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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 25, 1766
Page
4
Postscript from Ye the Printer condemns the Marriage Act as an adulterous law that restricts matrimony and harms virtue. It argues the act allows men over age or underage to marry multiple partners, corrupts honest women, and converts marriage into a blighted, lawfully adulterous state. Pro Patria.
In the London Evening Post letter, Meres argues high rents force owners to raise prices of farm goods. He condemns large farming as leading to scarce provisions and fewer workers, noting fewer cattle and scarce meat as output shifts to profit. He calls for Common Sense to address rent-driven costs.
A fragmentary note argues that reducing land tax and duties on soap leather and candles would greatly aid the poor and serve conformity, signaling a push for broader tax relief and fairness. It reflects a dated opinion on tax policy and social welfare.
A fragment from the London Evening Post notes a talkative antiquary praising ancient writers and relics, while the morocco ambassador submits credentials and royal entertainment unfolds. It reports on court attendance, new arrivals, parliamentary plans, and local notices including road works and debates at the Queens Arms. plus theatre ads and ship dock orders.
A dated letter expresses disdain for blind deference to ancient writings. The author urges strict verification of truth, praising careful judgment over novelty and criticizing pedantry and coxcombry. The tone remains genteel, signing as a friend and humble servant.
A dated letter from London recalls a youth about eighteen executed at Tyburn for stealing two bank notes placed in a letter and mailed through the General Post Office. The writer urges caution to those sending banknotes via post and suggests splitting deliveries to avoid similar fate.
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