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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 02, 1800
Page
4
The speaker noted a motion would be very unwelcome due to personal inconvenience to several Members. He believed Parliament must continue sitting and would move the same on Wednesday. He then moved that the Lords be summoned for Wednesday. Adjourned.
The session discusses the West India Dock Company account, foreign wheat imports, and bills on Hop Duty and Guernsey Jersey wine. It covers quarantine provisions, British fisheries, New Forest timber petitions, and the Flour and Bread Company bill amendments. Contested hearing of a petitioner against the New Forest bill highlights. Debate on King's Property bill and constitutional objections follows.
The debate centers on whether the King may devise personal property through a will. Speakers compare historic monarchs and legal opinions, noting distinctions between private property and Crown assets. The bill advances after a second reading, with commitment set for Monday.
Reports from Hamburg Vienna and Plymouth outline ongoing maneuvers in Swabia and Bavaria as French and Imperial forces contend for position. Detachments under Lieutenant Colonel Swrawn prepare artillery for a secret expedition while Parliament debates the Ireland loan and banking salaries amid court proceedings on neutral rights and maritime law.
Yesterday morning His Majesty rode to Ascot Heath where he met the Prince of Wales and Dukes of York and Combenzay D. Cavalry were exercised in hand fighting. Windsor prepares for a grand ball to be given by Her Majesty. A Copenhagen letter notes a quadruple alliance among Russia Prussia Denmark and Sweden aiming for general peace. Lloyd's quotes a premium of thirty guide as part of preliminaries. peace terms between France and England are outlined with months of negotiation.
Correspondence reports shifting troop positions along the Danube from Gunzburg to Memmingen, with Austrian forces entered Biberech and Wirach and French withdrawal to Hochstadt. French actions included a demi-cercle from Miercifen to Gunzburg and artillery redeployments across the right bank as generals Kray and Sztary push and counter moves unfold.
Ships sailed from Portsmouth and Deal with the 83 Regiment and other troops aboard Malta transports. Convoys formed for Lisbon and Jamaica while vessels joined Princess Royal and Indiaman fleets. Arrivals include Majesty’s sloop and transports under orders for Jamaica and the East India fleet sails.
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