Glorious Victory Talks in Lords over Rodney Rewards
Lord Keppel lauds Sir George Rodney’s West Indies victory as pivotal and urges honours including a peerage and pension. Lord Sandwich pushes for substantial rewards, naming Sir Samuel Hood, Admiral Drake, and Commodore Affleck. Lords Loughborough and others criticize recall, defend Rodney, and cite ministerial pensions in contrast to merited rewards.
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George Brydges Rodney, Bart
The
Bath
Kingdom of Great-Britain
Baron Rodney
Rodney Stoke
Somerset
Francis Samuel Drake
Edmund Affleck
Colchester
Baron Hood of
Catherington
London
House of Lords
Lord Keppel
West Indies
G. Rodney
House of Commons
Lord Sandwich
George Rodney
St. Eustatius
Samuel Hood
Adm
Drake
Commodore Affleck
S. Hood
Lord Loughborough
Rodney
Amond
Gilleard
Si Gree Rodney
Admiral Barrington
Brest
Jarvis
Lord North
Parliamentary debate on judges income and naval victory praise
Lords clash over further increase of judges' income and the Rodney victory as a factor. Lord Loughborough denies soliciting the addition. The Lord Chancellor warns victory should not sway judgments. An Address to the King applasemain recent fleet successes. Conference on the Contractor's bill and multiple financial measures proceed. House adjourns to Thursday.
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Lord Loughborough
G. Rodney
Lord Keppel
Lords
Commons
House of Commons June 28 Bill on Tea Act corrected
The House passed a bill to rectify a Tea Act error and read a second time a bill regulating Lottery Office-keepers. The recall motion for Sir George Rodney was postponed to Thursday. Hastings and Hornby were recalled as Bengal Governor General and Bombay President. Dispatches cite Dutch and Spanish naval activity with privateer captures and fleet movements near Brest and the West Indies. Influenza disrupts London theatres. Duke and Duchess of Gloucester’s levée postponed.
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West-Indies
Europe
London
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Charles the Second
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Westminster
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Glocester
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Temple-Bary
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Severn
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York
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Congress
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Yorkshire
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Salford
Lancashire
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Monk Fritton
Chapman
John Simes
St. John’s-street
Middlesex
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Exeter
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Wigan
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Derbyshire
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