Belisarius scene inspires moral verve in British art exhibit
The Review discusses an exhibition by Society of Artists of GREAT Britain, detailing Marmontel's Belisarius tale as depicted by Mortimer. It notes a peasant sheltering Belisarius, the crowd's awe, and the painter's dramatic, tragic style while contrasting historical fidelity with artistic liberty. It also touches on political rifts among liberty supporters and Printer Oliver Wilkes.
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Renands Spon
Society of Artists of Great
Mortimer
Sthlasius
Marmontel
Gonduttor
Belisarius
Belifasius
Thia
Brentford
Oliver
Wilkes
Mr. Oliver
Friends of Liberty
Middlesex Journal Appeals to London Livery Men for Sheriffs
In a letter to the London livery men the Middlesex Journal voices support for Meff. Oliver and Lewes as sheriffs. It praises Lewes for honesty and condemns Oliver for involvement in a Bill of Rights breach, urging voters to demand explanation before supporting him.
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Middlesex Journal
London
Oliver and Lewes
Middlesex
Bill of Rights Society
Wilkes
House of Commons
Smuggling Debate Sparks Between Letter Writer and Printer
An unnamed old Custom-house officer defends smuggling coverage and argues officers face rude treatment from male smugglers while praising the charm of women, claiming officers see more hidden charms than any voluptuary in the kingdom. He cites penitent behavior of female smugglers and mocks a correspondent’s report in the Middlesex Journal.
Enquiry exposes smuggling links of two British nobles
May 28 article notes in the House of Commons inquiry into Cabinet Makers petition that two notorious smugglers in the British domain are identified as Earls of Ho f s and another peer. It accuses them of influences over royal taste and implying per annum custody of the Cinque Ports, while their houses allegedly contain French furniture. It condemns the temper of the times as aggrieved mechanics march to protest.
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House of Commons
Privy Council and Royal Movements Stir Gentlemen of State
A grand Privy Council met at the Cockpit Whitehall with senior officers in attendance. Lord North departed for Kew after the session for a long conference with the King. A courier was sent to Berlin to deliver patriets for the King of Prussia as 150,000 Austrian Prussian and Russian troops move through Poland, signaling a major objective afoot. A Duke recently repatriated from foreign imprisonment now enjoys a private arrangement.
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Cockpit
Whitehall
Lord North
Kew
Gloucester
Cumberland
St. James’s
Berlin
Prussia
Poland
Rumors and notes from the dock and salons of London
A mixed tablet of gossip and dispatches reports Spanish naval movements in the Straits, Ali Bey’s latest victory in Palestine, a Copenhagen revolution rumor, and the impracticalities of a royal plot. Election fuss over Alderman voting rights, naval orders to Portsmouth, Marybone school mixups, and masques at Mrs. Cornelys. Also mentions Mount Vesuvius shows, Signor Verre threats, a duel at Lockfields, a 14 gun sloop to the Mediterranean, mass tobacco and contraband burnings at Whitehaven, and several deaths and robberies in London and environs.
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Adwice
Straits
Levant
Ali Bey
Palestine
Copenhagen
Almos
Sabath
Portsmouth
Marybone
John Fielding
Saintonge
St. Jean
Lockfields
Peter Dennis
Mediterranean
Whitehaven
Norway
Ireland
Westminster
Coggan
Beaconsfield
Shepherd’s Bush
Kent Street
Southwark
Margaret Winchester
Kentish Town
Joshua Norwood Ely
Adams
Mincing Lane
Lombardstreet
Hunter
Portmouth
Stiles
London
Suffolk
Shade
Guernsey
Providence
Parrot
North Carolina
Spithead
Thames
Davis
To Our Correspondents Camphor and Others in Our Next
A brief note announces Mercator and Brutus joining a band with several fellow correspondents in the forthcoming issue.
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Camphor
Mercator
Brutus
Banks gr 1 half 3 per Cent red 88 7 8ths to 3 per Cent
Market notation lists various government and stock figures with fractions and percentages. Readable items include 3 per Cent consol at 95, stock prices around 88 to 90, and references to Navy and Victualling Bills with fractional quotes. The snippet reflects mixed bond and stock quotes and certificated notes for the day.
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Consol
New S. & Ann
India
Velno’s Vegetable Syrup Promoted by Royal Patent Mention
An 18th century advertisement touts Velno’s Vegetable Syrup as a universal cure for venereal and scorbutic conditions. It notes royal letters patent granted to J. Burrows and promises an appendix of cures in extraordinary cases. Sold by G. Kearnly Ludgate Street and by Barrows in Hay Market Capet Court Spa Row Clerkenwell.
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Velno
J. Burrows
M.D
G. Kearnly
Ludgate-Street
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Esex Journal
Portscript
Baron Dimsdale
John Moreland
Cicero
S. Hoper
Ludgate- Hill
Alley
Thomas Mortimer
England
Wales
Frederick Barlow
Burton
J. Evans
Paternofter-row
Great Britain
Bailey
Dyche
Fenning
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