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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 01, 1779
Page
3
May 1 to May 4 notices list wind directions and ship movements. Buffalo Rambler Sprightly and transports depart Deal. May 2 sails wind SE. Faary flop remains with last vessel group bound for Liverpool via St Kitts and Alton.
Reports from Secretary of State detail a French fleet near Jersey with ten thousand troops landing Friday. Admiral Arbuthnot plans to reinforce Jersey with ten ships and troops already in the isle, while other vessels sail from St Helens and Portland with fleets under Admiral Arbuthnot and officers. Dublin citizens denounce British opposition to Irish trade, calling for a boycott of British-made goods until fair policy. A marine corps may be raised in Ireland, and a court martial convened at the Isle of Wight.
An application to the Court of King’s Bench for a Habeas Corpus to recover two apprentices pressed from the Nore prompts Lord Mansfield to grant a warrant to bring them before him. He cites authority found with Lord Hardwicke and Chief Justice Holt, noting precedents for acting on apprentices without a full Habeas. Market prices for corn and grains are listed: Wheat 263 to 38. od. Barley 203.0 225. Od. Rye 1%. to 215. 2. Oats 14s to 173. od. Pale Malt 25s to 305.od. Brown Malt 2gse to 22s. od. Beans 245 to 253 6. Tick 2135 to 23%.. Taree 243. 10 233. Rape Seed 283. Second Sort 25s. ed. Thire Sore 225. Per Sack.
A London and provincial list outlines bankrupts with surrender dates in May June and locations such as Guildhall the Bear Inn and Ponce's Coffee House. Names include Thomas Plumer Byde Cropley Refe John Bear Abraham Peorkis Mary Palmer James Barker Roland Hunter and others with divers professions from lat of Charlotte to timber merchant confiner and auctioneer. Dividends and certificates to be granted follow details of payments and procedures.
Racing at Newmarket in 1779 features multiple events with heavy betting. Notable entries include Porro, Comet, Tickler, Prince, Everlasting, Anticipator, Rambier, Fryar, and Abadeffa. The Jockey Club plate lists several owners and horses with odds shown. A subscription plate for unsupplied horses is described, with winnings to be claimed by subscribers three months before the start.
The House of Lords on Monday May 3 read a third time and passed the Marquis of Carmarthen's divorce bill. It was ordered to the Commons for further action.
The session advanced the tobacco exportation issue from Ireland, and the bill to alter Candlemas and Martinmas terms in Scotland. It also moved several road and enclosure measures. Members examined evidence on a complaint about Greenwich Hospital. Proceedings resume on Tuesday.
The House approved reports on salaries for Puisne Judges and Barons of the Coif and the Chief Baron, while amendments to the Duchy of Lancaster bill were ordered. Debates covered wage payment abuses, carriage taxes, almanac printing rights, and a motion to regulate borough elections. Lord George Gordon presented a petition on Papist influence in Scotland, with counterarguments from Sir William Cunningham. Lord North outlined failures and proposed reforms to the house and servants taxes, urging reference to Ways and Means. Colonel Barre condemned the Enquiry into the American war as disgraceful, demanding witnesses and calls for Cornwallis.
Lords press for inquiry into military conduct as General Burgoyne and Howe defend actions. Dunning objects to motions bypassing proper procedure while Williams and York ministers face questions over strategy, with Lord Cornwallis called to be examined. The debate touches on Delaware crossings, the Chesapeake, and campaign outcomes amid partisan tensions.
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