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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 20, 1763
Page
4
A mock verse fragment lampoons a poet and muse with grand flourishes and strong criticisms. References to CERES and Wormwood appear, praising or scolding the bard while Cambridge culture is implied. The piece ends with defiant lines about brewing and disdain for drinking praise.
A late letter from Sir W. Lex signed A B was received too late for this evening’s print but will appear in the next issue. Letters from An Englishman and No Duellist will also be inserted. Paris correspondents Jean BaP xist CorrricHee and Expatum will be featured, while Kent letter Priscian’s spellings are noted as corrections for words like eveant and morts.
Old correspondence reveals Dr Heberden and Mr Hawkins to attend Mr Wilkes’s case after a House of Commons order. Letters describe medical plans, appointments after twelve, and Wilkes’s thanks for care. Notices cover trade, voyages, and local civic matters in December 1763.
A compact listing shows prices for Bank Stock 1525 8c, India Stock 10, South Sea Stock 93, and various annuities and bonds. Mentions Contol, Navy and Vids, New Ex Bills 1763, and long annuities with 25 7-8 years purchas. Reads as a late 19th or early 20th century security table with many abbreviations and truncated entries.
A speaker condemns Britain for forcing Ireland to pay pensions and debts of honour while curbing Irish trade. He mocks Irish subservience and questions the justice of continued payments to continental allies, likening Britain’s actions to Egyptian taskmasters and warning of harm to wool, butter, and general industry. He cites British generosity as selective and self-serving, urging accountability.
The verses praise Lord G J Pott as a guardian of law and impartial judge. They lament tyranny and error, urging that with such fair magistrates justice would triumph, rights be maintained, and freedom prevail under rightful governance.
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