Petition for Peace at Guild Hall in London Common Hall
A London Common Hall at Guild Hall debated petitioning the House of Commons to negotiate peace with the French Republic. The motion passed after disorder. supporters argued for peace while critics warned against conceding to Bonaparte. The Lord Mayor kept order as the hall endorsed the petition and related motions. The report also notes Paris replies on military dismissals and French constitutional consent figures.
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London
Guildhall
Fiouse of Commons
French Republic
Kemble
Tedieu
Ome Lithman
House of Commons
Waithman
France
Alderman Price
Lord Mayon
Warroman
Alderman-Watson
W. Sisru
Dixon
Wall
Lusaixton
Bonaparte
Higpert
Lonp
City of London
Alderman Curtis
Lusurxeton
John Anderson
Paris
Reeorrer
Senate of
Duke of Orleans
Sieyes
Bien Informe
Bonaparre
Bonavante
Mr. Kume
Lisbon
Eymouth
Crofto Ny
Tagus
Bar
Weymouth
Portsmouth
Cambrian Rangers
Gibraltar
Caroline
Jamaica
Leeward Island
Marquis of Kildare
West Indies
la Resolue
Wa. Les
25Th Light Dragoons
Starleton Corron
Musg.rave
Harris
Lane
Lake
Propr proprietors and performers dispute Covent Garden theatre rules
A long notice debates differences between Covent Garden Theatre proprietors and performers over admission orders, penalties, and benefit charges. It argues orders are not mere indulgence, contends fines threaten talent, and discusses managers’ authority and need for harmony to protect the theatre’s interests. The piece also covers other European news and a Westminster trial summary.
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Covent Garden Theatre
Perron MeErs
Harris
Libel suit against Piccadilly bookseller ends in damages
Plaintiff sues Mr Wright for libel over a pamphlet titled Fair Representation of the present Political State of Ireland. Exkine proves case. Moore for defendant calls no witnesses. Judge notes strong speeches and liberty of the press. Verdict for the Plaintiff damages 5001.
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Wright
Piccadilly
Ireland
Dr. Dutcexas
Exkine
Moore
Old Bailey Session Days: Treason, Burglaries and Thefts
The February proceeding before Lord Mayor and judges heard treasonable coin counterfeiting charges against Thomas Thafcell and Mary Thorpe, but they were acquitted. Several others faced capital or theft-related charges with mixed verdicts, including a young lad found guilty of burglary, Elizabeth Baugh indicted for furniture theft, and a man acquitted of stealing lead. John James Goffineaur faced trial for pamphlets and Harrison's British Classes, with acquittal.
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T. Wood
Perry
Adingay
St. George
Linnoversquare
Abraham Wood
Dartmouth-street
Westmnster
Hays
Hayes
Fr Tine
Wood
Lord Kenyon
Knowles
Lord Renyon
Ima
Woods
Rexyous
Hope
England
Alingay
Westminster
Lord Mayon
Rooke
le Blanc
Baron Hornam
Thomas Thafcell
Mary Thorpe
John Collis
Thomas Craggs
Butchertow
Elizabeth Baugh
Owen Gewis
W. Ratibrooke
John Hanson
Sir James Murray Pulteney
Swickenham
John James Goffineaur
Harrison
Bread Scarcity Debate Moves to Limit Bread Use
In the House of Lords on February 26, the Archbishop of Canterbury proposed a plan to curb bread consumption and promote coarser bread and substitutes amid a corn shortage. Lords debated the evidence of scarcity, questioned recent alarm, and urged higher classes to lead restraint while Parliament considers measures to reduce bread intake.
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House OF Lords
Canterbury
Suffolk
England
Kent
House of Commons
Claude Scott
Arthur Young
Earl of
Liverpool
Lord Duckland
Lord Suffolk
Durham
Lord Grenville
Lord Hofart
Lord Romney
Ankland
Young
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Petition For
LAW Report
Court OF King’s Bench
Lord Kenton
Lattin
Old Bailey
Parliamentary Intelligence