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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 25, 1791
Page
4
Weekly remarks critique rulers who hoard wealth and lavish on luxury while sending millions to slaughter. The piece questions male aggression and mocks presumptions about feminine sensibilities, arguing true peace requires rulers to feel the cost of war and opposes cruel conquests by princes, emperors, and queens.
Monday afternoon House of Lords Committee on Cottingham Inclosure and Southwark Roads Bill. Lord Grenville to deliver a royal message on European affairs. Tuesday to Thursday Privileges Committee on Scotch Peers Election. House of Commons Committee of Supply and Ways and Means. Burke to move on Folkes Election Petition. Militia Pay, St George's Bay Company, and Half pay estimates under discussion. Ballot for election petition merits and returns to proceed. Wednesday Quebec Government Bill report consideration. Thursday Ballot for Colchester election petition merits. Friday Roman Catholic Dissenters Bill committee stage.
His Majesty’s message to Parliament outlines grounds for increased naval forces against Russia. It notes a likely war, lists ships ordered into commission including Duke Formidable St George and several fireships, and details port instructions and expected high command appointments amid preparations.
Dispatches for the Puornix closed at the East India House on Saturday. Deliveries to the Purfer sellencers are expected to be dispatched in the evening and tomorrow. Courts acquaint our Ministers with the foreign measures likely to be pursued against Rufia.
Mr Grattan presented a bill amending an act from the third year of the king to prevent frauds in tanning currying leather and shoe making. Read a first time and ordered for second reading tomorrow. Sir Edward Crofton reported from the committee on a bill for planting and preserving trees and shrubs. Engrossed ordered. House adjourned.
Read a second time the Revenue Bill on Friday. Ponsonby led a motion condemning the Chief Justice for issuing a cepias against John Magee in the Daly suit, arguing illegality of excessive bail. Debate ran until Wednesday morning. Attorney General opposed, proposing to include three Kings Bench judges and aiming to defeat the resolution. Vote: 65 for amendment, 125 against. motion carried to adjourn.
A noon Cabinet Council at the Duke of Leeds's Office, Whitehall, sat until five with all ministers. Afterward they dined with Mr Dundas at Somerset House. A minister may drop the Bank 500000 pounds bill and accept a five to six hundred thousand loan from directors without interest. Russian peace prospects hinge on Mediating Powers’ terms, while Poremkin aims to preserve conquests. Mr Sroup is elected MP for Steyning, defeating Whitbread. In France, fake metal crowns from 1789 circulate. A carriage incident near Gretna Green involved Miss Mills and Miss Clerke. pistol shown, pursuit promised. Warwick prisoners include Smith, Wainwright, Healey, Morris, Beeby, Terry, Gull, Harris. some sentenced to death. Beeman’s Washing Mills gain public favor. Beetham’s witty exchange with a noble Lord cited.
Reports state orders issued for commissioning ships Queen Charlotte and Elephant 474 Canada Minstrious Berwick while Orion 74 guns arrives from Plymouth. Sloop Swan and Fortune sail for Chatham on a cruise. Customs at Cowes seize about 300 casks of brandy and gin at Niton Isle of Wight. Alexander Spry Escape arrive from various ports. Albemarle Britannia Matilda Adhive sail for Botany Bay and Africa. Formidable 74 guns enters service.
This morning a Court-martial of the Cumberland flagship’s aide tried the late Boatswain of the Ferret for maliciously stabbing the Terret Master’s Mate. The sentence awaits. The Ferret action ends with execution ordered for the stabbing. Transports Atlantic Salamander and William and Mary with convicts sail, aiming for Botany Bay and a safe Channel exit.
A list of ships arriving at or sailing from various British ports inclining Dublin Ostend and Corunna with crews and origins. Notable vessels include the True Briton, Ceres, Prince of Wales, and the Dutton. Winds steady. several outward-bound ships bound for Virginia Barbadoes Jamaica Newfoundland and Quebec.
On Friday J Browne esq member for Dorsetshire married Miss Baring daughter of J Baring member for Exeter. On Saturday at St George Bloomsbury Mrs John Christian of Dunkirk to Miss Charlotte Orcham 7 7
Obituary notices report the death of the Rev John Mills aged nine and the death of Henry Whitfeld in Westminster. The finance section lists bond prices and stock figures including Bank Stocks Navy Bills and various annuities with percentages and discounts.
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