May the Setch Prosects of 1775 Fate Match Earlier Years
The line questions whether the Setch Prosects will share the destinies of 1715 and 1745, implying doubts about a similar outcome repeating in 1775.
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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 03, 1775
Page
4
Dissolution of respect for Lord Ne wly Lord and treason against the people
A London gathering attacks Lord North for alleged treason against American happiness. The speech condemns the minister's rash engagements and tyranny, praising America as worthy of freedom and warning of infamy. Merchants petition Parliament for redress and form a committee to prepare a broader petition to the House of Commons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Wolfe
Chatham
Cencer
Mutius
Observations on a Modern Great Man’s Accident
A letter to the Printer of the London Evening Post argues ancient oracle wisdom about a modern leader’s accident. It mocks the state of affairs, links the mishap to political shifts, and notes knee injuries, confinement, daily health inquiries, and the leader’s appearance in Parliament on crutches as signs of governance trouble. It suggests a looming constitutional risk and political misalignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tig
Swallow Street Aruspex Anglicanus Note Urges Support
The brief text claims supporters denounce the constitution as lame and describe friends as wooden. It notes a pledge to the public regarding the accident and reports a large sack of owls seen near St Stephen's chapel with factions forming around a corrupted Carcale near the Treasury. The signatory is Aruspex Anglican us of Swalley Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Stephen’s Chapel
Earl of Chesterasid
Aix la Chapelle
Paris
Murray
Aturray
Vienna
Constantinople
Alurray
Minorca
Jamaica
Virginia
Earl of
England
American
America
Dundas
General Gage
St. Lawrence
Retford
Hanger
Lord Lincoln
Duke of Newcastle
Lord Mountmrnes
Williams
Mountmorres
Joseph Price
Royal American Regiment of Foot
Richard Vowell
66Th Regiment of Foot
Lord Adam Gordon
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Yok
John Cross
Barmby
Kexby Bar
Mr. Cross
Francis Smith
Pocklington
Smith
Dunnington Lordship
Brower
Aldersgate Street
Fowther
Queen’s Row
Southwark
Merchants Meet to Consider Redress from North America
Postscript recounts a King's Arms gathering of North American merchants and tradesmen at Cornhill. Thomas Lane chaired a debate on methods to address crises stemming from Britain’s disputes with the colonies, including a proposed petition to Parliament and a committee of twenty three to prepare it. Letters from Bristol Leeds and Liverpool echoed distress in commerce, while calls for calm urged a measured, non violent approach to redress and reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s- Arms-Tavern
Cornhill
Thomas Lane
Efa
North America
House of Commions
New-England
Lane
Champion
Bromfield
Necn-York
Pigou
Blackburn
Sargeant
Pennylvania
Barclay
Mildred
Neat
Maryland
Hanbury
Molfeson
Campbell
Virginia
Norton
Gift
Athanes
North Carolina
Bridgen
Clark
Wooldridge
South Carolina
Greenwood
Nutt
Rolleftin
Lee
Baker
King’s Arms Tavern
Hayley
House of Commons
Bacon
Aylesbury
Kasclay
America
Mr. Barclay
London
Samuel Vaughan
Bristol
Association
Council of Commerce
Liverpool
Manchester
Leeds
Sho
Boston
Massachusetts Bay
France
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lord Ne
Wly Lord
London Evening Post
Swalley- Street
Postscript
Croc
India
South Sea
Izsa
Luna
Prem
Navy
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