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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 17, 1792
Page
3
The discourse from Verdux to Paris outlines the looming crisis in France as Austrian and Allied campaigns press, with Brunswick and Dumourier’s maneuvering impacting morale. It warns of famine, weather calamities, and financial strain while condemning the Convention's corruption and the Jacobin faction's influence.
Friday morning reports from Paris reflect dwindling enthusiasm among five battalions of Volunteers in General Montesquiou’s army. Four demand to return home, with one battalion quarrelling after seeking to abandon its post without National Convention consent. Letters from Caen show further volunteers refusing to rejoin, causing municipal officials to ban army discussions. The piece also notes British concerns over French aggression, canal-driven price declines, and domestic incidents including a fatality near East Grinstead and a drunk driving-like incident in Sussex. It mentions a Grand Jury indictment against General Guy Pixgns for assault, and counterfeit coin smuggling to Ireland, plus a failed Newgate escape plot and a Servants Character Act enforcement in Liverpool.
A Spain set operatic romance titled The Prisoner drew strong applause last night. Notable performances came from Weitzner, Kelly, Walsh, and Menage with Mrs Bland and Mrs Crouch praised for stage presence and singing. The piece featured new music by Arwoop and selections from Mozart and Sart, with scenery and costumes cited as excellent. Curtailed dialogue expected to sharpen the impact, while the Prisoner’s poetic airs by Mr. Dickum and Mrs. Craven impressed, promising future success.
A light verse depicts a camp scene where soldiers drill recruits behind the line while officers and drums keep rhythm. Daring damsels arrive to woo, but the speaker claims nothing to offer but jovial tunes and a playful refusal.
A Romantic verse fragment extols war as heroic, praising banners, loved ones, and the spirit of conquest. It portrays love as a guiding force while battlefield noises echo. memory, guardian angels, and valor accompany the soldier as he presses toward glory.
The Colour of Common Council at Guildhall discusses high bread prices and urgent measures to stop wheat export. Lord Mayor says ministers will act, committee to seek remedies, and petitions about prisoners’ bread allowances are referred. Adjourned after debate, next court to meet soon.
The article warns against imitators of Violet Soap and describes the patentee’s move from Lambeth Walk to a chemical laboratory in Surrey Lodge. A certificate on each bill will prove genuineness, with sales limited to No 102 Bank Buildings Cornhill and a Bloomsbury Square office for Nobility and Gentry, slated to open on the 26th.
Three Bakers faced the Lord Mayor after the Ward of Farringdon Without Inquest for selling bread short of weight with fines of 2 shillings 34s and 1 105. George Oliver a transportation convict escaped Reading County Bridewell. A Maidstone Goal escape bid failed as keepers stopped inmates reaching the wall. Prisoners planned the breakout with rope ladders and were ordered to Woolwich lighters. A mother’s child allegedly smuggled prison implements to the escapees. Earth tremors troubled Comrie near Crieff on Wednesday morning, similar to prior quakes, but with no damage reported.
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