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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 13, 1763
Page
3
The King endorses M. de Meaunou, former Ancient First President of the Parliament of Paris, elevating him to Vice chancellor. The move places the esteemed official in a senior clerical judiciary role within the realm.
Archibald Ingram Esquire was selected as Lord Provost for the coming year in Glasgow on Tuesday afternoon. A separate Linlithgow County meeting urged limits on paper money, favoring Edinburgh Bank notes and setting a January 1 deadline to reject notes of any other company valued under twenty shillings.
A letter condemns misapplied public money used to pay damages to printers punished for defending liberty. It argues that funds should not shield those who trample on freedoms and urges the Tools of Power to cover costs themselves, preserving public rights. The signer, Tustus, appeals to Reason and Justice.
A letter to the Printer of the London Evening Port voices outrage at the practice of keeping seamen in merchant ships for long periods during peace. It argues the policy weakens defences, leaves ships short handed, and harms trade. The author cites a Bahama frigate incident where lack of hands allowed a pirate to escape and robs merchants on the Banks of Newfoundland. It urges severe penalties to stop the practice.
The author disputes reports of several private parties from Light Horse units being formed to patrol London avenues this winter. He urges against adopting French fashion of guards and fears such military presence erodes civil liberties and questions civil power overreach.
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