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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 26, 1791
Page
4
The piece argues France risks civil strife as a weak king and a single chamber legislature empower a prone oligarchy. It warns that even a king chosen ministerially will be controlled by a powerful Parliament and a future despotism could arise, with Mirabeau as a dangerous influence. the royalcypher’s future hinges on this balance.
Court of Directors to read Worcester advices at East India House. King's levees Wednesday Friday, Queen's Drawing Room Thursday. Pitt and Dunpas dined with Rupert Smith near Ware. Earl of Turner tours Italy. Sir Jonny Rous to become Baron Henham. Bastrrce dispatched to Sir Robert Arnsuiz in Constantinople. John Clementson named Deputy Serjeant at Arms and Lottery commissioner. Count Almerpa to arrive Christmas. Mont. Friere to depart for American States. Royal Escape vessel breaking up at Deptford. Lisbon Mail arrives. vessels bound for London. Canals bridges roads expanding in kingdom. Bridge over Trent at Gainsborough to Retford turnpike. Drought devastates southern and eastern grazing lands. water carried to Foulness Island cattle.
In the National Assembly M Thouret presented the Constitution article on the King’s Guard. Vadier and Roterpierre opposed widening guard privileges, and articles decreed restrict the Guard to service and limit royal family rights. The Duke of Orleans challenged the citizen status rules citing royal kin relations and threatened resignation. Proceedings adjourned.
Their Majesties and the Princes visit Dr. Douglas, Bishop of Salisbury, at Salisbury then Lyndhurst. They proceed to Weymouth for a month staying at the Duke of Groucester's house with Mr. Pitt and Lord Grenville joining the royal party.
The King arrived from Aix-la-Chapelle and stayed at Haga before attending the French Theatre. Guards and cannons have been increased on the Finnish frontier as Sweden prepares for possible mobilization. General d Arinfelt keeps part of the army ready. the status of renewed friendship remains uncertain.
List of persons of note killed in Tiproos army during September 13 and 14 1790 at Sattimungulum and Showoor sent by Mr Matter from Poonah includes Burhamnald dhen Abduh Tullum Mahomed Ibrahim Mur-Abbas Nowayed Mur Aly Mukie Mahomed Buckshy and Seid Agini among others. After actions Trorco ordered wounded Europeans collected to 17 and sent to Seringa patam claiming victory with three principal English officers among prisoners.
Friday as settling day at the Stock Exchange proceeded smoothly with no defaulters. Brokers suffered losses estimated between 20 and 40 thousand. many failures fall on principals as well as brokers. A woman wounded by her husband a pork butcher of Scrutton Ground Westminster died yesterday in the Westminster infirmary.
The Magistrates of Glasgow grant the Earl of Wrymouts and Joan Calvert, Esq. M. P., the freedom of the city. The report follows on hunting meetings in Perth, stock market concerns on Navy consolidation, and a striking account of Waterford’s affizes with a calendar of criminals, plus harvest notes from Monster Ireland and an annual Maldon fair on September 14.
York on Wednesday August 24 featured a subscription purse for four mile heats for five and six year olds with entries Lord A Hamilton Walnut and Traveller and Mr Wentworth Gustavus and others. Rosalind won the two mile heat and Weathercock led a four mile event. Officials included Tara Fitzwilliam and Lord A Hamilton with purses of fifty pounds.
This report from Portsmouth notes that the ship Andromeda arrived with 600 casks of foreign prints and various goods seized. Fire ships Vulcan and Fifi are to be paid off. The Edgar a 74 gun ship was paid off the same day. The Niger frigate and Vulture sloop were paid off the following morning.
A long list of ships arriving at and sailing from Dover Falmouth Dublin Lancaster Cork Liverpool and other ports. Names include the Brothers Summers from Oporto the Turners Young from Antigua the Catharine Carr from St Vincent s the Joseph Warringham from Jamaica and many more with origins such as Jamaica Lisbon Barbdots Newfoundland Almeria and Grenada. Winds vary NW to W and speeds are noted for several entries with destinations including Bristol Quebec and uebec.
Yesterday fo nighteen days the Duchess of Leinster had a for and heir at Charron Ireland. The Volunteer corps assembled on his Grace lawn and fired a rue de joye in celebration of the event.
The column lists several 18th or 19th century marriages including Capt Paget Bayley to Miss Colepeper and Mr Thomas More jun to Miss Martin. A Norwich wedding ended badly when a shared ride overturned and injured the bridegroom his bride and her father. Additional matches include George Townshend Fo ster to Wynne Jones and Frazier to Miss Morgan with age notes on the brides.
Obituaries note the death of Lady Annesley of Ireland, Mr. Peregrine Shams, Mrs. Rigby aged seventy four, Mr. St John Livre and Mr. James Miller among others. The column also lists stock prices across Bank Stock, 3 per Cent Consols, Navy per Cent Ann, India Stock, and Irish Lottery tickets with varying bid and ask figures.
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