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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 15, 1762
Page
3
A correspondent argues Parliament should compel all counties to raise militia, especially maritime Sussex, or levy penalties and shared costs. He questions why some counties are excused and calls for proportionate taxation to cover security, asserting Lords Lieutenant duties and officer availability. He suggests fines or assessments to equalize burden and defend the nation.
A correspondent from Middle-Temple argues that sending British troops to Portugal to aid Spain risks heavy costs and uncertain gains. He questions Portuguese military effectiveness, fears France and Spain may outflank Britain, and urges alternative aid from Italy or Africa rather than a full Portuguese campaign.
A reflective poem contrasts human temperaments and pursuits from theater and court to rural retreats and battlefields. It catalogs passions from romance and music to patriotism and war, noting a rare few who balance wealth and hardship without excess, amid a courtly soldier and a Greek-like figure in gold.
Amid a letter from London a reader asks who is the helper and who is to be helped in a protestant petition. The note also discusses British aims in North America Guadalupe and Canada, and asserts reasons to keep Guadalupe for security and trade, citing naval and colonial balances.
Refined sugar and unmanufactured ditto destined for various locales, tobacco for the Sound and Germany, beaver and other furs for the Baltic, plus 1456 gallons of brandy imported from Holland. In April at the Downs ships remain as before, with Neptune and Lander bound for Poole. Winn N.E.
A dense stock page lists various financial instruments including Bank stock at par with 3 per cent and 1-4th per cent notes, India bonds quoted around 13 to 27. Prem and premiums noted for several items. Navy and Vid. Bills feature 9 1/2 per cent rates, with long-term annuities and miscellaneous government issues referenced.
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