Launceston, Newport 1935
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Just visible inside the Round House is the broken granite stump of the old Newport Cross, which from 1529 to 1831 was the spot at which Newport's two MPs were declared. The electorate consisted of those men who had a hearth in Newport and St Stephens, and they voted as they were ordered to by the Duke of Northumberland; this effectively meant that the Duke decided who was to be MP — usually on the basis of who had made him the best offer. This changed after the reform act of 1832; where once the two boroughs of Newport and Launceston had returned four MPs, after the act they had just one. The Round House was built in 1829, and soon became known as Newport Town Hall; it is still used to proclaim the accession of a monarch.
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