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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 23, 1771
Page
2
A lengthy denunciation targets Mr Horne over allegations of soliciting votes for ministers and defending Wilkes. The writer attacks Horne’s integrity, defends Wilkes’ patriotism, mocks scandal details, and questions ministerial reliance on self-serving critics while praising Reform-era duty.
The king sought allies for war with France and used a grand Windsor tournament to draw foreign nobles during a truce. A circular wooden hall 200 feet wide hosted feasts for all Knights at one long table, echoing the legend of King Arthur and his Round Table.
A traveler reports witnessing the installation of four new Knights of the Garter at Windsor and the surrounding pageantry. He describes the royal ceremony, the royal palaces at Richmond and Windsor, the Hall of St George, the banquet, and a near-maritime escape during the pillage at dinner, ending with a courtship on the return to London.
Theatrical intelligence reports a new Burlesque Gera titled L Dino staged at Theatre Royal in the City Market. Performers include Dibdin Robson Philips Hamilton Vandermeres Cornelys Farrel Didier Ambrose Grancer Collins Jewell with songs by Neptune Venus and Cupid. The mock operatic pieces spoof classical myth with risqué quips and feigned maritime and military mischief.
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