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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
May 08, 1820
Page
1
In a heated session, ministers defend the 1816 civil list settlement while MPs press for full accounts of royal expenditures. Debates cover excess spending, reserved revenues in Scotland, and the need for a revised basis for the civil list amid currency strains and looming final arrangements.
In Tuunsnar May 4 the Lords suspended private bill procedures and resumed proceedings as last Parliament. Lord King urged urgent attention to currency, noting depcreciation due to silver pricing above mint. The Civil List sparked scrutiny of 1816 arrangements, with Lansdown advocating reprinting accounts and clearer funding. Liverpool cautioned against quick committees and emphasized Parliament over Royal finances.
In the House of Commons, discussions covered private bills with petitions and time extensions. Dublin gas lighting petition referred to a committee, while wool duties faced repeal calls. debates touched trade restrictions and potential hearings by counsel.
The Dublin Journal and the London Mail arrive with extensive coverage of parliamentary proceedings. Read summaries and key debates from both sources as they reach town this morning.
The article covers Parliament debates on the Civil List including allocations and reforms, noting charges, reserves, and future spending. It also discusses the wool duty trade with petitions from York Leeds and London merchants urging repeal and broader trade restriction relaxation amid farmer concerns.
The report outlines the consolidated fund totals for the year ended April 5 1819 and April 5 1820, showing a deficit of 1 826 388 against the prior year. It lists receipts from property taxes and new excise duties, with quarterly totals, naming principal items such as coffee tea tobacco spirits malt and goods like tobacco and cheese. It notes the modest yield from malt and the larger return from tobacco, and summarizes the three quarter aggregate for new customs duties in 1819 including tea peppers coffee and wool, totaling only 12 6s 1d.
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