MisceLLaNagous Letter Urges Justice Over Misconduct
The note from the GENERAL EVENING Post to Lord Mayor Brass Crosby condemns oppression within the Poultry Compter case. It recounts police errors in seizing a man wrongly identified as Hugh Morris and criticizes verbal orders from the Lord Mayor, urging police reform and accountability in London’s governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Evening Post
Brass Crosby
Ely
Lord Mayor of
London
Hugh’ Morris
Poultry Compter
Compter
Smithfield
Cheap Ward
Little Britain
Butcherhall-lane
Morris
King’s Plessengers
Wilkes
Tam
Lord
A Moderate Man's Proposal for Political Reconciliation
To the Editor of the GENERAL EVENING Post a reader laments party divisiveness in the kingdom. He declares a discovery and method to reconcile factions, claiming a capital coalition can yield national harmony and asks for publication in the next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Evening Post
Ant
Partizan
Old Fasset Farmer Calls for Plough Use Across England
The Old Fassont Farmer decries depopulating pasturage and praises wheat and barley crops as famine threat recedes. He urges nobility and gentry to support tillage and encourage plough culture to safeguard provisions. He mocks complacent policies and argues for agricultural reform to serve the public good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Evening Post
Tulso
Gaul
England
Faffont
The Character of King William the Third
An 18th century critique portrays William III as a disciplined, ambitious prince whose political skill and cautious leadership steadied England and preserved European independence. The essay contrasts his shrewd cabinet work with his battlefield record, while warning against confusing philosophy with vanity and urging philosophers to serve humanity and oppose superstition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William the Third
Dr. Goldfirth
England
Illtam
France
Holland
Europe
Paris
Himelf
Wissdom
Cruelty in Mocking the Blind Cited as Inhuman
A critic condemns the act of mocking the blind as betrayal and folly, arguing that reproaching them for falling into a ditch reveals inhumanity and a lack of compassion. The remark frames cruelty as morally indefensible and callous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suse
Linen liniment recipe from Dr Smellie’s notes
The text describes a liniment procedure to mark linen jojas not to wash out again and recommends vermilion ground with the best steel and linseed oil. One should grind and levigate to desired thickness, noting this mixture equals or surpasses pricier compositions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smellie
Unusual Animal Bonds From Assyria and Belearian Crane Tale
Alynx from Assyria pines for a servant, fawns on him, and dies when he leaves. A Belearian crane, marked by a white ear plume and black neck feathers, guards a freed Spanish soldier, follows him, and lays an egg under his bed. The bird’s nesting and noise disturb the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bussequius
Assyria
Hua
Sze
Memoirs of My and the Theatre Royal Hay-market
A fragment from a memoirs section recounts a woman of the stage with a troubled life in Ireland and England. It notes her birth in Gibraltar before the war, her sister’s Irish stage rise, and a network of liaisons including Sir Harry E and a Baronet. The text hints at rivalries, mentorships, and a tripartite summer arrangement with Col. B and Major B in Drogheda, yielding a governante role for the mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theatre Royal
Hay-market
Diana
Miss A
Ireland
Harry E
Macheath
Drogheda
Dublin
Col. B
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S. Juriuss
Duke of
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Ferkinson
S. Folbuny Reynall
Tommy Bradshate
Michael Lovells
Munege
Francis Blai
Delaval
Fisperton Hyprrian
Antilvous
Apsile
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