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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 21, 1792
Page
2
Lords consider an act to dissolve the marriage of John Wilmot to Fanny Sainthill and permit remarriage. Evidence of cohabitation and adultery presented by Penton with details of a lodging and a rose alley incident. proceedings adjourned to the next day for continued examination.
The House passed the Servants Character Bill for reporting tomorrow and read the Ashton and Manchester Canal Bill second time with commitment. Committees of Supply and Ways and Means deferred to Friday. One India Judicature Bill report issued. Paper Stainers Petitions deferred to tomorrow. Over seventy petitions pray abolition of slave trade and to be referred to the Committee considering slave trade circumstances. Honiton election committee named. Newcastle under Line: rights of election debated. Archibald Macdonald and Hon. J. L. Gower declared duly elected. New Forest: Exchequer Chancellor to push crown lands and forest reports. timber regulation for navy, Monday committee on reports, possible delay for National Debt Bill. Indian War: adjourned debate moved to fortnight. general resolution to be proposed on completion, praising Governor General’s conduct regarding the Nizam letters.
In the House the motion by Mr Wilberforce to put off the repeal of the slave trade was moved to begin on Monday April 2 and the call of the House rescheduled from March 28 to April 3. The paper-stainers' petition was also postponed. The Rochdale Canal Bill faced amendment attempts delaying discussion. the vote ended 60 for, 224 against, and the session adjourned.
The Lords heard further evidence in Wilmot's divorce bill. A witness stronger to corroborate such circumstances convinced their Lordships of the Lady's guilt, and the bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. Mr. Graham defended the Lady, noting the actual fact was not proved, yet her conduct bars her from her husband's affections. One petition for respelling Scotch Appeals was received before adjournment.
The Honiton and Cirencester election committees report. George Templar is duly elected. the petitions of Fames Evaser and the opposition are not frivolous or vexatious. Lord Belgrave is excused from further attendance. the House adjourns with eighty five members present.
London dispatch details the royal visit from Windsor with a noon arrival and a Levee at St James's. Attendance included Lords, earls, and captains presenting to the King, plus orders for the Garter insignia. The Emperor’s illness noted in Vienna and a French cotton export duty cited.
Yesterday at the India House a Quarterly General Court heard resolutions favoring Supa import from the East Indies if it does not harm West India merchants. Debates focused on shipping security, Fiott's charges, and a possible May or June decision after extended scrutiny and delayed proceedings.
A plan to the Minister proposes four wheel pairs and drawn round the clock to finish a lottery in 48 hours. Other suggestions limit drawing to trusted men and keep results secret until completion. The piece also calls for policing reforms, costed prosecutions, and notes on elections, perquisites, and a Mississippi treaty delegation.
France Paris March 18 news of the Emperor’s death triggers rapid rises in assignats then a sharp drop to 40 percent as stock-jobbers and others manipulate markets. Court negotiating a Holland loan at five percent for 18 months to three years with two percent commission, Jacobins feared to back hostile intrigues against the Constitution. Abbe named as a Jacobin accomplice in alleged schemes to accuse the Queen. Justice Ministry resigns. Red cap symbols of Patriotism worn by Jacobins appear in public, with a planned procession on the Ramparts. On the 16th the King addressed the National Guards and Military Guards after oaths before Petion and the Municipality.
National Assembly notes on March 17 report Cahier de Gerville, still in office, informing the August Diet that every man is arming in the Southern Department. The remark highlights rising military readiness within regional forces.
Reports describe a Madrid riot with the populace threatening Lieutenant General Gopote's house. Guards barred passage to the Palace as Lord St Hexens faced a sentinel setback. Meanwhile new ministerial changes hint at political strife and potential releases, while Brussels notes ongoing trials and Prague reports troop movements toward Fribourg and Rhine readiness.
Eight millions of Affignats were burned at Paris on Saturday, bringing total burnt to 440 millions as new issues rise. The piece predicts France may soon face bloodshed and dismemberment before a true constitution and stable government emerge. Jonathan Tyers, longtime proprietor of Vauxhall Gardens, died at noon. Lieutenant General Pattison’s wife, Mrs Pattison, died after a long illness, the daughter of General Borgard, noted for her amiable qualities and fortitude.
A Foreign Journal assigns to the Emigrants and the Confederated Powers a plan to divide France. It proposes Alsace and Lorraine for the Emperor, Franche Comte for Prussia, the Northern Department for StapTHolper, five Alps provinces for the King of Sardinia, and Ardons including Paris and central regions for separation. Corsica would be ceded to Russia and KneLane, with St Domingo mentioned in the territorial scheme.
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