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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 14, 1775
Page
4
A long parliamentary transcript excerpts debates in the Lords over trials of prominent figures and the Duchess of Kingston, plus committee decisions on an Anglo American trade restriction bill. Lords clash on precedents, sovereignty, and the justice of trying peers in Westminster Hall, with support for war measures and sea seizures against American colonies.
A fragmentary report notes a debate in which ministers considered a bill for dividing and surveying lands in Dir county. The Lord Chamberlain notified peers that the address was received and royal directions would follow. The discussion touched on employing foreign troops without Parliament's consent and related comments by leaders on the first day of the session.
High water data shows morning and night tides for Monday and Tuesday near London Bridge with listed minutes after specific hours. The OCR fragment records varying times and quantities, indicating a tide table entry but with garbled units and spacing.
A jumbled excerpt records stock prices including bank stock references and a line about three per cent yields. It mentions India, South Sea and Old Ann Ditty Mer Ann with unclear figures and a late note about a time cue at One a'Clocks. The text is garbled and challenging to parse for concrete values.
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