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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 06, 1796
Page
3
A fragmentary verse addressed to Rose and the Fair, invoking Cupid and love’s wounds. The speaker pleads for soothing kindness from the nymph, fearing to confess love as heartache and passion overwhelm. The archaic diction centers on romantic longing and hidden affection.
William Clarkson faced an indictment for compounding a penal action without Court leave after suing Mr. Cotes of Uxbridge for a zol penalty for killing game without a certificate. The defense argued the case was a ruse to enable the current prosecution, but the judge ruled the prosecution improper and expressed that penal statutes should not be used as weapons. The verdict was in favor of the defendant.
A long scanned notice list covers Cambridge graduates rights and titles, the St Lucia colony history, a forgery case against John Fisher of the Goldsmiths, theft of post office bank notes by Thomas Wright, a protest against claims to the Earldom of Errol, and related legal and civic matters.
The piece questions the Opposition’s claim that France will not seek peace while the current Ministers remain, urging proof from Paris and denouncing the notion as unfounded. It defends Mr. Fox’s position that a capable government can both wage war and negotiate peace, and notes a Brighton subscription house on the St James's plan with royal subscribers.
Yesterday a Privy Council sat from three to five. Several vessels were discharged by order of the Council. A Proclamation appointing Towns for Quarter and Petty Sessions under the Police Act. Lopce Mogrzs Esq became Privy Counsellor and took his seat. The Lord Lieutenant and Countess of Camden visited the Bishop of Waterford and the Duke of Leinster. Boyne holiday observed at public offices. New Inns of Court to be built in Harcourt Street.
On Burntfield Links near Edinburgh Lord Adam Gordon reviewed the Royal Edinburgh Volunteers. the corps performed maneuvres with precision and drew pleased notices from military gentlemen present. The Duchess of Devonshire’s dance at Chiswick extended into the afternoon. Coroner reports on a Lady’s death reveal a long intimate relationship with Mr W, their river excursion, and a fatal fall at Cuckold's Point leading to an accidental death verdict. Further notes cover a new dog tax collection method, a Dublin court quarrel, an Isle of Wight incident with the Dolphin cutter, a fire at Mrs Whitbread’s cook shop, a fatal hay cutting accident at Norwood, a ship fire at Wapping, and agricultural monthly observations detailing crop prospects across England.
Lewes notes a mild winter leading to large bee swarms and high hive profitability. The piece urges more cottage beekeeping, cites Mount Caburn wild bees on chalk soil, and mentions French provinces with 100 to 500 hives. It discusses wind gales, shelter, and potential for local wax and candle production.
A small Black x Clocks species devastates gardens this season, especially strawberries, burrowing in fruit. An accidental discovery shows bean tops left in walks killed many insects. Mr. Gwynne of Long-Acre drowned in the Serpentine. Five PoRimore workers died when a cob-wall collapsed. Steeple Ashton resident George Kemp found dead with two guineas in each hand, coins scattered nearby.
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