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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 12, 1765
Page
4
A letter from Jap. 29 1755 laments savage cruelty carried on under noble names. The writer urges examination by associated nobles and gentlemen, hoping swift action to stop the unparalleled cruelty and restore national honor and laws. Pervo Britannicus signs as a constant reader.
A fragment from a London Evening Post contains a dense, satirical verse about a volatile figure named Jemmy. The verses mock theater, politics, gaming, and intrigue, naming figures like Wilkes and D‑1’s Sister while suggesting blasphemy, hypocrisy, and crime. The piece skewers public figures and social vice in sharp, ribald tones.
London observers watched as Mr Williams the Bookseller was publicly pilloried for re publishing North Briton No 45. A crowd jeered with a boot and hat tied to ladders while some donated a purple purse of coins. Court officials discussed a new jail at Newgate and urged Parliament to act.
Various items from London including parliamentary chatter, naval moves, trade measures, local incidents, ship movements, and court theater notices. Reports mention representatives in the House, discipline in Corsica, restrictions on beaver exports, smugglers, a theft aboard a west indiaman, and a widow rewarded for honesty.
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