Petition to repeal leather taxes harms South American trade
The Merchants of London and Southwark petition Parliament to repeal taxes on leather arguing the levy reduces South American trade and raises costs for tanning and leather goods. They warn higher prices and job losses across the leather industry and related crafts.
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Great Britain and Ireland
London
South America
Great Britain
Mario
Phish
Chemin & Manufactured
Americas
Vasee
Southwark
United Kingdom
Great Uiitain Andghiéland
Meeting of Merchants and Factors on Wool Duties April 1816
A Leicester and London assembly debates import duties on foreign wool and export of English wool. John Maitland chairs a petition to Parliament opposing duties, urging continued local production and protection for British woollen Manufacturers. Meetings call for action, publications, and daily collectives to seek policy stance.
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Ems
Black ‘Boy
Inn
Northampton
TEL AM Brown
Eph
Yale
Manufac‘uierg
Honourable
House ‘of
Guildhall
London
Jomnn
Maltland
House of Commons
Honourable House
Peas
Times
Morning Post
Public Ledger
Courier
Star
John Maitland
Europe
Great Britain
England
Wooslfens
Morning’ Post
Morning Chronicle
Female seeks return after leaving home on Edgeware Road
A notice urges Yaoxe Lapy to return home between nine and ten on Thursday evening to avoid ruin and misery. It promises kindness upon return and warns against imprudent steps. A separate item notes a petition to Parliament by Army and Navy medical officers and a General Meeting set for May 1 at the Freemasons Tavern.
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Yaoxe Lapy
Edgeware-Road
Apothecaries
ARMY
Messrs, Highley and
Recital Booksellers
Fleet-street
Freepeasoys Tavern
Army and Navy
Freemasons
James Robinson Scott
Lords and Commons debate on pillory reform and Irish tithes
In the Lords a bill for reducing pillory punishments was read a first time and ordered printed. The Marquis of Lansdowne moved to print the reduced Estimates and to seek a Commons report on the Elgin marbles. Grosvenor announced a May motion to abolish sinecures. Bedfordshire Freeholders petitioned for economy and retrenchment, opposing a large standing army. Kingston moved a first reading of an Irish tithes bill. Adjourned.
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House OF Lords
Saipay
Mayo
Farswall
Lord Mary Borough
Marquis of Lansdowne
Commons
Burt Grosvenor
County of
Bedford
Lord Kingston
Ireland
Rtead
Adj
Newport
City
University of Dublin
James the First
John Davis
J. Davis
O’niel
Desmond
James I
Ulster
James
England
Shaftesbury
Duke of Ormond
James II
Great Britain
Theo
Lord Camden
Lords
Bart
Wood
Lord Charlesiont
Boulter
Lord Garteret
Dean Swift
Tréland
Wilts and wool petitions push for trade protections
The House receives Wilts loyalty petition denying a rival county petition, while Leeds and York wool workers press to block changes to foreign wool imports. Debates on licensing parish apprentices and office reforms proceed as Ireland state questions loom, with MPs naming papers for further study.
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House OF Commons
Methuen
Wilts
Hok
Lord Lascellus
Leeds
West Riding
York
Mhllon
Lord Lascelles
West Riding of
Yorkshire
Lord Milton
Marryat
Sandwich
Lusnington
Haddington
Mackintosh
Ellen Borough
Lord Cochrane
Lord Ellenborough
Phe. Spiaeigh
Lord Brenborough
Lyenney
Miele
Abe
Plunkett
Peel
Peer
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Ian
Browns
Liawkins
Me. Britton
J. Parker
Drayton
Rem
Panther
Sexton
Sarre the
Wallam, Brown
Thaker
Jenn Ae Ae
Northampton Met
Itsaue
Joan Maryland
Exchange
Leicester
Thomas Wood
Lrade
Gourist_ and Morning Chronicle
Cuney
Pienen
Gentlenen
Fy Avider
C. P. Bubrney
Certa
Imperial ‘Parliament
Plunervy
John Newport
Vesiy
Pazgerald
Fosters
Pears
Abercromby
Catholic Petition
H. Parnell
Dublin
Bing
Har
Rose
Vesky Fitzgerald
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