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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 11, 1791
Page
4
Fragmentary verse describes swiftly revolving hours and shifting life dreams. It questions gratitude and fidelity while recounting a sick friend at a deathbed, health returning through care and memory, and warnings against insidious foes in friendship.
Reports indicate the Duke and Duchess of York will be in London hourly, staying at Lord Melbourne's Piccadilly residence until York House is ready. The Duchess may attend a theatre Thursday night, with other society details and notable guests noted from Blenheim and surrounding circles.
Saturday forenoon session led by Lord Chancellor Pitt and senior judges to nominate sheriffs for the year ahead. A long list names 43 gentlemen by counties including Berkshire John Clagrave and Walter James, Bedfordshire Buchanan Riddell, Sibley, Cross, and many others across England, with details of estates and titles.
The writer of the incendiary letters to Sir John Graham’s family is found and confessed. He is a shoemaker from Longtown who was committed to Carlisle after interrogation by the magistrate.
In a heated fitting of the 14th, the Diet heard a speech from the monarch urging concord and the union of the Crown and Lithuania treasuries. He warned against disunion, calling for harmony and declaring that quieting the debate would serve the country. The discussion then paused with the plan referred to the constitutional committee for amendment.
The Perrissure and Stockholm treaty aims to restore Feaxen Perneus to former aignides, signed at Stockholm last tgth ult. Copenhagen declined to join. London’s Fire Waven, a new insurer backed protection, activated in Westminster, with water ready at a moment’s notice. A coach accident in Covent Garden injures several. a Temple Street resident falls from a window and dies. a Cornwall infant dies after severe injuries from a cradle mishap. The Greyhound cutter captures a smuggling vessel laden with tea tobacco rum spirits after a two hour fight, wounding four crew.
Portsuouts Nov 13 Arrived the Elizabeth and Ann Duke from Malaga Jene Eleanor Menaga from Cape Bars Baur with part of the crew of the Christiana Maria Sorenson of Christiana stranded near Barfleur
Prymoutsi dated November 12 reports the arrival of the Earl Prindo, with cargo from Copens hagers and Sally, Ashford from Newfoundland. Also listed is the sailing of the Fleece, Smith, bound for London.
Edinburgh residents can obtain Mr Srinssury s Antiscorbutic Drops from London at John Kelle s perfumery in St Andrew s Street. Bottles priced 11 2s and 58s for a larger supply. Spilsbury s Treatise on diet and remedies sold with a narrative of 160 cures, sixth edition, printed large format. Endorsed by ministers and elders in the country.
Port notices list arrivals at Dover Dartmouth Leghorn Cherante Donkirk Bristol Liverpool Africa Antigua Belfalls in the Downs and New York Chesapeake and Ireland routes. Names include Dorchester Dragon King George Sharman Three Brothers Hope Cockipy Friendship Concordia Giant Bay Mine sway Wainwright Catherine Friendship and more with vessels from Newfoundland Dublin Lisbon Memel Virginia and New York sailing for Marseilles Leghorn and Gibraltar.
Theater column notes Drayry-Laye Company and Covent Garden performances including The Rivals with Sir Anthony Absolute and Lydia Languish, Richard the Third with Kemble and Powell, The Beggar’s Opera with Macheath, Peachum and Lucy, plus Modern Antiques and Notoriety with Oscar and Malvina using a varied bill.
Married notices report Charles Hague of Cambridge to Harriot Huffey of Clapton at St Paul Hackney on Saturday. Also Daniel Douglas of Falkingham Lincolnshire wed Pinckney of Peterborough on Thursday. Charles Winch of Healey Castle Worcestershire wed Perfect of West Malling Kent on Friday morning at Staining.
Obituaries note the deaths of Miss Habelia Charlotte Mingay in Kerkeller near dull and Sir Thomas Rumboll after long illness, plus Alexander Roberson naval officer at Port Royal Harbour Jamaica and Corning Ramsbotham magistrate near Bolton Lancashire. A dense market column follows with bond and stock prices including Sloane, India Stock, South Sea Stock, Exchequer Bills, New Annuities, and Lottery Tickets priced in shillings and pence.
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