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Debates Over South Sea Company Bills and Petitions
In Westminster the Commons faced a report on corruption reforms, a new writ for Corfe Castle, and a grand committee on stock grafting. A South Sea Petition requested relief on public payments, rejected by the majority but tabled for later. Amendments and motions on excluding directors from Parliament heated the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broderick
Commons
Committee
Speaker
Corfe-Castle
Dorfer
Fofiua-Churchill
Theatminster- Hall
Shippen
Country Party
Robert Walpole
South Sea Company
East India Company
Bank of England