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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 30, 1771
Page
4
VERIDICUS defends the play and its design exposing jealousy as a central theme. He rebuts Theatrical Review accusations of trifling merit and argues the work offers weighty social lessons and vivid dialogue despite critics’ contradictions.
A fragmentary missive mocks the Centremen over subscription removals, likening their efforts to push a large body with no real knowledge. It questions debated authority at the Do you want to be informed level and accuses officials of guidance from above, urging decisive action.
EQUATORIUS defends a broad view of religious liberty in a published exchange. He rejects claims about Arians or Socinians and challenges the propriety of persecuting dissenters. He questions presbytery control and church authority, urging proof of tolerated diversities and cautioning against persecution. He cites concerns over clerical misrule and mentions individuals debated in the controversy.
A reader’s critical letter attacks the idea of removing subscription to force church reform. The writer challenges Christianus and questions the fate of Anglican clergy under change. He mocks the writer’s views, urges examination of prominent thinkers, and calls for more proof in future essays.
A letter argues for divine authority of the Bible over subscription to the 39 articles. It contends church unity rests on gospel adherence, not articles, and challenges Mifofeudes's stance. The writer appeals to public judgment, rejects personal abuse, and defends honest dissent from established error.
The Watchman asks what lucrative offices, civil or ecclesiastical, would open to the Disenters if our Articles were abolished. It pleads for a clear answer and condemns the spread of popular nonsense against the Reformation cause.
A letter from Warsaw, Nev. dated November reports Kosinski's interrogations revealing conspirators among the Confederates. Pulawski is accused of plotting to kill the King, fled with about fifty men after defeat by Ruffians. Lukaski claims he killed the King by order of the Generality near Warsaw.
The piece reports on the capture of the Hawke sloop by the Spanish Governor at Carthagena and the expected parliamentary demand for papers. It discusses Lord Chatham and Mr Dowdeswell, Irish pensions, Crown prerogative vs Commons remonstrances, and the Dublin election prospects, with notes on Junius, Portmouth fire inquiries, and opposition to dissolving the Duke of Cumberland’s marriage.
A roundup of society scandals includes praise and accusation aimed at aristocrats amid rumors of marriages and affairs. It notes Lady Harriet Stanhope, Lady Gertrude Conway, and a duke linked to an actress, plus political sermons on Methodism and a pantheon benefit. Also reports a debtors’ prison crowd and a widow’s burglary loss. Elizabeth Twig, widowed, jailed for child murder near Almonsbury.
The issue discusses essays by Philaphusis and other correspondents amid a subscription controversy. It reports yesterday's corn market prices in London: Wheat 35 to 40s, Barley 22 to 26s, Rye 20 to 23s, Oats 16 to 13s 6d, Flour various prices, Malt 29 to 32s, and other grains. Also lists scores of financial instruments and bonds with quoted rates, reflecting the era’s market activity.
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