Letters From The Author A Brew Collection
A curated set of letters from the author reveals craft, routine, and personal notes. The collection traces creative process, influences, and moments of inspiration across years and venues.
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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 16, 1790
Page
12
A curated set of letters from the author reveals craft, routine, and personal notes. The collection traces creative process, influences, and moments of inspiration across years and venues.
A heated session discusses a proposed tax on beer in the wake of wartime costs. MPs oppose the measure citing hardship on the poor, with proposals for alternative taxes and moral considerations raised. The majority supports proceeding after long debate while supply figures are deferred.
The House of Lords will adjourn to February after Christmas Eve once the Tax Tis receive Royal Assent. The Dean and Chapter of St Paul’s promote Welden Champners and Willian Clarke to Residentiary Cardinals, and Collate Mr. to Pillingsam in Flex. A list of rofessors raised to Port Captain in the Royal Navy is given, with several named officers. Lieutenant King arrives from Harwich with dispatches from Governor Phillips at Sydney Cove dated 13 April, noting agriculture growth and limited skirmishes with natives. A Dover grand jury finds a verdict on an indictment involving a Dr freclabie Giaid Jury.
Reports describe ships entering the harbour to pay dues and a fireship Pluto tried by court martial for embezzlement of flares but acquitted as the charge proved unfounded. A gale drove boats ashore near Ryde with damage and some people rescued after hours in icy seas. A cattle show, lottery prizes, and a payment of forty-one pounds in market charges are also noted.
A 1790 pantomime titled The Sere of Darts staged with substantial expense and a mixed troupe of artists. Reports praise the Parisian influence and local performances at multiple venues with Mr. Bonner and Mr. Aivro noted for connections and poetic leanings. The production, praised for merit, weighs heavily on public interest and hints at promising reception.
The Windsor Cariz of guns, lately arrived here from Sothead, is at risk of capture and will be paid off in a few days. The Roya, Coors, and Hector are also exposed to have been peeled as soon as the wind shifts.
Fragmentary note lists stocks with percentages and references to bonds and lottery tickets. Mentions Downe yard, South Sea Stock, Navy Lottery, Tontine and annuities with scattered values and percentages.
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