Trade Policy Debate on Colonies and Ireland's Commerce
Parliament argues that restricting Ireland to trade only with England harms both realms by blocking direct Caribbean and foreign markets for Irish and colonial goods. Proposals urge freer direct export from colonies, equal duties with France, and easing import barriers to prevent smuggling and loss of English merchants’ profits. The discussion notes Dublin custom books show Ireland buys large foreign goods while barred from imports, and warns that continuing roundabout trade damages England and the plantations.
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England
Hingland
Ireland
Holland
Custom House Books
Dublin
Indies
Norway
Scotland
Bilboa
Thames Express Delivers Earl Waldegrave's Message to Harrington
An afternoon express arrived at St James's from Earl Waldegrave the ambassador to France. Lord Harrington then planned a briefing at the Admiralty about new warships. Reports say twenty sail of the line will rendezvous at Spithead under Sir Charles Wager aboard Namur and Rare, a 90 gun ship recently launched at Deptford. Orders were sent to Portsmouth Plymouth and Chatham yards to ready guard ships for sea. Five malefactors executed at Tyburn. Ambrose Newport’s body carried away.
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St. James’s
Earl Waldegrave
France
Richmond
Admiralty
Spithead
Charles Wager
Namur
Deptford
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Chatham
Tyburn
Ambrose Newport
Lottery Ticket Payments Ordered by Crown Officials
Whitehall Treasury orders paid into the Bank of England for an eight hundred thousand pound lottery. Receivers are named to collect half by June 1 1731 and the remainder by August 20913. Bodies politic and corporate warned to remit accordingly or face civil penalties.
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Whitehall Treasury
His Majesty's Treasury
Bank
England
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Temple- Ogue
Montgomery
King’s Bench
Oxmanton Green
Mitchief
South Sea
India
Royal Atize Raice
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York
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