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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 12, 1770
Page
4
The London Evening Post reports a trust and confidence office in Scotland conferred on a man once stigmatized for iniquitous practices by the late Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice Mansfield. The appointment as King’s Remembrancer in Scotland is viewed as poor administration and a displacing act that disgusts the Scottish people.
The people of England express unfeigned thanks to Alexander Carlisle and the Church of Scotland leaders for their zealous efforts to win the king’s confidence. They acknowledge Scots as loyal, praise their steadfastness, and note Scottish hinting at loyalty with the phrase unperverted loyalty despite the delicate subject.
Sir, a duty incumbent on mankind to hold up to view characters who have deserved well of society. It is obligatory as gratitude and as an example. Those acquainted with the following character will excuse this attempt when the object is universally respected and esteemed.
A portrait of Sir Joseph Yates, early in life devoted to studying law for justice not gain. His precise, universal knowledge and modesty led to a judgeship in the King's Bench and later the Common Pleas. He is praised as a guardian of liberty and a master of common pleadings, who died before enjoying the latter post.
His character as a lawyer marked by knowledge and candour remained evident as a gentleman. His intimate arts and sciences knowledge and fine taste joined to uncommon philanthropy, earning esteem and ardent admiration from acquaintances, leaving a charm in friendships after his death.
An English gentleman in Paris tells a tale of Louis XVs death and paradise guiding his path through St Denis Mary Magdalene St Louis and a warning against ruling by beads and women. He is seized by informers at the Battile for freedom of conversation as an ANTIGALLICAN.
The Surry remonstrance arrives with contempt while T B Efg rises as Prime Minister amid alleged amours and manipulation at court. A King’s Bench trial in Guildhall unfolds over Funis’s Letter to the King, with a merchant jury of London figures. The Attorney General defends filings, denying malice and stressing official duty.
In a London courtroom a jury finds the printer guilty only of printing and publishing the letter in question. Lord Mansfield cautions on free press while urging careful deliberation of sense and intent. The defense emphasizes open political discussion and public scrutiny of government actions.
Letters arrive from A Freeman Pim rose Justitian Marcus Butus detailing Johnsons learned display and his masterly untitled pamphlet on the False Alarm and Helvidius in our next edition.
Translated from the Italian and printed for J. Dodsley. A brief description of the waters at Valdagno in the Venetian State, presented to Sir Charles Bunbury and authored by Anton Maria Massa. Published for sale by J. Wilkie at St Paul’s Churchyard.
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