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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 03, 1772
Page
2
Members clash over the method of accounting for navy expenditures and the pace of reducing the peace establishment. Speakers argue for old controls or reform, noting costs, ships, wages, and provisions, with allegations of inconsistent official statements and calls for thorough scrutiny of Admiralty accounts. The session ends after voting on the 1773 navy establishment and related wages allocations.
Friday December 4 in London reports wars with Sweden may open soon and debates at Bucharest on a Crimea garrison plan while the Ottoman Porte seeks orders from the Grand Signior. A manager in St Vincent notes the Caribbean expedition has begun with casualties and enslaved workers aiding troops. Poland reports noble assembly at Great Poland and a commander ordered to Kaminieck. Copenhagen says a Saxon officer faces perpetual imprisonment for a French plot. Paoli meets the king. the Earl of Holderneffe hosts the Prince of Wales and the Bishop of Dunbar. The new Farce Cross Purposes is noted and Drury Lane audiences receive critique of a performer.
Proceedings from December 3 1772 cover importation bills for corn duty and commodity free items, committee progress on the corn exportation bill, rice importation, and reforms to bread provisions. Debate centers on price controls, supply stability, and the high price of provisions with expert examination requested.
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