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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 07, 1787
Page
8
The document reports on fishing and canal improvements in Scotland, shipping cargo and export factors, legal actions in London and Edinburgh presses, and a Philadelphia dispatch noting a U S constitutional convention. It also mentions a murder and court cases, plus local incidents and public affairs.
A letter from Favy dated August 4 reports the Lark revenue lugger serving the Customs at Falmouth intercepted a fraugsling vessel loaded with foreign spirits. The smugglers hid part of the cargo in the Cudon house and secreted the rest on board. Tide surveyors and Falmouth boatmen seized the spirits and the lugger, detaining the captain and crew who faced revenue service action.
The article discusses proposed changes to the Poor Laws and parish raises in multiple counties. It notes the impact on rural parishes, the methods of tax collection, and the roles of county and district committees in setting rates.
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