Increased Bengal costs spark criticism of India Company
In a December chronicle the India Company faces critique over an 800,0001 annual rise in Bengal civil and military expenses since 1766. Directors are blamed for rapine, outpacing savings from more servants, while moral and legal avenues fail to curb abuses. A tale of virtue funds the poor.
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the India Company
Bengal
Lord Clive
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Europe
Company
England
Indias
Crisis era bank talks six percent dividend plan
An 18th century letter argues a six percent dividend to be paid next Christmas to ease financial strain. It warns against risky remedies and urges cordial relations with the state while creditors are served. It cites Bengal draws, credit fears, and a 1770 stock fall as context.
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East Innra
A Fareni p to the Poor
A fragmentary plea to the poor about meat prices and corn shortages. The text argues cheap meat could sustain the population, while corn is blamed for shortages and poison concerns, urging alternative nourishment and policy. The period tone suggests a pamphlet style addressing economic hardship and food provision.
Inflexible Crosby faces scrutiny by wary public
A fragment from a Mayoral era column questions Chief Magistrate Crosby’s impartiality during a riot on his accession day. It contrasts his harsh stance with historic precedent, noting Watkin Lewes’s restraint and reporting on the mayor’s declared orders to send rioters to Newgate.
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Wilkes
Alderman Crosby
Crosby
Newgate
The Distress of London Labourers and Public Figures
A lengthy letter dissects London’s poor, blaming high prices and unemployment for winter hardship. It argues real relief requires labour, not inflated sympathy, and criticizes pamphleteers for misrepresenting conditions while urging magistrates to curb distress by improving work and oversight of provisioning. The piece also condemns East India Company abuses and calls for Parliament to act against oppression and waste.
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London
England
Hackney Cone
Des Maivnes
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Cornhill
Taylors
Carmen
Yeasoh
Perfors
Juvenal
Gaz
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Berks
Deal
Englitz
East-Indies
English East-India Company
Alderman Wilkes
East India Company
East Indies
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India Company
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Hodges and Co
Alice
Lord North
Ste Famnes
Chron
Dee
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