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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 03, 1797
Page
2
In the House of Lords on Monday a private Bill was brought up from the Commons and read a first time. A Commission for paying several bills is expected to-morrow. Adjourned.
The House of Commons debated Inclosure Bills and a duty on inland navigation amid protests against a land carriage tax. Members argued about canal projects, the bill’s effects on the poor, and the speed of reporting amendments before adjourning.
The piece notes dangerous revolutionary currents in France with clandestine societies by the ancient party spirit, while precautions by the Creedory counteract unrest. It reports on Lord Malmesbury’s Dover dispatch and the civility of a flag of truce from Calais, clarifying misreported disturbances in Paris and urging restraint. It also discusses negotiations at Lisle and contentious changes granting the National Treasury authority over money transactions without Directory approval.
At the Admiralty Captain Aaron Eaton, a 30-year-old officer praised for his service, stabbed himself fatally after a confrontation with Captain Barons. The mutiny crisis continues as the East India Company reshuffles governorships in Madras and Bengal while navy actions and detentions persist. A French privateer crew is captured near Harwich, and artillery detachments respond to depredations along the coast. New guard uniforms adopt Austrian fashion, a Hull inventor unveils a high efficiency hydraulic pump, and a Bill debate looms over East India Company policy.
The Channel Fleet appeared off the Sound with Queen Charlotte Marlborough and Saturn of 74 guns. Saturn sank a longboat tragedy. three men saved by oars. Ships withdrew to Catwater. supply provisions ordered for Torbay. Mutineers of Phoenix and Calypso to be tried next week aboard Royal William. Torbay hosts 40 to 50 vessels with arms and provisions. Argo Cambria Phoenix and Concord dropped to St Helier.
In a Crown case the court refused Barrow's motion for a writ of certiorari to remove indictments from Cumberland Quarter Sessions. Lord Kenyon warned against libelling the Earl of Lonsdale, while Pritchard and others sued as linen-drapers for 40 pounds to 16 shillings and 2 pence for goods. A separate case charged a dancing-house operator under a 25 Geo I c 36 act, with a public-house for dancers attracting prostitutes. verdict for plaintiff with 401 pounds 16 shillings 2 pence. The court praised the defendant for his defence, yet held the act applicable, stressing the public interest in suppressing vice and protecting minors. Verdi for plaintiff 40 pounds. verdict for plaintiff in the other case 100 pounds.
The French Papers claim a revolution erupts in the Empire of China with Megobia mountains upset under Monarch Kisa Lona. In Grand Lima a revolt against ecclesiastical contributions is noted. Observers highlight Anti-Directorian strength in the Council of Five Hundred and predict political actions may stabilize France’s new constitution amid ongoing convulsions.
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