Contests over Excise and Wolfe monument dispute
Letters and notices recount parliamentary opposition to cider and perry tax, trials against Lord Halifax and messengers, royal baptisms timing, and a Wolfe monument controversy with witness accounts. Debates cover Irish and colonial appointments, a barge of naval science, and local crimes and seizures.
Turnpike Roads Notice for widening from Epsom to Kingston
A committee of Trustees for widening roads from Epsom through Ewell to Kingston and Thames Ditton will meet at the Coffee-house in Epsom on Wednesday the first of next month at eleven in the forenoon to receive proposals. Proposals must specify the works, bridges, arch sizes, materials, and quantities, with costs and settlement terms, and be delivered under seal. Participants may inquire of Dr Bridge at Basel, Treasurer, for details and cautions.
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Bitte
Exciseman Duties and Cyder Taxes In Parish Pleadings
A London Evening Post correspondent transmits a packet of parish notes urging scrutiny of cyder presses and excise attendance. The writer argues against costly enforcement, questions the payout to officers, and warns of burden on farmers while detailing pounds in the parish and the yearly tax implications. Also included are war campaign rumors and a defense of verses from Redding.
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