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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 11, 1788
Page
6
The House of Lords appointed a committee to examine the sills and reports were to be brought to the table. Noble names were read and a vote confined the report before adjournment to Monday at eleven.
The House discusses the right and mode of power for the Prince of Wales during the King's illness. The Chancellor of the Exchequer moves printing and early consideration, while Mr. Fox argues against misrepresentations and clarifies positions on royal authority and procedural steps.
In a heated session, members argued over the prince's rights during his father's illness and the scope of regal powers. The debate touched on acclamation versus majority, and cautions were raised about divine or constitutional limits to any defalcation of power. The motion was adjourned to Tuesday next.
The Court of Directors of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies announce a General Court at their House Leadenhall Street on Tuesday the 16th instant from nine in the morning until six in the evening to elect a Director in place of Sobu Michie Esquire, deceased.
Robert Jenner submits his candidacy for the vacancy of Deputy Chair following Mr. Mreniz’s death. He asks for votes and support, pledging faithful service if chosen, and notes the election will be held Tuesday the 16th with hoped early attendance of his supporters.
The Principal Officers and Commissioners of the Navy give notice that on Wednesday the 17th, tenders will be opened for sick lists supply in the Mayfair Yard and at Antigua, Jamenca and Halifax with Quebec White Pine Masts and Bow fixtures. No tender will be revived after twelve o'clock. The treaty begins once tenders are arranged. Details may be seen in the lobby.
A fragmentary note dated today describes the Express reaching Jaris's at 12:30 with a partially copied account. The text is incomplete and lacks full details of events or identities.
The King, praised for better health, walked in the garden for over an hour with alacrity. Lord Malmesbury and the Marquis of Carmarthen visited Carleton House for an audience with the Prince of Wales.
Reports from the front describe a major engagement near Komorn in Moldavia where Austrians fought off Tartars and Turks, with heavy casualties and many prisoners. Field Marshal Laudohn suffers a violent illness. In Spain the royal family confronts smallpox in Don Gabriel’s circle. France debates the assembly of the Estates General and forthcoming peace talks.
The text notes vacancies await disposal until the King recovers or a Regency is sought, with ministers appointing fill-ins by warrant under royal sign manual. It mentions propaganda leaflets in Westminster and Cambridge waiting, plus local election pressure and notable deaths and court actions reported from London.
Fragmented stock and bond notices show prices and yields for various securities. Mentions of South Sea Stock, New Ditte Mint 3 Per Cent, and Lottery Trek appear amid scattered figures and abbreviations indicating a routine trading day.
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