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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 06, 1790
Page
3
An early evening sitting of the Lords considered a writ of error regarding a wilful action against the mayor of Chetter. The hearing adjourned at five o clock until Monday for further proceedings.
The House receives Lords’ message delaying Warren Hastings trial to Feb 16. Marquis of Graham moves to bring in a weights and measures bill. Sir Jobs Miller argues for uniform standards across England Scotland and Berwick upon Tweed. Clerk read the Queen’s Speech as George Tonge proposes armed force figures for the year.
Parliament weighs the growth of the army and wartime finances as ministers defend funding through taxes. Speakers discuss maintaining strength in India and the West Indies, Gibraltar and Minorca, while avoiding premature tax cuts and preserving peace and national prosperity.
The debate centers on proposed tax measures and increasing the army establishment. Speakers argue over treaties with France Prussia and the United States and the need to reduce national debt via finances. Col Phipps Lord Fielding and others weigh fortifications at Portsmouth and funding for the Ordnance. The resolution is reported and the House adjourns until Monday.
Postscript notes the Flanders mail carried no German or Belgic news. General Vandermersch, previously at Bruxlce, has been named by the Crenerat States to the Feld Zeng Meile as Grand Master of the Artillery with an annual salary of 15 609 florins plus 10 290 more for his table and equipage in war time.
The article discusses political row around Downing Street and the House of Commons, noting dinners hosted by Mr Pist for MPs, and naming figures like the Duke of Leeds and Sydney. It mentions a forthcoming Court ruling, currency concerns, and public reaction to government actions and Dissenters amid Tory-Whig tensions.
A chaotic record of the Carmarthen Council election notes Bertholmes’s Hotel vacancy for St Bartholomew’s Hospital with James Griffiths drawn as candidate. It mentions a council court appearance, a governor appointment, and fire incidents at Mr Adams’s Red Cross Rock brewery premises with rewards offered for arsonists. It also reports Prince Augustus in Italy at seventeen, health concerns, and a large Ottoman fleet fire near Constantinople with powder-laden ships destroyed.
The firm promotes a lottery like scheme claiming no deductions and returning exact sums on prizes. They advertise at No 24 Cornhill and urge public attention as demand for tickets rises town and country.
Fragmentary financial items show stock prices, bonds, dividends, and percent quotes with scattered terms like percent, stock, bills, and exchanges. Reading is hindered by garbled phrases and missing context for a readable summary of the market data.
Custom-House Dublin reports a new lighthouse at Howth Hill replacing coal fire lamps with a brighter lamp on improved principles. Commission of His Majesty's Revenue directs immediate lighting from sunset to sunrise daily, increasing range and security for Dublin port traffic. By order of the Commissioners, Thomas Winder.
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