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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 28, 1797
Page
4
After hearing counsel on a Scotch appeal a rheffage was sent to acquaint the House of Commons that their Lordships had agreed to the Bank Restraining and other bills and the House adjourned.
The House read third times and passed Natura lization motions for Wegerer's Schmidings and Solivet's Inclosures. Pitchell's Naturalization petition was presented. Scotch Distillery Bill report delay noted. French Manifesto debate adjourned with Sir John Sinclair railing at executive hostility and Pitt crediting money purity. Debate postponed.
Postscript notes Lord Grenville delivering official notice of King Frederick IV’s death and six weeks Court Mourning to begin Sunday. Frederick V’s accession commended. Grenville to transmit new powers to Earl of Epping. Gardner sails to command Irish squadron. India House appointments of Fairon and Saltwell. Navy moves, Cadiz communication with Spaniards, Brabant emigrant indemnities plan, and Brabant nobles’ fate. Prussian king condemned. St Paul’s service suspended for royal preparations. sailors to be housed under dome with Dutch flags. Alderman Curtis afflicted with gout. Christmas preparations linked to mourning.
The court debated attending the King on December 16 at St Pauls to give thanks for naval victories. A six Aldermen twelve Commoners committee was proposed. opposition warned against City debt. The majority backed proceeding with preparations and a General Committee.
Reported captures and seizures of multiple vessels near Cherbourg and Jersey port towns involving privateers and French crews. The Margaret of Guernsey, a ballasted vessel, was sent to Cherbourg. a cargo laden flop bound for Jersey garrison was seized. more ships as described were captured or detained by various French or allied forces amid a naval engagement.
The readable OCR shows a garbled Irish Lottery list with mixed numbers and day markers. It mentions third, fifth, seventh days, and various odd numbers like 2837 10 91g 26569 015909 195001 9395 4463 22476 and dates or day labels, but the text is incomplete and lacks coherent context.
Yesterday arrived His Majesty s ship Le Renard French privateer of 20 guns and 160 men, and Eeperp vier ditte of 16 guns and 120 men, captured a few days ago at lat 50 long 20. She also retook the Adelphi of London from Quebec and sent for Plymouth. Arrived, His Majesty s ship 74 guns, Capt. Markham, from Portsmouth.
At Powerty Lord Egremont’s Silver Cup show several competitors were listed from Petworth Rudgwick Stopham Westburton Kirdford Plumpton and Somersetshire. Mrs Herrington’s Brail won the prize for grazing and working stock. Sweepstakes for the chef Heifer went to Lord Egremont and others. A dinner followed with Lord Egremont praising the winner. The next day trials in ploughing featured Arthur Young’s wing plough with remarkable performance by Thomas Bailey and his oxen. Second premiums went to Salter and Seward plough teams.
The report notes a total lunar eclipse visible Monday at 2 AM with weather prognostications of rain. It also records the Lombard Street Pelican Life-Office directors dining at the London Tavern and a royal marriage: the Marquis de Duras wed Mademoiselle de Kerfaint, with high nobility in attendance, amid comments on Louis XVI and the National Assembly.
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