Impeachment Debate and Libel Alarms in Parliament
The session features a heated exchange over delays in impeachment proceedings and a libel against managers. Speakers criticize public accusations as untrue and demand proper reply time. Readouts note the queen and royals dining, Russian and French affairs, and shifting European power dynamics.
Hastings Trial Concludes After Prolonged Proceedings
The defence and Hastings face lengthy closing remarks as the trial nears its end. Hastings pleads with the Lords for swift justice, asserting his innocence and urging a final decision in the present session. Fox counters, accusing delays by Hastings and his counsel, calling for prompt, substantial justice. The court adjourns after exchanges between Hastings, Fox, and Burrell, with the matter set for further consideration.
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House of Commons
Burre
Revisions and Trade Bill Debates Split Key House
In heated session the House divided over counsels and amendments on the bill. The Lord’s amendments were set aside for three months while a new bill to mirror the changes was allowed. Mr Hobart presented the report on the Trade Bill, ordered engrossed, and Sir William Coltex sought leave to amend laws governing slave imports from Africa to the West Indies, with the session adjourned to Thursday.
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Rish Trade Biel
Hobart
W. Coltex
Africa
West Indies
Sweden adopts strict neutrality and new prize law
Stockholm May 7 The court has adopted a strict system of neutrality under a king dated April 23 The regulation defines naval prize law and lists items considered contraband while excluding wood cordage cloth and grain It aligns Sweden with armed neutrality and mirrors Denmark The piece also notes troop movements and naval orders across British and colonial regiments and mentions commercial price debates in Bath and nearby areas
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France
Europe
Sweden
Jawal Prize
Denmark
London
Royalist uprisings widen as Paris reels in May crises
Amid swift Royalist gains across the Loire and Provences, the Convention tightens control. Arrests escalate while deputies from Calvados La Manche Orne and Brittany observe Bayeux. Rumors of 24 000 Royalists evacuating Thouars and Spaniards moving toward Sure add to a tense sense of danger.
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Poitou
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Dampierre
Cuttine
Rhine
Hasohard
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la Manche
Orne
Ile Et Vilaixe
Flanders
Pyrenees
France
Bayonne
Sure
Dive
Perpignal
Bellegarde
Nantes
Provence
St. Columbia
la ‘Haxte Vienne
Orleans
Ligonier
Thouars
Buzat
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