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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 30, 1763
Page
3
In Gloucester on August 29 Neale the highwayman and Johnson the housebreaker were executed as ordered. Johnson faced the gallows in his shroud with measured calm, while Neale showed terror and believed his sins too grave for pardon. Johnson uttered Welcome Halter as the noose rose.
London society notes recount Pitt and ministers at court amid rumored changes delayed. Lord Chancellors and Temple visit to congratulate the king on the Queen's delivery. Reports on Rochford's travel plans, Vienna and Petersburg shifts, Russian troops in Lithuania, public bets on French policy, and naval manning schemes. Also postal and court appointments, hospital governance, and several obituaries and crimes.
A letter from An Englishman argues for Mr Pitt to be restored to power, warning that power without peace terms cannot heal the nation. It contends restored parliament could bring concord, while praising Mr Pitt’s influence yet lamenting recent concessions and costly wars.
A long letter defends a late English minister against charges of zeal for his master and opposition to liberty. It argues his actions strengthened the Crown, aided national unity, and helped secure the Glorious Peace. The writer praises his abilities and cites university and city support, urging readers to condemn critics.
A letter by ANTIGALLICUS urges patience and forgiveness to maintain peace with the French and Catholic Christians. It calls for tolerance on fast days and suggests becoming brothers on our coasts and Newfoundland banks to aid mariners and mutual faith.
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