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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 17, 1791
Page
4
A fragmented poem fragment in archaic diction evokes fear and dread. Imagery centers on gloom, owls, winds, bells, and a specter from a tomb as love and terror entwine. The speaker pleads against fear and the midnight hour that darkens social love.
Morning arrivals bring royal sisters to Kew Palace for a brief residence while a Levee at St. James's is planned. A 150 India Bond gift shocks London society, and a grand arch for Lord Londonsdale’s Whitehaven return stirs curiosity. A Newmarket shooting brawl ends with Ramsden’s escape and Clark critically wounded. Brentwood fair shows strong cattle sales as Avignon returns to French fold, with papal history recalled.
A dispatch from Frankfurt notes the Emperor will recognize the French national flag across his dominions with instructions to naval and military officers. It also reports Archduke Joseph elected coadjutor of the Teutonic Knightly Order and to reside at Mergentheim or Ebingen, while the imperial party tours Prague Bohemia and is not due in Vienna until the 16th.
Deposition details reveal a Cambridge and Rotherham mail robbery plot led by Shaw with Spence Broughton and Oxon. Oxley, Shaw, and Broughton planned and executed heists from Cambridge and Rotherham and attempted to cash notes in London. Oxley claimed Shaw funded and directed the schemes. Broughton acted in disguises and led the robberies, while Shaw sought to exculpate others.
Tuesday morning marked the start of the Berkeley Musical Festival with the Lord Bishop of the Diocese and his lady attending the opening service at the church. A sermon by Rev. Mr. Hupfman followed a sacred music selection, ending with the coronation anthem. An elegant collation at the vicarage preceded an evening concert and ball, and the Messiah performance the next day pleased attendees. Later, a fire in Fielder's court, Shadwell, consumed two houses and damaged two more, while a man of rough appearance was found dead in a Stepney gravel-pit, believed murdered.
A fragmentary OCR list shows numerous titled individuals and couples such as Farland Countess of Rev, Rev Mr Woodward, Viscount Milbourne, Mr Justice Buller, Chevalier Walsh, Bishop of Bath and We, and multiple couples including Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, Mr. and Miss Moss, Capt. Montague, Capt. Hood, and Rev. Dr and Mrs. Walters. The garbled line suggests a social notices section listing attendees or honorees with scattered surnames and titles.
A letter from FRAS. SPILSBURY of Dispensary Soho Square acknowledging public esteem for his treatise Free Observations on the Scurvy, Gout, Diet, and Remedy now in its sixth edition. He discusses experience over interest and aims to aid in preventing or softening distress from scurvy and gout. The ship news mentions The Elizabeth and Kitty foundered off Milford and The Penelope arriving at Liverpool with Archangel crew rescue.
Arrivals listed from Liverpool to New York and divers ports. Vessels include Atalanta Hawley from Liverpool, Young William from Narva, Henry from Petersburg, Pegry from Leith, Union from Grenada, gilt list of ships and routes with October dates. Also wind, sailings, and pilot remains noted. Birth and marriage notices follow, with Londons, Berkshie, and Sussex entries. Obituaries mention Rear Admiral John Harrison and Captain Wildy French. Mails due and corn exchange prices included.
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