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08 Dec 1763

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London Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Dec 08, 1763

Page

3

Various London News and Gossip from the Thames Valley

A collage of late 18th century items: rumors of the Duke of Brunswick visiting on the 28th, tensions with the Duke de Fitz James and the Toulouse Parliament, Bermuda governance changes, Captain Macnamara alive and returning, a Lisbon ship tragedy with 220 perished, other marriages and deaths, and lottery prize drawings. Also officer actions at Newgate, a Lord Mayor incident over mob control, and numerous Old Bailey trials with transportation sentences and a capital conviction for theft.

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Duke of Brunswick France Duke de Fitz James Thoulouse Fitz James Popple Bermudds Macnamara Lord Clivé Nova Colonia Barnaby Burnett Vittualler Goree Lisbon Robert Elizabeth Liverpol South Carolina Madeira Newfoundland Wheedon Cadiz John Miles Bishopsgate Edmonton May Rickmansworth Hertfordshire Sayer Carey-street St. Dunstan’s Church Fleet-street Collyer John Collyer Hastings Sussex Laft Binfield Windsor Forest Dancattle Worton Ileworth Richard Robinson New Bond-street Jennings Queen’s Arms Newgate Street Newgate Mansion House John Edinburgh Elizabeth Yates Hadley Old Baidy Jes. Jarvis Joseph Hill Kingsland
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Public thanks and libel law in the London Evening Post

An English reader defends public service over private character and urges restraint in condemning the North Barron. He notes the paper’s alleged public benefit while urging the law to judge the author, praising parliamentary concern for libel while warning against premature verdicts.

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North Barron England Tam
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Oaths and tax reform critique from Christianus letter

A London Evening Post letter argues against lowering the cyder duty via parish officers and oath based production, warning that increasing oaths corrupts morals and fosters perjury. It likens customs oaths to a school of perjury, urging fewer oaths to uphold truth and respect for government. The writer signs as Christianus and addresses Sam.

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London Evening Post R. T Sam C. Christianus
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Hartwell letter clears motives over borough vacancy

To the Author of the London Evening Post Hartwell states in a 1763 letter that he did nothing to influence a borough vacancy and that he is ready to vindicate his conduct to any gentleman who asks. He denies improper involvement on behalf of a friend and addresses an anonymous critic.

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Royal Academy of Surgery Paris Society of Surgeons London King’s Street St. Ann Soho M. Lacy Martin's Court St. Martin’s Lane FasBre Mr. Oakman Faustus Loudy Lorenzo Lon Odon Wilkes Alexander Dunn Great George Street Westminster Alexander Dun Matthew Brown Mathias Darly John Wilkes Matthew Browns Great George-street W. Mapelsden Mathias Dar Great Ormond-street E. Wilmer Orchat Dragoons Scotland Arex. Dun Whytes Pervkemaker Po John Wilkes George-street M. Darry Cranborn-alley Leicester Fields E. Wittmor England King’s Bench
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Provoking Matrimony Tax Shows Cranks and Conspiracy

A British fragment argues for taxing bachelors over 30 to fund marriage and reduce debt, proposing a one percent levy on income. It cites 202 eligible widowers in a parish and imagines broader national revenue while excluding Army officers and taxing clergy double. The piece blends satire with a political taxation plan in an 18th century tone.

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