Election fears and public liberty in a London Post letter
A letter to the London Evening Post printer discusses elections, opposition to Scotch MPs, and the danger of candidates with Crown pensions. It urges electors to reject those bound to the Crown and cautions against misusing public funds or offices for political advantage. The piece frames the national stake in representative integrity and liberty.
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London Eveing- Port
Meres
Lierty
Printer
Publicola
London Evening Post
Mr. Meres
Rio Grande
Spain
Portugal
Homorum
The
Law and Revenue
London
Woodfall
J. Fuller
G- Woodfall
E. Johnson
R. Baldwin
W. Johnston
Law
T Longman
Lownds
Bathoe
J. Wilkie
Z- Start
W. Nicoll
J. Johnson
Ireland
Preas
City News and Notices From a London Paper
Yesterday Sir John Cutt and others arrived at Downing Street from Belton and Morston. Count du Chatelet appointed Colonel of the king's regiment. Quarantine orders for Turkish ships and Persian trade to avoid plague. The Penelope sails from Cork to Newfoundland with damage reported. A Lord Mayor's Day parade features tin plate emblems and a model tin pontoon. A charity subscription for a distressed family sees no contributions yet. Debates at Robinhood on immaterial substances and England's penalties for criminals. Marriages reported at Colchester and Isleworth. Various crimes, ship movements, and theatre listings fill the day.
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John Cutt
Bart
House of ‘Commons
Downing-frett
Belton
Hurday
Morston
Lower Brook- Frees
Scotland
Jean Mescia
Paris
Count du Chatelet
Great Britain
Count Guerthy
Leghorn
Cork
Newfoundland
Sandy Hook
New ‘York
Igol
Robinhood
Butcher-Row
Temple-Bar
Burnet
England
Laft
Colchester
Isleworth
Thomas
Jepson
Carnaby Market
Ireland
George Garnon
Commission of the Peace
City
Liberty
Westminster
Seven Dials
Underwood
Mall
Grosvenor+ street
Higuor
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