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18 Sep 1760

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Public Ledger in London, Middlesex

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Public Ledger

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London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

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Sep 18, 1760

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A City Dinner Talk on Trade and Society in 1760

In a bustling London tavern, merchants, nabobs, and citizens debate the 1760s commerce. The narrator notes men differ by station, then sketches tavern chatter on betting, politics, and the dangers of luxury imports. A philosopher’s digression yields a plan for reform and a mock proposal to publish learned works.

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London Pitt Indies Peru Mexico Eile Spain Forte Salomon Tameswell Scotland Ireland France Holland Halland Penius Lisbon England Portugal
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Maubert’s mock conquest and a sailor’s garden mischief

London readers learn how Maubert mocks a supposed French conquest of an island near the Vannes estuary. The account in the Netherlands Mercury mocks the boast as a half hour’s length and breadth joke, turning the island into a cabbage patch for British needs.

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