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Foreign News
July 12, 1771
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
On May 4, reports indicate that the Earl of Chatham proposed a motion in the British House of Lords for an address to the King, urging dissolution of Parliament after the session due to the unresolved Middlesex election violations and Commons-Magistracy conflict. The motion failed 23-72.
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May 4. It is said the following motion was made on Wednesday last by the Earl of Chatham in the Upper House: That an humble Address be presented to his Majesty, most dutifully and earnestly beseeching his Majesty, that under the late violations of the rights of the electors of Great-Britain in the election for Middlesex still unredressed, and in the present conflict which has so unhappily arisen between the claims of privilege of the House of Commons on one side, and those of the Magistracy on the other, his Majesty will, in his paternal wisdom deign to open the way to compose this alarming warfare; and that in order to prevent the said House and the Nation from being involved in intemperate discussions of undefined powers, which in the extreme may endanger the constitution, and tend to shake the tranquility of the Kingdom, his Majesty will be graciously pleased to recur to the recent sense of his people, by dissolving, after the end of this session, the present Parliament, and calling, with convenient dispatch, a new Parliament; 23 for it, 72 against it.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
What keywords are associated?
Earl Of Chatham
House Of Lords
Middlesex Election
Parliament Dissolution
Commons Privilege
What entities or persons were involved?
Earl Of Chatham
His Majesty
Where did it happen?
Great Britain
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Great Britain
Event Date
Wednesday Last, Reported May 4
Key Persons
Earl Of Chatham
His Majesty
Outcome
23 for, 72 against
Event Details
Motion by the Earl of Chatham in the Upper House for an address to the King beseeching resolution of Middlesex election violations and Commons-Magistracy conflict by dissolving Parliament after the session and calling a new one.