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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 04, 1797
Page
1
The Lord Lieutenant of Heland issues a one month grace period from Saturday for those enemies of the government to surrender and take the oath of allegiance. Mutinies and depredations persist, while a revolution is reported in China and the Asiatic Pope allegedly faces upheaval.
The Minister sealed a lottery deal for 50,000 tickets to be drawn in February 1798 and paid in August. Bidders listed include Angerstein, Loufada, Richardson, Salonsons, Ayton, and Dawes, the contractors. After the bargain, prices moved on the Stock Exchange from 55 to 8s premium.
A historical note discusses leaders of opposition seceding from Parliament. It cites Coke's Institutes detailing Easter Term 7 and 2 Philip and Mary actions against 39 Commons members for departing without license. One burgess fined, others uncertain. lawyer Edmund Prowden argued he stayed throughout.
On Wednesday July 5 Lord Malmesbury and his suite landed at Calais after leaving Dover. He is expected to reach Lisle where receptions have been prepared. Negotiations will begin immediately and ministers from both sides will work to implement agreed terms for mutual benefit.
Report from the Court of King’s Bench on the Bellis v Plat nuisance action brought under a 25 Geo II statute for keeping a licensed public dancing house. Details include the defendant Taylor as proprietor, 1001 stake, three weekly gatherings, underage witnesses, and Lord Kenyon's ruling affirming violation. Writ of certiorari request denied amid concerns over Earl of Lonsdale influence.
Yesterday a Court of Aldermen at Guildhall affirmed seven pence halfpenny for a quartern loaf bread price and appointed four brokers to serve until next Court. The court thanked Rev. Townley for his sermon and ordered its printing, while inquests probed ruinous houses on Shoeland and Church-alley and Coleman-street bawdy-house. Lightermen and Watermen rulers were sworn, and bread price regulation awaits future office rules after Parliament passed the measure. Sir William Herne and Alderman Williams bonded to serve as sheriffs for the year ahead.
Pritchard and another from U. Anderson sue an attorney and a lady in Golden-square for goods sold and delivered amounting to 40 16s 2d. The items include cotton bed furniture and a window-curtain Verdi& used by the plaintiffs.
HARWICH July 3 Yesterday evening the Viper cutter brought into this harbour a log sair privateer captured by her in the Waller near the Gunfleet Sand She is about 15 tons burthen and had on board four carriage guns which were thrown overboard in the chase She sailed from Ostend the day before and had taken nothing her crew consisting of twenty two men are lodged in the gaol of this place Another privateer has been captured on the Suffolk coast by a light collier and carried to Yarmouth Ten sail of colliers Sige captured by a French privateer of Yarmouth on Friday three of which together with a ship from the Baltic were retaken by Captain Gunthorpe of the Lively Excise cutter
Plymouth July 2 The Saturn of 44 guns now in the Sound has restored duty and order aboard. Captain Ellison yesterday took command of the Marlborough the 74 gun ship and was received with three cheers. The Queen Charlotte 130 guns Marlborough and Saturn 74 guns each and St Albans 64 guns with the Gibraltar 80 guns remain in the Sound.
On July 3 at about noon Lord Malmery set sail for Calais in a Flag of Truce, with Lord G L Gower Lord Morpeth the Hon Mr Wesley Mr Ellis and Mr Ross and seven servants, aided by Messrs Brooks and East King's Messengers. They landed around four o'clock after a fair wind. A collier brig entering the harbour without a Pilot struck the Pier Head and sank.
A historical schedule lists Lord Chief Justice Eyre and others across Home Norfolk and Midland circuits with July and August court dates at numerous towns including Hertford Chelmsford Maidstone Lewes Croydon Buckingham Bedford Huntingdon Bridgewater Exeter Bodmin and Bristol detailing proceedings in multiple counties and cities. The list enumerates circuit allocations and fixed dates for July 21 to August 24 with magistrates and honorifics across multiple counties.
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