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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 21, 1792
Page
4
A dated lament from March 9, 1792, by Cuarrarme to Werner, mourning a loss. The speaker, Albert, describes sleepless grief and dark affliction, vows to weep beside relics of Werner, and envisions eternal reunion in the hereafter.
Friday afternoon reports a ballot for a county committee to test the Roxburgh County Election merits, plus several bills and motions from the India Judicature to the Militia Committees. It notes a royal levee at St James's, Duke of York buying stud horses at Newmarket, and various court and military operations with multiple names and places.
The West India Planters held a meeting at the London Tavern to review the East India Company sugar import plan. Resolutions defended colonial rights, urged upholding exclusive colonial supplies, and warned abolition of the slave trade would ruin the colonies. A committee was to convey the opinions to Mr Pirr and Mr Dunpas for consideration.
January 26 dispatch from Constantinople reports euphoria over peace with Russia. Divan factions blame the Grand Vizir for continuing hostilities and fear his potential downfall. Insurrection rages in Arctic provinces as Mahir Timur Khan advances from Bagdad with 80,000 men. Captain Pacha prioritizes fleet repairs to restore strength.
The piece notes cautious measures by German princes to prevent revolutionary ideas spreading, urging sovereigns to address grievances and reform vices. It recounts figures like the Duke of Brunswick aiding estates, Lord Bure’s botany studies and a Winchester statue gift, and varied local notices on estates, roads, and maritime reports, including a colorfully described night parade and prison executions in Lancaster Affices.
Wednesday was offered at Goldsmiths hall to receive a silver gilt Cup of twelve quarts as a token from Roman Catholics to Mirren MP for humane efforts to repeal Penal Statutes. The ornate cup features chafed work, a triangular pillar with allegorical figures, and an oval medallion showing Puge Faith trampling the instrument of persecution while the Penal Statutes burn. The handle and cover bear further inscriptions and a Fame figure atop the cover proclaims good actions.
A description of a theft at the Haymarket Theatre claims a life sized porcelain heart was stolen from a box during a Tuesday performance. The thief, likely a well dressed woman about 18, wore pink poplin and blue eyes with elegant features. A reward is offered at Grosvenor Square for information leading to the recovery of the item.
A large field gathered at Salt-hill on Tuesday morning as the king in attendance with Lords Chesterfield Hinchinbroke and others hunted a deer across Baylis Bulstrode Stoke Common and Iver heath to Englefield Green Virginia Water and Belvidere before the quarry fell and died. Accidents marred the day with two men hurt leading horses and a rider trapped in a hedge. the chase ended prematurely as riders were removed to Wind sor. Next meeting set for Langley Broom near Coln broo.
A fragmentary London lottery notice from Cornhill describes a prize of 40,000, with connections to Siveeia and Hornssy and Co. The text references Nor26 and office terms, listing a total prize pool of 1,851 dollars for the scheme in 1791.
A fragmentary notice describes Bienes 120 guns pairing and two extra rides in May or Sum months. It notes an ongoing Cutter Trial daily along the river and mentions a new con with three sliding keels and a plan to the Navy Board by Captain Schank of the Navy.
Seventy Evirion Free observations on the scurvy gout diet and remedy with over two successful cases, priced 2s 6d, seventh edition, sold by Ben and Wilkie and E Newbery with a Dispensary in Soho. Extracts from London Magazine praise the work as useful medical guidance, noting its diet rules and remarks on tea and punch. It claims 15 362 patients relieved and mentions a favorable European Magazine notice.
The column records theater showings by the Drury Lane and Covent Garden companies, listing The Country Girl and The Maid of the Oaks with actors, plus a marriage notice in Wicklow and Shooter’s Hill. Died notices name Samuel Thorpe and Caleb Jenkins, with other obituaries and social events across England, Ireland, and Yorkshire.
Maritime notices list arrivals from Africa and Barbados including Dominica Brooks Mary Harding Grenada Louisi Christian Friendship Watson Cape Verd Little Ben Irwin Guernsey Molly Bibby Barbadoes Christopher Smith Ottend Minerva Willis Gibraltar Levant St Vincent Eliza Wiseman Downs Alert Cadiz Alexander Laurens Charlestown Grenada Ellen Loufa Chyrittian Macy Riaby Liverpool Willington Naples and other vessels. Outward bound totals and stock price figures for Bay stock and bonds follow with wind conditions and sailing indications.
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