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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 11, 1790
Page
2
A Feb. National Assembly address pleads to the King for unity and a sacred compact with the Nation The speakers praise the monarchs humane just heart and urge him to receive the nation s homage The text emphasizes fidelity to the Nation Law King and Constitution and the gratitude of the people
The passage records royal pledges of liberty and welfare, urging citizens to rally behind the king for France's happiness. It notes gratitude from the National Assembly for expressions from the monarch and asks the queen to guide the prince with courtesy and courage for France's glory.
The queen affirms loyalty to the adoptive nation while Parliament expands ecclesiastical oversight, orders suppression of monasteries, and reallocates church properties. A finance report suggests civil and war department cuts and a six million seven hundred thousand livre foreign affairs budget for 1790. The Agates’ sentence is upheld by Paris Parliament.
The Leeds Dissenters declare their adherence to their Wakefield meetings aims and oppose Clergy interference. They insist the Corporation and Test Acts must be repealed to restore civil rights and eligibility to offices for Dissenters, while preserving loyalty to the Crown and Church of England.
London February 1790 House of Commons adjourns for further consideration of a petition to grant liberty to bargemen to hale with horses on the River Ouze. Calls a joint meeting of landowners merchants and traders at King's Lynn Town Hall February 17 at eleven in the forenoon. Also notes State Lottery 1789 begins February 22 with shares priced and notices from J Wenham clarifying he operates only at No 1 Poultry and has run lottery business for 30 years.
A fragment shows quantities for a lottery draw: 16,083 prizes first drawn, 1,000 lat drawn tickets, 1,000 blanks, and 33,915 blanks total. The text lists ticket counts without context or dates, indicating a partial inventory or result sheet.
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