Civil Liberty and the Limits of Law in Britain
Postscript from the General Evening Post contrasts democratic and monarchical systems, praising Britain’s civil liberty while warning that laws require vigorous enforcement by a free people. It discusses statutes, juries, and the dangers of oppression, urging preservation of rights and skepticism toward controversial figures stirring discontent.
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General Evening Post
Aliquid
Ter
ADELF
Ome
England
Europe
Just Tribunal of Peers
Free Country
Haseen
Lady Howe and the Howe brothers in 18th century UK politics
London reports recount Lady Howe appealing Nottingham voters to elect Lieutenant-Colonel Howe to Parliament while three Howe brothers serve in the British army. Dispatches from Lord Stormont promise 6000 Hessians, and notes on loyalist protections and suspected patriot proclamations. Reports mention Cherokee raids in Carolina, American privateers, and naval tensions near Madeira and Dartmouth with favorable fisheries outlooks.
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London
Lady Howe
Queen’s Palace
America
Lord Howe
Nottingham
Howe
Louisbourg
Cuaritottre Howe
Lord Weymouth
Lord Stormont
Paris
St. James’s
Great Britain
Lord Sterling
Sterling
Washington
Carolina
Madeira
Lisbon
Thames
Dartmouth
Insured shipping risks and Jamaica insurrection report
A Jamaica letter dated August 5 describes heavy insurance costs cutting expected profits as ships sail under high premiums. It also notes a plot by slaves to insurge, a master thwarting assassination attempts, and plantation-massacre signals. Paris dock-yard orders to admit no strangers after November are reported, along with art praise and governance changes.
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Tami
Jamaica
Paris
London
Hollar
Henry VII
Francis I
France
Guines
Ardress
Windsor Castle
Royal Picture Gallery
Henry VIII
Hastings
East India Company
Wheeler
England
Whitechapel Market
Shoreditch
Kingsland Road
Dartmouth-street
Westminster
Newgate
Old Bailey
Smithfield
Pinneck
Pinnock
Frraud
London News Bit Brings Trials, Thefts and Marriages
A series of crime and court notes from London describe a woman attacked and robbed near Poplar, a pawn-broker arrest for counterfeit coinage with a suspect named Maurice Geary, and a man jailed for highway robbery near Hicks's Hall. Also reported are Clerkenwell Bridewell detainees released, a clergy wedding at St. Dunstan's, and the death of Miss Jane Whichcote aged thirteen.
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Poplar
Tower-hill
Heather
Long-acre
Tecol
Sampsin Wright
New-prison
Hicks’s Hall
Clerkenwell Bridewell
Obscure Notes From Murphys Buried in Archives
fragmentary OCR reads like a notice about historical music figures and publications. It mentions Dr Pajce Aneconore and a celebrated musician with ties to Amicus Decorum and Sarisburi ensis, but details are unclear in the garbled text.
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Price
Hastingsen
Amicus
Pajce
Murphy
Sarisburi
ENSIS
High Water Timings at London Bridge Given
Timings for high water in London announce 1 minute after midnight and 36 minutes after 11 p.m. tomorrow. Additional high water at 10 minutes after noon on Thursday, indicating fluctuating tidal levels at the London Bridge area.
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London Bridge
Prices of CORN at the Corn Exchange Baudal Sana
Monday market rates show Wheat 45 to 41s per quarter, Barley 16 to 2138, Rye 23 to 25s, Oats 12 to 17s, Finest Flour 34 to 8d, Second fort 36s, Third fort 27s 8d, RapeSeed per cwt, Pale Malt 23 to 28s, Br Malt 24 to 26s, Pease 42 to 75½d, Hog-Pease 26 to 29s, Beans 23 to 25s, Tick 20 to 22s 6d, Pares 24 to 30s 8d.
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Qurr. Br
Stock Bank Stock and Bonds Lottery Tick Records
A fragmented market listing shows various bank stocks bonds and securities with percentages and prices. Entries include India stock South-Sea ditto Old and New Ann ditto New and other bonds such as 4 and 5 percent issues along with Navy Bills and lottery tickers.
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India
Ansi
Navy
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Lewis Lochee
Military Academy
Little Chelsea
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Strand
Joseph Ringsteed
J. Dixner
St. Martin's Lane
Char'ngoro
Annet
Lallier
Daran
Rathbone-place
Nicoll
St Paul's Church-yard
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Finchlane
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