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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 18, 1764
Page
4
The author argues for a staged reform to purify theatre and curb vice, urging virtuous, learned committees to excise indecent passages and regulate plays. He shifts focus to clerical reform, praising exemplary clergy while criticizing faults, proposing patronage reform and removal of unworthy officials, with future essays promised.
A reader condemns three publications this month The Account of Mr Lerge The Enquiry into the Doctrine of Libels and The Reply to the Defence of the Majority as anti Scottish and hostile to the Ministry. He questions honest impartiality and suggests official deceit to mislead the public about London affairs.
A reader letters the London Evening Post questioning the half year interest on a Penny Bank Note. The writer seeks the amount and the Scottish coin in which it is paid, asking for a Scottish correspondent to illuminate the unusual financial curiosity.
An order of Council may halt coal exports to France and Holland. British naval strength rises to 25 ships of twenty guns or more, with crews in Portsmouth Plymouth and Chatham. Reports on Jamaica troop deployments are premature. The Dey of Algiers warns ships to avoid counterfeit passes or face seizure and slavery. Swedish Pomerania seeks aid to restore trade. Jesuit expulsion in Leland noted. A hydrostatick model shown to the Royal Society and admired by dignitaries. Death of John Hartnell, a Bishopsgate grocer, and details of his business succession. Trade entries record imports from France New England and the West Indies and exports to India Hamburg and France. Warning of thefts and arsons in Thirsk and Leeds areas. A poetical obituary to Mr. Churchill memorializes his craft and virtue.
Intelligence extraordinary describes copies of a printed tract signed John Wilkes dated October 22 1764 sent from France to English aristocrats. A government official arranged dispatches hidden in baggage to evade customs, sparking an inquiry as the letters were exposed after arrival and examination.
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