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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 07, 1763
Page
3
A list of ships and transports sailed this morning including Nelly Smith bound for Spithead and Beave r Lee for Quebec. Remaining in the Downs are several named vessels such as Gainey Witch and Gurney Witch with winds reported from various directions.
London reports reveal royal reshuffles with Lord Despenser named Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum for Buckinghamshire in place of Earl Temple. Duke of Bolton resigns Southampton Lieutenancy. Col. Hotham gains re-election at St Ives. Hanover notes hint at the Hereditary Prince of Brunswick touring Aix la Chapelle.
A letter to the London Evening Post warns that free electors risk losing liberty through landing armies corruption or general excites. It cites King James II and Burleigh era fears, describes exampling abuses by excise officers and merchants, and argues a general excise would deepen control by ministers. It ends with praise for Wilkes and calls for vigilance against government overreach.
In the London Evening Post letter, the messengers seizing Mr Wilkes’s person confined him at his own house and barred access to friends who sought to converse with him. When asked by friends to cite authority they were denied entry, leading to a charged claim of forcible entry by the Deputy Secretary.
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