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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 03, 1764
Page
4
A fragmentary essay by M. B. discusses what constitutes useful education for young women. It argues moral example over instruction, warns against pursuits like cards and reading, and suggests virtue will be shown by habit. The author notes a grandson’s rough handwriting and promises to insert further commentary when available.
A London Extra reports the Irish opposition to a pension of 3020 pounds a year for a noble Lord on a Dublin establishment and calls for revoking a 1000 pound yearly pension to a foreign minister for peace efforts. Paris notes cover finances and royal duties, while Petersburg sources claim fifty thousand troops may be needed to drive Chinese from Siberia. Other items describe parliamentary representation, German and Dutch trading plans, weather floods in York and Edinburgh, ship arrivals, and local crime patrols.
Amsterdam 35 10 2 Ul Dicto at Sight 35 7 Rotterdam 35 10 Antwerp no price Hamburgh 34 5 2 x half of Paris 1 Day's Date 30 3 Dicto 2 Of 30 1 half Bourdeauz ditto 30 1 Excha 1 half.
The list records commodity rates or measures for ships between Cadiz, Madrid, Bilbao, Leghorn, Genoa, Venice, Lisbon, Porto, and Dublin. It shows amounts like 38 5-8ths units for Cadiz and similar per port, with varied denominations and fractions, indicating freight or duties. The fragment suggests a mercantile pricing ledger or shipping tariff items.
A dense OCR listing shows NEW PRI Teas with prices per pound for Coft fp RA Bohea Congou Souchong Pekoe and other varieties, along with Dry Goods and chemicals. The document enumerates many items like Indigo, Allum, Barwood, Pepper, Ginger, Sugar, Coffee, and spices with assorted units and prices. several place names and exporters appear, indicating a broad colonial trade ledger and excise references, not a narrative story.
The excerpt critiques Whig ministers and royal allegiance, arguing that opposition and later Tory influence shaped governance. It notes alleged incidents around the Pretender, a potential lace presentation incident, and addresses Devonshire and Hanoverian loyalty amid ministerial shifts. The tone reflects partisan critique and political maneuvering of the era.
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