Prolix Petition to Sir Fletcher Norton on Parliament Corruption
A letter to Sir Fletcher Norton Speaker denounces corruption and bribery in the House of Commons. The writer laments integrity eroded by corruption, urges ends to extortion for gallery access, and calls for open gallery rules and accountability within George III's reign. The plea insists on preserving constitutional freedoms and condemns domestic misconduct.
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London Evening Pott
Fa Foggte
Sir Fletcher Norton
Kat
House of Commons
George the Third
Parliament to ease price of provisions in debate
A London Evening Post reader greets parliament's move to curb high provisions and urges swift action to ensure bread and clothing for the laboring poor. The letter argues against tythes in kind, praises plowmen, notes farmers face costs from sowing to harvest, and warns of depopulation and rising bread prices if relief delays.
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London Evening Post
Parson and Parishioners Seek Amity Amid Dispute
A fragment notes the desire for plenty and gladness of heart and hopes the parson and his parishioners live in amity unless they disagree, reflecting a caller’s aim for harmony within the church community.
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Amity
Thoughts on the Liberty and Constitution of England
A compact critique praising English mixed government over tyrannies and despotisms. It contrasts English liberty with Turkish, French, and continental rule, condemning absolute power and praising law restraining rulers while protecting subjects. It urges vigilance against French influence and extols the English system.
Altered Hamlet at Drury Lane Gains Garrick Patter
The London stage reports the first performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet with alterations at Drury Lane. Garrick as Hamlet draws praise for the revised structure, while Mss. Smith debuts Ophelia with respectable acting and notable singing. The alterations reframe the plot, remove the grave digging scene, and intensify vengeance and coherence.
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Drury-jane Theatre
Hamlet
Mr. Garrick
Shakespeare
Herato
Hell
England
Mark
Ophelia
Laertes
Smith
Letter from Watkin Lewes to Sheriff Oliver on election rights
In 1772 a letter from Watkin Lewes to Sheriff Oliver protests a printed Alderman Crosby note. Lewes vows to convene the county after holidays to let Freeholders consider redress for their violated right of election and asks for clear action.
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Beriff Oliver
Dlernan Crosby
Sheriff Lewes
Sheriff Oliver
Cecil-freet
Alderman Crosby
Sam
Watkin Lewes
Bread standard debated in postwar Parliament notes
Postscript reports from the committee on the bread offic e urge restoring the old wheaten bread standard, detailing its nourishment and the change made by Mr. Dickenson. It also discusses measures to ease famine, taxes on surplus corn, oxen farming incentives, and proposals affecting farm sizes and land rents. The piece adds diplomatic and local crime notes and lottery results.
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Pownal
Dickenson
Naitien
Lord Clive
Princess Royal of
England
Gibraltar
Tangier
Parliament Thanks Correspondent for Debates Insertion
The Parliament adjourning for the Holidays prompts the Printer to thank his unknown correspondent who supplied debates in the House of Commons this session. He pledges to merit continued indulgence by promptly inserting all future favors.
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House of Commons
Caution to all in insurance over tickets
A notice warns all concerned in insurance of tickets that a person paid 1 45 to Richd Richardson and Goodluck for four tickets, one of which was already paid yesterday. The person was told no compensation would be given beyond returning the money. Details available at 53 Temple Lane Whitefriars.
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India Arms
Church-street
Southwark
John Hamilton Moore
Brentford
Hounslow
Jackson
Copper-street
Westminster
Strand
Coffary
Riv
Dertford
Priday
William Bromfield
Earl of Bristol
Cathiers Books
Bank of England
Hazard and Co
Cahhiers
Tne
Messrs. Richardson and Goodluck
Cornhill
Gloucester
Barnes
G Slighty
State Lotte
Borou
Cooper
Abingdon
Zoad &c
Meff
Nicholson and Wells
Cheaside
St. Saviour’s
Mr. Berry
Eastcheap
Deborah Winchester
Boroghy
Rathben
Plas
Charles Hardy
Epsom
Whfield
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Tenui Tabor
London Evening Poift
France
London Evening Port
Theatrical Intelligence
Mr.Sheriff Oliver
Postscript
London
Lisbon
Mogador
Morocco
Newcastle
Humber
Maryle Bone Fields
Grosvenor Quare
Berkley-quare
Tunbridge
Guildhall
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