When was it published?

April 11, 1795 in Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser

Foreign News April 11, 1795

Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser

Q: What keywords are associated?

Livery Meeting, Jacobins, Guildhall, Riotous Conduct, French Equality, Chalk Farm Faces

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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What is this article about?

A group resembling French Jacobins, described as ragamuffins with riotous conduct, attended the Livery meeting at Guildhall last Friday, seizing rights and promoting the French principle of equality to level rich and poor.

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They were the Livery of the Jacobins, and not the Livery of London, who attended at Guildhall last Friday. The ragamuffin-like appearance they made, their riotous conduct, and the numbers of Chalk-Farm faces that were very visible in every part of the Hall proved what description of people had come thither to seize upon the exclusive rights of the Livery, and to exercise that French principle of equality, so dear to those who wish to level the rich and the poor to one common standard in this country.

What sub-type of article is it?

Political

What keywords are associated?

Livery Meeting Jacobins Guildhall Riotous Conduct French Equality Chalk Farm Faces

Where did it happen?

Guildhall, London

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Guildhall, London

Event Date

Last Friday

Outcome

seizure of exclusive rights of the livery and exercise of french principle of equality

Event Details

A group described as the Livery of the Jacobins, not the Livery of London, attended the meeting at Guildhall. They had a ragamuffin-like appearance, engaged in riotous conduct, and included many Chalk-Farm faces visible throughout the Hall. This demonstrated the type of people who came to seize the Livery's exclusive rights and promote the French principle of equality to level rich and poor.