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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 11, 1797
Page
4
The Lord Chancellor’s gout illness halted formal business as Bills on the Table were read only in part. Lord Kenyon sat on the wool-sack while the House adjourned at 4:30 p.m. to resume next day.
Strangers admitted late amid a ballot for a Secret Committee to examine state finances and public income. Pitt moves to confirm and limit bank payments, while a broad debate on sinecures and pensions follows. Pitt, Russell, Sheridan and Fox clash over office savings and public expenditure amid calls to abolish superfluous posts.
A parliamentary excerpt lists gentlemen chosen by ballot to investigate public income and expenditure. Members include F Gregory P Carew H Addington D Ryder and others with St Andrew St John and Tate among names. A motion to add Mr Fox sparked a division 75 for 148 against. Adjourned at twelve o clock.
London dispatch reports no fresh continent intelligence since last. Buonaparte prepares to direct force against the Imperial Army in Tyrol after the Pope France peace. Royal household illness deaths include Madame Schnellenbergen and a longtime nurse to the Prince of Wales. Bank funding appears stronger, while political shifts touch Carlisle and Stackitt. Jervis sails to Lisbon with prizes as Spanish vessels boast and Britain refits. Proposals on a restored Poland circulate via Potsdam Berlin and Paris. An Irish Down magistrates meeting declares districts to be proclaimed to the Lord Lieutenant. The French convicts and Wesleyans clash, with the latter advantaged by harvested farming tools.
Vessels arriving from the African coast recount French actions against British factories and ships. Commanders of wrecked ships provide details of the distressing events and speculate on future depredations, noting British war priorities and financial concerns.
The L'Aimable Fury Invincible Bellona and Lapwing joined at Old Road St Christopher's and set course westward to attack a large French frigate anchored near St Eustatius before moving to St Martin's. A Brigands force at St Lucie was defeated, with 30 killed or wounded and substantial ammunition seized.
A letter from Martinique reports His Majesty's ship Regulus of 44 guns reaching Barbadoes after being fired upon by a Spanish frigate at night. Regulus responded with two broadsides, killing 14 Spaniards before the prize was captured and brought in. The Spanish captain is said to have admitted war had begun at Cadiz two days earlier.
The Lord Mayor hesitates to convene a Common Hall to petition the King for the dismissal of ministers, while Dr Hodgson plans to lead a petition from the Court of Common Council. The Livery of London voice is to be respected, and notices will be given to prevent surprise. Canterbury Erection poll closes with John Baker, Samuel Sawbridge, Sir John Honeywood, and George Gipps among candidates.
A fragmented market note lists Parcs Stocks down on the day with bids near eleven and half, along with bank stock declines. It cites various securities including Redweed annuities and Imperial 3 percent, and mentions new Exchequer Bills and English Lottery tickets with scattered figures and percentages.
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