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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 28, 1800
Page
2
The Marquis of Winchester took the oaths and his seat in the House of Lords. Several private bills were brought up from the Commons. Mr. Smith presented an account from the Commissioners of Richmond Bridge. Bills on the table were forwarded in their respective stages. Adjourned to Friday.
In Parliament records dated May 28 at Wisnerpay a new writ was ordered for the City of Edinburgh in place of the Right Hon. Henry Dundas who became Keeper of the Privy Seal in Scotland. A writ was ordered for Rye in place of Robert Dundas, Lord Advocate for Scotland who took the Keeper of the Ligier post. Discussions also cover the Wet Dock Bill, an address to the Crown on countervailing duties, and motions concerning the Land Tax and voting rights. The House adjourned to Friday.
Fragmented record shows the Speaker ordering withdrawal of amendments, Hobhouse withdrawing his amendment, and the bill proceeding to Lords. A new writ for Dudley Ryde as Treasurer of the Negro Ordered is discussed. Report on the Attemptants Interest Bill deferred to Friday with a retrospective clause proposed. Committees Supply and Ways and Means deferred. Menial Servants Bill deliberation halted. no tellers, House adjourns to Friday.
London dispatches summarize late May Paris journals reporting no major new military events. French advances in Piedmont and Genoa area are discussed with cautious optimism, while rumors from Constantinople and Cairo circulate. Naval movements include plans for a strong Egyptian expedition and movements of British ships in Hyde Park and Torbay.
Sailed and planned movements across nearby ports as warships and prizes push toward currents. Glatton and Veteran set sights off the Texel for Nore service, Ramilles joins Channel fleet from Plymouth, and Brise Ruffian returns to Sheerness with mast loss after a gale.
Yesterday's levee at St James's Palace drew a large crowd including Prince William of Gloucester and numerous ambassadors Bishops and nobles from London and across the realm. Loyal Addresses were presented by many societies and institutions, followed by royal knighthoods and reports of travel and a highwaymen incident near Buntingford involving General Mayers and companions.
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