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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 13, 1790
Page
3
A Plymouth letter from A Gardner thanks electors for support and pledges faithful service. The notice promotes a Paris published work Fist publised LANSA YY and two volumes priced five shillings. It praises the novel for novelty amusement and variety and announces another work Victorina forthcoming by Lanz.
Munday Feb 1 House of Lords received the Commons bills on Male and Land Tax, and several private bills. The session discussed the indemnity bill and related pleadings. The King’s counsel reported further actions and adjournment of a case.
The House proceeded on private bills and passed the Marine Mutiny Bill after a third reading, with Mr. Stephens ordered to carry it to the Lords. Reports on the Mutiny Bill were deferred until tomorrow, and committee reports on Supply and Ways and Means were postponed to Wednesday. An account of militia pay and clothing for 1799 was ordered, while notices and trials related to Hastings and Warren were discussed. The House planned a call of the House for March 2 to ensure full attendance ahead of motions on the Test and Corporation Acts.
Readable excerpts outline Antwerp Citadel capitulation terms with the garrison’s evacuation plans on March 29 1790, conditionally allowing surrender with honours of war and payments. Additional dispatches report British political moves including Treasury boards and peerage affairs alongside Jamaica mail arrivals and naval movements.
The text records a legislative scheduling dispute where the Right Honourable Gentleman suggested moving the meeting a day earlier for attendance, while the Chancellor warned against inconvenience. The motion to alter dates faced agreement from Fox and led to scheduling the next call for Monday and the Resolved Convened on Tuesday March Second, with the House adjourned after four.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe upcoming parliamentary items including Debtors and Creditors regulation and a second reading of a supply bill. Mentions Hastings trial and motions by Mr. iffe selasiy, with two notices for next week divided between land and representation topics.
The Lottery Scheme proposed by HORNSBY and Co. pledges to pay the full prize amounts without deductions. Dornsey & Co. commit to honoring every prize purchased at their office in full, a notable improvement over prior offers. The scheme claims prizes up to 25,901 pounds will be paid in full, presenting a potential value to the public of thousands.
Fragmented OCR style stock report lists items such as Pate Bank Stock and South Sea Stock with uncertain percentages and figures. The text mixes bonds, annuities, bills, and various abbreviations, with unclear quantities and garbled names. The result reads as a chaotic ledger of securities rather than a coherent report.
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