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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 23, 1797
Page
4
The fragment notes a discussion about the Chancellor, the Emperor Laanig, a third tithe, and an adjournment. It hints at ceremonial or fiscal elements within a late imperial context, with limited readable names and sequence of actions.
Lord Stopford presented Majesty's Answer to the Congratulatory Address on the Princess Royal's nuptials. Gawly's Divorce Bill read third time. Bills on West Indies trade and slave counts debated. Army pay and allowances discussed with proposals to raise private pay and subalterns' relief. War Secretary moved a grant to defray increased army charges from May 23, 1797 to December 9, 1797. Debate on parliamentary oversight of military pay ensued.
Postcripts describe His Majesty and the Prince of Wirtemberg visiting town from Windsor yesterday morning. A levee at St James's Palace drew large crowds. The City sent congratulatory addresses on the Princess Royal and Prince of Wirtemberg marriage. Sir William Milner and Mr. Fox presented others from Middlesex and York. The King set a day for further honors, and discussions with Mr Fox followed. Paris papers note shifting Directory members.
The Directory adopts a plan to confer lucrative rewards for both sides in France while removing opponents to distant regions. The Prince and Princess of Wartenders plan to depart Wednesday for Greenwich to sail the Mary yacht to the Nore. Emperor and Empress of Russia honor Coune Worbazo’s ambassador as St Andre class arrives in St Petersburg nearly a maid of honour elevates.
Reports from Sheerness detail mutinous unrest as soldiers entered the town with guns. Seamen seized gun-boats, clashed with troops, and violence spread through the harbor district. Police, magistrates, and witnesses describe chaotic scenes with vessels overturned and injuries sustained amid fear of further disorder.
Reduced stock prices and varying percentages appear in a terse market note. Items show confals and bank long rates, with percentages around 5 and 4 per cent. The fragment references 133 and other figures, signaling a short, garbled financial snippet from a historic page.
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