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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 17, 1787
Page
1
A Dublin Gazette item reports Parliament will consider a motion for repealing the Bleney Act. The debate cites suspicions and effects on governance, noting lingering concerns about governance credibility and the viceroy’s authority. The article previews a royal procession and state ceremonies tied to the vice regal period.
A Sept letter from Lifton reports a violent earthquake near Braga and related damage across regions and notes military reorganizations, officer promotions, and Jersey politics. Other items include weather extremes in the West Indies, Calabrian turmoil, and comments on France Britain relations with civic reactions and a Norfolk duel report.
In Plymouth the public tone shifts as war rumors arise about Gibraltar and the Channel fleets. Lord Hood signals cruisers. ships anchor at Spithead then sail for Plymouth, while the Southampton reports plague in Algiers and the fleet reorganizes. Admirals and captains arrive among the Army encampment near Plymouth, with high society and festive displays contrasting with ongoing military mobilization.
The piece argues shopkeepers cannot pay the shop tax and urges repeal. It notes a collector’s duty to reveal the real cause of the failure, praises temperate protest, and expects redress rather than coercion. It reports the Tuesday Kin gton Fair as large but not matching prior year, with about 30,000 sheep at market and prices from 173 to 328. A large herd of hogs and several cattle were shown.
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