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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 18, 1773
Page
4
Sir John Fielding is urged to suppress the Beggar's Opera amid moral alarm. A Philadelphia-like critique charges the piece with corrupting youth and encouraging crime, while advocating license withdrawal. The writer cites Swift and Gay to urge action, praising public moral reform.
From Warsaw letters report the Russian army withdrawing to the agreed line while awaiting Polish corps. They note heavy losses from engagements with Turks and scarce forage, with Tartars and Turks in the Crimea also under stress. The letters suggest a potential peace inclination among historic powers. In other news, crops in Bohemia are abundant and export allowances for corn rise. Jesuits receive pension increases by royal decree.
News from Oxford reports the dwelling intended for the Ratcliffe Professor of Astronomy nearly finished and trustees may appoint a learned figure by May to rival the existing Professors of Astronomy and Geometry, stirring scholarly ambition among students. It notes Dr Wheeler of Magdalene as a possible candidate and describes St Matthew's Day activities at Christ Church with school orations and royal visits.
An unsigned note along with poems by Purius Waeather are discussed as too lengthy for bar purposes. The items arrive as a bundled extra.
A fragment from a religious discussion urges children to keep from idols and condemns Catholicism and Jesuit influence. It laments modern religious errors and praises Scriptural authority while criticizing ornate images, church power, and political debate, warning of threats to Britain’s faith.
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