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Newspaper
Bristol Journal
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 14, 1789
Page
2
From the London Gazette dated January 20 Madrid reports the proclamation of the King of Spain in the capital with the customary ceremonies. Entries from Kew dated February 8 to February 11 describe the king’s steady composure, good sleep, and improving condition each morning.
Lord Daver read a petition from Mr Haslings describing the impeachment process against him. He notes 20 charges by Commons and that only two have been tried in twelve months. Seven judges have died, costs reach near thirty thousand pounds, and Haslings fears destitution before innocence is proven. Lords to proceed next Monday.
Monday session in the House of Commons opens with Mr Rolle defending motives behind an amendment on the Prince of Wales marriage. The committee resumes the Regency Bill, with Burke arguing about class divisions and treasury controls as Lords prepare trial news. Lords’ message on Warren Hastings looms, while debate over royal household authority and the Prince’s privy purse highlights tensions between political factions.
The House discussed forming a royal advisory council to assist the Queen during illness and manage the Household. Proposals included naming Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop of York, Lords Thurlow and Kenyon, and senior officers, with debate over including the Duke of York and Albany and other princes. Divisions reflected party support for ministerial control and skepticism about royal family inclusion.
A Dublin arrived gentleman reports that on the second day of Parliament a motion passed by 54 votes to appoint the Prince of Wales Sole Regent without limitations.
In Wotton-Unoderence on February 7 the local vicar hosted over 170 Sunday School children to broth beef and plum pudding. The event showcased clean, well behaved pupils and a shared commitment between pastor and flock to aid the poor. In Goocester on February 9 Tetbury’s thunderstorm caused a large hole in a steeple and damaged stonework over six yards, with stones scattered nearby.
Duslin reports a dwelling and church afflicted by a powerful lightning storm. While the bell-tower shows distress and the steeple may be torn down, the church walls suffer minor damage with holes near the cloister floors and windows. Lord Lieutenant attended the House of Lords and opened the session with a throne speech. Bankruptcy notices list numerous London and provincial tradespeople with dates ranging January to March and venues in Bath Bristol Taunton Birmingham and Liverpool.
A petition from Lord William Dudley and Ward reports that John Lord Dudley died intestate on October 9 and that the Viscountess Dudley blocked proof of pregnancy. The petition seeks a writ de ventre inspiciendo and a writ ne exeat regnd as she contemplates leaving the kingdom. The Marquis of Stafford moved to table the matter. the Lords ordered it to lie on the table.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer outlines a plan to notify the Queen and Council of the King’s health and establish a mechanism to resume governance. Critics argue over parliamentary involvement and the exact process for declaring capacity, with figures like Mr Powys, Mr Francis, Mr Marsham, Colonel Phipps, and Mr Sheridan weighing the risks of premature or improper regency.
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