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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 30, 1792
Page
4
Fragmentary verse celebrating harmony and music. A speaker praises Harmony and its muse, describing how melody and magic lyre lift the soul, bestowing "transcendant Fire" and elevating notes to heavenly rapture, while invoking divine guidance for flawless composition.
Friday events show a Levee at St James's followed by Privy Council. Reports mention a Lord Chancellor interview with the Prince of Wales and Duke of Clarence at Carlton House. Dispatches from Berlin arrive. Admiralty commissions signed. Local concerns include Loyal Address from Durham and broad public unrest against new associations. COURT cases cover a Barrister fee dispute, Lottery resolutions, Albion Mills tobacco plans, and Hastings defences. Westminster Hall wood fall signals material risk. The era’s political intrigue and legal matters dominate the day.
Yesterday Coramand of their Mayest presented the sacred Oratorio of the Musstaz at St Margaret's Church to aid the Fund for the Decayed Musicians and their distressed families. The King Queen and six Princesses attended, with 1200 people present. Madame Mara and the principal vocalists performed well though the festival was not as grand as last year.
Reports relate proclamations sent to London sheriffs and city officials for public reading. Also covered are fluctuating American funds, colonial transfers, theatre closures and tours, Old Bailey trials, Jamaica financials, mutability quotes, and local maritime rescues with several weather and crime notes from Liverpool Gloucester and Bath.
Public notice from Hart and Co announces a patent on Violet Soap and its exclusive London sale. It warns against counterfeit products and directs orders through the Patentee Soap Office, 102 Bank Buildings, Hill. The ad touts skin benefits, a 14 year patent, and pricing of 2s 6d per square and 6s per bottle.
Antigua reports fine rains benefiting next year’s crop despite this year’s losses. Sugars fetch 47s per hogshead and rum 6d per gallon. St John’s narrowly escaped fire in 1769, saved by Major Prevost and the Goth regiment led by Brigadier-general Cuyler. Officers and men displayed excellent drill. partial Montferrat battalion addition noted.
A dreadful blaze swept the Queen's-head public house in Minehead near the Custom-house killing sixteen other buildings and outbuildings. High winds and low tide hindered water access. old water-spouts failed to aid firefighting as many families faced destitution with homes lost.
A duel occurred Saturday morning near Holyrood House in King's Park between a noted barrister and Mr H a man of means from the New Town. They exchanged shots. Mr H was grazed in the right shoulder and no serious harm is feared. The dispute sprang from disrespectful remarks by the barrister about Mr H’s conduct in official dealings.
A list of marriages and deaths from various locations and individuals. Notable entries include K Mackenzie to Jane Petley of Riverhead Kent, George Nelthorpe to Mrs Bennet of Walthamstow, James King to Mills Pitchford, Robinton to Mrs Swift, Betty Home to Peter Lowe, and the Reverend Christopher Gaweshrop's death at Ticehurst. Also recorded are Mrs Milward of Kamantar and Mrs Mawhead of Portsea. Mentioned are Hon George Mackenzie of the Bahama Islands, and Mrs Fowler, a longtime milliner in Bishopsgate.
Yesterday evening the Drury Lane company staged Twelfth Night with the Doctor and Apothecary. This evening The Country Girl with No Song. Covent Garden presented The Road to Ruin with Oscar and Malvina. Also Tonight The Suspicious Husband with Robica.
Shipping news lists arrivals at Amsterdam New York and Liverpool with vessels like the Thomas Atalanta Arm Stanley Atlantic from various origins. Dover Southampton Livrpool Clyde and other ports report ships including Mary Ann Amazon Harmony Betsey and more with destinations Grenada Lisbon Genoa and Falmouth. May 30 to May 31 wind conditions noted and several ships sailed for the river and outward-bound routes.
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