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Literary
January 21, 1785
Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Satirical 'Memoirs of the Year 1786 anticipated' with daily entries from May 1-7 mocking political figures like Fox's release from imprisonment, Burke's temperance, Eden's Commons speech, Sheridan's comedy, and social gossip on nobility and scandals.
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MEMOIRS of the Year 1786 anticipated.
May 1. Mr. Fox is just returned from Somersetshire, his term of imprisonment having expired last Friday.—After being set down at the Golden Cross, and taken a glass of gin at the bar, he put his trunk into a hackney coach, and went to visit Mrs. Armstead in the Fleet. He is grown much genteeler in person, though not in dress. His face is fairer, excepting his beard, which is extremely long and black. A great mob assembled round the coach on his arrival, and were remarkably quiet and silent, which seemed to make an impression on Mr. Fox's spirits.
May 2. By the last accounts from Moorfields, Mr. Burke had grown a little more temperate. He now generally employs himself in making an Indian Coronet of his straw. The keeper has ordered that no more ladies be permitted to look at him thro' the wicket, as several have complained of the indecency of the spectacle.
May 3. In the House of Commons Mr. Eden was extremely personal and severe on Mr. Sheridan; and declared, that he had never said the East-India Company were insolvent. He asserted, that his acceptance of a place had not altered his principles, and that the hon. gentleman might have acted more honourably than even he had in accepting a clerkship under the new commission.
May 4. Mr. Sheridan's new comedy went through a second representation. It met with much less opposition than at first, the passages taken from the French and Italian authors, have been more accommodated to the English taste and manners. It is said that he has two or three more upon the stocks, and that, if they succeed, he will be made deputy manager under Mrs. Siddons.
May 5. Lord Surrey was again taken up for rioting, and carried before the sitting Magistrate at Bow Street. It is a pity that the bottle should have so entirely got the better of this representative of the noble family of the H—ds.
May 6. Letters from Nice inform us that the society there is small though agreeable. They have at length accomplished a subscription for an Assembly-Room. The Duchess of Devonshire carried it through, having herself subscribed five guineas.—Her grace is still a fine woman, though she is greatly increased in bulk. She does not approve of the Italian Concertos. His Grace is very melancholy, and frequently rides out by himself upon an ass.
May 7. One of the Lady Abbesses of King's Place was committed to Bridewell for barbarous treatment of one of her boarders. Her name is Elliott, and she is said to be one of the tallest women in England. Lord Cholmondeley offered bail; but not being able to swear himself worth fifty pounds, it was rejected.
May 1. Mr. Fox is just returned from Somersetshire, his term of imprisonment having expired last Friday.—After being set down at the Golden Cross, and taken a glass of gin at the bar, he put his trunk into a hackney coach, and went to visit Mrs. Armstead in the Fleet. He is grown much genteeler in person, though not in dress. His face is fairer, excepting his beard, which is extremely long and black. A great mob assembled round the coach on his arrival, and were remarkably quiet and silent, which seemed to make an impression on Mr. Fox's spirits.
May 2. By the last accounts from Moorfields, Mr. Burke had grown a little more temperate. He now generally employs himself in making an Indian Coronet of his straw. The keeper has ordered that no more ladies be permitted to look at him thro' the wicket, as several have complained of the indecency of the spectacle.
May 3. In the House of Commons Mr. Eden was extremely personal and severe on Mr. Sheridan; and declared, that he had never said the East-India Company were insolvent. He asserted, that his acceptance of a place had not altered his principles, and that the hon. gentleman might have acted more honourably than even he had in accepting a clerkship under the new commission.
May 4. Mr. Sheridan's new comedy went through a second representation. It met with much less opposition than at first, the passages taken from the French and Italian authors, have been more accommodated to the English taste and manners. It is said that he has two or three more upon the stocks, and that, if they succeed, he will be made deputy manager under Mrs. Siddons.
May 5. Lord Surrey was again taken up for rioting, and carried before the sitting Magistrate at Bow Street. It is a pity that the bottle should have so entirely got the better of this representative of the noble family of the H—ds.
May 6. Letters from Nice inform us that the society there is small though agreeable. They have at length accomplished a subscription for an Assembly-Room. The Duchess of Devonshire carried it through, having herself subscribed five guineas.—Her grace is still a fine woman, though she is greatly increased in bulk. She does not approve of the Italian Concertos. His Grace is very melancholy, and frequently rides out by himself upon an ass.
May 7. One of the Lady Abbesses of King's Place was committed to Bridewell for barbarous treatment of one of her boarders. Her name is Elliott, and she is said to be one of the tallest women in England. Lord Cholmondeley offered bail; but not being able to swear himself worth fifty pounds, it was rejected.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Essay
Prose Fiction
What themes does it cover?
Political
Social Manners
Liberty Freedom
What keywords are associated?
Satire
Politics
Gossip
Imprisonment
Comedy
Nobility
Scandal
1786
Literary Details
Title
Memoirs Of The Year 1786 Anticipated.
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Satirical Diary Entries
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Mr. Fox Is Just Returned From Somersetshire, His Term Of Imprisonment Having Expired Last Friday.
By The Last Accounts From Moorfields, Mr. Burke Had Grown A Little More Temperate. He Now Generally Employs Himself In Making An Indian Coronet Of His Straw.
It Is A Pity That The Bottle Should Have So Entirely Got The Better Of This Representative Of The Noble Family Of The H—Ds.
His Grace Is Very Melancholy, And Frequently Rides Out By Himself Upon An Ass.
Lord Cholmondeley Offered Bail; But Not Being Able To Swear Himself Worth Fifty Pounds, It Was Rejected.