London and Middlesex Postscript Report on Political Tensions
An 18th century London piece notes a council at the Cockpit Whitehall condemning recent measures as against constitutional interests. It lists departures of Sir Charles Saunders, Hon Stephen Fox, and the Bishop of Carlisle for various seats, plus health notes on Sir William Beachamp Proctor and James Garland. It mentions a French academy employee attacked by a carriage driver, a patriots’ meeting at the London Tavern, and plans to limit future addresses to twelve to twenty signatories to curb riot. It also reports club disputes, Luttrell’s parliamentary seating rumors, a potential alms house in Spitalfields, and speculation that Lord Bute may not return to England this century, with talk of a great lady retreating to the Continent.
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Cockpit
Whitehall
Charles Saunders
Kat
Bath
Spring Gardens
Heydon
Stephen Fox
Lord Holland
Old Burlington-street
Winterflow
Wilts
Bishop of
Carlisle
New Palace Yard
Westminster
Winchester
William Beachamp
K. B
Bruton-street
Berkley
Ames Garland
Axsgyle-buildings
Great Queen-street
Drury-lane
Brentford
Wilkes
London
Sons of Liberty
Luttrell
Bute
England
Liberty debate and election disorder in Newgate area
Report reflects a crowded scene of political rhetoric and public unrest. Notables named include Luttrell and others amid a debate at the Queen's Arms on liberty defined as lawful consent. Mentions mass freeholders at Brentford and supposed corruption in Newmarket and Dublin, with vivid notes on mobs, pardons, and local misdeeds.
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Luttrell
Brentford
Leas
Dublin
Queen’s Arms
Newgate Street
Wilkes
Glynn
Horne
Amelia
Marthalsea
Newmarket
B—h
London
Frances Castle
Haines Dyer
Moorfields
Windmill Hill
John Gearing
Newgate
Mr. Stevens
Admiralty
Tyburn
Paddington
Mrs. Roberts
Roberts
Chequer Alley
Bunhill Row
Highgate
Ashley
Pippin
Hornsey
Col L seized seat as Middlesex member in ye old papers
Reports claim Colonel L seized his seat as Middlesex representative though not elected. Commentary notes his appointment is controversial and will face difficulty maintaining it.
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Col
Middlesex
Petition and expulsion talk at Fyde park corner
A Pembrokeshire correspondent writes about rumored popular petitions and expulsions, notes a hat incident with Col. L II during last Thursday's squall near Fyde Park, and questions Sir Richard Phillips's voting stance and the Gazetteer's contradictions as elections loom.
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Col
L——Ii
Fyde-park Corner
West
Coventry Address anecdotes reveal loyalist banter in royal visits
The Coventry address tale recalls Elizabeth I’s last visit when the mayor and aldermen greeted her with rhymes and the Queen replied with playful wit. A second tour after the Armada yielded a quip about Spain’s king, prompting a gag about the gallows as the mayor offered to escort her out. Bank and government securities notes follow, with notices to correspondents and plans for future inserts.
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England
Spain
Egad
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Middlesex Journal
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Elizabeth
South Sea
India
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Knightbridge
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Bologne
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Strand
Duwsi
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Holborn
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Richardson
Prquhart
Royal Exchange
J. Knog
Roffel
Ghett Gates-Tane
Dean’s Court
St. Paul’s
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Christ
Judas Hicariot
Johnson
Payne
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Dre
Joseph Priestley
Johnson and Payne
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Caspian
Francis Count Algarotel
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Goff
Pall-mall
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Eader
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Leake
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