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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 23, 1764
Page
3
In a cautious petition the authors urge revocation of a new Commission to appoint Barracks Commissioners and Overseers, warning of potential oppression and revenue risk. They seek royal protection and request a bill to quell tumult and compel barony residents to compensate damages, naming Bagwell Aulay and Sir Robert Deane to draft.
London court actions face Beard versus Messengers for false imprisonment and paper seizure. Reports compare city taxation to Scotland, discuss price regulation for essentials including soap, and note parliamentary moves on Attornies in Ireland. Maritime news cover ships Rochester and Tartar, and numerous royal appointments.
ILE Creditors of Thomas Coles late of Tring in Hertford County grocer deceased who have not yet set an account of their debts are desired immediately to send the same to Christopher Bewley attorney at law at Tring in order that an equal division of his assets may be paid to all his creditors.
A letter to the London editor condemns Lord Treasurer Danby, citing Bishop Burnet’s portrait of corrupt parliamentary management. It claims Danby bribed votes, controlled elections, and used '.double returns'. to elevate loyalists, describing a system where Parliament resembled a market for official favors.
A correspondent asks whether Great Men can seize a person without oath evidence and suspend Habeas Corpus, comparing to lettres de cachet. He questions how such actions differ from arbitrary imprisonment and seeks views on royal prerogative and legal protections amid Polish royal candidates. The letter arrives from Warsaw dated February.
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