Parliament Intelligence House of Commons July 7 session adjourned
The Speaker counted the House at four o'clock but there were only thirty seven Members present. They adjourned all business until tomorrow.
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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 07, 1800
Page
2
The Speaker counted the House at four o'clock but there were only thirty seven Members present. They adjourned all business until tomorrow.
Reports from London describe a royal review at Ascot Heath attended by the Duke of Cumnentagp and other officers, while Halifax letters note the King's Cutter carrying executed Newfoundland mutineers and a transport with the 26th Regiment. Irish land values rise, investments in land and industry expand, and a grand Windsor camp review is planned for July.
The case concerns a plaintiff suing to recover 151 for two feather beds pillows and furniture taken under distress by a Middlesex magistrate. The judge notes formal defects in the distress warrant and lack of proper summons but finds the conviction valid and gives a verdict for the plaintiff for 130.
A copy of a June 25 1800 letter from Adjutant-General H Cawart praises Major-General Coste for upholding public justice in the Armstrong affair. It commends his adherence to oath and court-martial evidence, directs publication in regimental Orders, and transmits royal command to share the sentiment across commands.
Reports mix fashion gossip with debates on disease in cattle and importation fears. Fire damage in Devon and Suffolk court verdicts intertwine with Atlantic passages and ship movements including King George packets and privateer confrontations.
The Hovelgsiai Hermaansen from Copenhagen to Trangiehar was captured by a French privateer off the coast of 3 Gave and retaken at Antigua. The Cynthia Wright from Dantziz to London is at Elsinore but may be unable to land. The Mildred Atkinson from Jamaica to Savannah disappeared since December 19. The John Brickwood Jenny left the Downs in December for Baltimore and has not been heard of. Catharina Margaretta from Liverpool to Hamburg is lost. Amelia Denildson from Savannah to Bondan was captured by La Minerve with captain and several killed. Charlotte Crow from Africa is lost at Trinidad. Salem from Negis to London was captured by Le Brave, later retaken and arrived at Cork. Prosperity Tiotzo from Leghorn to Martinho put into Carthagena damaged and likely condemned. Margaretta from Alicante to Hamburg was captured by Spaniards and left at Algéziras. John Brown from New York to Martinique taken to Guadaloupe. Balladore from Lisbon to London captured off Lifton. Speculator from Demarara to London put back to Demarara leaky. Zirk from Liverpool to Stettin lost near Helgoland. crew saved. Florio Commercio from Leibegk to Spain taken to Jersey.
The dispatch catalogs officers and families aboard several ships including Per Mansasr, Per Marouis or LAnspowner, Per Wreetam Port, and Per Preston. The ships arrived in the river yesterday. A note contrasts surgeons rank with physicians, recounting a Swedish war incident where surgeons faced harsh discipline and national resentment faded after explanations.
A lengthy rural bulletin reports broadly favorable spring conditions in southern districts with healthy corn and barley, though wheat is thin in several counties. Frosts damaged Cumberland early crops, but rains aided recovery. Potatoes and peas show mixed results, while hop plantations thrive. Grain prices stay high despite abundant grass. Meat markets show modest declines, hay remains costly. overall harvest may come earlier if weather stays mild. The piece notes regional variations, notes rye and oats prices, and mentions cider fruit scarcity and a dull wool trade.
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