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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 04, 1766
Page
4
A fragment describes a chair accident near a residence, mentioning a bride’s injury and a farmer’s daughter. It also notes a Dover Calais shipment of turkeys and a sailage of Cahter Fish and wine casks aboard a vessel in Torbays, with items concealed under baggage.
In this letter from Gloucester, the author praises the late Great Commoner for rejecting an aristocratic ministry plan. He argues such a junta would strip power from the king and people, and asserts the Great Commoner’s stance aligns with public good and the nation’s interests, while urging gratitude for his principled conduct. The piece also comments on ongoing public sentiment and monetary contributions to Barbadian relief.
A correspondence to the London Evening Post signed Sympatheticus argues against continued corn export to keep bread affordable for foreign nations while harming local poor. The writer, claiming to be a printed lament from a reader, criticizes policy and praises moderation, urging caution about long term effects on England’s hungry. The letter mentions Mr. Meres and cites national grain policy as a bounty that may not endure.
A dated note from Venice reports a political decision by a sovereign authority to fund repairs at a castle and restore revenues to the Urban Parish, with eight new ovens ordered to aid the poor to be supplied bread. It also states a temporary olive oil import duty suspension until February 8 1767 due to scarcity.
Readable portions show scattered fractions and partial currency references. No clear event, entity, or outcome is identifiable beyond approximate stock or distribution terms.
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