15 Apr 1796
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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 15, 1796
Page
1
Letters from April 1796 discuss proposed dog tax levels and fairness for cottagers, arguing high taxes harm poor families and calling for taxes that truly curb evils. A long obituary note commemorates Colonel Gordon, Dutch Cape commander, praising his manners and noting his death at 54 and family.
An 1795 notice from SEBT-INDId House informs members of a General Court to be held at Leaderhall Street to consider a bye law prohibiting sale of commands of ships in service of the coat and to discuss a ballot demand. Also included is an unrelated medical testimonial for Antiscorbic Drops by J. Thomas Wood.
In a letter from Middle Temple dated April 4, the writer laments misplays by performers during a night of theater in which errors and delay provoked laughter in the audience. The missive notes the Saxon hero and the villain’s daughter as central figures, references a misquoted Tower of London origin, and ends with a formal signoff.
A historical notice explains the 1726 Act requiring Innkeepers to stop selling beer or ale in vessels under one gallon for consumption outside their houses in London and Westminster. The piece notes exemptions for drinking at doors or private outbuildings and discusses the current bill’s limited aims to avoid hardship for the poor. It also reports a Cheshire Regiment ceremony with colors presented, prayers, and a review, ending with commendations on discipline and appearance.
A Thursday meeting of about 30 educated men examined the authenticity of curious papers. Mr Ine Lawp's son attended, offering to swear and denying his father’s knowledge of the manuscripts' origin. The group vowed a thorough, impartial inquiry and public disclosure. An organ for the Infant Duke of Parma features 5000 pipes and 44 instruments, including a hunting horn and violin, with a human voice imitation powered by a water mechanism.
The Kerry Journal reports a shore incident near Kenmare with a humorous rebuke to a pun by Sir William Dawes Archbishop of York. A curate, noting Mary’s era, quips that she was Mere mortuum, earning Dawes a living of zool per annum within two months. The piece ends by calling the account all my eye.
A critique of lottery wheels stating the axle should not pass through the wheel to reduce accidents. In Dartmoor a wild hound has killed many sheep. locals offer a substantial reward for the dog’s destruction. A Guards soldier injured by a pipe blast from six loaded cartridges in his pocket after leaving a public house.
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