Historical Register in London, Middlesex

The Great Scheme Narrated in a Long Parliamentary Speech

A historical excerpt recounts a Parliamentary inquiry into a vast financial scheme. A committee member boasts of discovering tens of millions tied to directors and a gentleman, sparking public fascination. The speaker promises a concise narrative of the scheme’s rise, progress, and execution seeking judgment on duty and omissions. He cites Sir John Blunt and Lord Stanhope as early actors, with alterations to proposals involving Bank funds and the East India Company.