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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 11, 1774
Page
3
The Lord Chancellor ruled against granting a commission of review for Frederick Hamilton's petition challenging a Court of Delegates sentence. The decision includes an attested copy of the report and references Elizabeth Lady Dowager Boyne's cross petition.
The wind blows strong as Dutch East Indiamen sail, ships in the Downs, Graves and arrivals recorded. Vessels from Lisbon Jamaica Halifax Rotterdam Ostend and more reach Plymouth Dublin Waterford Leghorn Constantinople Cadiz and Bourdeaux with crews named and origins noted.
Reports from London detail a highborn presentation and marriage arrangements amid war news from Transylvania and Silistria, with discussions on Polish provinces pay and a quarrel over Swedish Pomerania investiture. London crime notes include burglaries, a fatal house fire, a boiler accident, and a double pistol incident, plus executions and pardons. India House proceedings describe instruction sets for Bengal governance amid a split between directors and proprietors, with lengthy court debate and ballots pending.
The Court reviewed directors instructions, amended several articles, and adjourned to Monday to finalize the two instruction sets. After general remarks, it is expected the Proprietors will ballot to decide which set guides the Governor and Council General. The court broke up around 5:30 PM.
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