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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 03, 1780
Page
3
Sailors report steady conditions at Deal with vessels Patuxant Sheldrake Offord Loyal Jane Halfnight and Dunkirk Wiz more manned for Flushing. Wind W persistently and ships remain as before.
The report surveys British government actions and political maneuvering, noting Lord North, the Duke of Rutland, and Lord Chesterfield, plus ministerial rewards for friends. It covers naval events, stock issues, and parliamentary notes, with maritime intelligence from Cork, Amsterdam, and Plymouth and social calamities including robberies, assaults, and deaths.
The Speaker took the chair as the bill to render any Member of the House qualified to stand for Parliament was brought up by Mr Wood and read a first time. Mr Wilkes gave notice he would move to restrain Lords Lieutenants from county election interference. Mr Townsend advised postponing the Middlesex petition debate until Thursday next. the House adjourned to Monday.
Fragment from a play or poem with London era diction, referencing deposed court life, foreign policy satire, and a scene of political and romantic rhetoric. It includes names and phrases hinting at historical theatrical critique and mock courtly scandal.
The East India Company seeks ten year exclusive trade, a one million pound interest-free loan, and staged repayments. Proposals outline borrowing powers up to one million plus five hundred thousand for emergencies, with annual profit sharing favoring both Company and public. Dividends scale with profits, maintaining territorial acquisitions under exclusive trade.
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