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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 22, 1792
Page
2
A Wednesday sitting of the House of Commons adjourned at four in the afternoon after discussions and a motion to ballot for a committee. The record notes a short, technical, party leadership moment with limited debate before adjournment to tomorrow.
The House of Lords met on Thursday February 23 to hear the Warren Hastings trial. Early attendance by guards at Westminster Hall led to much intoxication and quarrels with constables. A motion was passed to keep the doors of the Hall closed until ten o'clock on Hastings's trial days. The session adjourned.
At five pm the House returned from Warren Hastings trial and ballot for Newcastle and Plymouth committees. Names listed include Duphey Ryper, Harkins, Hamison, Hope, Talbot Rice, Vere Paunit, Pierrepont, Burrard, Slissfield, and others. Around eight pm committees appointed. reports set for tomorrow including Land Tax and Malt bills. General Burgoyne to present army arrears Thursday. papers to be moved by Secretary at War and confirmatory documents produced. American Intercourse Bill continued. permanent regulations unlikely amid ongoing negotiations. Mutiny Bill read and to be continued. committee’s report on Sir G Webster’s petition to be taken up tomorrow.
London notes describe a Wednesday at the Chapel Royal and a Levee at St James's where King George III held audiences with ministers nobles and officers. Also reported are India House director meetings, court martial sentences, a forthcoming trial, a gold medal presentation, and social observations from Liverpool about charitable efforts for blind children and a church burglary at Mortlake.
A historical forward on Britain's finances and commerce under Mr Pitt. The piece reviews revenue gains from Acts like the Sioceiine and Commodities, measures limiting illicit trade, duty reforms, and the impact of the France treaty. It also notes tax yields, price trends, and public concerns about theatres and social life amid winter conditions.
The National Assembly discusses defence costs and frontier protection. Diplomats and ministers face lengthy questions as the committee reviews the expense estimate and delays due to procedural impatience.
A fragmented OCR excerpt references numbers and terms related to Great Britain and tax figures, with unclear context. It mentions taxis and various numeric values such as 329 percent and 198, plus scattered names and codes, but lacks coherent sentence structure or identifiable events or entities.
Yesterday Joby Leatis and Robert Pearce along with Avi were indicted for burglary at the Bakers and Lacemen dwelling in St Paul. A watchman saw Pearce flee through a window at about five in the morning. He was pursued and captured in a passage near Patterson Row. A bag of lace and related goods valued at the store was found on him, with other stolen items. Witnesses testified Pearce met Lewis for three quarters of an hour before the burglary. the jury then retired and returned a verdict of death. Several witnesses feared to speak. one, Wallis, was twice fired upon by the gang. The night’s proceedings named multiple defendants for highway robberies and burglaries. Mrs. Hardy’s pregnancy led to a temporary postponement of sentencing.
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