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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 21, 1771
Page
1
On September 4 the Parliament of Bourdeaux was suppressed and a new one formed. Similarly the old Parliament of Toulouse was dissolved with 55 members banished. Their seats were filled by new appointees.
The item reviews royal family closeness, local elections results for Bridge Master, and a public notice of a card seller fined for unpacked decks. It recounts drownings in the Thames, a deadly fall during shore work, and Dublin stage quarrels. Also listed are marriages, deaths, and a Westminster official's fatal bruises.
An eighteenth century notice by Cys Tilson announces a balsamic tincture that allegedly cures scurvy and various skin ailments after years of ineffectual treatment. The ad cites many cures, urges sufferers to obtain the medicine, and lists wholesale and retail outlets including F Newbery and addresses in London.
Dorothy Tape appeals to the London Evening Post printer for relief from her cruel marriage. Married six years ago to a city haberdasher with four children, he restricts her social life, forbids balls, and imposes frugal living. After faking illness to obtain permission, she plans a trip to a Margate ball with her doctor’s counsel, hoping the journey eases her nerves while he reluctantly agrees to accompany her.
A writer complains to the London Evening Post about unpublished letters to Mr. Horst and criticizes the Middlesex Journal for publishing defamatory abuse. He defends Mr. Wilkes and questions the patriotism and integrity of supporters, claiming the writer’s anonymity hides vanity and self-interest. The piece frames a public quarrel over political virtue.
A letter underscores the contrast between Mr Wilkes and Mr Horne, praising fidelity and bravery while condemning perfidy. It notes Crosby’s potential return to influence and references a dispute over publication linked to the Wilkes Horne clash, with a printer avoiding partiality by omitting certain envoy correspondence.
A London Evening Post letter accuses a Newcastle writer of falsehoods about the present ministry. The author demands public retraction and real name disclosure, mocking incendiary rhetoric and comparing figures like the Mayor of Newcastle to Lord North. The exchange touches burning effigies and civil liberty.
By order of the Trustees of Roker 1 Pigott a sale by auction takes place at the Crown Inn St Ives on Tuesday next for multiple estates in St Ives Houghton Papworth St Agnes and Eaton including meadow and pasture tracts amounting to several acres and perches. properties in Papworth St Agnes Eaton and Toeland with barns and farmsteads, all subject to lordship rents and customary fines.
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