Historical Register in London, Middlesex

Historical Commons actions on Spanish predations and tobacco trade

In a committee of the whole House the Commons examined petitions about Spanish predations in America, heard witnesses, and adjourned to the following Sunday. On March 7, Cockburn presented documents to the Lords, and in a grand committee the House passed the bill to raise 1,250,000 by annuities. They resolved election bribery in Beverley, addressed the King for memorials, and moved toward repealing a tobacco import clause. Progress continued on the Land Tax Bill.