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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 30, 1796
Page
2
Fragmentary religious closing lines express blessing upon God’s place and Spirit guiding the children of the meeting. Signed by Robert Fowler, clerk, indicating annual remarks and salutations as the meeting bids farewell.
London reports praise for public morals at a royal Opera event, praising the Princes of Wales and the British nation. News bits follow of ships sighted in New York, royal sailings, and a birthday salute. public figures face scrutiny, elections stir controversy, and accidents injure a bystander as officials pledge safety and vigilance.
The article recounts a Westminster campaign speech by Mr Fox and a vivid attack on Admiral Gardner by Tooke, arguing for anti corruption and loyalty to the King. It also notes results from St Albans and nearby canvassing for the constitutional candidates, with Bucknall and Wappington figures and a high polling day turnout.
The report compiles election tallies, rioting by voters and magistrates actions, and candidate outcomes across towns including Kington upon Hull Plymouth and York. It notes arrests, declarations of members, and contested seats with names such as Sir Carter Turner and Colonel Gascoyne, detailing regional results and notable turmoil.
May 22 in Bristol candidates gathered at the Guildhall with two polling alleys. The show of hands favored Lord Sheffield and Mr Bragge, prompting a poll request from Hobhouse’s supporters. Freeholders in both alleys could vote. Sheffield’s side gained momentum amid crowds and broken windows. Hobhouse, though wealthy and popular, withdrew from further polling.
Plymouth May 3 Afternoon news reports His Majesty's ship Suffisantes of 14 guns returned from a cruise with a French brig privateer of 12 carriage guns and 8 fuzes captured in company with the Hépelugeger. The brig shows battle damage and appears fast but battered. A new boat has not yet reached Plymouth from the Suffisantes.
In the King s Bench May term the defendants Crossley Clarke and Brierly face proceedings. Brierly defaults attendance and is ruled on for attachment. Clarke seeks to view papers in Crossley s custody, affidavits must be filed, and the court orders the case adjourned to Thursday while other cases stand over due to counsel absence.
The passage recounts Wappinctow distributing favors to voters through a warehouse, then abandoning it for weaker incentives. It notes attempts to sway the electorate with revived principles by intimidation, but concludes a firm constitutional union will secure harmony and deter future demagogic electioneering in the Borough.
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