Critique of Corruption and Tyranny in Parliament Debate
Yoshe Printer reflects on Soame Fennings Origin of Evil, arguing government is not inherently born of corruption. He denounces ministers’ pursuit of power, pressuring reform, and safeguarding civil rights. He warns of a planned attack on press liberty and urges citizens to defend constitutional rights against royal abuse.
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Soame Fennings
Owever
Hallifax
Shakespear
Robinson
Bramhill
Lord North
House of Commons
Curtain
Therr
Sire É
Lively London book list features portraits and plays
A London Evening catalog lists numerous bookplates and prints including likenesses of Rome by patience and Shakespear descriptions. It features portraits of Cromwell Wild and Cato, essays on man, Iago, Tom Thumb and Jack the Giant Killer, and critiques of press liberty with works by Miller and Wilkes.
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London Evening
Nears
Rome
Shakespear
Judas Iscariot
Caunyzller Wedderburne
Lothario
Califta
Duke of Cumberland
Jonathan Wild
Sir John Fielding
Morpheus
Steph. Fox
Time
Sam. Foote
Oliver Cromwell
Ar. J Filkes
General Conway
Cato
Lord G. Germaine
Robert Jones
Artillery
Iago
Sir Rich
Perrot
Hugh Kelly
Aich
Shakepear
Sir Ch. Frederick
Tom Thumb
Jack
Mr. Mortimer
Lord Mayor reproached for refusing to call a common hall
A letter to the Lord Mayor of London accuses him of Illegal and shameful conduct for quitting the chair at a common hall meeting. The writer says the Lord Mayor serves the Liverymen, not the citizens, and warns that the city’s rights and privileges depend on a mayor who respects them. The letter vows the conduct will not be forgotten.
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London
Nath
Alderman Crosby
Speech by Miles Button Allen at the Erin Guildhall
A speech by Miles Button Allen, delivered Thursday before the Mayor’s report on Townsend’s Court of Aldermen chair, denounces oppression and urges defense of liberties. He condemns moderation under tyranny, warns against corrupt wealth, and calls for recording parliamentary instructions amid calls for civic vigilance.
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Miles Button Allen
Erin Guildhall
Townsend
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Gregory Orlow
Focktany
Europe
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Randard
Ajlen
Plymouth
John Wilkes
Waycomb
Maclew
Haymarket
Bombay
Andrew Scot
Fryal
Delagoa
Cape of Good Hope
Tottenham High Cross
Edmonton
William Bocle
High
Britt
Mrs. Hill
Prince’s Street
Southwark
Surry
Cornith
White Horse
Clare-market
Edinburgh
Iceland
Fegs
Mr. Banks
Solander
Lind. Deal
Wind S
Warneys
Mann
Fox
Garrett
Venice
Hope
Hooper
Maryland
Cox
George and Vulture
Cornhill
East
West Indies
Great Britain
Warren
Marybone-street
Richard Warren
Golden Fleece
Marybonestreet
Golden-square
Langford
Paternoster-row
Maudsley
Wakefield
Fairfax
Worcester
William Mathews
Oxford
Brown
Christmas Street
Bristol
Bull
Bath
England
Meff, Wenham and Co
Grocer’s Alley
J. Wenham and Co. &c
Meff
Hazard and Co
Royal Exchange
Hazara
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