Warrant for Wilkes Arrest and Turbulent London Affair
Historic notice recounts Lord Halifax and Earl of Egremont issuing writs to pursue John Wilkes and the North Britain libel, detailing warrants, evasions by officials, habeas corpus actions, and clashes over access to Wilkes in the Tower of London. Includes later maritime and political notes and executions at Tyburn.
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George Mountagu Dunk
Earl of
Halifax
Viscount Sunbury
Baron Halifax
L. S
G Kearfly
Ludgate Street
London
St James
Nathan Carrington
John Money
James Watson
Robert Blackmore
Wiltes
Mr. Wilkes
Court of Common Pleas
Westminster Hall
John Wilkes
Wood
Philp Carteret Webb
Treasury
Wilkes
Philip Carteret Webb
Sollicitor
Lord Halifax
Fobn Wilkes
Tower of London
Tower
Major Ransford
Secretary of
Earl of Temple
Charles Earl of Egremont
George Dunk Earl of Halifax
North Britain
St. James
Ratsford
Webb
Esig
Ransford
Esg
John Welkes
James Eady
Russia
Mr. Sims
Royal Oak
Hatton Wall
Hatton Garden
Barrel
Preston- Pans
Cope
Chamberlain
Gardner’s-lane
King-street
Westminster
John Rice
Paul Lewis
Farmer Brown
Hannah Dagoe
Tyburn
Newgate
Lewis
Dagoe
Mr. Rice
Jack Ketch
Striking Contrast in Pitt Era Peace and Liberty Loss
A London Evening Post commentary from Exeter on April 29 laments nationwide harmony under Mr Pitt’s ministry and rising discord under the L-B cabinet. It decries tax burdens postwar and warns of liberties eroding as taxes rise beyond need, urging vigilance against government overreach.
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London Evening Post
Exeter
Pitt
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John Lord Berkeley
Stratton
His Majesty
Berlin
Prussia
Embden East India Company
Mayjesty
Duke
Edwards
West-Indies
Falmouth
East India Company
St. James's
Charles Spencer
Oxford
Middlesex Hospital
Mrs. Connelly
Soho Square
Earl of Northumberland
Rive
Eyre
City of London
Laud
Canterbury
Charles the First
Roberts
Lord Scarborough
England
Admiral Lewis
Seeven
Senegal
Cancalle Bay
Cherbourg
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