical market page noting rates and values rather than a narrative.
The item records a list of securities with varying prices and percentages. It mentions Bank stocks, South Sea, India bonds, and Navy related notes with figures like 3 percent and 7 percent, along with references to daily conferred values and times around one o’clock.
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