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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 11, 1778
Page
4
A printer disputes clerical influence during a crisis with Britain, accusing clergy from Canterbury to local curates of fomenting civil war and seeking political power. He defends his motive as disinterested, calls Britons to act, and laments national ruin while urging resistance to royal and ecclesiastical overreach. The piece condemns tax coercion, biased proclamations, and aims to unite free Britons against tyranny.
A Bristol letter defends the Duenna against Theatricus critique. The writer argues the London reception reflected poor performance by Mr. Quick and asserts the piece’s faults lie in bad acting rather than inherent issues. He ridicules the plot and characters as unrealistic while praising Quick’s skill and mocking contemporary tastes.
A London letter ridicules a pamphlet by Edward Snape proposing an infirmary for ill horses. The writer mocks Snape’s veterinary credentials and argues that many English farriers, especially in London, exceed him in knowledge while condemning his plan and attacks on the profession.
The passage derides Mr. Snape’s medical scheme and argues that the nobility and gentry will not fund an infirmary without proven abilities. It instructs Snape to prove his claims or retract his insolence, warning that he will face derision if he proceeds without stronger credentials. The dated note closes with a May 25 1778 marker.
The writer urges the Corporation of London to rebuild London Bridge and create grand river quays between the Tower and the Temple. He argues improvements would outshine Paris, favors funding through internal savings or a coal duty lasting as long as works run, and suggests Treasury support if needed. Foreign interest would be drawn by the enhancements.
Tomorrow will be published a price one shilling and sixpence volume listing the officers of the militia for England and Wales for 1778 corrected to the present time. It includes lists of the lieutenant colonels and agents, quartering places, the number of men raised, pay arrears tables, and a complete index of officer names. Printed for J. and Imon at Burlington House Piccadilly, with copies by J. Bew, Paternoster Row, J. Sewell, Cornhill, and available at other booksellers.
Postscript notes delays and near misses faced by West Indiamen against a French squadron. A large frigate force would have captured twenty sugar ships valued over two million pounds, with eleven hundred sailors, had the fleet not missed by forty eight hours. Sailors arrived at a critical moment to man ten more ships, averting nationwide disgrace and commerce ruin. Reports also mention arrests, political shifts in America, and various ship arrivals and stock prices from Liverpool and Hull.
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