London Overbuilt and Warded by Vice and Power
A polemic letter styles London as overgrown and misgoverned, denouncing urban expansion and public vice. It argues Canterbury, Colchester, Winchester decline, praises canny governance of some cities, then condemns London’s size, population strain, and the spread of prostitution and corruption among bulls and bears in the financial trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durance Ile
Tam
London
Iefso
Antwerp
Europe
Ghent
Leyden
Holland
Helland
Blorn
Enckhuysen
Canterbury
Colchester
Winchester
Londa
Asco
Paris
Whitechapel
Shoreditch
Hockley
Hote
Broad St. Giles’s
Wettminster
Ludgate-hill
Jonathan’s
Masquerade at the palace reveals a riotous 1774 scene
The General Evening Post reports a February masquerade at the palace, with a vast crowd of wildly dressed guests. Characters range from friars and abbesses to sailors, mandarins, a dancing corpse, and a joker Colonel Bully, while a masked corse and a list of figures inspires astonishment and chatter among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace of L Pleasure
Hoffar
Lanthern
Fryar
Carler
Black
Merlin
Jerry Sneak
Colonel Bully
Hector
Cornelys
Almack
Yvethe
Evening-Post
Houghu
Charlotte Hayes
Lord Willoughby
Richard
Squire Morgan
V—R
Fr—re
The
Magdalen
S—d—ch
John W—kes
Jamaica
C. B
Tenducci
Guadagni
Wreagh
Parson
Eloisa
Bere
David Rezzio
Priapus
Dogd Gr—v
Plenty
Ministerial Writer Defended Amid Infamy Claims
A ministerial writer faces harsh criticism for defending all aspects of his conduct, amid charges of blind partisanship and blurring lines between duty and infamy. The remark underscores tension over accountability and ethical standards in public discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Compliments
Bourke
Barre
Junius
Jaephry Cres
Lucy Cooper
London
Sir Balaam
J H M——y
Igetas
John W—s
King’s Bench
Edridge
Groy
T d
Rockingham
Shelburne
Westminster
Wilkes
Horne
Westminster-hall
We&minster
Comment on gratitude and monument to Charles Churchill
The writer addresses R Wilkes in The General Eventing Post letters, noting his repeated emphasis on abhorrence of ingratitude and recalling his past encouragement of a subscription to fund a monument for his late devoted friend Charles Churchill, dated Feb 6, 1771.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Wilkes
Macleane
Charles Churchill
Masquerade Reflections From a Distant Realm
A dated diary-like note describes a masquerade at a London event gone lavish with jewels and foggy, theatrical moods. The writer, fatigued and older, recalls the night’s spectacle, the crowded spectacle, and the clash of modern festivity with timeless contemplation as he ponders identity and humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bendon
Rons
Denmark
Haymarket
Homer
Olice
Jove
Indostan
Agra
Dehly
Indias
Carewe
London
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Mr. Wilkes
Adam
Earth
Turlington
Artes Wray
William ; Wray
Roberse Turlington
Mary Supp
Robert Turlington
King’s Arms
Birchin-lane
Royal Exchange
Martha Wray
Mary
N. B
R. Turlington
Rysseeg
Sur
Photnix
Tonny
Senegal
Africa
Chritopher Milles
England
Mary Graham
Cannon-street
Thig Agmeyer
F. Newbery
St. Paul's Church-yard
New-trede
Carnaby-market
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