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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 20, 1791
Page
4
A Victorian era style poem laments beauty and longing. The speaker adores a fashionable muse, praising her form, eyes, and charms. He asks for love and vows, claiming the beloved surpasses Persian splendor. The piece ends with a May reference to Lincoln's Inn Fields.
Friday afternoon in France the National Assembly proceedings are summarized as received by today’s post. The record notes the day and general flow of discussions with no specific resolutions or votes detailed in this fragment. The tone remains formal and legislative in nature.
The Paris Municipality and M de la Fayette appeared at the National Assembly to report Sunday’s fatal events. The Mayor announced measures to preserve order, deploying police, arming the guard, raising flags, and declaring martial law at the Hotel de Ville. Rioters reportedly killed two, with further disturbances near the Champ de Mars and Palais Royal. The Municipal officers arrested suspects and sought to avert broader revolt.
The scene outside the Chantp de la Federation erupted as the mob hurled bludgeons and stones at the Municipality and troops. The National Guard fired. eleven to twelve killed and many wounded reported on the mob side, with additional guards and drivers killed. The Assembly commended the National Guards for restraint and prepared new laws against incitement to murder and disobedience to the law.
Yesterday a Court of Directors sat at the East India House until four, then adjourned to Thursday next. The East India Company resolves to permit bullion exports at freighters risk to all parts of India. Mr Hammann’s appointment to the American States aims to build a commercial link and curb treaties with Spaniards.
Court martial began onboard the Royal Writham at Port South on Monday at ten. Capt Edward Packenham faces charges including tyranny false masters false expenditure of stores and ungentlemanly behavior over alleged misallocation of bread rope paint and stores. Witnesses described bread surpluses expended for the Captain and unauthorized store transfers while the boatswain and carpenter testified about rope paint and other materials.
Morning arrivals report six weeks to Jamaica mail by the Halifax packet and thirty seven days from the Leeward Islands by the Tankerville and Chesterfield packets. Passengers include Mr Askwell and Mr Scott from St Kitts, with various officers aboard. The Halifax observes wreckage near Antigua and later speaks with a brig from Baltimore to Oporto. Also noted are commentary on Doctor Priestley’s lost apparatus and a summary of Leicester racing meetings with various purses and a fatal accident at Wyburton toll-bar.
July 18 report from Junbride Wells notes tolerable attendance at balls and amusements despite unfavourable conditions. The Friday ball drew a brilliant, large crowd and the forthcoming Tuesday event is expected to surpass it. Public tea gatherings precede cotillions and country dances with many fashionable arrivals named including the Marchioness de Grey and Lady Grantham.
In Brighton on July Ig the Prince of Wales is expected at the Pavilion once the Winchester races end. Mrs FitzGerald plans to arrive on the 24th. The Prince's first local visit will be to the Duke of Norfolk at Arundel Castle, then to Herefordshire. Officers of the Guards have departed to rejoin their regiments, while the 3d Regiment of Foot guests add to local entertainments.
During Thursday night a large mob marched through Coventry streets calling for grits and breaking unlit windows. The display prompted fears of Birmingham riot parallels, but the Civil Power led by magistrates arrived and the crowd dispersed after about an hour without causing serious damage.
Late last night a Northern Coach overturned near Brixworth injuring a gentleman with a leg fracture. The accident occurred when the coachman left the horses to enter a public house allowing the horses to run away. The coachman was brought before the Bench of Justices and fined 1 pound for negligence.
Arrivals and sailings listed for July 20 to 22 with ships docking or departing at Dover Liverpool Jamaica Jamaica London and Lisbon including Hudson Seiger Union Urquhart Alliance Palmer Coles Monmouth Lady Penrhyn George Dalrymple Britannia and others. Remain Ardent Winchelsea Swift and two India pilots. Wind S W.
In Northamptonshire at Hargrave the Reverend C. W. Fonnereau married Miss Neale daughter of Thomas Neale of Ipswich. Elsewhere Lady Ann Belasyse wed Sir George Wombwell of Wombwell in Yorkshire. Belasyse is Fort Fauconberg’s second daughter.
Obituaries list the deaths of Rev Henky Penny at Axbridge aged 93 or 94, and Mr James Wickfleed, renowned seal engraver, with other memorials. The piece also records prices for stock and bonds, Navy and India securities, and lottery tickets, plus variations for August 1893.
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