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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 23, 1792
Page
4
A damaged OCR piece presents archaic lines about scenes of equal happiness and farewell. It references destiny's will, lingering on a flowery dell, and a fern-spread hill at day’s decline. The fragment hints at mournful rallies and a longing eye toward splendid foretellings.
Monday delegation items include Mr Cooksey brought to the Bar and the Quo Warranto Bill second reading. Tuesday features the Scotch Election Petition committee and Wilmot's Divorce Bill committee of the whole House. In Commons ballot for Roxburgh County Election committee and reports on Woods and Forests and the National Debt Bill. Also copies demand regarding Forts in the East Indies and various committees on Sea services and India Judicature. Wednesday adjourned debate on sending a military force to Travancore and a vote of approbation on Cornwall Conduit. Thursday ballot on Sudbury Election Petition. Friday Althouse Licence Bill second reading and Hornblower patent bill to be read second time.
A Saturday report claimed India news of Seringapatam’s capture and Tippoo’s death, but inquiry shows the tale is unfounded. The origin appears to be a packet from Aleppo for Lieut. ai. TeR, sent to Sir Rupert Ainslie in Constantinople and then to the Secretary of State.
Day of travel for their Majesties and the Paincusses includes awards of silver medals to Thomas Hellyer for best figure drawing and Edward Gifford for best architectural drawing. Parliaments prorogation date unclear but expected in May. Lords face questioning of Judges, a rare clash of branches. Empress Queen ill, bleeding thrice, Sacramento given. Hungary’s new king to be crowned in June and Easter Monday hereditary archbishop. Warfield Bewper to stay Brussels, ScaragosR named Luxembourg commander. Robbery report near Hounslow as Wood, Dickins, and companion robbed of watches and money by footpads.
An official notice posted in Luxemburgh warns that French Jacobin clubs plan to send disguised peasants into the Low Countries to peddle sedition with French soldiers in disguise. It promises 100 ducats for information leading to arrests and directs informers to hand suspects to the fortress commandant.
Reports from Hamburgh say the King of Sweden proposed to other powers an armed congress at Aix to restore order in France. Troops would back negotiations to return Avignon to the Holy See and restore French princes to their rights. The Emperor’s reply is unknown, but elders doubt approval. A German Emperor and Prussia treaty was ratified on the 18th and sent to Berlin.
Warsaw February 29 report that the Legislative Committee presented a note to the King requesting magistrates and courts provide extracts showing contradictions within constitutional laws. The King issued orders to the magistrates and courts to furnish the deputation with these extracts and other unclear or inapplicable provisions.
Reports from Portsmouth on board the Bedford show Lieut Rowe faced tyranny and falsé charges at a court martial. The court, including Admiral Roppam and Captains Hammond Molloy and others, acquitted him. Other items note executions at Nottingham and Lincoln Affizes. Also discussed are 1953 marriage-law changes affecting nonconformists and lingering jail cases for dissenter couples.
In France the red thrum caps, linked to Jacobin sympathies, vanish from sale after M. Petion, Paris mayor, requests their disappearance to prevent Aristocrats from adopting them. The caps had surged from 30 to six and seven livres, then dropped to a foul price. The Theatre Francois staged Voltaire with a red cap after Cafat’s death.
From June 14 1790 to November 8 1791 Avignon families mourned brutal killings. M Thariot pressed amnesty for those acting under patriotic zeal. After a heated debate the Amnesty covered all crimes in Avignon and the Comtat Venaissin, when they joined the French nation.
A courier relays remarks from the Department des Bouches du Rhone warning that Arles threatens to flood the country by breaching the Rhone banks. After debate, the decree orders citizens to disarm, deposit weapons in arsenals, and raze fortifications at communal expense.
Dispatches from the Bouches du Rhone administrators report general alarm in Arles as citizens flood the Rhone by breaking dams and building redoubts. Patriots face execution threats while Regiment de 12 March opposes the National Guards allied with foreign troops at Avignon. Carpentras supplies arms. 2000 Patriots march to Apt driving away non-juring priests. adjournment to the following day.
William Wheeler Bowen of Lambston, Pembroke, set harriers to hunt a hare that roamed a ten mile ring from Mount Araray to Dennant and Drinhill. The chase lasted over three hours with no break and ended as the hare sheltered under an old woman’s bed alive. Later, near Hanovey Square, three ruffians mugged Mr Lymer of Millfreight, George Street, taking about 20 pounds.
Fragmented notice details lottery prize numbers drawn on various days, with references to prizes of 1000 and 10,000, and a dispute over a ticket sold by Hornsby and Co. It names Nos 41,346 33,979 and others, cites Mr Joyce and Mr Acton, and urges holders to claim prize money without deductions.
In Exeter Cathedral Edward Minchin Esquire weds Miss Wentworth niece to Governor Wentworth of Abingtonefircer Westminster a marriage at Guiseley York region. Also J Greyson of Cathall Court London weds Miss Clofe daughter of John Close Leeds now of Yeadsn. John Cayley Esquire elder son weds Miss Holiday of St Petersburgh and William Cayley Esquire fourth son weds Miss Elizabeth Cavanaugh at the same place. Died March 13 Miss Charlotte Wolff aged 26 third daughter of Sir Jacob Wolff Bart at Mellynfont Abbey near Wells. Rev Thomas Pixel M A Vicar of Scomb and Grimley died at College Green Wortottery aged 75-76.
The Drury-Laye company presented a Saturday evening tableaux titled The Devil to pay at Covent Garden. Also shown was The Road to Ruins with Rogifa, a themed program from the same company.
Mixed ship notices list captains and origins across ports including Grenada St Vincent Gibraltar Cork Cadiz Havane Genoa Baltimore Liverpool and Barbados. Entries mention vessels such as Ellin Irwin Levi ta Mary Rigby Penelope Williamy Robert Brenthall Susannah and Britannia with origins Jamaica Norway Barba does Virginia Jamaica and Honduras among others. March entries show wind and docking status with backlogs of vessel movements and sailings between Downes Dover Barbadoes and London.
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