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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 23, 1774
Page
1
The Society of Was't-lnpia Merchants approves a London warehouse near London Bridge for selling genuine rum direct from planters at 5s 6d per gallon with a two gallon minimum. Collins and Co promote integrity, deny adulteration, and offer shrub distilled from genuine rum at 11s 5d per gallon.
This day was published price 1s 6d with an etching from Sir Joshua Reynolds. The poem by Doctor Goldsmith offers epitaphs of the metropolis wits. An introduction from the publisher notes retaliation and adds to Goldsmith’s immortal wreath. It is entered at Stationers Hall under the Queen Anne statute.
An advertisement touts The Parish Officer or The Parish Officer's Complete Duty a comprehensive law compendium by a Lincoln's Inn gentleman. It claims updated content through the present time including three major acts from recent sessions and notes availability in London shop listings with multiple publishers.
Meeting of the proprietors of the low lands in South Holland Lincolnshire will be held at the Old White Hart Inn Spalding on Wednesday May 7 by 12 o clock in the forenoon to consider better drainage for such lands. All interested persons are urged to attend by themselves or agents.
Governor Pownall’s account of provincial reforms prompts insertion of an act for the better regulating the Choice of Petit Jurors in Massachusetts Bay. It sets timelines for lists, box draws, voir dire, penalties, and continued juror circulation for superior and inferior courts. It revives an older act, fixes turnout penalties, and grants writs of venire facias to ensure jury panels.
The 1774 Spectator letter reflects a heated public dispute surrounding William Carter’s mayoral election and family ties. It condemns alleged maneuvers to undermine the office and accuses opponents of opportunism. The author warns that extreme rhetoric will lead to contempt from both parties.
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