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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 09, 1790
Page
4
A fragmentary royal letter from 1589 counsels Queen Ruizapera and Lacy Devey on marriage, divine order, and protection after the king’s death. It laments harms, urges acceptance of fate, and envisions a king for power and a queen for love as safeguards for the queen and her household.
In a lengthy Commons session the land tax and malt tax bills moved through committees. Debate on the Debtor and Creditor bill featured Mr Burfi opposing the second reading to protect core law, with others warning it could restrict judges and civil liberty. The measure was postponed to Wednesday, with various figures urging delay or amendments. Other items include royal visits, naval appointments, and a string of society and international dispatches from Geneva to Berlin.
Yesterday at one o clock his Majesty held a levee at St James's with a thin turnout and ended before an hour. Lords and officers attended in various bedchamber roles while no council was held. At four the King returned to the Queen's House. The next day the earls and barons attended the levee for the first time this winter and Mr. Q Dundas was presented to the King by his father.
Yesterday at Drury Lane presented Twelfth Night with The Parnel and The Haunted Tower with The Deuce is in Him. Covent Garden showed The Dramatist, The Deserter, and Tom Thumb. Tonight The Sheep Shearing and Lovers Quarrels 3 and Bon Ton.
The list shows various prices and stock notes including Bick Stock, Red coal, Navy certs, India stock, South Sea stock, and Exchquer Bills. Entries include percentages such as 3 percent, 4 percent, and 3-4ths prem, with figures like 117, 1761, and 186 3-gths. Some items reference February dates and lottery ticks.
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