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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 06, 1774
Page
2
A lengthy exchange between J Temple and W Whately reveals a duel in December 1773. Whately recounts wounds from Temple, defense of self, and subsequent inquiry with witnesses, physicians, and letters detailing the confrontation at Lombard Street and nearby park locations.
An account dated January 1776-77 details a dispute in Hyde Park between two gentlemen, a tall lofty man and a lean one. A pistol fired, swords drawn, and the tall man retreated as the lean man pressed his attack. The tall man later fell, sustaining a wound to his right hand or shoulder while the lean man issued threats. Witnesses describe a tense confrontation with multiple pistol shots and threats, ending with personal notes from participants and declarations of interceding parties.
A long account explains the Count of Broglio’s disgrace as a cover for deeper court intrigues. The Broglio family, long settled in France with four Marshals, sought a favor to have a member named to accompany the Countess d Artois to Turin. The Duke d Aiguillon opposed the embassy, fearing consequences and power. The Count’s heated reply to the Duke reached the King, who ordered banishment to a remote place.
In a partially quoted letter Raffec threatens the Duke with his family’s resentment if his embassy is blocked and notes public discourse over an affront. The text highlights offense and potential political pressure within a royal context.
An old verse puzzle from Cambridge recounts Justice Chives who weds, then marries a widow with a daughter Tabitha. A knight courts Tabitha while the castle tears, and their union yields three boys who grow as the knight ages. The riddle centers on the family ties making the children both siblings and cousins. Ten pounds awaits the reader who solves the connection to the picture.
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