Resentment over Irish politics and ministerial policy in Dublin
In a charged Dublin scene, a letter denounces a minister as corrupt and unworthy, urging Irishmen to reject him and seek public chastisement. The speaker decries England’s oppression, praises Irish resistance, and laments the ministerial manipulation of Ireland’s parliamentary process, including Poyning’s Law and the augmentation controversy. The debate ends with a parliamentary vote, 66 in favor and 140 against.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkgate
Chester
Ireland
Dubliniensis
Towsthend
William
Chares
House of Commons
Poyning
England
Lord Sydney
Henry VII
Tieand
Philip
Mary
Henry VIII
Elizabeth
Commons
House of Commons of Ireland
House of Commions
Council
Lord Townsend
G. Macartney
Cleb
Debate in a May Assembly on Prorogation of the Irish Parliament
A fragmentary record notes an interesting debate in a May assembly dated May 34 1770 about the late extraordinary prorogation of the Irish Parliament. The entry preserves the tone of the era and highlights political contention surrounding parliamentary dissolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irife
Ireland Prorogation Sparks Debate on Expired Laws
Honorable members condemned the last prorogation for letting expire key acts. They warned of lost taxes, land security for Catholics, funding for Protestant schools, and public works. The opposition argued prorogation was unconstitutional and aimed to avoid parliamentary oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Incorporated Society
Lord Townshend
Debates on American affairs and public notices in assembly
The assembly agreed to meet today to end debates on American affairs after low attendance. A motion to share determinations with the House of Lords was approved. Lord Harcourt to stay in Paris, Lyttleton may be recalled to govern New England. Other items note marriages, diplomacy, and unrest in Venice and Pensacola.
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Bolton
House of L—s
House of Lords
Sidney Stafford Smyth
Jill
James Eyre
Ely
London
Exchequer
Treasury
Matthew
Kennedy
Holland
Ball-Indies
Count du Chatelet Lomont
Weymouth
Versailles
Mrs Murray
Otomian Porte
Lyttleton
New England
F. Bernard
Lord Harcourt
Paris
Wedderburn
East
Pyrenean
Madrid
Venice
Senate
Republick
Levant
Presburg
Hungary
Hofsars
Brussels
Joseph ‘Hankey
Fenchurch -Street
Merlrs
Boldero
Lombard
Bavern
Tueklay
Wiettar Ellis
Robert-Morris
Conrac Brandy Jamaica Rum and Batavia Arrack
A compact listing notes Conrac Brandy along with Jamaica rum and Batavia Arrack as items in a beverage or spirits catalog. The text reads like a product or brand list without context about origin, quantities, or pricing.
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Conrac
Jamaica
Rum
Batavia
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B—eih
America
West-India Islands
UR Rey
Harvey
Hina
Faith Land
Roger "Pece
Southwark
Fred
T. “Carianand
F. ‘Newbery
Universal
Lemagne
M. Bossuet
F of
Mraux
Framithé
Oxigenary
James. Elphinston
Eley Sre
Er Ashley
Hoste Waiares
Ludgate
Gillon
Gallen
Los N. B
London-Tavirn
Lovelli
Wilkes
Middlesex
Cafit
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