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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Philadelphia reports from late November London letters: British Parliament voids two elections, prohibits corn exports, rejects motion on St. George's Fields disturbances, decides against intervening in Corsica (250-50), and calls for but delays examining papers on Boston disturbances until after Christmas.
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By several letters from London, of the latter end of November last, we have the following advices, viz. That the Parliament have determined two elections to be void, and it is supposed many more would meet with the same fate. That the Parliament had prohibited the exportation of corn from England, for a further time. That a motion made in Parliament to examine into the cause of the disturbances in St. George's Fields, &c. and to have Lord Barrington's letters and orders, with all other papers relative to that affair, brought before them, passed in the negative.
That Corsica had been brought on the carpet and fully discussed, but determined, by 250 against 50, not to intermeddle in that affair. That the Parliament had called for all Governor Bernard's and Lord Hillsborough's letters, with all other papers, Sec. relative to the Boston disturbances, but they will not go into the examination of them until after Christmas.
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London
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Latter End Of November Last
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two elections voided; corn export prohibited; motion on st. george's fields disturbances rejected; non-intervention in corsica by 250-50; papers on boston disturbances called for but examination delayed until after christmas.
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Reports from London letters detail British Parliament actions: voiding elections, prohibiting corn exports, rejecting examination of St. George's Fields disturbances involving Lord Barrington, deciding against intervening in Corsica, and calling for but postponing review of Governor Bernard and Lord Hillsborough's papers on Boston disturbances.