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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 08, 1796
Page
4
A shortened fragment notes Lindsay faces opposition in a private bill debate set for Thursday. The sparse text mentions a parliamentary proceeding and a limited group of dissenting members. Details on the bill’s purpose or participants are not provided in the readable fragment.
Members read a third time and committed a series of bills including Pay Bill and Inclosure Bill while discussing the Courts of Judicature and Jawkeeper Bills. An inquiry into late loan was proposed as noise rose over barracks costs and military accounts. The War Secretary offered no fixed timetable for accounts and adjourned after presenting officers promoted in India.
The report outlines moves in Parliament including the Reading of the Legacy and Personal Estate Duty Bill, committees of supply and Ways and Means, a public holiday for offices, a royal levee at St James’s Palace, and the Cambridge University address. It notes the christening planning, the Medusa affair trial at Portsmouth, and Admiral Van deput’s command appointment with merchants praising his attention to trade protection.
A rundown of ship movements and wrecks near the Atlantic, listing vessels from Nancy to Fox privateer. Reports include cargo losses, crew saved, and captures by privateers or warships near Bermuda, Scilly, Falmouth, and Plymouth with several ships foundering or taken, and multiple crews saved or perished.
This morning the Danish brig Navigation under Captain Mantellman arrived at Plymouth in distress after losing her mainmast foremast and mizzen topmasts during recent gales. She sailed from Cadiz with wine and salt and was destined for Hamburg.
Arrived Minerva 38 guns Captain Payron and Orestes brig 36 guns Captain Omrok from a cruise along with Undaunted 40 guns Captain Roberts and Crefcens 36 guns Captain Burter from Plymouth. Orion 74 guns and Pegasus 28 guns refitting. Sailed Melampus Thalia and Serpent on a cruise under Sir Richard Stra. Leveson Gower promoted to Post Captain to command Attire 32 guns vice Woolley to Arethusa. Commodore Storrom to sail soon on secret expedition with five frigates. Argo 44 guns convoy from the Eastward arrived. St Alban’s man of war put back by contrary winds. Large convoy from Ireland passed by yesterday for the River.
Portsmou th Feb shows the Trial of Captain Norman for inattention to the West Indian convoy beginning today aboard the Prince George. The court includes Admiral Sir R Curtis and three other admirals with Captains Nucent Coriton Waite Brexton and Vasson among the officers. The Ramillies and Artois sail for Plymouth, while the Princess Charlotte arrives from Copenhagen for India in distress.
Poole February 3 report says the Prince of Wales Proom from Southampton bound for Jersey laden with flour struck Peveral Ledge near Swanage and broke up within about two hours. All crew were saved in boats belonging to ships in the bay.
Orders are issued for L Queau the 36 gun French frigate to be refitted at this port with speed. Multiple ships under construction including two 38 gun frigates are to be expedited for sea, with work by Victualling Office crews overseen by Joseph Matthews and Sternen Symson, the Agent Victualers and Storekeepers guiding the works.
A large fleet bound for the West Indies was driven ashore near Selfea in heavy winds. A transport and a hospital ship were among the vessels stranded, but crews and some shore facilities saved many lives.
Fragmentary colonial era naval bulletin reports Glatton Repulse and Hind among ships of the line and small craft outward bound, with Unity and Beavers involved. Several cutters head to the North Seas while alongside remain the men of war and transports as before amid winter winds.
The Court of Directors reports cite the need for English ships in Indian trade to compete with foreign flags or risk transfer of traffic to other nations. They outline peace freight rates, six voyage engagements, and methods to compensate commanders displaced by retired ships while ensuring continued service for six voyages per commander.
The council at Lord Grenville's Offices hears rumors of a slander against the Prince of Wales over Lord Stawett's hounds while winds delay outward mail packets at Falmouth and Guernsey. Nemesis captors permit shore leave, and regiments of French emigrants sail for the West Indies. Experts weigh France's vast war costs, currency, and taxation against assignats, while the Executive Directory pressures foreign ministers over dress and etiquette, with Spanish agents held in ceremonial esteem.
A recent performance at King s Theatre drew a large Tuesday audience for an unconventional program featuring two duets and a rondo. Managers vow repairs after a riot like Saturday and promise Brizzi, Droz, and Rose to open Harbour with new acts to calm the crowd.
Wednesday next another quarter's salary will be paid to the Royal Household on the Civil List. The Marriage Shop in Pall Mall is praised as the best bank among gaming houses. Opposition members fail to lift their heads. a late trial looms. The Lords of the Admiralty commission the Raven brig sloop of 16 guns at Deptford, Captain Grrrarp in command. Storms worsen the plight of the lower orders as huts and trees are uprooted, especially in Queen's County and Kildare. George Crossley, committed for forgery at Bow Street, is brought by habeas corpus to Negate for trial with co defendants at the Old Bailey.
The court list shows sessions for Oxfordshire Berkshire and surrounding counties with hearings at Reading Oxford Worcester Worcester city Derbyshire Derby Monmouthshire Shrewsbury Hereford and Gloucestershire over March and February dates. Noted judges include Hon Mr Baron and Hon Mr Justice along with regional locations and dates for Northamptonshire Nottinghamshire Warwickshire and more.
The notice lists multiple婚 marriages and engagements announced yesterday and yesterday evening in Bromley Kent Ipsden Oxfordshire and Bristol. Named parties include John Reade Esquire of Ipsden and Miss Scott elder daughter of Major Scott of Bromley alongside several other local matches and introductions.
Fragments report several deaths and memorials including William Hay of Lawfield and his family. Entries mention a captain in the 72d regiment, a Worcester area death, a Purser Edward Monis aboard the Mayfly hospital ship Union, and various individuals tied to Twickenham and Ongar. Names, ages, and terse locations appear amid garbled phrasing and partial dates.
On Monday February 8 buyers showed steady demand and rising prices for grain. Wheat ranged 8 to 9s per quarter with total wheat held at 2828 quarters. barley and malt from Suffolk sold freely around 34s 6d, with expectations of a larger barley supply by Wednesday. Oats declined in value, oats per quarter down, and peas and beans held firm with fine Polish and white peas pricing around 33s to 46s. Overall current grain prices show modest activity and a shift toward higher wheat and barley prices amid fluctuating supply.
In a terse London note, garbled text hints at a space or sports mishap involving games, bogey or score terms, and possible delay or confusion. The fragmentary report mentions air, dates, and a foreign setting, leaving the exact event unclear.
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