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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 23, 1792
Page
2
The session features Beresford and Wilberforce arguing for immediate abolition, with Fox proposing a final, comprehensive bill. They debate compensation, timelines, and the efficacy of existing regulations, while praising recent West India measures and condemning the trade as contrary to humanity.
A lengthy parliamentary discussion centers on abolition of the slave trade, compensation, and colonial laws. Speakers critique gradual vs immediate abolition, reference Jamaica and Barbadoes, question imports of enslaved people, and defend or oppose prior legal protections for Catholics while addressing Captain Kimber and Captain crew testimony.
Fragmentary notes show a debate on abolition with references to Capita, Viper, and Captain Howard. Speakers discuss innocence, compensation, and trade ties with slaves, while Mr Wilberforce defends gradual abolition. Colonel Yearleton and others argue distinctions between fault and crime, with petitions and motions on penal statutes and Westminster abuses. Adjourned after progress described.
The House of Lords on Tuesday April 24 read Bills and proceeded with the Warren Hastings trial. A message was sent to the Commons informing they would continue the trial on Thursday, with adjournment to the next day.
In Commons Tuesday April 24, a Jamaica Free Ports Bill committee was completed and the Expiring Laws Bill reported and ordered engrossed. The Sugar Bill received second reading order for Friday, and Hornblower's Patent Bill delayed. Proceedings cover Navigable Canal Bills, Wine Licence Bills debate, and a New Forest Bill postponement with notes on possible Friday or next week scheduling.
The levee at Carlton House attracted members of both Houses, military and naval officers, clergy, and foreign ministers. Presentations included Le Comte Stapron from Hungary and figures such as Count Down, Lord Apam Gorvon, and the Bishop of Norwich. The event ended around five.
A fragmentary London Gazette page lists bankruptcy enlargements and supersessions. Names include Peter Asabrotigs Mashiy and Jeremiah Cunningham, with dates of surrender or sale and attornies noted. Several notices reference Guildhall, Lime Street, and other locations, outlining surrender timelines and related legal actions.
On Tuesday April 24 the defense of Mr Plomer focused on Hastings conduct while the Lord Chancellor pressed whether the day could be finished. The Lords adjourned to their chambers, leaving the trial in progress without a final ruling.
Fragmentary morning items recount royal duties including visits to Kew Palace, a Board of Admiralty at Charing Cross, dispatches to Botany Bay, and a dinner at the Prunty House. Reports mention Lord Macartney’s return, Dutch frontier reinforcement orders, and debate on debt imprisonment reform amid Jacobin and French affairs.
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