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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 09, 1775
Page
4
An express from Scie reports a Grand Signior order directing the commandant to compel all Christian women married to Turks on the island to abandon their husbands. The Grand Signior allegedly issued the directive after a request from the Band’s women to the Grand Sultaness, whom he reportedly favors.
The House of Lords met at two, reporting private bills and Matters in Chancery. Debates over the Braun slow Inclosing Bill and other measures followed, with several bills read second time or committed. The session included judgments in error, admeasuring waggons, imports, and various public and private bills, ending with a late adjournment and notices to the Commons.
The Select Committee reported on Wat Burke and Henry Kelley’s petition alleging undue election misconduct in Surrey. They declared Sir Meyrick Burrel and Thomas More Molyneux duly elected. The discussion touched a bill offering a reward for the recovery of a North West Pillage to the Indian Ocean.
A report notes that committees on petitions for contested elections are closed until the next Parliament session. The Comptroller informs the House that the king will issue directions per the House address on proclamation. Leave is given to introduce a bill regulating road wheat duties and bread prices. A Virginia merchant reports to a Northern England house about debt collection.
A fragmented report notes local vigilance urged for wells and neighborhoods after unrest, a Liverpool ship arrival with wind damage, and sightings of ships near ice. It also mentions a Museum Lottery draw with prizes including 700 and 150 pounds, then market prices for beef, mutton, and lamb. A death in St George's fields and notices from Olney add to the miscellany.
The fragment lists various items and prices such as phot this Ai ank Slick, 74a India dtto, 155, and South-Sea ditto. It mentions New and Canfol, Boay Dito 19724, with references to clock times and a bank long ann. 62a$ and tickets priced at 13.75. The text is garbled OCR with unclear context and many broken names.
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