29 Dec 1760
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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 29, 1760
Page
1
A satirical exchange discusses Asiatic customs, mentions four wives as preferred, and jokes about feraglio and paradise with references to Chinese and Islamic traditions. The writer contrasts European and Asian views on gender, manners, and gratitude, then shifts to defend a public figure in Holland against libel, outlining alleged motives and the ministerial career.
A detailed rebuttal defends a gentleman’s mission to the King of Prussia in 1798. It recounts negotiations over a subsidy treaty, his February departure, and meeting with Mr K n in Hamburgh. It notes his severe voyage, reception by the King, service before Olmütz, and the praise he earned, denying scandalous insinuations.
Computations show England and Wales consuming about 28 million bushels of malt yearly and four million barrels of ale and strong beer plus 2.3 million barrels of small beer. The proposed malt tax is three pence per bushel and a three shillings per barrel beer tax above six shillings. Totals estimate revenue from four million barrels of beer, one million barrels of malt beer, and nine million bushels of malt, with additional impacts on price and consumer groups.
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