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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 18, 1773
Page
4
Postscript to the Editor recounts a footman snatching a letter in Downing Street and a volley of editorials and letters debating liberty and public conduct. The pieces lampoon quarrels among Patriots, citing Shakespearean wit and social snubs, with a focus on civil conflict and political maneuvering in 1773.
A correspondent dismisses violent quarrels and proposes a staged, alphabetic amnesty to avert bloodsheds. He satirically outlines mutual concessions and procedural steps to de escalate disputes, arguing the prior preludes ensure decorum and restraint. He questions the necessity of seven articles in the affair of honor and urges measurable, orderly settlement.
A February 12 dispatch notes d Estaing returning from Brett to quell disturbances sparked by a marine ordinance. The Comptroller-General demands a clear response from the Financiers despite their remonstrance. A young counsellor of notable talent is mentioned. The region reports rising suicides by self harm.
The article reports Lord North deflecting Bedford faction pressure and resisting a Grafton-led shift. It notes trimming criticisms, East India policy restraint, and potential party unions with Rockingham. Ireland’s lord lieutenant uses dining diplomacy to ease tensions, while Wilkes opposes short parliaments and Middlesex politics heat up. A Pantheon event ends with a sailor selling ballads.
Reports from Cambridge and Chester describe social scenes at Lady Darlington's where Rae and the Duchess of Northumberland drew attention in a flamboyant fashion. A pantomime jockey and a lean yeoman of the guard offered satire on nobility and court life. A shipwreck near Tynemouth claimed lives, while brave sailors saved others and a fund was raised. Fire in Bishopsgate rowed to ashes but drew quick aid. A rare gigantic pig, weighing nearly one thousand pounds, was weighed and admired in Congleton.
Notice from East India House announces a General Court of the Court of Directors to be held at Leadenhall Street on Wednesday the 24th from eleven in the forenoon to six in the evening. The ballot will determine whether to petition Parliament for a loan of 1,500,000 pounds at four percent per year with early repayment option. The same notice recalls a February 19, 1773, meeting for special affairs.
Theaters schedule King Lear Cymon and Jane Shore at Covent Garden with Laughing Revels and Harlequin Sorcerer. London Bridge high water times listed and Stock Exchange quotes show Bank stocks bonds and annuities with India and South Sea listings and changes.
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