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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 11, 1764
Page
4
The correspondence questions excises that deny trial by jury and empower Crown officers, arguing such taxation methods threaten English liberty. The writer accuses ministers of promoting fearsome armies and asserts that these ideas undermine property rights and public freedoms.
Letters in the London Evening-Post inquire if a new excise is planned on beer, wine, or dairies. The writer asks whether the crown could use excise officers to influence borough and county elections and urges Englishmen to prevent such power.
A letter criticizes high prices from Engeniters and fortraiters and urges stricter enforcement of laws or a new act. The writer suggests empowering the chief magistrate to fix prices for coal, meat, and poultry, akin to bread controls, and signs as FurLto-Paper.
A reader challenges London editor to publish claims from August about a Herefordshire Militia adjutant, a Scot, alleged cowardice and neglect of overseas service. The letter urges the adjutant to respond to protect his credit, noting prior refusals to serve abroad.
London officials report the Duke of Devonshire’s will opened on Thursday night unveiling a codicil dated July 23 penned in his handwriting. The document bequeaths General Conway five thousand pounds as a token of friendship and honor. It is noted that the tenth of next month may be set for a forthcoming ceremonial event.
Letters by Jane and Capt Hoar arriving at the Downs from the Bay of Honduras confirm restoration of the prior peace with English logwood cutters, settled by special royal orders from the King of Spain. Dover Customhouse officers sharpened watch for a certain neighboring-kingdom visitor. Highlights include a planned auction bill to curb trade frauds, Palatines at Gravesend, a marriage at Arlington, and obsequies for Ebenezer Mutell. Ship arrivals list multiple warships and goods moving through Spithead and the Downs, with imports of quicksilver indigo sugar tobacco and exports of wheat lead rice cinnamon and sugar.
A fragmented listing combines theater programs at Covent Garden and Drury Lane with scattered stock figures and bonds. Mentions of Love's Last S, Jealous Wire, and The Witches sit beside miscellaneous securities, navy bills, and bonds including India Stock and Consols. The jumble reads like an old market page mixing entertainment with finance.
Amid general predictions of war, concerns rise that Austria’s stance could split Prussia from ally France, risking Hanover and Osnabrück’s fate. The letter warns war would devastate Europe, with Prussia eager to oppress the Electorate and poor regions, while authorities urge prudence over provocative action.
A venerable Virgin laments the era’s manners noting women crave respect through reserve while flirts and admirers multiply. The speaker argues women must repel to attract and cites Ovid’s Daphne as contrast to modern pursuits where women seek Apollo’s favor and are surprised by lost charm.
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