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Dismissal of a Great Officer Prompts Public Debate
A Berkshire Man letters debate over abrupt ousting of a respected official on prorogation day. Questions arise about legality and motives, comparing Legge and Conway dismissals, with concern for public service and looming fiscal strain. Londons notes reference Lord Clive’s Jagheer proposal and recent court actions.
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Jef Cian
Prince de Names
Legge
Conway
Lygge
Meney
Mr. Conway
Temple Bar
London
Lord Clive
The
East India Company
Merchant-taylors-hall
Meer Jatir
India
England
Tidia
India Tock
Col. Barre
Catcraft
George Colebrake
James Hodes
Mawbey
Sullivan
Col. Southby
Law
Sather
Lord Kibank
Johnstone
Ramsay
Mr. Steward
Salvadore
Mendez
Wade
Francis Gosling
Edward Turner
Glover
Rous
Amyand
Crab Boulton
Council
Court of Directors
Jagheer
Learned Council
Dolphin
Woolwich
Deptford
Byron
Lord Byron
Queen’s Palace
Prince of Wales
Guildhall
Samuel Seawell
Kfq
John Eddison
Coopers Company
Wood-street Compter
Christ-hospital
St. Martin’s In the Fields
Saunders
George Lewis
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Polly Ruffel
Peter Ruffel
Charing-cross
Thursday
St. Michael’s
Crosked-lane
John Priestley
Thames-street
Fenny Paveson
C. John
Learing
David Ross
George Knight
Thomas Lawson
Ohn Fairbrother
Thomas Eli
Thomas Wright
Margaret Wright
Brown
Price
Montgomery
Scotch Peg
Sir John Fielding
Newgate
Eagle-court
Strand
Susannah Leach