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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 26, 1792
Page
4
Fragmentary verse notes equality and concealed nobility. The lines hint at a shift from proclaimed ranks to equal, enigmatic status, with terms like GAN and Shp appearing amid scattered phrases. The text suggests a satirical or reflective stance on social standings and obscurity.
Fragmentary verse recalls a shift of power in Gallia with proud Parwérs crushed, princes fearing fate, and beggars left with safety of heads. Poem-like line emphasizes political danger, social upheaval, and precarious survival.
A Monday column traces the retreat of the King of Prussia and Duke of Brunswick from French territory, hinting at secret negotiations with Dumourier. It notes Prussia’s silence toward Britain, the French fleet threat to Civita Vecchia, and rising Italian unrest. Also covers marriages, royal balls, and trade concerns.
In Constantinople, the plague has eased but recent incidents raise concerns of scarcity as prices for coffee meat and rice rise. Mustapha Efendi is dismissed from office after mutinous acts. A massive fire on the 13th caused extensive damage, burning for nineteen hours, then reigniting for two more, destroying about 1009 houses and many shops.
Yesterday a General Meeting of subscribers at County Hall Northampton considered Mr Jessop's report on the feasibility of a navigation line from Braunston to New Brentford. The report was approved and it was resolved to bring a Bill in Parliament next Session. Completion cost estimated at 361,900 pounds.
A recent meeting of gentlemen manufacturers and landholders in Affiburton Devonshire discussed a canal project from Dartmouth to Affiburton to reduce land carriage. John Seale of Mount-Bern explained the plan, and a subscription drive was ordered. Norwich council petitions to prohibit wheat exports to prevent price spikes and shortages. Reports from Colchester Hereford shows, fairs with large cattle and hops, prices high. A deputy lieutenant of Cornwall, Sigoneas Graham, is deleted as Alderman of Fowey. A Durham village man dies, leaving a 600 pound annual estate and an impoverished heir. A thief attack on an officer in Hatton Street and a burglary in St. Martin's Lane are noted.
Friday's report to the Council lists condemned men for highway robbery and burglary to be executed next Wednesday, including John Smith alias Irefon and John Stacks alias Wood, plus Richard Staniforth for stealing a note. Others, Crump, Wallace, Kirk, Ruskin, and Dean, are respited. The Collingwood from Memel lies ashore at Sandhammer with cargo hoped saved.
October anniversary activities mark royal salute from the citadel and a town meeting to plan beacon beacons on Howe Staddon and Pawlee Heights for night ships. A later meeting of three towns will discuss mail conveyance to Government. The Majestic loop Fly is reported due to repairs and the Squirrel prepares to commission after damage from running aground at Saltees.
The notice announces the Royal Union Bank and Company at No 60 Lombard Street continues business under a liberal plan. It promises a saving of per cent will be demonstrably applied, aiming to reassure frequent customers and the public of steady operations and renewed confidence.
A 1792 advertisement promotes SPILSBURYs Ausistorbutic Drops as a safe alterative from a London dispensary. It claims blood purification, improved digestion, and strengthened constitution, citing over seventy cures for scurvy gout ulcer rheumatic and nervous complaints. The treatise on the Scurvy and Gout is referenced, with price details in old currency and bottles described as new moulded patent bottles.
The column lists theatre cards for Drury Lane shows including Siege of Belgrade with The Citizen and Just in Time with Follies of a Day. Birth notices report multiple births at Totteridge and Devonshire Place with various families. Death notices note Anna Barnard, Mrs Hartnell, Gainsborough Rockfeller, Captain James Irvine, and others including a death in child-birth at St Christopher's.
Shipping news lists arrivals at Falmouth Cork Newfoundland Bristol Philadelphia Hamburg Liverpool Plymouth Waterford and other ports with vessel names captains origins and routes. Wind conditions noted and stock prices quoted with bond and lottery figures for the period ending late October.
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