27 Sep 1774
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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 27, 1774
Page
1
Fragments show candidates appealing to freeman voters in Worcester and Newcastle. Messages from Aug 1774 and July 1774 express thanks, solicit support, and pledge continued backing for parliamentary representation, highlighting local independence and gratitude to free burgesses.
A dated plea to HEREFORD's Gentlemen Clergy and Freeholders calling for support in Parliament. G Cornewall expresses gratitude for honors and asks for votes on election day, stressing constitutional principles and personal independence. The letter notes Hereford September 13 and signs as G Cornewall with a P.S. about addressing the audience in person.
The London Gazette reports on Wednesday last the Grand General of Poland receiving the order of St Andrew from the Empress. Berlin notes the Prussian King and the Hereditary Prince at artillery manoeuvres and a visit to Princess Amelia at Potsdam. Cork covers the voyage of Fredico Sesto and Pro feta from Lisbon, and a wreck at Barleyove Crookhaven where Robert Walpole aided a vessel and cargo to safety despite local plunder.
On Tuesday evening Lady Harcourt and companions were driven to a Tunbridge ball when a single highwayman stopped them near Speidhunt Comaton. He demanded jewels after stealing nearly all their money. The driver, who had previously left the horses, grabbed the assailant, who freed himself and fired a pistol at the driver, missing as it snapped.
Extra letters describe consternation in trading circles over British ships convoying with the Thames frigate and Gibraltar events signaling possible war with Algerines. Updates note dockyard debates, slips for small ships, a Trident pay off, shipwrecks near Hebrford, and sheriff court notices with marriages and deaths among Londons elite.
A reader laments changes to ancient laws and the abuse of modern ones. He stresses Magna Charta as the foundation of liberty and recalls the maxims that no one be condemned without the judgment of peers and that no one be judged unheard. He warns against arbitrary power and defends traditional legal safeguards.
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