Anti-Catholicism in the United Kingdom nor was a Protestant heir any longer empowered to enter and enjoy the estate of his Catholic kinsman. However, the passing of this act was the occasion of the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots (1780) in which the violence of the mob was especially directed against Lord Mansfield who had balked at various prosecutions under the statutes now repealed. The anti-clerical excesses of the French Revolution and the consequent emigration to England of Catholic priests from France led to a softening of opinion towards Catholics on the part of the English Anglican establishment, resulting in the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1791 which
Kingston (1780 ship) changed to James Young. The "Register of Shipping" for 1818 showed "Kingston"s master changing from J. Topplen to Young, and her trade from London−Southern Fishery to London−Quebec. "Kingston" was last listed in 1819. "Lloyd's Register" and the "Register of Shipping" both showed her master as J.Young, her owner as Gibbon, and her trade as London–Quebec. Notes Citations References [[Category:1780 ships]] [[Category:Age of Sail merchant ships of England]] [[Category:Whaling ships]] Kingston (1780 ship) Kingston was launched at Bristol in 1780 as a West Indiaman. From 1798 she made ten voyages as a whaler. She then briefly sailed between England and Quebec,