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Newspaper

London Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

May 14, 1771

Page

3

Royal orders and visits tied to court etiquette

A May 16 note records a royal investiture of Prince Frederick Adolphus of Sweden with the Order of the Black Raple Paris May 6 and notes that court service members must seek the king's leave to visit the Duc de Choiseur at Champtelou. A leading banker's request for leave to visit his benefactor is mentioned.

Yeterday Flanders Berlin Frederick Adolphus Liweden Order of the Black Raple Paris Duc de Choiseur Champtelou

Gold mine discovered on Santa Croix island sparks claim

A Santa Croix correspondent reports a newly found gold mine on the island promising five to ten percent yield and easy working. Soldiers have seized the plantation area where the mine lies, noting all gold mines belong to the King. The report also notes colonial political shifts with Georgia’s assembly dissolving and a new attorney general appointment in Charles Town.

America New York Santa Croix Boston New England Yetterday Roxbury William Shirley Charles Town Wright General Assembly of Georgia Commons House of Assembly Charles James Simpson Egerton Leigh

London News Roundup Including Dutch Failure and Royal Reviews

By Tuesday's mail from Holland a Dutch house failed for 60,000 and caused a 12,000 loss for a broker in England. Royal reviews of three regiments are scheduled June 6 10 and 5 with a light horse review on June 23 at Blackheath. Also reports on Parliament seats, ships, Banks voyage of the transit of Venus, a resignation at Westminster school, criminal trials at the Old Bailey, and local notices on crime and deaths.

London Holland Jonathan’s England Duke of Gloucester Lord Tyrawley Earl of London Elliot Burgoyne Blackheath Francis Sykes Shaftesbury Ralph Payne Mortimer John Stewart Mitcham Surry Arundel Stafford Sydney Parkinson Banks Solander Norfolk Pearson Lloyd Westminster Shaftoe Chevalier D’en France Lally Wells Mr. Scott Malmesbury Wilts Old Bailey Thomas Price Mary Magdalane Moore Audley-street Benjamin Ivaacs John Haynes William Jackson John Suttle Peter Renvoize Church Street Bethnal Green John Wilson John Earl James Kinghorn Charles East Mary Magee John Clarke Alias Farrell Benjamin Payne William West Sarah Pembridge Richard Smith David M.lane Peter Hawker Woodchester Gloucestershire Stowell Hampnet Worth Zool George Walker Pagletham Essex Canewhon Smith Great George-street Miss Burgess Daniel Walker Hanover Square Bransby Westminter Stephen Soames Temple Wynn Soho Bath Wilson

Lord Chatham Speaks in Defense of Middle Sex Case

Lord Chatham urges Parliament to oppose the Commons for violating the law over the Middlesex election. He cites Ashby and White precedents, argues against claimed Commons privilege, and asserts the Lords must act to uphold the constitution and prevent parliamentary usurpation. The speech frames unity as desirable but condemns unconstitutional acts.

Great Britain Commons Ashby White Hood Diarion House of Commons Charles I India

The Case for Rescinding the Commons Resolution on Elections

A careful defense argues that the Lords must resist a motion claiming the Commons hold final jurisdiction in elections. It asserts that expulsion and incapacitation threaten constitutional balance, warns that surrendering authority risks factional ruin, and urges revisiting Journal safeguards to prevent a constitutional breach.

Duke of Richmond Speech on Lords and Commons Powers

Fragment from a London newspaper noting the Duke of Richmond urging the Lords to reverse a Commons judgment in the Middlesex election case and stating peers act as constitutional trustees for the public. Includes surrender notices for various trades in London and Guildhall, fire and bread market figures, and wheat and flour returns from Bear Key with price data.

Duke of Richmond House of Lords House of Commons Middlesex Falefmah Guildhasll Masa Lyon Haach Wapping Guildhall Wm. Tate Chancer S Lane Henry Howard York Wm. Bluir Lendaltreet Richard Harling James Goffing Richmond Surry Thomas Southgate St. Martin Bear Key Byseph How William Marthail City of London

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