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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 18, 1796
Page
3
A decree declares that those who refuse to resign within ten days shall be transported. It states that refusal to comply with the publication of this law will lead to transportation, and the Directory shall replace them. The decree was adopted.
A volatile notice targets soldiers with an anti constitutional tract titled Addrefe Westpartemens aux Soldars Francois accusing terrorists of seeking to overturn the 1795 constitution and expose frontiers. The French Army is described as reviewing units, remounting cavalry, and refusing an oath while desertion rises amid provisioning shortages.
The document extols Catherine the Great for stabilizing Poland and Warsaw after turmoil, lauding her justice and benevolence, while noting Prussian and Russian actions. It quotes the French Directory on suppressing assemblies, condemns forced loans, and contrasts revolutionary language with legitimate government. Daily items follow about academia, shipping, fairs, and parliamentary debate on Game Laws.
The Chelmsford defendant faced trial for the wilful murder of Elizabeth Bailey in a Great Tey clay pit after enticement from Mrs. Ponder of Stanway. The Crown alleged a confession backed by bruises and neck marks. the jury returned not guilty, and the judge urged mercy and repentance.
The Countess of Westmerea receives two promises from her gallant that she will be elevated to Mrs Cavennis after surrendering her coronet. A new carriage for Captain Cartrow draws attention, fashioned like a jaillepedes with olive green body and four wheels. A gentleman’s failed courtship ends in a near fatal throat cut and self harm. A child falls into a boiling wort furnace at Tewkesbury and dies hours later in agony.
The Mayors and city guests gathered at the Mann Howse on the Lord Mirror’s Birthday for an elaborate rout e night. Rooms were well lit and refreshments ample, with cheerful faces and high spirits throughout. Most officials attended, the TupeisaH ambassador being the only foreign noble present, and the company lingered until six o’clock Saturday morning before the Mansion House was cleared.
The Benevolent Society of St Patrick reports a festive meeting on the 17th with a notable incident. The Prince of Wales signaled willingness to preside at the next general meeting after praising the crowd’s propriety. Lord Moira said the hour was not suited for any association and that the Duke of Clarence would preside in 1797 as Earl of Munster, naming several vice presidents.
Reports state residents face danger as a police exercise led by Alderman Parcaet results in the arrest of drayman William Barnsby in Guildhall for taking numbers under an act of Parliament. A servant escaped vigilante officers after being described in hazy terms, with a pepper and salt colored coat and other vivid apparel noted in a muddled account.
A local notice warns of pernicious practices by some tobaccosists who mix unhealthy, sharp ingredients into tobacco. A report describes a suspected pound of glass ground to a fine powder placed between two shillings to irritate the brain and harm health. The warning stresses that glass is unlikely to affect by itself but may cause serious harm when ingested with tobacco.
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