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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 14, 1792
Page
4
A whimsical catalog lists many cat types with fanciful names and quirks, culminating in a solemn note on a calamitous catastrophe. The prose mingles satire and mock taxonomy, portraying cats as a mirror of human folly and vice.
Friday reports from Britain describe a spike in funds due to Netherlands news while denying any risk of war with Britain. Government sends Marines to Shields to quell seamen unrest over wages. the Niger frigate sails from Portsmouth to restore order, with officials assuring no new alarm.
Lord Kenyon as Speaker prorogued both Houses until January third. Summonses were issued to Stafford, Cuatham, Campen, Dunpas, and Lord Greenville. The article notes Austrian hopes in Flanders, a French advance through La Halle, and Allied diplomacy. It mentions Goopaty sending a frigate to Nice to fetch the English consul and merchants, with Trusver not opposing the move.
A long miscellaneous column reports on European politics amid French Republican fears, English public notices, and social figures. It notes Emigrant troops blocked from joining Austria, royalist pleas before the National Convention, and a possible lenient pass for M. de Tolent. Local updates include cattle laws, Smithfield market cautions, East India stock transfers, and church appointments. An antiquarian Garvin Hamilton and a one wheel carriage prank are also mentioned.
A grim accidental explosion at a shop in Plymouth harms a man and children, with a caregiver and two young victims dead, shops damaged and windows broken. In late November a meeting at the Guildhall seeks a mail guard from fixeter, while ships and regiments prepare for Jamaica service and dock repairs. A young woman from Stone-house-lane drowns in a well. cause unknown.
Reports detail high ranking nobles including the Duke of Bevroro and the Prince of Dessau preparing hunts and caravans to travel to Petersburgh and Ruffa, plus the Countess of Kingsborough distributing cloaks to aid the poor in Mitchel Town. Herring fisheries flourish in Mull Argylehire, while Folkstone luggers report shippings of sherrings. A Covent Garden Theatre incident involves a disputed watch theft charge and a magistrate urging prosecution to curb similar acts. Weekend violence erupts as fire doors are forced at shops in York and Tat streets.
A fragmentary note dated 1989 mentions a drawing event and an artery related arrival. The readable text is sparse and presents no clear names or places to anchor a fuller summary.
Morning reports from the dock yard noting a party of marines to embark on the Nig frigate under Captain Spry. A gale at South Foreland lifts concerns for Eliz Wilson from Chatante to London with cargo possibly lost. Capt Dav and Elina arrive safely in the Downs with favorable news of ships and thriving trade.
A London notice from Hornsey and Co promises full prize payments the moment prizes are presented with no deductions. It highlights prompt settlement for all prizes, notes ticket sales at No.26 Coromandel, and mentions other dated items and a royal patent antiscorbutic drops.
The Hon George Burg aged 16 died on October 1st at Gibraltar while serving as Midshipman on HMS Aquilon on the Mediterranean station. A separate notice records James Hayes, Esq of the Exchequer, dying aged 84 at his James Street Well, noting his long service under Sir Robert Walpole.
The Downs bulletin lists arrivals including Neptune from Martinique and Mary from Jamaica, with several ships from Cadiz Lisbon Peterburg and Genoa. Also noted are Cape Town and Baltic-bound vessels and ships carrying passengers and cargo to Jamaica Madeira Virginia and other ports, plus a brief stock price snapshot showing government bonds and bank securities with small percentage changes.
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