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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 15, 1798
Page
1
General Post directs that all letters from Ireland to be mailed on Sundays be delivered immediately on application at the Lombard Street Post Office. Attendants will be present for this purpose. Command by Postmaster General Frangi Freeling.
Historic advert notes multiple illnesses cured by SPILSBURY's Antiscorbutic Drops including a Mary Esdale restored from crutches after discharge as incurable, a leprosy case, rheumatic fever and scurvy across various towns in England. Witnesses list professionals and locations. drops sold at Dispensary in Soho Square and by patent medicine venders.
An officer’s letter from Cape Nichola Mole describes a planned mutiny aboard the Rexommee. Forty crewmen conspired to seize the ship and kill officers, but the plot was foiled when Hutchfield alerted them. Executions followed for Hermione mutineers and conspirators, underscoring the era’s harsh discipline.
French journals concede authenticity of the recently published correspondence between the Directory agents and American envoys. The piece denounces the publication as a violation sparked by Britain, and blames the Directory for hostility to America, exposing its alleged deceit and interference abroad. It argues the Directory’s actions contradict its rhetoric, while praising American resolve and public vigor against foreign pressures.
The Greeks in the Ottoman Greek provinces profess belief in a prophecy of their emancipation linked to Buonaparte as the instrument of Providence. They spread songs praising him, bought engravings of his portrait, and dispatched a secret deputation to meet the Italian conqueror. A Jew named Marueo circulated a letter urging establishment of a Jewish controlled empire and a Paris council to guide a European Jewish state with potential indemnifications and shared Indian commerce in exchange for French aid.
Women in Paris increasingly shed dress, sparking outrage among journalists. A recent Champs Elysees sighting showed a woman in a spotted black gauze robe, provoking indignation and a quick retreat from public gaze.
Sporting Intelligence notes a three day meeting at Portfield with free plates for horses of all ages on July Monday. Wales bred four year olds compete on July 31 with four mile heats. August 1 offers ten guineas and four mile heats. Fort William and Pimento are named entrants. Entry fees include one guinea and sixpence to the Clerk of the Course with trials at the Castle Inn. Stewards include Lord Cowper and Mr Epwarphes.
York reports Earl Fitzwilliam plans to raise a sixth yeomanry troop called the Sheffield Troop with government arms and allowances. Dumfrieshire Fencibles march to Beverley and Whitby ahead of Ireland rout. A heavy rainstorm near Bradford and Leeds caused River Shipscar Beck flooding and flood-related damage to Leeds dyehouses and surrounding areas.
A General Meeting of the Company of Proprietors reports unanimous approval for finishing the Main Line and Paddington Branch to Paddington within about two years. The scheme promises vast benefits for trade from London to the north and for supplying the metropolis with water from the River Colne, with works near Paddington and Afton already underway and more to begin shortly.
Lords prepared an address to the king to demand disclosure of Ireland crisis details. A motion to condemn ministers faced divisions as leaders urged unity of the empire and pledged to support a full inquiry into Ireland's disorders and governance. The debate included several peer participants and ended with a division after 11.
In Friday session the Lords approved measures including the Miners Embodying Bill and the Militia Pay and Clothing Bill. Committees advanced Highlands Scotch Distilleries, Foreign Intercourse, Annuities, and Provisional Cavalry Bills with new clauses. Reports due Monday. Exchequer Bill votes: one million for current year. Rose move. Roe to push three million for Bank loan payments in July to September. Vellum Parchment Stamps and Hair Powder Duty Bill discussed and duties extended to insurance policies. report to Monday. Salt Duties Transfer Bill report agreed. Treasury districting of Scotland for import controls proposed.
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