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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 21, 1774
Page
4
A night council session follows a dramatic speech by a prince lamenting his grandfather and father. He demands an inquiry to uncover those responsible for supposed abominations and poisoning rumors spread by ministers and courtiers. Nobles and courtiers react with consternation.
A amateur letter amid political turmoil in Lancashire criticizes Sir T and Sir J for inaction and disloyalty, praises Lord S as worthy, and cautions voters against misleading campaigns. It urges freeholders to elect capable, locally devoted men to Parliament and warns against dreams of sudden fortune or reliance on scheming factions.
The editor denounces speculative practices in trade, arguing hops pricing corrupts markets and invites legislative action. The piece accuses merchants of using hops to manipulate values, shifting from fair profit to excessive gains or ruinous losses.
May 16 report from Paris notes Majesty held private talks with the Duke de Nivernois and M. de Sartine. Count de Maurepas summoned to court, eyed as a strong council figure. Prince de Soubise asks to curtail court attendance. Countess du Barry confined at Pont-aux-Dames. Mad. de Fontenille ordered secrecy. Duchess de Grammont recalled after banishment.
Extracts recount Sir Edward Newenham resigning his Commissions of the Peace in Dublin and detailing how the Revenue law alters governance by subjecting magistrates to Excise and Custom control, risking property and domestic peace. Letters from Dublin May 18 and Warsaw May 7 note political tension and war threats amid Polish and Prussian disputes.
Reports from yesterday describe a Prussian detachment of ten hussars captured near a city alarmed by the news that Frauenstadt fell, a 10,600 strong Prussian army entered Great Poland, and the King would lead encamped forces near Dantzick. Private letters from Petersburgh hint at peace talks with the Porte and a rising Sultan.
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