The London Evening Post Adopts a Moral Plea on Enclosures
A preacher condemns enclosure practices as cruel and unjust, arguing they devastate the poor and undermine society. He warns that pride and avarice drive depopulation, urging law and faith to protect the vulnerable while denouncing the owners who profit from others’ misery. The piece ends with thanks to readers and notices for advertisements and distribution.
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Equity
Bread Prices Seen To Rise Amid Scarcity Fears
The writer laments expected bread price increases and calls on the Legislative power to take prompt humane measures to prevent scarcity and spare the poor from hardship. The letter appeals for relief and reflects concern over export policies and market pressures.
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London
Wan Equity recommends mowing for publication use
A brief note from Wan Equity dated January 13 suggests mowing as a potential useful topic for publication. It appears as a personal service message with limited context and no additional details about events or persons.
Grand Court and Treasury Board Hear Affairs at St James
A grand court at St James's and a Treasury Board at the Cockpit Whitehall discussed American affairs. Rumor says Stamp Duty in North America may be repealed. A patriot Commoner spoke against it in a long august Assembly. Duke of Richmond's return from Paris may be delayed for Versailles matters. Dispatches sent to General Irwin, Governor of Gibraltar. Possible changes in Scottish civil offices and Wales commissions. Death of George Buckley, aged 63, ex-Dragoon captain. Fiddes injured at Epping Forest with fractured skull. Maritime news from Cadiz. Pearl and 52 apatite ships. West India rum duty to be lowered. wheat, malt, rye export restricted. Scottish weather and Dublin tallow price rise. Local port crimes and robberies report. several ships entered and outward bound. Imports include iron, beef, pork, tallow, hemp. wind favorable. Theaters announce Mahomet and The Double Mistake dramas.
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Dublin
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Stamford
John Lightfoot
St. James’s Park
Bank Stock India and South Sea Shares Shown in List
A fragment lists bank stock and Indian shares along with South Sea and Consol items. Numbers such as 891, 4th 23, and dates like 17926 appear, with references to India and annuities. The readable items imply a historical financial ledger or quotation page with various ditto marks and shorthand notes.
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