. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . SIR JOSHITA RE Y>; o U- ^ EDMBWD BIRKE. Duke of Gmfton, CHAPTER XIX. Keif Parliament—Non-publication of Debates—Wilkes returned for Middlesex—Eiots—Sentenceupon Wilkes—His expulsions from Parliament and re-elections—Debates on the privilegesof the Commons—The Letters of Junius—Personalities of Junius—His attacks on theduke of Grafton—Private letters of Junius—His attack on the duke of Bedford—Addressof Junius to the kins—Opening of Parliament—Lord Chatham—Ch
. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . SIR JOSHITA RE Y>; o U- ^ EDMBWD BIRKE. Duke of Gmfton, CHAPTER XIX. Keif Parliament—Non-publication of Debates—Wilkes returned for Middlesex—Eiots—Sentenceupon Wilkes—His expulsions from Parliament and re-elections—Debates on the privilegesof the Commons—The Letters of Junius—Personalities of Junius—His attacks on theduke of Grafton—Private letters of Junius—His attack on the duke of Bedford—Addressof Junius to the kins—Opening of Parliament—Lord Chatham—Chathams speech on theAddress—Schism in the Ministry—Lord Camden disclaims their measures—Resignationof the duke of Grafton. The new Parliament was opened on the 10th of May, 1768. In thismost important Session the non-publication of debates was enforced withalmost unequalled strictness. Horace Walpole has, for some years, been tous the almost only authority for forming any notion of the debating powerin an age of real oratory, if we may judge of its rhetorical excellence from thetestimony of contemporaries. He is not now a member of the
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