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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 18, 1777
Page
4
A Sept 18 commentary denounces Lord Abingdon as a public nuisance and enemy of liberty. It condemns his crimes and calls for public arraignment and criminal conviction to curb his influence. The piece warns of oppression and social decay if his power is allowed to persist.
A reader paraphrases parts of Lord Abingdon’s pamphlet addressing the Supremacy of Parliament. The note challenges Burke’s praise of parliamentary supremacy, arguing that allegiance and supremacy belong to the Crown and Church. It questions any twofold supremacy and cites the King's coronation oath as the limit of royal power within a constitutional frame. [To be continued.]
A Sept letter under the signature of December of the Church of England addresses the Society of the German Lutheran Church in Little Alie Street Goodman’s Fields. It challenges deviations from the English service, questions the use of Come haste to the wedding, and asks who altered the chapel’s purpose toward lewdness and scandal. It requests specifics on misconduct of sacred music and conversions of the chapel.
W Renwick warns against Hawes addressed proposals on delaying burial and delaying preparation of the dead. He argues extended exposure risks contagion and disease. The letter urges caution, public vigilance, and legislative scrutiny to prevent harmful medical practices in the kingdom. Berwick upon Tweed, Sept 12, 1777.
A London letter discusses General Washington and General Howe, noting Howe’s sea movement and Washington’s Delaware position. It covers Scottish support for ministry, public joy, and a comparison of monarchs. Also recounted are the late Earl of Harcourt’s amiable character and offices held, along with moral reflections on titles. Smuggling, military manpower, and ships from New York are mentioned, plus a Virginia anecdote about the Duke de Nivernois and a parson’s living grant. Fire at a Lincoln's Inn Fields butcher shop. notices on lottery tickets, water works exhibitions, and financial market quotes conclude.
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