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Vernon at the centre of London election tumult
London appears divided over Admiral Vernon as merchants and liverymen rally to defend his honor amid a tense campaign. The piece reports contested nominations, a looming May 5 election, and notes high society figures like Sir John Barnaro in play, with updates on court and naval news shaping public sentiment.
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London
Admiral Vernon
Merchant Taylors
Lonpon
Agusta
Vernon
Suill
Suil
Guildhall
Votre
Chester
Robert Grosvenor
Charles Bunbury
Cambridge
Aldeman
Lime-street
Bridgen
Mark- Lane
Holland
Spithead
Louisa
Robert Browne
Bart
Shuafter
Somersetshire
Board of Works
St. James’s Park
St. James’s Square
Aix la Chapelle
Earl of
Boston
New-England
New England
Pr. Jekyll
Henry Pelham
Esg
His Majesty
Capt. Story
Chelsea College
Robert Ernle
Eig
Deceas
D. Thuesday
Edward Stephenson
Red-Lyon-Square
Sudbury
Suffolk
Harlington
Middlesex
Trapp
Jennings
Dawley
Stephenson
William Hewett
Essex
Ely
Lord Baltimore
Maryland
St. Clements Danes
Tobias Johnson
Bull-Head
Southwark
Bunts
St. Martin’s Lane
Piccadilly
Hyde Park
St. Martin’s Church
Court of Common Pleas
Westminster Hall
Grosvenor Square
France
Marquess d’Antin
Chevalier de Nerman
Europe
Cape Finisterre
Carthagena
West-Indies
Turner
Donna Maria Bay
Brest
Port Lewis
Shoreham
Boscawen
Cadiz
N.S
Delano
Honduras
Maraiabo
Vera Cruz
Buenos Ayres
Gibralar
Puerto Rico
N. S. del Pillar
el Rosario Y Santo Antonio
Maraicabo
Carrhagena
St. John
Friend
Amsterdam
Cork
Portfiiend
Romney
Cap
Esther Northcott
Virginia
Dublin
Thomas
Anguilla
Wmn
Wilshman
St. Christophers
India
Royal Exchange Assurance Gt
London Duroct
Torgr
Africaire
Vintners- Hall
Merchant-Taylors-Hall