Public debate on nonpayment and legislative authority
A writer argues against invalidating payments due to alleged non representation in Parliament. He warns such theory risks anarchy, notes the risks if Lords or the King ignore Commons, and says courts should respect acts made by duly authorized bodies. He urges separation of party disputes from land tax matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Evening Post
House of Commons
Middlesex
King
Lords
Commons
Parliament
Doétr Cadgogan
England
Wales
London
G. Xearfly
Ludgate Street
Ambitious tax remissions spark political rebuke and intrigue
A letter to the editor derides the ministry for granting Lord C—n a pension tax remission, calling it a master stroke of politics and evidence of revenge against critics. The piece cites long-standing disputes over privilege and prescription, noting judges and officers historically tax both sides for fees, and warns the mercy and justice should be recorded for posterity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Evening Post
London
Guildhall
C—m—n
Fragmentary wartime speech excerpt on wage injustices
Fragment from a speech condemning wages of iniquity and national complicity. Voices pledge that hands and souls are to safeguard the public purse and resist corruption. Reading conveys moral stance and collective resolve without full context.
Fashionable folly spreads in London society dealings
The London coffee house spectacle shows Testerday Beau W n with blue hair powder and a Herculean club bound in white ribbon. Counsellor B comes to the female church in red Morocco slippers, proposing a bed-town night cap fashion for worship. A noted fashion trend includes dark brown coats with white collars originated by young Mr. Cog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Evening Post
London
Femple
Mr. Cog
Dapper
Reflection on Sex Celibacy and Marriage in Gentlemen's Club
A long dialogue among a club of gentlemen contrasts marriage and bachelor life. A new groom argues marriage follows universal human experience and virtue, while a bachelor cites moral decline from bad habits. The speaker reflects on education, example, and the dangers of mercenary motives, praising virtuous unions built on principle. He warns about consequences of vanity and luxury and notes his own measured courtship and acceptance of his wife's true qualities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vis
Joan
Yeu
Concluding Reflections on Marriage and Virtue
The narrator discusses moral restraint in courtship, honesty versus deceit, and the virtues of a wife. He argues that happiness in marriage comes from embracing faults and duties, not seeking exemption from difficulties. He reflects on friendship, loyalty, and the value of shared duties, then ends by noting the time and postponing further discussion.
Poem Snippet Featuring Foote at a Stage Moment
The excerpt shows Bon Mo T. Foote jesting in a theatre. An actress with no voice or air appears on stage in a horselike figure, prompting Foote to question who they were. He quips Mrs. R-d-A in reply, Horfe Radi, by G-d, with archness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bon MO T. S Foote
Prythee
R-D—A
G-d
Ranelash
Donglass
Alsack’s
Ranelagh
Vauxhall
Marybone Gardens
Cry Assembly
Slineton Spa
Gath
Bristol
Scarborough
Turbridge
Suthampton
Enfield
Hampstead
Blackheath
Mile End
Edmonton
Stratford
T. Carnan
F. Newbery
St. Paul's Churchyard
Carman
Newbery
Demophoon and The Apprentice At Covent Garden Theatre
A November Covent Garden notice reviews Timotheus Demophoon as a flawed translation of Metastasio with weak plotting and tiresome language. The Apprentice, a five act farce from 1756, mocks youths aspiring actors and is praised for its satire, especially Woodward's Dick, though overall the event receives mixed appraisal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coventt-Garden Theatre
Tim
Mr. Heele
Metastasio
Demophoon
Iimena
Thrace
Orcanes
Murphy
Woodward
Hoyles Fifteenth Edition of Games of Whist and Chess
A fragment notes a new edition in red leather bound copy priced at 38 currency with additions of new cafes at Whit and venues. Mentions Hoyle's Games of Whist Chess Quadrille Piquet and chocolate houses.
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Avas
Prige
Whit
White
Louncers
R. Hoyle
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Paris
Holborn
Fleetstreet
Wyles
Regiment of Flanders
Ajeccw
Chance
Ajaccio
Art
Tollkim
Goncral
Marrige
Sas
the Theatrical Review
R. Baldwin
Crowder
Bildon
Cacecruster
E. Davies
Builetstreet
Covent-garden
Almon
Piccadilly
Calon
Ir $ Ationes Court
Lowndes
View-street
T. Becet
de Strand
G. Kearty
Lud Ta E-Street
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