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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 19, 1796
Page
3
The trial featured witness affirmation and defense claims of jewels in dispute. A soldier from the guards faced a capital charge for assault and attempted rape, with the jury convicting him despite alibi defenses.
The House of Commons discussed reform proposals touching duty regulation in Great Britain and Ireland. Members debated principle versus expediency amid ongoing war pressures, with Grattan and Vandeleur supporting the motion and the Chancellor of the Exchequer voicing caution about immediate action. The session noted shifts in policy grounds and the potential for eventual peace to influence measures.
The King elevates John, Earl of Bute, to Viscount Mountjoy, Earl of Windsor, and Marquis of the Isle of Bute, with male heirs in default. Walter Farquhar is made Baronet, and sheriffs are appointed for Derbyshire and Oxfordshire. Various legal notices list attorneys, appointees, and surrender dates for Guildhall matters, with a final note on the investiture of the Order of the Bath.
Crowded theater on Saturday night with insists of dress and turbans making faces indistinguishable. Divetor and Ross draw eager notice as the wings bustle with titled ladies. The ballet Trois Sultanes underwhelms amid a full stage, performances hampered by crowding. requests for better presentation and fuller display of talent persist.
The Saturday night after piece at Brury Lane drew a crowded house yet failed to charm. The title promising much proved dull with no wit or story. Characters were lifelike yet unagreeable and the author’s country gaze appeared as a dirty-faced depiction. The first act met frigid reception and the second sparked general disapproval, ending before a natural death.
The Millers in the Home and Midland Counties have started grinding a bushel of oats with two bushels of wheat. Bakers use the meal to produce bread that is more nutritious and tastier than barley and wheat blends.
The indictment charged the King and Wake with a riotous disruption at the House of Peers on October 2. Witnesses testified to shouting and ingoing actions as the King’s coach passed. The Attorney General urged a guilty verdict if proven, suggesting immediate committal if so, while defense called for careful consideration of the evidence and character.
A fox hunt of 3d unit Duke of Nox Thumberland ends with five hounds lost and later recovered dead in an earth. The chase travels through eighteen parishes including East and Deer Woods and Monkinger. Wheat markets show scarcity while Thomas Astbury, freed from Stafford Gaol, faces new restraint on marriage plans and possible theft.
In Dublin Sunday a charity sermon was preached at Peter's Church by Rev Mr Kirwan with attendance by their Excellencies Earl Camden and the Countess. The Lord Chancellor Lord Ciorharry and others led a collection totaling zig 35. Ad: The Lord Chancellor collected 106 guineas in Queen.
General officers assess barracks and prepare measures as regiments 31st 73rd 86th and North Gloucestershire and Westminster Militia guard the town. A nightly patrol is urged to ensure peace while another regiment is expected next week.
An unhappy Kensington resident, Captain Swe alias Aid-de-Camp to Prince Wu Lian of Grouce SPER, shot himself in the garden walk after instructing his footman to prepare a horse. He died from the self-inflicted wound, with no contemporary cause given.
The snippet shows varied fixed income listings with percentages and notes on per cent reductions, annuities and multiple stock terms. It references Indian stock lines and government exchequer rates, indicating a fluctuating bond market page with control notes and miscellaneous financial abbreviations.
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