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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 24, 1799
Page
1
The excerpt presents Dr Franklin’s musings on his brother John Franklin’s death and the afterlife. It frames death as a natural transition, compares bodies to temporary vessels, and reassures that spirits persist beyond mortal pain. It invites acceptance and shares a comforting view of mortality.
The High Court of Admiralty debated if the Privy Council licence for delivering cargo at an enemy port could excuse returning with another cargo from Texel. It considered whether releasing such licence should loosen the blockade, with Sir William Scott noting licences are strict privileges but sometimes necessary to ease hardship on neutrals.
The judge discusses the liberal construction of licenses during blockade. He notes ignorance of general principles is not excusable, but foreigners may be excused for misreading official Privy Council documents if no fraud occurred. He distinguishes between neutrals entering an enemy port before or after a blockade, and finds no misconduct by the owners, ordering restoration of the vessel.
Ramel describes extreme famine among exiled French Deputies as hunger drives ferocious acts. Marbeis demands food or threats to throw him overboard. Willot bites at a sailor’s hog, later ill. Sharks are served. Dissonville eats six pounds, nearing death.
The article recalls Handel’s influence on a young king and notes Pizarro drawing full houses at Manchester Theatre supported by Kemepee Rosa and other cast members. It mentions an invention delivering dinner hours to those with logistical needs, humorously doubting its usefulness for the king’s attendants.
The article discusses Mr Chalmers' late publication arguing Junius was Hugh M’Aulay born in Antrim 1747 and who later used the name Boyd. It claims M’Aulay studied at St James and gathered court and coffee-house gossip to write Junius letters, a theory the piece notes as previously challenged.
In Edinburgh on Wednesday Alexander McDonald, a coal carter, faced trial for murder or culpable homicide in the death of George Sydfers following a blow. Despite evidence suggesting the blow was not the cause, jurors acquitted McDonald, finding him not guilty as the death likely resulted from an apoplexy. Other cases included non-residence verdicts for Rev Willett, transportation for Saleby over a handkerchief theft, and various executions and punishments at Worcester, Lincoln, and Croydon assizes for theft, counterfeiting, and related crimes.
A fragment notes several executions for murder including Richard Clegg at Tyburn for John Morfan and Stephen Pits for feffing Feffe Taub near Maidstone, plus Jatt Funes Bréadey at Nottingham for Robertibase. It also recalls an 18th century robbery aboard a coach near Hegdford, as Dean of St Abban’s is robbed and accosted by two armed gentlemen.
A reader from Garstorth near Leeds dated February 19, 1799, reports a three year old son afflicted with violent eruptions from three months old. After trying multiple treatments, the writer bought three bottles of Sprissaday’s celebrated An precorpu Tie Drors from Chomag Wright, with believed cure. The letter urges publication for public benefit, noting the proprietor's dispensary in Salio Square, London, and distribution across Britain and Ireland. Witness Thomas Weiley signs the note.
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