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Powers—The question of an embargo on corn at home—Apparent strength of the Ministry at the end of 1766—Indian policy—Territorial revenue and the renewal of the Charter of the East India Company—Opposite views of Charles Townshend and Shelburne—American questions—Shelburne desires to pursue a conciliatory policy to the Colonies—The Mutiny Bill—Compensation to the sufferers by the Boston riots of 1765—Policy in regard to the unoccupied western lands and the boundaries of Canada—Question of Colonial taxation—Charles Townshend's taxes—Shelburne appeals to Chatham against Townshend—Sudden illness of Chatham—Memorandum by Maurice Morgann on American questions in 1767—Chatham withdraws himself from political activity—Victory of Charles Townshend in the Cabinet—Shelburne for a time ceases to attend the Cabinet—The Bedford party try to obtain power—General attack on Shelburne—Choiseul and Grimaldi watch the situation—Sudden death of Charles Townshend—Resignation of Conway—Grafton proposes to reconstitute the Ministry—A third Secretaryship of State created—Lord Hillsborough appointed—The American business removed from the Southern Department—Interview between Grafton and Shelburne—Complete seclusion of Chatham—Victory of the Bedford party—Effect on the situation in America—Dunning becomes Solicitor-General |
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Ireland in 1767–1768
Condition of Kerry—The Danish treasure ship—Murder of Puxley, the Excise officer—The Irish land system—Political relations of Ireland and Great Britain—Analogies with the relations of the American Colonies with Great Britain—Poynings' Acts—The 3 and 4 of Philip and Mary, c. 4—Shackles imposed on Irish industries—Judicial appeals—Sir William Petty's proposal for a union—Molyneux's Case of Ireland—Lord Clare's description of the government of Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century—Lord George Sackville brings about a crisis—He shakes the power of the Irish oligarchy without being able to bring it down—The parties of Speaker Boyle and Lord Shannon—Their coalition—Dr. Lucas—Lord Townshend becomes Viceroy in 1767—The Septennial Bill and the Judicature Bill—The Grafton-Chatham administration attempt to curb the Irish oligarchy—History of the struggle which ensues—The Habeas Corpus Bill and the Augmentation of the Army Bill—Dispatches of Shelburne and Townshend—Demands of the Irish Junto—Refusal of Shelburne to accept them—Threats of the Junto—Protracted negotiations—Description by Barré of the debate on the Augmentation Bill—The Bill and the Judicature Bill are both thrown out—Shelburne and Townshend agree on the necessity of breaking the corrupt power of the Irish Junto—The Irish Parliament prorogued |
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Choiseul observes the divisions of political parties in England with satisfaction—Relations of Corsica with Genoa—Secret treaty between Genoa and France—The Corsicans appeal to England—Shelburne demands an explanation as to French policy—Mr. John Stewart's mission to Corsica—Divisions in the Ministry about Corsica and America—The Farmer's Letters—Differences between Shelburne and Hillsborough—Reports of Shelburne's resignation—The Corsican Treaty communicated by Choiseul to Shelburne— |
