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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 26, 1776
Page
4
A long defense of American rights and critique of a political opponent. The writer denounces attacks on character, argues Americans seek liberty despite claims of licentiousness, and urges reasoned debate. The piece includes parliamentary notices and local bills as part of the issuance.
Reports from the House of Lords detail hearings on a Scotland appeal involving Dunbar earldom and Douglas line heirs amid claims to estates and entails. Other actions include bills on deer theft, mariners, lighting Dorchester, Brecknock water, and Shaftesbury incapacitation, with repeated adjournments and committee dissolutions.
Many humane Members, noted for Parliamentary abilities, believe that once the Shaftesbury and Hindon Election Committees had been formed the public business would gain momentum. The remark reflects a desire for decisive, principled action in electoral matters.
In a Bury courtroom a special jury heard a case where a gentleman’s livery servant sued a Reverend Doctor in Divinity acting as a Justice of the Peace. The trial questioned the authority to imprison for three months for going out with his master's greyhounds to chase a hare. The plaintiff argued the servant merely acted by his master’s orders. the defendant contended the man was punished under a Game Act penalty. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff and the Doctor was convicted on both counts.
Publisher warns public against counterfeit Rowley’s British Snuff and Tobacco imitations. Genuine packets bear Rowley’s name and copperplate prints. two types offered, mild and perfumed tobacco, with odorous blends said to soften smoke. Sold at London Coffee House Ludgate Hill and listed city sellers. prices: tobacco five shillings per pound, snuff cannister one shilling threepence.
A correspondent from Pitchley dated March 15 writes that The Untzown World printed in the General Erewine Post was not new. It asserts the piece was written years ago by the Rev Mr Stockdon and first appeared in the Gentleman's Magazine in July 1743.
Readers note they cannot fit the full poem into publication at present. A correspondent had previously requested its inclusion but space constraints prevent adding the complete piece.
The notice reports high water timing at London Bridge with morning and evening peaks. It notes 48 m after g in the morning and 20 m after ro at night with additional 20 m after 17 at night on Saturday.
Fragmentary OCR lists various bank stock names and percentages such as 4 per cent, 3 per cent, and bonds. Mentions include Consolidated Bank and Navy Bills with unclear figures, alongside scattered numbers like 364353385 and 1753. The snippet reads as a dated financial summary with incomplete company names and rates.
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