Vile attack on the Premier and his ministers
A tirade from the London Evening Port denounces the Premier and his ministers for corruption and misrule. The writer condemns the harsh contemptible conduct, defends Greenwich Hospital appointment, and calls for the Prime Minister's retirement amid public disgrace and looming national ruin. The piece targets the Premier, his underlings, and a influential circle, urging accountability and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proteus
Andrew
Old England
Greenwich Hospital
Nof Syéopbhant
West Indies
Jamaica
Inhumanity at the bar a judge condemns
A judge condemns a public officials conduct toward a criminal as inhumane and indelicate, recalling the justice system rule against impeaching a witness by specific personal circumstances and reaffirming the need for general character testimony to preserve the prisoner's rights and credibility.
The Case for Character Evidence in Peer Adjudication
A historic defense argues that in trials involving peers the examination of a defendant’s character should consider temper and propensity toward crime. It lauds equity over rigid rules, recalling Baron Eyre and praising Justice Gould for opposing exclusion of pertinent character evidence and compassionate legal reasoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tryal
Equity
Baron Eyre
Justice Gould
Account of a Wild Man in the Pyrenees 1774
A translated 18th century account describes a wild man found near Yuary forest in 1774. The tall hairy hermit, playful yet harmless, visited cottages, frightened dogs with speed, laughed at sheep, and showed no bread or dairy knowledge. He likely wandered from a vast forest linking to Spanish woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyrenees
Paris
Les
M. le Roy
Yuary
Sale Notice of Goods at London Custom House 1780
Auction published by the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs to sell assorted exportation and duty free goods in August 1780. Items include cambricks chocolate cocoa nuts and various textiles. Viewings at the Tobacco Ground near the Wet Dock Rotherhithe and the King's Warehouse Custom-House London on August 4 5 and 7 with catalogues available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cukstom-House
London
East India
Rotherhithe
King’s Warehouse
Custom-House
Nevil Holt
W. Owen
Temple-bar
Flet-sireet
Scarboroug
Scarboough
Nevil Hole
Flarrogare
Tilbury
Malvern
Jefsop
Cheltenham
Cieltenham
Owen
Seltzer
Pouhon Spa
Pyrmont
Fountain Head
Willock
Crown Inn
East Grinstead
Rhursday
Cotes
Barnetts
Jetra Basnetts Place
Brighthelmtone
Mount Pleasant
George Farmer
Samson
Hare
High ‘Court of Chancery
Gabriel Henderson
Williams H:ncerson
Kirkcaldy
Fife
Great Britain
Scotland
Bombay
East Indies
Mariner
Tekre Edward Leeds
Lincoln’s Inn
Benjamin White
Bookfeller
Horace’s Head
Fleet-firctt
N.B
Doifley
Pall Mall
Faulder
New Bond-street
Atmon
Piccadilly
Mer. Sewell
Cornhill
Oxford
Cambridge
England
IMPSON Drawing School Offered in St Pauls Churchyard
IMPSONs Drawing School operates on the north side of St Pauls Churchyard near Ludgate Street offering instruction for gentlemen artists and mechanics. Evening classes start at seven with separate drawing and water color painting for ladies and gentlemen, plus a drawing book of principles available for seven shillings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Impson
St. Paul’s Churchyard
Ludgate-street
Ladis
Feven
Zbr Ad. N. B
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Y Leo Ron
Mr. Baron Eyre
Fune
Crosby Marsh
Liver
Messrs
Dixwell
St. Martin’s-lane
Charing Cross
Macklew
Opera House
Haymarket
Hall
Beaufort Buildings
Strand
Houghton
Royal Exchange
Michaelmas
Ripley Green
M. Griffin
Talbot Inn
Ripley
Cobham
Guildford
Holywell
Greenfield
Pyexs Mortyn
Pyers Mortyn
Efgy
Flintshire
gSéz
Aldermaston
Berks
County of
Ralph Congreve
Bath Road
Reading
Wilock
Chapel-court
Burlington-street
Pack Wood
Packwood
Warwickshire
Birmingham
Warwick
Stratford Upon Avon
Hull
Harecourt
Temple
Pwards
LE Coeur
Imperial Oil
Lincolnshire
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