Aldermen Rota Absentees Question Public Justice
Friday October 22 report criticizes Aldermen Bankes Harley Asgill Sawbridge and Plumbe for chronic absence. Asgill is confined at Richmond, Harley and Sawbridge hunt in Herefordshire and Kent, Bankes naps at Wimbledon Surrey, Plumbe wanders between eleven and twelve. Court attendance deemed insufficient for dispensing public justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocober
Rota
Bankes
Harley
Asgill
Sawbridge
Plumbe
Charles Asgill
Richmond
Herefordshire
Kent
Wimbleton
Surry
Fragmentary stage cue sparks eager laughter reprise
In a fragmented theatre line Fatacit proclaims relief to visitors, promising a return to mirth and a grand laughing chorus. The crowd erupts with revived joy as characters exit amid cheers and banter, signaling comic revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. King
Furiday
Justrez
Tralians
Somerset
Epiloog Uee Spoken by Mrs Abington On Stars And Fools
An archaic stage monologue laments belief in stars and astrology while praising female resilience and social performance. It traces how past generations blamed celestial influences for life, urging women to ignore heavenly dictates and flirt with freedom. The piece critiques superstition and celebrates agency in a Restoration era voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Old Crab
Shire
Lord Berea
Fan Korfé
Mr. Vernon
Strade
Scawen
Mecca
Lord Offory
Duke of Ancaster
Porfenna
Lord Grosvenor
Mambrino
Covent-garden Theatre
Darling
John Fielding
Brileton
Helborn
Rashaa
Christchurch
Lule Imber
Worcester
Benjamin Pearkes
Edinburgh
James Raffel
Cantabric Cantab hypocrite wrath over Wilkes praised
A tone laden postscript attacks Mr L for insulting Alderman Wilkes while praising his virtues. The writer questions virtue, character and loyalty, recalls Wilkes imprisonment and alleged misdeeds, and condemns ingratitude as a commercial gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. L “Ll
Alderman Wilkes
Middlesex
King’s Bench
Foundling-hospital
Spital
Horne
Bill-of- Rights
Constitutional Clubs
Qaoth
Fragmentary ornate excerpt from a 19th century phonetic dialogue
A stylized dialogue fragment features taunts about commanding devils and banishment. It references a character named Philander and portrays a group of villains in a theatrical mood with archaic phrasing and dramatic interplay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philander
Mails From Holland and Flanders Report Warsaw Dispatch
Letters arriving yesterday from Holland and Flanders cite Generals Soltikow and Suwatow crossing the Danube with gains over the Turks. A Polish noble gift to the King of 20 000 crowns is noted. The Prussia dynamic shifts are partial, with treaties diminishing rights and long-standing domains. Reports hint peace negotiations near between Russia and the Porte, while a Bourbon ship rumor is debunked amid hurricane damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Soltikow
Suwatow
Danube
Courland
Prussia
Frederick William
Wehlaw
Lawenbourg
Bukow
Draheim
Ponnania
Brandebourg
Berlin
Russia
Porte
Paris
Bourbon
Count de Graff and British Dutch trade dispute visit
In London, Count de Graff arrived from Holland to meet King George to settle a dispute between the English Royal African Company and the Dutch West India Company. Also noted are Treasury payments, naval measures off Africa, Gibraltar actions, and various market reports from Bury Leicester Weyhill Newmarket and other places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count de Graf Graa
Great-Britain
Royal African Company
Dutch West-India Company
Holland
St. James’s
Count de Velderen
Africa
Admiralty Board
Gibraltar
Cape Cautine
Bury
Leicester
Weyhill
Farnham
Newmarket
Mr. Pigot
Lord Rockingham
Lord Abingdon
Lord Bolingbroke
Mr. Walker
Scarecrow
Lord Clermont
Wentworth
Mr. Vernon
Grosvenor
Sweet William
Scawen
Alexis
Clermont
Pulp
Walker
Hibernian
Strode
Cicero
Johnny
Brand
Don Carlos
Marianne
Lord Farnham
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Otober
Wilkes
Justice Gould
Cowttz
Wilde
Maitieg
Miss Wilde
Bulkeley
Ned Shuter
Wet Macklin
Shuter
Ned
Mackbeth
Mack peTu
General Evening Post
Yo Mr. L
Flanders
Garildina
England
London-ridge
Covent-Garpven
Thomas
Sally
Stoc Bank
India
India-Ann
Consol
Bank
Ann
Gozay India Bonds
Egagas
Pr. Navy
C. Billig
Dito
Bank Long
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