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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 26, 1775
Page
4
London Evening Post lists questions urging England to defend constitutional rights. It asks if English freedoms depend on representation, whether colonists have rights of Englishmen, the legality of taxes by a nonrepresented Parliament, and whether Britain risks enslaving itself by subduing America.
A London Evening Post reader argues that fables have long conveyed moral instruction. He cites the tale of the covetous old lady and her goose that laid golden eggs, noting the lesson about grasping wealth at once. He urges Your Lordship to consider this old method amid contemporary politics.
A late publication from Fort William concerns the administration of justice among the natives in Bengal. The edition lists price as sixpence and is printed for J. Almon in Piccadilly with simultaneous sale through Bew in Paterson Row and Brower at Sewell in Cornhill.
In an imitation of a late poem titled for J. Alnsn, a New Year gilt edition is prepared at Piccadilly opposite Burlington House, phrased for publication and market.
Postscript from the London Evening Post notes Mr. Miller on Jan 26 recounts a House of Lords discussion about Count de Guignes. The article clarifies that Lord Rochford did not claim Guignes admitted falsehood but stated he believed Guignes innocent of the charge. It says disarmament timing was debated and that ministers abroad reported both French and Spaniards were already disarming.
A New Haven letter reports Governor Carleton’s attempt to raise a regiment of Canadians failed with both inhabitants and Indians refusing to meddle. New York dispatches say five nations were asked to join Britain against the English colonies, but the Indians declined, likening it to a parent and child dispute. The piece covers Wooldridge before the Coventry Committee and debates on parliamentary power, taxation, and constitutional rights in Britain and its American colonies.
The ministry faced embarrassment over a petition from American merchants. They sent it to a committee unrelated to the issue, sparing their positions while condemning the measure. Burke ridiculed the move as a Coventry Committee, likening it to shunning a troublesome person in a company.
A public notice asserts that Britain has no right to tax the American colonies without consent and accuses ministers of planning for subjugation. It highlights recent actions in Parliament, evokes a united colonial defense of liberties, and describes various civic items including personal compliments, court appointments, weddings, deaths, and stock prices observed that day. It also reports a fire in Bermondsey stables and other local notices.
A Farmer in New York reprints a letter to farmers and North American inhabitants critiquing the Continental Congress held in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774. The tract argues their non importation, non exportation, and non consumption measures fail to preserve constitutional rights and presents the only means to secure happiness. It explains errors, reasoning, and warned outcomes. The work is printed in New York, London, and reprinted for Richardson and Urquhart at the Royal Exchange.
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