Parliament Proceeding on Burke Trial and Justice
English Parliament continues the Burke trial as the Commons finalize charges and the Lords prepare to pronounce judgment. Mr Hastings praises Sir James while urging swift completion, noting the nation’s stake in a just conclusion and the Constitution’s happiness. The Lords adjourn to their chamber as the Commons seek to rebut any defence with witnesses and evidence.
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Commons
Burde
James
Bar of Justice
Justice
House of Commons
Hastings
Burke
Quebec Bill Debate Reaches Key Points on Canada Split
The Lords resumed the Quebec Bill committee with Lord Grenaille defending the plan to divide the province into Upper and Lower Canada. He argued Canadians preferred their own laws, urged balanced representation, and warned against transferring Mercantile Law wholesale. He cautioned on judicial independence, noting life tenure could misfire and emphasized good behavior as a safeguard.
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Grand Court
Westminster-hall
Quebec
Lord Cathcart
Lord Grenaille
Upper
Lower Canada
Canada
London
Canada and Britain seek gradual constitutional alignment
Debate in the Lords and Commons centers on extending the British Constitution to Canada with a system of known laws and salaries for judges and clergy. Ministers argue the aim is a decent Protestant clerical subsistence and a Canada harmonized with Britain, while skeptics urge caution about hereditary honors, legal frames, and local governance. The session covers finance papers, seamen’s wages bills, and broad discussions on Sierra Leone and Kingston Road legislation, with votes shaping the bills’ progress.
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Canada
Great Britain
Lord Abingdon
Lord Rawdon
Lord Portclefier
London May 20 Deserters Amnesty and Doomed Trial
London dispatches note various items including the King of Sweden supposedly setting out for England on May 18, and a large corn sale planned for England. The Grand Duke of Tuscany issues an amnesty for deserters and certain criminals. The Hastixes trial garners heavy costs, while a report about Mr Wurrsreap’s Brewery is denied as false. Peter Hugheton, Lord of Vryhouven, died recently and left substantial British and foreign holdings to various charities, with heirs seeking to contest the will.
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Fawkener
Petersburg
King of
Swrden
England
Dantzic
Grand Duke
Tuscany
Hastixes
Wurrsreap
Peter’ Hugheton
Vryhouven
Air-street
India
Political and maritime notices from distant courts and ports
May 7 Diet at Ratisbon considers Princes complaints over French Decrees in Alsace while June 76th sets a decision. Neapolitan disputes settle with alternating bishoprics and a ceremonial Palfrey. Prussia restricts French droit, Porano constitution expands royal prerogatives. Swedish envoy recalled. Corsair arrivals bring vast treasure. Cadiz fleet reports vast cargoes from Americas. Liverpool and Cadiz ships, cotton production figures, and a disturbing spate of suicides in the west town.
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Ratisbon
Napxis
St. Peter’s
France
Prussia
Porano
Great Britain
Stantslaus Augustus
Poland
Armfriptt
Sweden
Corruna
Montevides
Guiara
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Honduras
Carthagena
Vera Cruz
Havannah
Montevides, &c
Streights
Gibraltar
England
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