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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 28, 1765
Page
4
An English correspondent argues that extending Parliaments from three to seven years represents a dangerous expansion of delegated power. He contends such prolongation could allow Parliament to seek lifetimes, effectively altering the Constitution and eroding rights and liberties.
A London Evening Post letter from 1765 laments hawkers undermining country shopkeepers from Penzance to Berwick upon Tweed. It urges banning hawkers, endorses licencing tax reform, and notes a plan to petition Parliament at session start. The piece thanks supporters and invites readers to place orders via local carriers and the printer.
The writer argues that in Holland bankruptcy results from poor accounting and urges every tradesman to cast up accounts annually. He contends public accounts should be thoroughly examined and settled for national honor and benefit, warning that neglect can lead to bankruptcy for nations as well as individuals.
A London dispatch reports rapid political and imperial tremors with changes in Irish offices, church appointments, and trade ministers. It notes Pitt's return to Hayes seat, vacancies in Irish vice treasury, Dublin archbishopric, and other posts, plus trade moves with Portugal and the East Indies. Reports from Toulon describe Genoese and other ships, while letters from Lifton discuss royal power and ecclesiastical limits. Georgia and Berwick notes touch battles, elections, embargo talks, and ship trade activity.
A terse market notice lists bank stock prices and consol figures with multiple apparent tickers and annotations. Entries include general price markers and stray symbols, reflecting a fragmentary OCR snippet of a historical financial page.
A dubious 18th century advertisement touts PeGoral and Dr HILL PECTORAL BALSAMS as infallible cures for coughs colds and consumptions. It boasts improved efficacy from herbs and powerful ingredients, claims near instant relief, and urges purchase from Crowder Ridley Baldwin and others with testimonials and long-winded medical praise.
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