Salt Duty Debates and Abolition Efforts Throughout May
In Framly and Plymouth reports the Salt Duty faced opposition for burdening the poor via bread and dairy costs, while a plan to regulate bakers gains approval. Henry Thornton pushes a bill toward abolishing slave purchases in the Northern Africa coast’s districts, aimed at gradually ending the trade and preserving Sierra Leone. Adjournments proceed, with petitions for universal wartime taxation and a Loan Bill passing. Capt Hood’s funeral is noted, along with maritime movements and patrols at Plymouth, Yarmouth, and Deal May 1–6.
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Tierney
Pitt
Hobhouse
Martin
W. Bird
Mansion House
Henry Thornton
Africa
Sierra Leone
Ship News: St Vincent fleet and Texel force details
Latest accounts report Ld St Vincent's fleet with 24 ships of the line and several frigates. The Dutch outer Texel fleet includes multiple ships and transports, with 160 Dutch troops and 20 French hussars on Texel Island. Roebuck captures a privateer of 16 owned by Victor Hughes. a Spanish pinnace and the American ship Polly are noted.
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St. Vincent
Texel
Diep
Amsterdam
Helvoetsluys
Roebuck
Victor Hughes
Polly
A Busy London Week With Orations And Duels
A court at India House discussed the Oster ley voyage to Madras. At Paulsend Tavern the Friends and Supports of the Asylum showcased deaf and dumb pupils in speech and writing, with 23 candidates deferred last January due to finances. The Literary Fund held its annual meeting at Freemasons Tavern with an ode by Mr. Boscawen and other compositions. Duels occurred near the metropolis and Pancras Church, prompting moral reflections on religion and civilization. Military preparations and public defense plans were outlined by authorities and local leaders amid discussions of volunteers and guard duties.
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Esterday
India House
Osterley
Madras
Paulsend
le Mesurier
Freemasons’ Tavern
T. Williams
Literary Fund
Boscawen
Pone
Hipheate
Magna
Pancras Church
Vetinerary College
Marshal Torenne
Gardiner
Ata
Dudmas
Dept. Ord
Marshalsen Court
Petre
Isle of Wight
Lord Bolton
Winchester
Liputy
Middles
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Dumbarton
Welch Counties
House of Peers
Dublin
Jamaica
France
Plynouth Dock
Alexander Hood
Mars
Somersetshire
Plymouth
St. Fiorenza
Unite
Triton
Portsmouth
Yarmouth
Hondon
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