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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 08, 1787
Page
3
The House of Lords adjourned after a long session where the Lord Chancellor and other peers argued over the American debt bill and the pawnbrokers measure. Lord Rawdon and others pressed for delay or modification, while concerns over penalties and local applicability dominated debate before scheduling a second reading.
The Commons debated port regulations and the well ladies free ports bill. Resolutions from yesterday were reported and ordered engrossed. The indemnity bill, duchy of Lancaster, and port house bill with amendments were read or ordered for third reading. Debates continued and the house adjourned after motions and witness provisions.
The notice records legal actions and appointments including a Serjeant at Law appointment for Ham Cockell in Middlesex, a capital of London canons draft, and multiple bankruptcy filings with surrender dates in May and June 1737. It lists officers, Ensign appointments, and attorney designations across London and Gloucestershire with dates and locations.
A damaged OCR notice references duties of customs and a new rate book. The fragment mentions a printing office near Gouaghfyure and discusses rates for goods, duties, and public pricing. It signals an official notice likely about trade levies and excise imposed in a historical period.
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