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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 13, 1797
Page
4
The Lord Chancellor voiced strong objections to the bill, finding it unintelligible and unlikely to serve any clear purpose. Counsel spoke against it, and after withdrawal Lord Auckland moved to read it a third time on Monday. The ordinary business concluded, the House adjourned to Monday.
The East India Foreign Trade Bill and the Conditional Pardon Bill faced third and second readings as Parliament debated renewal notices. Mr Manning and Mr Curtis urged that petitioners be considered approving any future related bill unless dissent communicated. Dundas opened the India budget, outlining general results and promising minute detail if needed, while Rose moved to extend stamping powers to Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes, facing opposition over retroactive clauses and revenue protection. The committee then reported the Bill with amendments rejected.
A garbled dispatch notes the retaking of an owl named Myrmidony Fetimber and an arrival at Oporto, with unclear references to the James and Browns. The text is fragmentary, but signals action around maritime or port events and a sequence of captures or retakes.
Sold WaTowis reports the committee on the Bill for allowing fabrication of wares of a denomination of gold lower to the standard. Mr. Pit expressed satisfaction at general trade approval. It was agreed the subject could be pursued in the present session and the order discharged with plans for an early bill in the next session. The meeting adjourned.
Paris journals arrive via Dover on a Genoa ambassador ship. Reports detail Bucentations of war risk between monarchies, East Malmesbury negotiations with France proceed secretly, and British aims to recover conquests while preserving diplomacy.
A circulation from constitutional bishops calls for the holding of a Council in Paris to reestablish peace. General Perignon and the French Republic in Spain are recalled. Troops are ordered to Fontainbleau to escort the Ottoman Porte envoy as the Directory dispatches Petrothel to Madrid. General Hoche heads toward Coblentz amid warnings against imagined Paris movements.
The document outlines a king’s mandate condemning sovereignty challenges by the Brandenbourg claims and the Equestrian Order, urging subjects to remain loyal. It cites Aulic Council notes from March and April and warns of prosecution for those deterring oath obligations. Berlin date June 14, 1797 and signatories are listed. Also mentions plans to keep Volunteer Corps service postwar and Thomas Muir’s wound-doused letter from Cadiz toward Paris.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a small privateer or cruiser action with mentions of ships such as Seaflower and Ward, along with references to Gibraltar and Marborough. The text is incomplete and contains many errors but implies a distant sea engagement with multiple vessels and flagged entities.
A garbled OCR fragment shows scattered words and letters about a trial or address. It mentions a party or person, a date or marker, and displacement phrases. The text is incomplete and lacks clear names, places, or a cohesive event to report.
Yesterday twenty prisoners were tried at the Old Bailey with four capitally convicted. David Ferrell and Thomas Gregory were found guilty of breaking into a dwelling and stealing a great coat. Richard Fuller was convicted of attempting to seduce two soldiers from duty. Thomas Davis assaulted Sir John Buchannan Riddell in Green Park and robbed him. Eight others were convicted of felonies including coining and thefts. Eight were acquitted.
The report notes a large wheat supply and reduced prices. Buyers in Bacley observed a sale at 1s per quarter lower, with no other article showing notable changes.
A brief market note lists various stock prices and annuity rates. Six percent and three percent figures appear for different bonds and consols, with specific fractions noted for reductions and long-term annuities.
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