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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 04, 1774
Page
4
A brief 1774 letter to the editor from an antiquarian requests insertion of a supplementary notice in the London Evening Pot. The fragment notes dissatisfaction and seeks publication of antiquarian content. The text is dated 1 1774 and appears as a letter to the editor.
Fragment reads as a prophetic verse describing societal decay in agriculture trade and governance. It ominously ties urban growth, poverty, corruption, and religious laxity to impending disaster, urging readers to note a fulfilled time.
A fragmented London Post listing prints and publications including Prays Paints Deawines and general goods for the New Year. The page cites proofs and editions from notable authors and titles such as An Essay on abuses of foreign travel and Every Man His Own Lawyer plus plays by Macklin and other noted writers with various priced items and attributed publishers.
A London letter warns readers to guard against crown encroachment on popular elections. The writer notes growing royal influence threatens constitutional balance and urges urgent, prudent measures to interrupt this trend and protect posterity.
A speaker warns against Crown prerogative and public charities. He argues charities foster idleness and grant the Crown influence over elections. Citing the Lord Mayor versus Mr Roberts, he laments liberties eroding under ministers through hospitals and public offices.
A London Evening Port letter urges vigilant voters to distrust bribes offered by candidates and ministers. It compares MPs to servants and warns that accepting favors could ruin liberties and property. Citizens are reminded to demand independence and scrutinize motives before choosing representatives.
A public notice in the papers calls on Mr. Roberts friends to seek legality of the recent vote for the Lord Mayor and report any illegality to his scrutineers. Liverymen mock the move, accusing the court faction of using corruption and state power.
The piece discusses bribery risks in London elections, Roberts contest, and Ministry intrusions. It touches on parliamentary maneuvers, Lord Bute’s health, Irish policy, and distant news from Dublin and Madrid, including a Dublin election result and a Greenland voyage report.
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