Historical Register in London, Middlesex

Watchett Harbour Repairs and South Sea Credit Debate

In a Lords session dating to the sixth and seventh years of a late reign, duties were granted for harbour and key repairs at Watchett Somerset amid a flurry of private bills. The Commons returned. Dr Gaylord and Nathaniel Wilkinson faced contempt for not attending a committee. A grand Committee examined public credit linked to the South Sea Company, with debates and a deferred report. Petitions from Warwick and others prompted readings and committees on the Sufferers Bill. Mr Forever faced scrutiny over South Sea stock, and proceedings paused before the House examined Forester and others.