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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 10, 1767
Page
4
The author argues God is an intellectual being with three powers knowing willing and acting as one divine essence. He compares human mind to God, noting Adams fall shows unity of mind’s powers. He rejects three gods, affirming one God with triune attributes. He signs as Christianus.
A correspondent confirms a London Evening Post query about Oliver Cromwell’s descent from a Welsh family, citing a gentleman with estates in Surrey and Sussex who believes the Cromwell link is true. The letter echoes concern over hereditary claims and historical lineage.
A letter to the Printer of the London Evening Post praises Mr Mereis as a shining example of heroic virtue. The writer urges public communication of such acts to inspire emulation and virtuous deeds among readers, citing a French historian as the source of the anecdote.
An account recounts two noblemen of Catholic and Calvinist persuasions amid French feuds and the Massacre of Paris. It notes royal and noble arrivals in London and Hertford Street, health updates, and dispatches from Warsaw, Algiers, and Paris detailing court intrigues, church affairs, and military promotions.
In a stark tale, a noble protected a Calvinist by guiding him to a tree tied by a bridle and urging him to flee persecutors. The act, described as heroic virtue, shows compassion crosses sectarian lines, even among Popish adherents who teach harming Heretics is permissible. The writer, Candide, praises this generous conduct and dismisses sectarian bias.
From Smyrna advices we learn Mell de la Clue and de Flauzergue commanded two French xebecs of 22 guns each returned from a cruise in the Archipelago. The pestilence at Smyrna increased yet about 500 crewmen went ashore and were entertained by the French Consul. An extra from Paris argues Britain prefers France remain Roman Catholic to avoid Protestant refugees and weakened French strength. A public debate at Robinhood about toleration of Deism, assassination, and liberty follows. News from Jamaica reports Cuban orders discharging British ship carpenters in the Havana dockyards. A Corsican agent in Brute seeks ships for Paoli. Social toast at Canonbury-house marks the Lumber Troop birthday. A rare aerial phenomenon observed in Perthshire causes property damage and curious conjectures. Also noted: candidates for Vestry Clerk, Roman coins found near Dunstable, a Calais mutton anecdote, several local deaths, robberies, and the Brownrigg trial delayed at the Old Bailey. Wind S.W.
A fragment lists prices for bank stock and various annuities with percentages and dates, including Old and New Annuities, India Annuities, South Sea stock, and Navy Bonds. The text shows fractional pricing such as 3-4ths, 87 7-1, 88, and references to 1762 to 1763 issues and long annuities, indicating a financial pricing table from a historical market report.
A fragmented shipping rate table shows various course amounts and currencies for vessels between Antwerp Paris Bourdeaux Cadiz Madrid Bilboa Leghorn Genoa Venice Lifton Perto and Dublin with dates and fractional pence values. The text lists prices per half units and daily rates, indicating a complex exchange landscape across European ports.
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