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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 22, 1791
Page
3
The London Gazette reports George Viscount Parker sworn into the Privy Council and taking a seat at the board. Promotions include officers in Life Guards and other regiments. Also listed are bankruptcies, bankruptcy enlargements, dividends, and certificates with names and dates for surrender and payment schedules across Guildhall and other London venues.
Yesterday Easter Sunday the Majesties and the Three Elder Princesses attended Divine Service at the Chapel Royal St James s. They received the Sacrament from the Bishop of London and the King made the usual offering. After service they traveled to Windsor Lodge for residence until Monday next, when they return to Buckingham House for the King to review the Oxford Blues on Blackheath. The Prince of Wales left for Newmarket from Carlton House. The Spanish ambassador hosted a grand dinner for foreign ministers at his Manchester square home. Christina Queen of Sweden had a remarkable motto engraved on her cannon concluding with a quip about Catherine of Russia’s artillery.
In the National Assembly on April 18, deputies condemned the Directors of Paris departments for a public worship declaration and urged lawful measures. Abbe Syeyes defended the Directors while critics warned of constitutional overreach and urged or opposed referring the matter to the Constitution Committee. The session ended amid uproar and adjournment.
Reports from a crowd regarding a funeral for M de Miraspezan and a coffin arrival for Dr Price with subscriptions covering the costs. Mentions a forthcoming funeral sermon by Dr Priestley and a mock poem on Mirageau in Exystan Fielps. Also cites imperial military postings and Indian War anxieties with cavalry tactics and army provisioning noted.
The Polish Diet at Warsaw debated the British and Dutch ministers proposals for ceding Dantzick and Thorn to the King of Prussia for compensation. The King spoke twice, supporting Prussian interests without offending the Empress. The Diet resolved to tell the Allied Ministers no decisive resolution was reached and negotiations would not proceed beyond political and commercial treaty principles independent of other confederations.
A courier from Petersburgh bearing dispatches to Russian ambassador Zenowier reports the Empress urging Denmark and our Court to press Allied Powers for peace terms she deems moderate. The Court’s reply was favorable. The Commercial Company’s Manila notes, backed by royal authority, failed as banks rejected them and the government refused security. The few notes were recalled and the firm scrapped plans to send ships to Manilla.
Venice reports the Emperor and Sicilian Majesties travel under noble titles with the Grand Duke of Tuscany and heirs. They attend lavish entertainments as Mestre gondolas transport them to Venice. senate plans to borrow one million ducats for state needs. Berlin notes General Mollendorf and Schulembourg to lead forces, king may join, with couriers and Estafettes traveling, amid a heated political scene and a denial of Polish partition rumors.
A 62 year old man sues his wife for adultery in Doctors Commons with the wife countering recrimination. A tradesman sues a Reverend for seducing a daughter under marriage pretense, damages claimed. Trinity House Newcastle reports the Duke of Clarence’s gracious reply and pledge of 20 guineas yearly to aid seamen and local trade, with thanks to Sir M. Ridley and Mr. Brandling for duties performed.
On Easter Sunday the city buzzed with holiday crowds in horse drawn conveyances and bright attire. People discussed distant wars, colonial politics, and the slave trade with tempered passion, while a general humanitarian note surfaced regarding African minds and souls.
Madame du Barre attends Lady Crarees and Mrs Hosarts as fashion rumors swirl. Faked bills threaten the National Assembly. French Ambassador informed and offenders sent to France. Ephemeral social fortunes, church confirmations at Chapel Royal, and an estate passing to Lady Richard Erle Drax Grosvenor. A boxing bout near Bristol ends with Hales victorious after long match. Accidents, fairs, and curious inventions fill a day’s news from London and beyond.
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