A Physiogno
A long satirical letter from a London editor recounts a levee at St James's and the crowd’s mood as the king opens the theater, with jests about Lord North and Dr Duncan and reflections on happiness and liberty in the face of a distant parliament and colonial taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ory Militia Carlet
St. James’s
Ron
Westminster Abbey
Lord Chesterfield
Handel
George
Jupiter
Admiral Vernon
Bearggerden
Antonine
Nero
Mr. Bentley
Patsiotifa
Atlantic
Lord North
Earth
Epicetus
Socrates
Duncan
East India Company Court Reconsiders Directors Election Rules
The Court of Directors declares a revised, lawful plan to elect six directors for each term of one to four years by ballot of proprietors on April 13, with six names per class and no cross transfer of votes, disputes to be resolved by scrutineers and the General Court as per the Charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dire
United Gen. & Pany
England
E Indie
East India Company
India
Europe
Sayer
Dunning
Madocks
Jackson
Walace
Court of Directors
Famt
Council
Expences of writing to a Great Man in London Evening Port
In the London Evening Port a note discusses the costs and duties involved in writing to a prominent figure. The piece reflects on time, formality, and the expectation of a reply from a high status recipient. It frames letters as a social and financial obligation in contemporary discourse.
Epigram on Lectures Near Temple Bar in London Evening Post
The London Evening Post prints a brittle epigram about a weekly lecturer near Temple Bar. It riffs on Othello Desdemona and Hamlet, labeling characters with sharp, satirical quips. The note also explains a delayed letter insertion due to late arrival of Cinna's nephews, promising correction in the next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Evening Post
Temple Bar
Norela
Desdemona
Flo
Cinna
Royal appointments and fiscal shifts in early government
Reports from London recount multiple political and court appointments as Lord Pelham becomes Chief Justice of Eyre and Sir William Meredith rises to Comptroller of the Household while other officials gain Privy Counsellor status. Salaries range around 1500-1600 pounds yearly. The piece also notes court proceedings, stock prices, and maritime dispatches, with a broad snapshot of 18th century political, economic, and social life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Pelham
Eyre
Trent
Duke of Leeds
William Meredith
William
Jeremiah Dyson
Houshold
Hans Stanley
Hans Stanly
Ile of Wight
Gfe
Charles Wolfean Cornwall
Board of Treasury
Charles James Fox
Viscount Beauchamp
Earl of Hertford
Treasury
Dyson
Lords of the Treasury
Marquis of
Rockingham
Cornwell
America
Edmund Burke
House of Commons
Treasury Bench
Victom
Miller
Lord Sandwich
Poultry Compter
Somerset
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Oe London Exciting Pol LR
Hosace
Callon
P. S
Ths
Sir
Great Britain
Great-Britain
House of Lords
London
Svalve
Postscript
Hague
Mayett
Bibicow
Pugatchev
Prince Gallitzin
Rufian
Voy
Oldenbourg
Puganches
Cafan
Kenrick
Devil Tavern
Macbeth
Falstaff
Shakespeare
Common Council
Princey
Wm. Harford
Castlé-Baynard Ward
Nicholas Forster
Cheap Ward
Portsmouth
Owen
Clarke
Havre de Grace
Thames
Gibraltar
Conesee
Algiers
Esk Indies
Spithead
Muthesbank
Hull
Fort Cumberland
Nova Scotia
James Watt
Yorkshire
John and Mary
Whitby
Sam
Amos
Momell
Shetland
Abe Jatepe
William Barter
Crogoree
Hall
Orkneys
Dawnigh
Ireland
Lime
Deptford
Gorday
Rotherhithe
Dreper
Dublin
Stewart Murray
Dublin Bay
S.E
Thomas Joudrey
King Court
Moorfields
St. Botolph, Aldersgate
God Jobs
Lincele
Aldersgate
South Sea
Ditto
Consol
Thut
Prem
Navy
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