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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 23, 1767
Page
4
Distorted text shows a man claiming inability to earn due to high prices, seeking parish relief from Workhouse authorities. mentions Waterman and yard and ye thorny phrasing. Details are fragmented and uncertain.
The writer rails against large standing forces in peace, citing Hyde Park reviews and historical growth from Henry VII to Charles II. He warns such troops burden liberty, arguing England’s rights depend on limiting the army, and signs of public folly in celebrating chains people choose for themselves.
A letter to the London Evening Post laments the distress of the poor and praises Parliament for new laws. It notes how Irish provisions like butter pork and bacon are misrepresented as British goods, inflating prices and misleading the public. The writer urges importers to open shops with Irish provisions and to supply the public at reasonable terms, hoping for a warehouse to aid the people.
A late 18th century verse uses the metaphor of a royal audience to urge action against oppression. It envisions The Review in Hyde Park as a stage where fools and corrupt figures are called to account and a nobler transformation may occur. The poem blends playful personifications with political critique and moral appeals.
A letter from Cornwall outlines four electoral rules for MPs focusing on independence from the Court. Voters should favor candidates of proven integrity, reject moneyed bids, oppose courtiers pensioners and brokers aligned with ministers, and oppose candidates who will tax the people while serving the Court. The missive signed TD. P. is to be printed promptly.
Morning audiences at St James's and a Levy of Nobility and Gentry at Berkeley Square mark a day of courtly events. Private letters note Lord Clive's sea bathing aiding recovery. Paschal de Paoli rumored to plan a continental expedition threatening Genoa. European and domestic travels continue among Earls and counts in London society.
The piece notes political resignations and expected successors, local misadventures and public scandals, sudden deaths and weddings, harbor messages, and a stretch of race results at Ascot Heath with horses and owners named. It reports thefts, injuries, and a strange sea creature sighting near Folkestone, plus weather and shipping updates from Brest and Liverpool.
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