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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 13, 1773
Page
4
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Metastasio once living modestly in Vienna as an assistant opera writer. He learned of a bequest from a deceased friend and, after locating the surviving kin, distributed the fortune fairly among them without reserve to himself.
Lord Marshal entertains with tales on music and national tastes. A Greek woman in Paris ridiculed French opera comparing it to Italian as she preferred Italian music. Other anecdotes cover mule tales, the Maladie du Pays linked to the Rens de Va che tune, and a warned caution about sleep during poison extraction.
In a late ceremony at Oxford, after honorary devrets were conferred in the Latin Proemium the phrase Cafe Floris appears. Lord Ith admires Mrs Sheridan’s vocal performance and debates granting her husband a degree as the discussion turns to true nobility and merit.
A fragmentary verse dialogue contrasts public virtue with noble bearing and honest manners, arguing that true worth outshines titles. It recounts a singer at Vauxhall praising goodness over rank, then spoofs a ballad about Kate the Maiden and a gypsy tutor guiding her toward marriage despite obstacles. The verse parodies sentiment and social duty.
A late Victorian era voice laments the decline of university discipline and public tutoring. The writer condemns idle governors and tutors, contrasts modern boarding schools with ideal ancient learning, and critiques female governesses. He extols Greek learning, public education, and cultural powers shaping language and manners.
A Kentish Gentleman writes of a warm advocate for real merit praising the harmony of studies and civil virtues. He lauds philosophy, geometry, history, and eloquence while condemning prize corruption tied to a royal foundation on the banks of Cam. The letter defends merit, law, and public virtue.
At Guildhall the Common Serjeant sues Mr Alderman Plumbe as Warden of the Goldsmiths company for disobeying a Mayoral precept. Plumbe admits receipt but argues the ancient company is exempt from lord mayoral control. Jury returns verdict for the plaintiff.
ESS quotes Kingsbury and Cotton asserting they are not connected to a Bungay advertisement printed in the General Evening-Post on July 5. They claim no knowledge of the author and address the Bungay Navigation commissioners. The notice dates Bungay July 12 3773 and warns of high water at Lonton Bridge tomorrow morning with tides listed.
Market notes show stable Aisi bread indices while wheat sale results from Pear-Rey Com-Market on Monday the 12th are reported. Prices for meal weirs, London city measurements, and various stock and bond figures from 615 to 2 di fe are listed alongside South Sea and bank annuities with dated confluences and old bond references.
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