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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 06, 1788
Page
2
A report to the Privy Council details the king's illness and its impact on Parliament. Physicians examined explain the monarch’s incapacity to attend sessions, with opinions from several doctors on recovery prospects and the advisability of delaying measures until his health improves. The council adjourned the matter to Monday for further consideration.
The House of Commons discussed the Minute of examinations before the Privy Council regarding the king’s health. The Chancellor and peers debated its sufficiency as grounds for Parliament actions, then adjourned to Monday next. New writs for Colchester and Wiltshire were moved. the session closed with about 140 attendees.
An epistolary poem circulated in 1788 condemns prison for debt as cruel and counterproductive. It cites Lord North era debates and notes Lady statements on liberty and taxation. The piece urges Parliament to pass humane bills benefiting creditors and debtors and improving public welfare.
An 18th or 19th century letter argues mercy in policy, condemning begging and the workhouse system. It condemns tax distribution, praises charity, and urges financial support for Jewish poor while defending humane treatment and religious conscience. It calls for a conference with Jewish leaders to provide quarterly relief funds.
The London Evening Post notes Bath and Bristol have bills in Parliament for improvements. Benstol and Bach seek broader reform. A committee of leading architects may survey Bath to regulate future growth and curb unhealthy irregularities.
A London broadside claims George III grants a patent for Friars Props, a medicine described as curing venereal disease and other ailments without mercury. It promotes substitution with Friars Drop, sold at Old Bailey and by J Child in Soho, London, with pricing in 6d to 9d ranges.
An extract describes Captain Thomas Read's 1787 voyage from Philadelphia to Canton in the Qip Alliances bound to China, noting new routes and island discoveries near New Holland. It also reports Poland’s crisis, noting Russian and Prussian tensions, and Parisian political commentaries on mob power, Necker, and luxury.
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