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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 03, 1764
Page
4
In a spirited letter, Lucint Da Gay argues against rigid dress constraints for women, insisting she will wear the liberties of an Englishwoman and attend social events without a badge labeling her as a citizen's wife. She condemns the idea as hideous and insupportable while noting her husband can support such defiance.
In a Cambridge contest the friends of virtue and country prevailed yesterday as the Tavicher party backed by religious regard and University character refrained from exposing themselves to shame. The outcome reflects a national spirit of patriotism and integrity triumphing over wickedness and tyranny.
A Reading Berkshire report from November 3, attributed to R Cole, describes a contested scene with public preachers pursuing diverse plans. It notes tensions between religious factions including Presbyterians and Papal authorities, and hints at a moral struggle against perceived devilish influence.
London dispatches describe a long Privy Council gathering at St James's with Lords Halifax Sandwich Mansfield Gower and others. News from Paris hints at a French-settlement plan in the Gulf of Darien, while ships and regiments move: Glatton Fair India ship arrives in the Downs, a new regiment sails for New York, and ships are fitted at Chatham and Portsmouth for northern and channel service. Reports from Venice Lisbon and Bayonne recount captive subjects freed from Algiers, Brazil fleet movements, and falling cod prices. Additional notes cover robberies in London and area, ship arrivals and exports to India Burgundy and the West Indies, and market listings for stocks and exchange.
On November fifth the Pope visits Hell in a mock dialogue satirizing the Reformation and political plots. A later anecdote recalls Dr Swift appointing the cathedral beadle as a poet who was urged to compose verses for November with humor about the ninth month’s memory.
In a clipped letter, the writer notes a reward of a guinea to the composer for superior poetry over Ambrose Philips. The lines were repeated under the De.'s window as a night’s omen. A frosty morning and fear of blasts prompt caution to keep fire and candles safe.
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