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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 12, 1774
Page
1
Fragments describe treaties and ventures in salt exports from Tripoli and a premium to grant exclusive rights to a company. Notes on watchmakers settling in the regency, parliamentary friction, and canal progress. Maritime losses, fires, ship movements, and local births marriages obituaries fill a broad national update.
Gosport May 16 letters report their Majesties will not visit for a naval review. York May 10 nine people are committed to the Castle Spencer Tommis Normington on oath of Thomas Clayton who is also charged with uttering counterfeit shillings and with involvement in the robbery and murder of William Deighton Halifax supervisor of excise on November 9, 1749.
The list records ships arriving at Plymouth Portsmouth Southampton Dublin Waterford Cork and other ports. Named vessels include Prince of Wales Beales Kingston Shephard Molly Johnson Jane Harrison Ranger Striels William Lamb Liberty Tickle John and Ann Brown and Nimrod Ath. Destinations include North Carolina Cork Oporto Liverpool and Rotterdam. The report notes vessels from Stralsund Witla Agneta and other ports and crews aboard.
The Speaker assumed the chair at 2:30 pm as the House debated postponing the African Company director election for three months. A committee report on preventing export of utensils used in woollen manufacture was discussed with a division 65 to 49 in favor. The House approved funds to compensate losses from light poll and to coin light gold, and revived a hops bagging abuse bill committee amid a noisy session.
The Potten Harringworth Stoke Hammond Milton and Hinckley inclosure bills and the Hall harbour bill were read a third time and passed in the Upper Assembly. The St Saviour's poor bill was reported in the Upper House after committee. The Massachusetts Bay justice administration bill was read a second time and committed for discussion. Grosvenor square paying bill and Bristol church bill were presented to Upper Houses. The Exeter poor bill was read a second time and, with minged, set for Monday. The Duke of Richmond protested against the bill governing Massachusetts Bay signed by peers. The Lower Assembly approved amendments to the bill repealing an act of Henry VI on residence requirements for MPs. Amended Massachusetts government bill approved. Insolvent debtor relief bill read a second time and committed. Leave granted to draft a law allowing wear of cotton goods under regulations. Sir Merrick Butrell elected MP for Haslemere. writ issued for Droitwich. Duke and Duchess of Cumberland visited Pall Mall. Hague letter notes a French minister recalled amid suspicions.
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