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which rejected
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Walpole resigned as Prime
Minister in February 1742. Barnard was subsequently a supporter of the proposal for an enquiry to investigate Walpole's actions over the preceding ten years with a view to making charges of corruption. He was one of the 21 members named to the enquiry, but little progress
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Parliament of 1737, with proposed legislation to reduce interest payments on the national debt, thereby lowering commercial taxation. A further clause would have introduced a Playhouse Act to regulate operation of theatres in the City of London, the
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A dishonourable peace is worse than a destructive war...All nations are apt to play the bully with respect to one another; and if the government or administration of a nation has taken but one insult tamely, their neighbours will from thence judge of the character of that nation...and will
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disorderly operation of which posed risks of local theft or property damage. Both measures were defeated by the parliamentary majority headed by Sir Robert
Walpole. Nonetheless, Barnard's advocacy was rewarded via election as
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Barnard was a vigorous campaigner for the commercial interests that were his principal City of London constituency. In 1734 he successfully promoted an
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was made as most of those called as witnesses refused to testify. The only substantive allegation – that of bribing electors in the districts of
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accordingly treat them as bullies do noted poltroons; they will kick and cuff them upon every occasion.
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