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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 04, 1772
Page
1
From the London Gazette April report says on March 18 Vienna that Count Colloredo, nephew of Prince Colloredo and Vice-Chancellor of the Empire, was unanimously elected Archbishop of Saltzburg on the 14th instant.
Letters from Flanders report at least five fires in fifteen days burning several modest houses. Dispatches from Copenhagen and Warsaw recount political turmoil, suspected Count Struensee, peace prospects, and harsh preliminaries between Russia and the Ottoman allies. Milan reports a banker failure of 800,000 livres and a bishop’s palace theft of 13,000 livres with 8,000 recovered.
Nobles and foreign ministers bid farewell to Prince Ernest of Mecklenburg Strelitz as he heads to Hanover with Major Wangenheim. Reports note Danish hostility toward English envoys in Copenhagen. Earl of Rochford travels to Madras after a long voyage. A Grenada correspondent recounts St George fire with Admiral Mann blamed for slow aid. St Albans fleet aids fishing and relief efforts. Confincts Council of Farringdon Within meets monthly.
Fourteen gentlemen subscribed to lower provisions prices butchers in Bristol, while local meat markets closed their slaughterhouses in protest. Reports note Mr. Cowper, Clerk of the Lords, now in Besancon in good health. Friction, robberies, and executions unfold near London as courts convict, execute, and sentence in Kingston and Lambeth.
The writer argues that Dissenters intend to petition Parliament for relief from the church subscription requirement. He decries coercion, notes they do not subscribe despite loyalty, and questions a nation that punishes conscience while offering few protections. He urges repeal if unjust and calls for liberty of religious expression.
A speaker condemns punishing dissenters and argues they deserve legal security and unmolested conscience. If suppression is needed, use full magistrate power. otherwise grant liberty aligned with state welfare and a generous government. The church does not make laws, so conscience should be protected.
London Evening Post reviews a treatise by Dr James Fay on goat disorders and treatment. It criticizes reliance on theory over observation, notes his impartial critique of physicians and quacks, and cites cases where diet changes are unnecessary. The piece praises his balanced method and mentions his insights into gout and related nervous and bilious diseases.
Oxford March 24 1978 Magdalen Bridge Commissioners seek proposals from masons carpenters and general balloting work for the bridge all bids sealed to the Town Clerk by May 5 at 10 am with security and performance terms a plan and details available at Gwyn offices Oxford and London locations contractors may quarry stone within two miles of the site for bridge use
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