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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 26, 1780
Page
4
A correspondent disputes the last ministerial line and argues that magnanimity in leadership masks weak policy. He condemns continued war, condemns ministers, urges constitutional reform, and praises associations pressuring for economy and wise governance. He warns the next House must oppose ruinous measures or risk national decline.
Admiralty announces a session of Oyer and Terminer and Goal Delivery to try offences on the high seas under English jurisdiction. The court will convene Tuesday 31/8 October next at eight in the morning at Fleet Street’s Old Bailey.
The Westminster Magazine for October 3780 contains a life of Henry Lawrence Eg, election and an account of the Royal Society in London. Also reports an eruption of Vesuvius and a complete list of the New Parliament with notices of births marriages deaths and other items. Published by Fielding and Walker in Great Britain.
Monday night marked the opening of lectures at the Royal Academy. President Sir Joshua Reynolds addressed the audience on arts progress under the royal patronage. Dr H- followed with remarks praising the King and royal family, noting policy, valor, discretion, and domestic virtues, and offered a visual illustration from a Reynolds painting showing majesty and benevolence reflected in the features observed by the audience.
The piece argues that the Westminster ministry faces a looming financial crisis this year, relying on costly favors from Jewish financiers and warning that the government may fall if funds cannot be secured. It notes European powers view America as a peaceful competitor, sketches parliamentary maneuvering, port updates from Quebec, and includes anecdotes, theatrical quips, and notices about lotteries and local deaths.
A celebrated address praising the Queen and Royal Household was well received at St James's. The speech drew praise for its political and scientific uplift, with a large audience including the Duke of Rutland Lord Shelburne Lord Mason Burke and other notables. The delivery is said to be the Doctor's finest yet and will be printed.
S H IP NEW & Daal leaves October 27 with the Viper and Nimble cutters for Jamaica under convoy. Several royal ships and cutters follow, including Dromedary and Squirrel. Gravesend reports listings of vessels passing north and to Amsterdam, Smyrna, St Lucia, and Archangel, with multiple named ships and routes noted.
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