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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 27, 1766
Page
4
ANGLICUS reports a Latin Eventing club in the city shaded by concern over possible bank ruptcies affecting seasoned dealers. The discussion blames gaming in Exchange Alley for ruinous East India stock dealings, urging legislative suppression to curb fraud and moral decline among merchants and traders.
A letter to the printer argues for establishing designated public houses to curb prostitution and protect youth. The writer claims such venues would shield women from street temptations, reduce disease, and cleanse the metropolis, citing the United Provinces as a model. The piece warns opponents will ridicule, but suggests time will validate the plan.
A fragment notes a group of men described as buffoons and pests of any serious sensible company they encounter, signaling disdain for detractors within a London Evening Post context. The terse remark hints at a polemical exchange over conduct and propriety in public discourse.
A reader writes from St. Paul’s yard criticizing rude buffoonery and immodest speech, urging reform and better manners. He laments crude wit that harms reputations, cautions against smutty discourse, and pleads for decency and respect in public talk and jokes. He signs as a lover of decency and good manners.
Old text fragment from Exeter: freeholders and executors express thanks to the mayor and chamber for their wise guidance to representatives, noting appreciation for not convening fellow citizens to seek opinions on pressing matters and hoping to return the favor.
A fragment hints at a concealed motive in a clash between two famed philosophers. The text suggests a profound secret tied to their religious principles and personal reputations, guarded to protect both their honour and the world from disclosure.
Rumors circulate of further government changes and honorary promotions. Offers have been made to the Right Honorable Patriotic Earth for the First Lord of the Treasury post, which were declined. Sir James Lowther may be created an English peer. A recently arrived noble Duke from a neighboring kingdom is expected to become Duke of this realm upon naturalization and move vast estates here. He may be restored to ancestral titles in England, Ireland, and Scotland, due to leaving court over a regimental matter.
The article reports Royal moves including the Duke of Cumberland likely receiving Kensington Palace, English hunters sent to France for the Duke, and Admiral Palliser arriving from Portsmouth with dispatches from Newfoundland. It notes a marriage rumor involving the Earl of Barrymore and Harringtons’s daughter, plus various obituaries, robberies, and police incidents in London, with theater listings for Drury Lane and Covent Garden.
The article lists varied bank stock prices and bond quotes with numerous denominations and dates. It notes figures such as 136 3 4ths and 219 a 220 1-half, along with India and Navy bonds, and exchanges, indicating a dense ledger of prices and percentages across 1760s era securities.
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