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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 13, 1799
Page
3
Opposition argued delaying tax measures. adjournment favored to finish other business. Parliament considered secrecy vs publicity in income returns with critics warning against insufficient disclosure and protections for bankers and merchants.
Members discuss the Income Bill and the obligation to disclose income. Mel Bardon, Sir William Pulteney, Buxton, Pitt and others argue whether public disclosure is fair, necessary, or would deter fraud. The clause is rejected by a vote of 45 to 9 and the House adjourns with notices on copper prices.
The Queen hosted a drawing room with Prince Evwarp Prince of Orance the Bishop of Durham and ministers among guests and the royal family later attended Covent Garden to see Heir at Law and Oscar and Malvina. Militia officers and a duel at Kelso are noted along with a fatal fire accident at Aldersgate and a public walk planned by Mr Penn. The House of Commons debated a taxation bill empowering grand juries with two hours of discussion. the clause was defeated leaving the bill unfinished.
In the Lords, Lord Maffey attempted to take the oaths but faced a motion to withdraw. The Lord Chancellor urged restraint and suggested indemnity options, while Lord Farnham pressed for granting a hearing by counsel before a Privileges Committee. A division showed 5 contents to 32 non-contents, and it was agreed he would be heard after the Committee reports.
Between one and two o clock the eighth division of the third battalion of the first regiment of Foot Guards arrived from Ireland, about 250 men, commanded by Col Mairtano. They marched from Portsmouth, met by the band at Westminster bridge, received billets at the Horse Guards, and dismissed. The remainder march to this day.
The trial at Haibeton cites Arthur O Connor and others for High treason. The letter to Mr Gamaliel Lloyd claimed converse with Blackburn Jury and urged finding all prisoners guilty. Attorney General absent, Garrow led prosecution. Fielding defended with wit, asserting the letter was a Cantab joke aimed at Mr Lidyd a veteran politician.
A letter to the editor thanks a correspondent for an enlightening Yellow Fever piece and argues for understanding contagion and urban conditions. It cites New York experience beside the East and North Rivers, noting illness concentrated in low, ill drained areas and urging fuller public discussion and precautionary measures.
The Clergy of St Anne’s Sohn hold catechism lectures for youth to be confirmed by the Bishop of London in Battersea and parishioners. A 1751 law fixes 1800 as a common year with 365 days, shifting February to 28. A sergeant from Pembrokeshire Cavalry killed by a drunken soldier. a French tale of two blind lovers and an operation. tales of large families. an Exeter runaway apprentice offer of six razors for info.
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