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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 21, 1780
Page
2
The House heard counsel on the York Building Company creditors case against James Ferguson, Esq. The decree was affirmed in part and reversed in part. A Contractors bill was read a first time and ordered to be printed. All remaining causes were deferred until after the recess.
The House debated the corn bill and a probe into prison medical expenses. Lord North proposed forcing the East India Company to wind up by April 6 1783, while Mr Fox condemned the move as a dangerous menace risking India and colonial commerce.
Lords clash over ending the current East India Company and creating a new one with a larger inclusive charter. Arguments hinge on public interest, territorial revenues, and balancing government control with private profit. Ministers push a commission of account and a careful, extended discussion before final votes.
The Easter recess produced a bill deemed inadequate by critics while Lord North voiced surprise at the opposition. David Hareley moved to introduce a bill limiting placemen, with leave granted. The House adjourned until Wednesday.
Published in quarto at price 129 and bound at 158 with notes and critical dissertations. Joseph Priestley LL D FRS advertises the Harmony for the unlearned and lists Greek edition at 245 in boards along with the author’s other works at J Johnson, St Paul’s Churchyard.
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