London Livery urged to resist corruption and defend rights
The London Evening Post implores the Livery to elect a Chief Magistrate on independent principles, denouncing corruption and urging vigorous action to defend the city’s liberties. It lauds Wilkes and warns against Crown encroachments, urging vigilance, reputation recovery, and steadfast representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nath
Messrs
Wilkes
Townfind
London
Hland
Miles
House of Comascus
France
Mr. Wilkes
Choice Collection of Pictures Exhibited in London
Speedily to be shown publicly, a collection by eminent European artists including portraits of a tyrant and hypocrite, a catamite laughing at a Tadye, a fortunate ombler in the alley, and portraits titled The King of Saveden, The King of Captain Fones, Mr Drber, Sir George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Vabom
Tadye
Portmouth
Hope
Olding
John
Elizabeth
Bennett
London
Dublin
Liberty
Beeble
Milford
Earl of Ermonthooner
Jamaica
Modeste
Mary
Sarah
Shepherd
Maynard
Cumberland
Sunderland
Aurora
Watson
Rotterdam
Southampton
Good Intent
Pearson
Lord Litchfield
University of Oxford
Asylum
Radcliffe Infirmary
Oxford
Radcliffe
Sol
Edward Strode
Liquire
Margery
Sin Spring Gardens
Luesday
Gainford
Durham
Kate
John Lister Kaye
York City
Newcasle
Edinburgh
Strathy
John, M'‘Kay the Younger
Allan, Speir
Kilbarchan
Paisley
Nathaniel Spence
Pitstenweem
Critique of modern literature and moral decline
A London Evening Post extract rails at profane writings and decadent taste fueling immorality. It laments obscenity in books, urges guardians to shield youth, and condemns a culture of corruption while detailing colonial and political gossip from India and Europe dated 1772.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Alecto
East-Indies
Edinburgh
Jumbokima
Nabob
India
Treasury
Leadenhall-street
Scots, the Envious Ladies of Quality, and the Advocates For Mr. Jones
Oxford
Lord North
Duke of Beaufort
Lord Radnor
Fordyce
Poland peace news reaches Warsaw from Holland
Lieutenants Colonel de Wilde arrived from Fockgany with word that peace is concluded and signed between Russia and the Porte. A courier from Petersburgh reports Vienna, Russia, and Berlin have signed a convention on Polish affairs, with letters from Lithuania indicating Russian dispositions to take control of districts allotted to Petersburgh.
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Warsaw
de Wilde
Fockgany
Russia
Porte
Petersburgh
Vienna
Berlin
Poland
Lithuania
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London Evening Post
Livery of London
Ohio
St. George’s Fields
George the Third
Young Allen
Mr. Clark
Brentford 3
Westminster-bridge
Clark
Rigby
House of Commons
Brass Crosby
John Wilkes
Rs Oliver
Akdermen
Wm. Whitlam
Poultry Compter
Miller
Funius
Mr. Miller
Br. Pordyts
Jon Wilkes
A Lord Clive
Prafia
Lord Hillsborough
Lord Barrington
Saveden
Captain Fones
Mr. Drbe—r
Sir George
Young
Jef
Spithead
Stockholm
Charles the Xith
Ultica Eleonora
Sweden
America
Guildhall
Joseph Martin
Lime-street
Richmond Gardens
Kew
Birmingham
Postscript
Holand
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