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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 10, 1771
Page
3
The passage asserts that Mr. and Mrs. Didier have long endured the dangers of acting with notable reputation. It praises Honour and the right as ornaments to their character, alongside virtue, affability, and discretion, noting their unusual standing among actors and actresses.
Modern anecdotes recount Aristophanes reacting to Sir F B Delaval’s death with tears and gloom. He jokes about the afterlife as scholars prepare to examine his chest. The tale contrasts his sorrow with a later quip about the corpse being towed to the family oven.
Wind and sea reports dominate the page with arrivals and sailings. Ships listed include Philadelphia bound vessels and river arrivals such as the Phoenix from Limerick, Seaford and others remaining in service. Multiple ships reach ports in Petersburgh, Plymouth, Hull, Yarmouth, and Bristol with names like Liberty St. Kitts and Three Jobs among the catalogued craft.
The Lord-Mayor has a letter from a Secretary of State detailing the Portsmouth dockyard fire inquiry. A man named Cart. is taken into custody on Dudley’s information for involvement in the Portsmouth affair. Dudley, a West of England gentleman’s son, has caused much public attention. The Delaval ribbon is to be given to Sir Charles Hotham. An extra Hague letter notes rumours about Abbé Terray’s removal and possible fates as Beauveau’s Prime Ministership ends.
Extracts relay court moves in France and Denmark, army and naval maneuvers near Franche Comté and Bourdeaux, and a Danish pension ruling. Reports note harvest aid from the Pope to Ecclesiastical State farmers, Dolgoricki in camp at Ta rman, and a Bermuda Tobago rebellion tale. Ongoing local crime, executions, weddings, and public notices underscore late summer life.
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