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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 02, 1792
Page
2
The House met at three o'clock and formed a Committee with Lord Caracart in the Chair. The bills recently received from the Commons were read and ordered to be reported on Monday. Their Lordships adjourned at half past three to Monday next.
At four o'clock the Speaker counted 75 Members, insufficient to ballot for an Election Committee, so the House adjourned until tomorrow. On Saturday March 3 only one Member was present at four, and the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at three o'clock.
In London, the Prince of Wales recovers and remains in his room on doctors orders. The Duchess of Buccleuch arrives from Dalkeith. Parliament remarks on the French Revolution and other global affairs while Jamaica appoints new officials. Reports discuss Honduras unrest and Dutch gratitude, with military listings for Gibraltar and advances in Yorkshire industry. Prisoner trials at Thetford are noted, including Thomas Evans and William Anthony.
News from Paris reports Mons. Le Duke de Biron was arrested in London and a French inquiry followed. Documents collected in Paris, authenticated by the British Ambassador and now in the hands of Mr. Erskine, show many notes of hand attributed to Biron were forged.
Report notes ongoing unrest in Birmingham with mention of Pershore Han dred claims. details and totals not yet provided, leaving questions over liability and compensation unresolved.
Reports describe a Thursday field duel near Marybone between Mr. Kemsrr and Mr. Arkin of Drury Lane Theatre over disputed dramatic arrangements. Arkin fired without effect and both men later reconciled. Other items note duels among CrowTuer and Captain Serre of the Foot Guards, unrest at Paris theatres, and global tremors from St Domingo to Viena with political maneuverings and social upheaval shaping the era. The piece also mentions a brig Ferret reaching Jamaica and anticipated arrivals of other ships.
The Duke de la Vacuion, once French Ambassador, received a courier from the French Emigrant Princes eight days ago and discussed with M. de Fiori. A confidential note suggests a spring ratification of a European confederacy, while Spain’s annual 50 million livre deficit limits active action against France. French papers, even the Paris Medical Journal, are strictly prohibited.
Hague reports the States of Holland and West Friezland voted the usual taxes and adjourned to March 6 for further consideration. The move sets the calendar for regional fiscal actions as the islands prepare the next legislative phase.
A Leyden report notes heavy snowfalls have delayed a Vienna to Empire courier and hindered movement into German interior areas. Bohemian troops remain in quarters while Hohenlohe and Wattis commands are told to prepare to march on notice. Emigrant princes press for a confederacy to bolster their cause.
Vienna reports Archduke Francis gravely ill with rheumatic fever. Madame de Marche, former St Domingo intendant, arrives from Paris as Minister Plenipotentiary at the Diet of Regensburg. He is to meet Emperor and imperial family, with aims to ease Lorraine and Alsace disputes and influence National Assembly actions. Counts and envoys move to secure foreign support amid decree and potential peace talks.
February notes reveal M de Noarrxes delivering a missive to Prince Kavunirz demanding a swift monarchial response on France to avert French doubts. The court reportedly issued an answer though its exact terms are not public. News also confirms a new offensive and defensive alliance treaty between Austria and Prussia has been concluded and signed.
Berlin reports that on February 16 the Kne traveled to Potsdam with Cabinet Minister Count De Schulembours and General Binfcheys averder to confer with the King and the Duke of Brunswick about matters of high importance likely tied to French affairs. A Grand Council February 7 addressed France and its Empire, while De Nassau headed to Petersburg with Duke De Richlien and Count Sembreuil. Segur and Si Croix at Coblenz fear recall due to illness from the Jacobin treatment.
The article notes favorable crop prospects and steady prices, with spring crops robust except turnips scarce across the kingdom. Hay starts higher but likely aligns with fair weather. Norfolk Cambridge and Lincoln sheep flocks thin but promising. Smithfield meat prices remain strong with prime beef around 3s 4d per stone. Lamb scarce and veal costly.
A navigable cut is proposed from Manchester to Lower by-bridge and Wanless Water, about 43 miles, to complete a network between the German Ocean and Irish Sea. The plan would benefit Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield, Wolverhampton, Halifax, Leeds, Burslem, Herringham, Stourbridge, and Galbraugh, enabling cheaper, faster conveyance of goods and linking to major canals across York, Lancashire, Chester, Stafford, Derby, Nottingham, and Leicester.
A Birmingham buckle makers committee expressed gratitude for a reception at Carleton House. They sent fifty Prince portrait prints to a Birmingham printseller to satisfy demand, but after a month the seller reported weak sales and locals deemed the town indifferent to prints, noting manufacturers’ high opinions yet reluctance to pay fifteen pence for the portrait.
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