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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 21, 1790
Page
3
In the Sinev of State the question of making the Emperor's son Palatine of Hungary was debated. Observations warned that a Palatine not of the reigning blood could invite disunion and threaten the throne. The Empress favored her son. Kaunitz’s resignation fell from discussion.
In Manchester on December 18 heavy rain and hurricane force winds leveled a new factory at Ashley Lane Newtown. A gable end collapsed injuring a family. a six year old boy was killed. The parents and others are described as injured or endangered.
A mod providential escape was witnessed as Samian and his wife, in bed, were driven through two floors into the cellar with the bed but sustained no material injury. They were covered with debris, then rescued by timely neighbor assistance. Widespread damage feared across the country.
King arrives at St James's Palace for a noon levee then holds a council with Archbishop of Canterbury Duke of Leeds and others before traveling to Windsor. Reports include debate on impeachment and the monarchy's stance on dissolution, amid violent gales causing wrecks along the coast from Cronstadt to Liverpool with multiple ships lost or damaged and many lives reportedly lost. weather and public notices fill the page alongside a bear incident, a bequest dispute, and society notes.
An accident in the Palais Royal area injures and kills several youths during a military drill staged by local traders near Pont Neuf. A carman driving an empty cart fatally struck a child and wounded four others who were missing discipline. The driver is detained as an example. A new five act comedy titled The Point of Honour drew mixed reactions at the Theatre du Palais Royal, amid public debates on dueling and heroism. Lally Tollendal’s pamphlet against the French constitution circulates, and royalist sentiment appears at the opera with a chorus celebrated, while Antibes fears French refugee threats from Nice and Lyons faces clandestine counterrevolutionary activities with several arrests.
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