Reformation in London Trials and Gin Laws Echoed
A historical note from the Old Bailey trials cites a surge in indictments for murder rape burglary highway robbery and forgery. It recalls Elizabethan reform when the Lord Chancellor ordered closure of ale houses and London magistrates reduced vice through strict enforcement, with records detailing liquor licensing and the impact of gin on city life.
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Old Bailey
Newgate
Od Bailey
Elizabeth
Anne Damini
Bacon
Southwark
Lambeth
Westminter
Duchy of Lancaster
Tower Hamlets
Middlesex
London
Williane Fleetwood
Buxton
House of Commons
Hermitage
Bell Wharf
Wir
Carne
Westminster
Welch
Holborn
Ave
St. Giles's
St. Giles’s
Public spirit blamed for sharp trades and baker profits
The piece laments the focus on public welfare in trade disputes, arguing that two classes of people push exorbitant master tailor charges while claiming to serve the public. It warns of bankruptcies as merchants neglect their crafts to scheme for the country’s good.
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Taylor
Master Taylors
Fcarc
T. Carnan
F. Newbery
Fim
St. Paul's Churcheyards
Andi
T. Becket
P. A. de Hondt
Prince of
Gro
Horatio
Mr. Pint
Ossian
Fingal
Ji Mackerson
Hinpostran
Major Dow
Tares
PruTarca
J. Daynen
M. Vixair
J. Drynen
Tiiucsus
Neres
Gaaincer
Tacitus
J. Gorvon
AuGratus
Blackwext
Ms. Strange
A Southampton Masquerade Described by an Unamused Eye
The writer recalls Hortensia and an indisposition delaying pen and ink, then recounts a Southampton masquerade. Descriptions note a crowd of speechless figures, pretentious disguises, and lackluster characters such as a wooden-shod peasant dancer and witless Proctor. The piece critiques the scene’s artificiality.
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Hortensia
Southampton
New Forest
Ise of Wight
Martin
Sultana
London
Doctors Commons
Sgloman
Oxford
Masquerade Reflections On Society And Disguises
A narrator laments masquerade culture and the social dynamics of a cafe crowd. He notes how people of consequence reveal themselves on entry, mocks superficial wit, and argues mothers should teach prudence. The piece ends with a promise to reveal more in future moralizing.
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Hortensia
Anecdote on Pride and Class at a London Boarding School
To the Editor of the General Evening Post, ANECDOTUS recounts a tale of Miss Mitted whose lowly farmer father is revealed by a question from peers. The revelation triggers contempt then sudden respect when Lord £ inquiries after her health and sends treats, showing how rank shifts affect behavior among ladies at a prestigious school.
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Omg
Reynard
Vuory
Frere's
Reynolds
England
General Evening Post
Miss
Bloomsbury Square
Migs
London
Anecdotus
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Greece
Lord Chatham
Mr. Oliver
Bingley
Junius
Arabia
J. Townsend
Riggdom
Arthur Young
Cole- Fead
C&ttle
Lemors
Willitan Bayley
Cockspur-street
Haymarket
Ladin - House
Leadenhalt
Rec
Rwbery
Bookfeller
St. Pinchinfoyes
J. Grosvenor
A. Rothwell
Pew
Bondithtest
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