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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 21, 1796
Page
2
Unclear text notes a court in session with a motion to adjourn. Mentions Minister and chairs, many jobs alluded to, and a ballot suggestion. Sparse, garbled OCR leaves key details unreadable but indicates adjournment action and referral to ballot.
The House debated life pensions and premiums for the rentier year with ministers promising no extra cost for the nation. A motion to lay the matter before the House before committee was postponed as no prior information was given. The Goan Bill committee was adjourned until tomorrow.
The House resolved into Committee of Supply to consider a grant of 540,009 for relief of clergy and laity in France. In Southwark, the election petition favored Mr Tierney over Mr Thelluffon. clerical duties to amend the Return were ordered. Navy Bills were discussed. three month paper terms and discount limits were set, and the bill ordered to a third reading.
London dispatches describe Sir Edward Penrews confirming the French fleet left Brest Friday. Cotroys, off the line, pursues, weather hazy and long nights hindering chase. Paris papers say 17 ships of line 8 frigates and 2 cutters carry 8000 troops aiming to land near Portugal.
A long imperial news item covers court rites at Windsor with arrivals from Ireland and France, knighthoods, and a leavening of public notices. It notes military briefs, parliamentary addresses, and a Bank loan, plus oblique mention of a former MP’s seat vacancy and royal audiences.
A imperfect OCR fragment reports a debut at Drury Lane by a gentleman named Frauxtin. It notes his sufficient stage presence yet critiques cues for passion and timing. Overall appraisal places his performance above typical first night standards despite faults, with scenes noted as challenging the actor’s control.
News dispatches report British squadrons returning from Brest and Ushant with intentions to engage the French fleet off Brest. Admiral Cottons, Sir Eb Wan, and Sir Roger Keys are named alongside ships like the Constitution and Sea Flower. A French convoy and the Swan Revenue cutter capture are noted amid channel patrols.
In a Southwark election hearing the Court voided and declared invalid all votes for Mr Thelluffon, then resolved that George Tierney was duly elected Burgess for the Borough of Southwark. Dallas pressed that key bribery charges were abandoned, but the petition was deemed not frivolous.
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