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Newspaper
Bristol Journal
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 07, 1789
Page
2
The King recaps the reasons for war in a long address and urges agreement to join Naposing their enemies. Baron Snarre, governor of the place, responds in the Assembly and pledges vigorous defense against all foes.
The House of Commons discusses the commission to open Parliament under the Great Seal. Pitt and Dempster clash over Regency authority and constitutional limits, with North, Burke, and Fox figures cited. The debate covers royal prerogative, legality of commissions, and risks to the Union. A conference with the Lords is ordered.
The Lords opened the session with Lord Bathurst as Speaker and a conference on the lak conference. A Commons demand was agreed to, and a conference was appointed. The Commission for opening the Parliament was read and Privileges Committee formed. Adjourned to Monday next.
February 3 reports a joint session where the Lords and Commons agree to a conference on the lait matter. Dudley Ryder delivers the Revolution to the Lord Privy Seal, and Sir Francis Molyneux announces his Majesty's Commission read in the presence of many MPs. The Speaker confirms standing orders and Privileges Committees. Mr. Pitt seeks leave to introduce a bill for the better security of His Majesty and to address the royal authority during the King’s incapacity, with the motion passing and the House adjourns to tomorrow.
London dispatches report His Majesty passing quietly with a good night and calm morning over several dates in February. Prince William Henry reportedly arrived safely at Jamaica before the last packet failed. A meeting of prosecutors for Hastings impeachment was held at Edmund Burke’s residence to confer.
A coroner's inquest in Garden-street, Whitechapel, investigates a brutal case of deliberate cruelty leading to death. The convicted husband, accused of starving and abusing his wife for years, faces trial after his arrest. details reveal a child’s death and sale to a surgeon, with allegations of prior theft from a boarding school. The husband is remanded to Newgate, the wife to New Prison, as neighbors and churchwardens reported the abuses.
Friday's and Saturday's posts note the Speaker taking the chair at about four o'clock and Mr. Pitt proposing the bill be read for the first time on Friday then second reading or committee on Saturday. Lord Maitland objects to delaying debate on a Sabbath issue, but Pitt argues progress can be reported before the Sabbath and adjournment is agreed.
London dispatches describe Queen's refusal to interfere in political matters, her resolve to support the King and husband, and a plan to move the monarch to Haslings for sea-bathing. Also noted are court appearances of the Duchesses of Gloucester and Cumberland, a chalked door prank, and details on the East Indies squadron, finances, and colonial dispatches.
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