12 May 1820
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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
May 12, 1820
Page
1
Odd legal notice from 19th century Irish chancery proceedings detailing schedules for land auction and creditor actions. Mentions Thomas Ellis, Montgomery, Solicitors in Dublin and Galway, with dates referencing March and May 1817 and 1940, and notices for bids on lands at Loughrea. Contains procedural phrases about setting up bids and creditor claims.
In the Emperial Parliament at Hove of Lorus Monnay on May 8, Earl Stanhope announced plans to petition the house about the poor, prompting an adjournment. In NoXway, May 8, petitions from Cashel distillers about the license duty and from Huddersfield clothiers about wool duty sparked discussions on repeal, with ministers signaling no immediate repeal. Also reported: the Marriage Act amendment bill, and petitions on undue electoral returns for Galway Drogheda Boroughbridge and Haddington with dates for consideration.
A debate recalls the wartime push to improve conditions amid lingering lassitude and debt. The speaker urges inquiry into easing trade restrictions, arguing for equal consideration of all classes and urging a committee to study extending freedom of trade, including reexamined navigation laws, reexport Proposals, and China-America commerce.
A speech discusses reforming commercial regulations, timber duties, navigation laws, and transit duties. It argues restrictive policy harms foreign trade, supports Baltic timber import over Canada, defends naval strength under strict laws, and notes window for improvements. It covers agriculture, India trade, and recent bullion and currency issues.
Members discuss lowering duties and evolving trade policy amid concern over corn laws and currency standards. The civil list is examined, with arguments for limiting pensions and reforming state expenditures, citing past committees and the impact on public finances.
The excerpt details a heated debate in the House of Lords regarding the Civil List for Ireland, expenditures across England and Ireland, and the inquiry process. It notes ministerial responsibility, the throne’s advisory role, and calls for retrenchment amid concerns over national economy and foreign relations. The division results are recorded as 157 for the Amendment and 236 against, majority 99.
In Parliament Turspay May, Sir H Parnell postponed the motion on the Catholic claims from the 16th to the 25th inst. A letter to Lord A Hamilton noted a provision for the Queen and Royal Family would be proposed. Election Petitions from St Ives Penryn Ipswich Kerwick upon Tweed and Line tick were ordered for June consideration. Alderman Wood urged a committee into the conduct of George Edwards the alleged spy.
The Morning Post reports the Queen of England may have arrived in Paris for consultations on affairs but contradicts other papers that deny any confirmed arrival. The monarch reportedly plans a brief stay and may travel nearer the coast while advisers in England advise against a return.
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