14 Jan 1761
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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 14, 1761
Page
1
A memorial from British Portugal traders complains of seizures, searches, and harassment by Lisbon officers undermining treaty protections. It calls for swift relief and restoration of judge conservator authority to protect commerce. It also reprints a critique of dueling modernity with a moral history of restraint and justice.
Corrected to the twelfth instant an edition will be published this morning. A new Fortieth edition with an Almanack priced 2s 6d bound 25 and additions of new lists. The edition is carefully examined at St James's and all public offices.
The 1761 Court and City Kalendar offers Rider's Almanack Parliament lifts and army navy lists. Printed by multiple London publishers, it touts original, correct content and latest promotions in the King's House with weekly Office lists.
Port observers note winds from the north chill the harbor as vessels return and depart. Listings include Richmond Arethysa Amazon Garland Dispatch Eagle hawk Newton bound for Boston with Mary Hawks to Virginia and Truelove Moulton bound for Lisbon Gravesend. Other ships arrive from Rotterdam Petersburgh Riga and Stockholm.
An archaic dramatic excerpt contrasts two speechcrafts in theater. It laments prologues as mere charity, then praises a fearless natural style that speaks directly to the audience. The passage extols honest art, proportion, and bold painting of character over contrived appeals.
The London Gazette lists Lent and Lent within February and March 1761 appointments to preach at Whitehall and Devonshire chapels. It records bishops and deans including the Bishop of London the Dean of Glocester and Archbishoprics, with dates such as Ash-Wednesday February 4 and Good Friday March 20, detailing honest assignments for multiple clerics across February and March 1761.
Fragmented remarks express that some North American politicians oppose returning any wartime gains. They argue Britain should retain possessions in the West Indies and Africa until full satisfaction is met, citing the enormous wartime costs as justification.
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