Humorous Pamphlet Sparks Light Laughs at Readers
The piece mocks pompous oratory and grandiose words, noting readers deserve better. It mentions a pamphlet that provided the column with a few hearty laughs and avoids dwelling on a derided subject.
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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 15, 1813
Page
3
The piece mocks pompous oratory and grandiose words, noting readers deserve better. It mentions a pamphlet that provided the column with a few hearty laughs and avoids dwelling on a derided subject.
The Contractors for the late loan present terms at the Treasury with bids around 67 for three percent Consols, a deal deemed favorable for the public. Reports discuss Allied movements toward the Rhine, Dutch independence hopes, and French manpower strain, with fleet sightings near the Glennan Rocks and fresh Madrid and Caribbean storm news.
The printed Bill would raise voluntary militia forces for Europe service with a pay bonus and hierarchical officer deployment. It outlines extended service, mutiny act compliance, and pension rules, while noting naval actions and colonial dispatches alongside society notes from Carlton House and Portsmouth visits.
Journal notes port arrivals and departures, ships sighted off Brest and Ireland, and the wreck of the Friends Goodwill near Dungeness. It reports captures near Cork, Havana packets, and humanitarian actions at Valenciennes, with details of the Buld sloop and the Folontaire voyage.
Summary of a theatre performance by Mr Braham with Dickens on stage and Mrs Raymond in support, noting vocal quality and encores. Includes Farce activity and a Royal Hunt near Virginia Water. Also reports a weather-affected corn shipment delay, wholesale wheat prices, oats decline, and assorted grain values from Darley to Poland with mixed market movements.
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