Appointment Notices From The Gazette On April 23
The King appoints Lieutenant General Sir William Howe as Lieutenant General of the ordnance and grants offices to Hon Thomas Pelham as Master Surveyor of the Ordnance and John Aldridge as Clerk of the Ordnance. Also named is Lieutenant General James Hinstone as Governor of Dunconnan Fort in Ireland per the Gazette.
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Divorce Bill Hearing in the Lords Ends With Second Reading
In the House of Lords on Tuesday April 23 the second reading of Mr. Newton's divorce bill proceeded. Arden defended Newton, detailing the marriage to Hon. Catharine Seymour, separation, and a child born over nine months after. Witnesses testified to Newton's illness and his wife's alleged infidelity, with the Chancellor calling Mrs. Newton a scandalous woman though no direct proof was offered. The Lord Chancellor signaled belief in adultery but declined to sanction divorce without fuller evidence, and cautioned against legitimizing a child born within wedlock without proper proceedings. The bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed Friday.
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East India scrutiny and Madras finances debate in Commons
The House debated the East India affairs report focusing on corrupt practices by Company servants and the Nabob of Arcot. Resolutions censured Madras administrations, highlighted rent practices on Jaghire lands, usury, and losses to the Company, with Burke and others detailing abuses and calling Parliament to intervene.
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Debates on Rajah of Tanjore and parliamentary reform
The ongoing discussion covers the Rajah of Tanjore’s plundered estate, the need for parliamentary reform, and recent votes on military and constitutional measures. Speakers including General Smith, Lord Advocate, and Earl Nugent weigh resolutions, with petitions and papers requested as debates adjourn.
Queen advances five months in pregnancy and naval dispatches arrive
London reports the Queen nearing five months of her fifteenth child. General Sir William Howe new at the Ordnance. Cant. Taylor arrives at the Admiralty with Parker dispatches detailing Spanish preparations at Havana and Rodney’s arrival at Barbadoes. The Proserpine sails from Jamaica and a Dutch convoy reaches Helvoet. A vessel from Swansey bound for Dublin is stranded off Ireland. A merchant’s clerk from Ostend is jailed for carrying cash and notes. Several bankrupts are listed across London and Yorkshire trades.
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