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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 18, 1767
Page
4
A skeptical letter argues against raising potatoes and bread prices as a policy to feed the poor. It condemns using cheap provisions to prop up rich interests and warns such measures would impoverish the majority. The writer, signing as Puito PauPeER, questions the gentleman’s humanity while urging caution against oppressive “dear Times” policy.
A letter to the printer urges shifting debate from Holy Church to Congregation at Queen’s Arms, Newgate Street, reflecting dispute on church purity and Nicene Creed. The piece also recounts legal and social anecdotes, including marriages, succession quarrels, and notable notices from Venice, Madrid, Paris, and Rome.
A letter from TRUTH explains a woman hid her pregnancy to avoid her husband, choosing a renowned London midwife over local practitioners. She labored suddenly and bore a daughter, now a married woman, with the husband unaware of the plan. The writer argues the affair hinges on the midwife’s reputation and proximity to London.
A letter to the printer discusses a reported wager of a thousand guineas between two nobles over the Douglas Cause appeal in the Lords. The writer asserts neither nobleman is fit to judge the case and notes skepticism about the wager's truth. The letter closes with a satirical epigram about feast and liberty.
London reports Lord Townshend, newly appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, plans a moderation and hospitality driven government to gain popular support. It notes Count O Fyras seeking a new trade treaty with Portugal, and claims ships and troops are moving to reinforce Portuguese ports in Brazil. Cadiz dispatches say five ships of the line and seven frigates are being equipped for South America. Heavy cannon are shipped from Woolwich to Gibraltar for the garrison.
A fragment from a 18th century issue reports Royal Highmels the Princess Poniatowiski departing from St Jamies street with the Earl of Match to Barnet Races and returning by evening. It notes wheat harvest prospects in Kent and Sussex, Jesuit expulsion motives, Canada ship passages, Tea sales, Custom-house seizures, Woolwich cutters, and local race results with various owners and horses. A pedestrian accident near Kentish Town is mentioned along with other small notices and market prices.
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