Parliament Pleadings Reported in Lords Session
In the House of Lords on Wednesday May 11 Gibson and Johnson versus Bunter were heard with counsel finishing pleadings. Lord Thurlow spoke at length on the merits and two propositions were moved for submission to the judges for opinion on June 6. Bills on the table were read and some from the Commons were brought up before adjourning at six.
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Gibson and Johnson
Bunter
Lord Thurlow
Commons
House of Commons Daily Proceedings May 15 Nineteenth Century
The House granted leave to bring in a Port Horse Duty bill and heard third readings on the Ancholine Canal and Marsham Inclosure bills. Spirits Excise and Sancloth bills were reported for engrossment. Resolutions on the Corn Act were reported. The Million Bank Bill was postponed for three months. Martin’s Divorce Bill proceeded with debate in favor and will be read a third time Friday. Lords conveyed agreement on Commons bills. Coal duty in Scotland debated. proposal to repeal with no compensation. Spirit duties in Scotland discussed to fund coal repeal. Agriculture debate urged for a Board of Agriculture with 3000l annual funding. motion adjourned to Friday.
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House OF Commons
Southampton
Ancholine
Marsham
Martin
House
Graham
LORDS
Commons
Dunda
Scotland
Great Britain
Jobe Sinclaix
Board of Agricuture
Huffey
Harrison
Iilberforce
Dolben
Pitt
Aufey
Royal Levee and Court Roundup at Buckingham Palace
London reports detail a busy day with a Levee at St James's, audiences granted to Mr Pirr and state secretaries, and a concert at Tottenham Court. Lords Southampton and Hereford presented titles, while naval officers and East India Company directors departed for duties abroad amid banking rumors in St James's Square. Talks include failed banking losses, a lavish Devonshire House supper, and a Harley Street house-warming with a noble attendance.
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St. Jaimes’s
Pirr
Tio
G. Yona
W. Fawcett
Princess Royal
Tottenham Street
Krys
Levee
Earl of Bessorover
Lord Southampton
Devereux
Lord Viscount Hereford
Cuarres Hunson
Cuaarres Hupsey
Mr. Clive
Lord Clive
Dovdas
A.S. Hammond
Frederic Rogers
Kine
Corporation of Plymouth
Wess
Gardiner
Durua
de Camps
Marquis of Townshend
East India Company
James Youne
Lord Walsingham
St. James’s Square
Burgundy
Lusamheton
Devonshire Ace
Apgane
Harley-street
French Fire Loss Figures and Poitou Deployments Amid Insurgency
The fire loss is set at ten million livres as France mobilizes 24,000 troops to Poitou against insurgents led by Generals Ligonitz and Families. Insurgents in the Loire region form committees to secure provisions and ammunition, with over 100 commissioners active across departments, roughly a quarter of the National Representatives.
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Poitou
Ligonitz
UAB
Gers
Saumur
Loire
Geezer
Aser
Celerity
Prisoners in the Temple Face Shoe Supply Inquiry
In Paris on Friday May 3 the Temple prisoners case prompts the Council General to verify six pairs of shoes supplied by a shoe-maker who says he did not deliver them to the Commissioners. Chaumet accuses service negligence and Maris Antoinette deaf to decor requests as Hebert criticizes prisoners receiving new shoes amid sixty pairs of shoes and gowns.
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Council of the Temple
Wich
Chaumet
Maris Antoinette
the Commons
Hebert
Livoges
Haute-Fienne
Bove Jetter
Poiten
Brittany
Roden
Limoges
Normandy
Guyauze
Nantes
Bereuyer
Azachsceu
Poitou
Wurmsor
Landau
Baurrix
Coldstream
Duke of York
Enfix Hamilton
Regiment of Guards
Bhut
Mr.Hamilton
National Convention Speech Demands Price Control
Deputies of St Antoine address the convention urging a plan to save the country by regulating prices of life’s necessities and curbing wealthy interests. They threaten insurrection if their measures are rejected while accusing legislators of broken promises and aiding the mob. The president delays by inviting a ruling on seating the deputation.
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St. Antoine
Convention
Fall of Neitz Proclaimed as Royaist Insurrection Grows
Two deputies from Nantz warn in Bar of rapid Royaist progress and a looming fall of Neitz without strong armed force, with about two thousand Patriots reported dead locally and famine feared in the Manche department as insurrection spreads from a spark into a generalized threat.
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Nantz
Fata
Machecoul
Neitz
Department of la Manche
Frantic dispatches from Valenciennes recounts and routs
Friday May 3 letter from Valenciennes details the day’s engagement between the Combined Powers and French Republican troops. It notes military moves, political exchanges, and casualties, with updates on officers, prisoners, and strategic positions across northern France and nearby regions.
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Valenciennes
Republic
de Barvere
Committee of Public Safety
France
Turkey dispute at the Bull Inn leads to costly verdict
Law report details Meredith Prince as attorney and clerk from Lincoln's Inn Fields suing for a turkey converted by the Bull Inn Holborn. A porterage charge dispute, a 7 shilling verdict for the plaintiff, and expected costs raise the total near thirty to forty pounds. The issue mirrors concerns over coal trade practices and ship meters in the Pool.
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Meredith Prince
Ffg
Lincoln’s-Inn-Fields
Holborn
D&son
Trover
Aylesbury
Bull Inn
Ser
Newcastle
Coal Exchange
London
Lam, &c
Lawsuit Seeks Damages for Criminal Conversation
May 10 at Timore. the action seeks satisfaction in damages for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife. The plaintiff, married since 1774 with ten children, alleges seduction by a preacher. Lord Runyon ruled the suit should be nonsuited as loss of companionship could not exist after separation.
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Lord Runyon
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