Quebec Act repeal battle in the Lords echoes across Britain
Debates in the Lords focus on Lord Camden’s Quebec act repeal proposal and Lord Lytton’s warnings of Spain’s fleet. Ministers defend toleration of Popery while figures temper rhetoric, with naval power and Gibraltar looming as strategic concerns. The day ends with votes, procedural moves, and adjournment despite partisan fireworks.
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Lord S—burne
France
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Lord Drleigh
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House business and reforms dominate Thursday session
The House met at 2 and read multiple bills including a 2s per gallon duty on spirituous liquors exported from North American colonies to Newfoundland. A writ for Wigan was ordered. A large grant to cover annuity subscriptions was approved. Debates over the Northern Passage bill and lighthouse project continued with divisions. Royal attendances, theatre visit, and Museum Lottery prizes also noted along with market prices and local deaths.
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Newfoundland
Bedford
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Lincoln’s Inn Gardens
America
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Doyley
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Perann
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George Savile
House of Peers
Gloucester
Cumberland
Theatre Royal
Haymarket
Guildhall
Grosvenor-square
Milseu
Cox’s
Whitechapel
George Winmiore
Spitalfields
Margate
Beale
Wandsworth Letter Responds to Academicus Contention
A May 10 correspondence from Wandsworth addresses a prior exchange with Academicus. The writer defends measured argument over heated rhetoric and asserts intent to fairly review letters, urging candor and rational debate in the face of presumptions of defeat or triumph.
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Wandsworth
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