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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 18, 1774
Page
4
A polemical broadside targets Doctor Dodd, late chaplain to the king, accusing him of fraud and manipulation to obtain the St. George’s Hanover Square living. The piece catalogs alleged letters, deposits, and coercive tactics, asserting public condemnation and demanding a full explanation while lampooning Dodd’s pretensions and moral character.
A forceful eighteenth century protest letter denounces arbitrary power and bills that threaten constitutional rights. The author condemns royal overreach, port obstructions, colonial taxation, and the perversion of law by military influence while urging Parliament to defend liberty and resist tyranny. It warns of potential massed oppression and the collapse of traditional liberties if reforms continue.
Letters from Holland and Leghorn report Russian forces sieging Oczakow and Silistria, with possible armistice per latest dispatches. Palermo notes a fresh insurrection with casualties. Thorn near Prussian troops enforces a strict passport blockade. Venetian Dalmatia seen in imperial oath enforcement by General Wheeler with Croat units. A Paffy baker given a 500 livre fine for bread price gouging during Corpus Christi festival.
London reports a Great Personage grows disgusted as a member of the minority splits again, first by matrimony then professing Protestantism. The Quebec government bill is seen as favoring the abdicated family, prompting charges of treason against the King and people for promoting popery and arbitrary rule. After Friday's division in the Lords a minority member spoke.
A long London letter notes political tensions with France and hints at ongoing union efforts with the Crown. Reports from Cadiz and Paris describe naval buildups, guardships, and speculated promotions. Obituaries and local incidents follow, including deaths and a fatal accident in Piccadilly. Prices in Stocks and a real estate listing conclude with a prominent chamber recruitment offer in Gray's Inn.
To be sold a considerable number of houses in the Town and Borough of Lewes Sussex late Thomas Sergison deceased Member of Parliament for that Borough The sale to be made togai erel separately Enquiries to Anthony Nett at Little Horsted now Lewes or Mr Cocher attorney at law Stallopee Street St Clement Danes London
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