11 Jan 1770
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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 11, 1770
Page
1
Dover letter from 1770 discusses political struggle over corporation power, loyalty, and press influence. It cites Mr. Trevanion and Mr. R as key figures, critiques the ministry and local magistrates, and notes public defense funds and civic duties amid factional pressure in London and Dover.
A scratched passage suggests early humans formed compact for mutual defence and preservation. It posits that one cannot guard against violence alone and that collective action led to governance. The text hints at social cohesion and public oversight arising from shared need.
A fragmentary report notes a Rufslan 80 gun man of war reaching Spithead along with two 70 gun ships in Admiral Elphiston's fleet. Other brief items mention a duel near Whitby between a gentleman and a captain, a love rivalry cited as motive, and celebrations in Kharnsborough Leeds and Wetherby for the Duke of Devonshire coming of age. Clippings indicate Halifax arrests for coin clipping and counterfeiting with an engraver providing names. Miss Nicholson of Thornton died returning from Clayton.
The text records a loyal address to the King from Lords and Commons, gratitude for assurances of support in America, calls for harmony in government, and a royal reply. It mentions a grand court at St James's, attendance by foreign ministers and nobles, and a levee at Privy Gardens with dispatches from Secretary Seanes, plus a conference with the Bath of Weymouth on court affairs.
Reporting on revived titles and political maneuvers in Britain. The Duke of Gordon and peers pledge oaths to vote by proxy for one of sixteen Scottish peers, while appointments fill naval and militia posts. Distemper concerns threaten cattle, and libel actions loom as society notes arts award and personnel changes.
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