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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 25, 1791
Page
2
Counsel were called to the bar Newertham appellant and Everit respondent after oral arguments the further consideration was postponed This was a Scotch banking business Several Road and Inclosure Bills were read in a Committee and the House adjourned to next day
Friday session saw a Committee ballot on the Dumfries Election Petition with nominees named. Debates covered the Thames and Severn Canal and Manchester Canal bills, the Exeter Election matter, calls to amend contested election language, and a Royal message on European affairs. The House also addressed the Unclaimed Dividends Bill, cornbill regulations, and St Georges Bay Company plans with adjournment scheduled for Monday.
A London report claims Cabinet supports the King of Prussia to force the Empress of Russia to peace with the Turks. A plan names Lord Hope to command nine ships and ten frigates, joining Admiral Keenker Gen off Texel to sail up the Baltic, with a second squadron to sail to the Black Sea to counter Russia near Constantinople. The Navy Board ordered two tenders to Tower to receive volunteers and a bounty for seamen may soon be offered.
A dialogue between a lord and others discusses a pamphlet about a Lady Gunning affair. They debate the credibility of the letter and its mix of charges and denials. The piece notes the letters show warmth but lack polish, leaving the truth unclear and the motives opaque.
A Courier from Petersburgh is awaited in seven to eight days as British mediation actions unfold. Press warrants would not prove a move toward war. ministers may arm in case of a general peace, while treaties with Prussia impose no explicit obligations. News covers troop movements, commodities rising, hunting schedules, a duke parley over opera, and Parliament communications.
The article notes early April as a potential peace proclamation and discusses Denmark, Prussia, and London Berlin interests. It details Danish fears of Baltic naval action and Holstein seizure, hints at Empress negotiations, and mentions Lombard delivering dispatches. Brabançon siding and Austrian loyalty contrast malcontents seeking allies among Liegeois Dutchmen and fugitives. Vandernoot adherents display yellow breeches and red waistcoats amid watchful Vonckists.
In Paris yesterday evening Te Dewin was performed in the cathedral as thanksgiving for the recovery of his Majesty. The National Assembly sent deputies. the municipality, judges, and ministers attended. The event ended with military bands playing and cheers for the nation. Reports also note new bishops and diplomatic efforts involving the Duke of Wintemsure and Linaves.
A deputation of boarding school ministers from the capital spoke passionately at the Bar praising the constitution. The organ of the deputation pledged that each school master would educate scholars in the true principles of Liberty.
M Camus informed the Assembly that seven millions of Affignats would be burned the following Thursday. Charles de Lameth sent sixty thousand livres of Affignats tied to his mother to the President for Treasury, labeled as patriotic. An address from Marseilles volunteers pledged to defend France and the constitution, recalling ancient revolts and vowing not to abandon their cause until the event occurs.
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