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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 10, 1780
Page
4
This passage debates opening contracts to fair bidders, reforming office abuses, and limiting large private sums. It rebuts fears of inter-House conflict, defends Commons rights over money bills, and argues public petition drives reflect genuine constituent will, urging restraint toward faction and mob labels.
A fragmentary OCR passage lists noble and gentry names such as Fortescue Abingdon Harcourt Pembroke and De Ferrars Montgomery Beaulieu Fitzwilliam Camden Rutland Coventry Nugent Temple Richmond Bolton Manchester Courtenay Derby-Stamford Effingham Tankerville Grafton St Asaph Portland Wycombe Ferrers Craven Rockingham King Scarborough Abergavenny Jersey Peterborough Devonshire and Radnor with no clear narrative or verb.
Francis Dobbs argues for an Irish rights inquiry and repeal of binding laws, warning that GB power to bind Ireland threatens liberty. He calls for mutual trade terms, clear principles, and a treaty-like settlement to avoid endless jealousy and conflict. The piece ends urging Parliament to declare Stat 6 Geo 1st no longer in force in Ireland.
Paris reports three Mails from Holland and one each from France and Flanders. Brest letters note the squadron under M. de Guichen with six to seven thousand men ready to depart for the West Indies, awaiting fair wind. Duchaffault parts for Brest after gaining national support.
The Letters promised for Tonight are unavoidad postpored. The item notes delays in parliamentary discussions and postponed correspondence scheduled for the evening.
Prices of stocks and bonds listed with varied old terms and rates. Bank lock at 3 percent, annuities and consols quoted in fractions, including 1726, 1753, 1762, 1777, 1778, 1779, India Stock, South Sea, old and new annuities, Navy assurance, and exchange bills. Multiple items show fluctuating rates and denominations.
Christie and Ansell inform the public the sale of the next presentations to the valuable rectory of Brailsford and vicarage of Shirley in Derbyshire, originally to be held at Pall Mall on Tuesday next, is postponed to Tuesday the 22nd instant and will be sold to the best bidder without reserve.
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