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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 30, 1771
Page
4
The text argues that a ministry should adopt a system grounded in love rather than fear. It condemns the opposing group’s motto Oderint dum victum, noting a political shift as supporters switch sides and rally under a new banner.
The speech argues that Parliament's votes must yield to the Law of the Land and that judges should ignore Commons or Lords directives if they conflict with established law. It warns magistrates to uphold rights, resist unconstitutional intrusions, and maintain the independence of Westminster Hall from parliamentary privilege.
A historical speaker warns that without indiscriminate commitment power the House risks tyranny. He contrasts royal prerogative and legal courts, cites dissolutions, and recalls the Rump Parliament to urge vigilance against overreach by the Commons to preserve liberties. He calls the people to oppose evil at its first stage.
An advertisement for The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure March 1771 offering engravings of a road map from Hereford to Leicester and a Turkish imperial portrait. It catalogs essays on English constitution habit and conversation, histories of England, poetry, plays, memoirs, genealogies of the Montague family, and notices of births and deaths. It also provides pricing and purchase details from J. Hinton and booksellers.
A March 13 report claimed 300 Confederate prisoners near Prague, spurring fear before peace overtures. At Prague Confederates were said to have sent 200 prisoners to Kiev with Ruffian guards. Cracow awaited an assault as ladders were prepared, while Suworow clashed near Sendomir with Pulawski and Russians took prisoners to Lublin. Paris reported France's princes received a memorial from provinces urging calm diplomacy and pacified public affairs.
The London council is summoned to consider affairs of a neighboring kingdom. A Levee at St James's may be the last in Parliament. A rapid dispatch from the Hague arrived about a secret content. Rumors of naval movements to the Baltic and troops ready for Plymouth. Lord Mayor’s letters spark negotiations, freedom to patriots debated. Reports on finance, crime, and a spate of local incidents fill the scene.
Listing of fairs for the week including Atherstone Malmsbury Wareham Sheepwash Attleborough Warminster Blakeney with cattle sheep and cheese markets. Also stock prices show Bank India Sea Consol and bonds. a letter signed X Z critiques local affairs and jokes on printers and authors.
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