Debated motions threaten rights in Parliament and Norfolk choice
A Middlesex Journal excerpt reveals heated debate over a motion to summon the Lords for matters of state. The piece argues against adjournment tactics and hints at pressures to remove a member of the House. It also reports a Norfolk county election showing De Grey leading, with Coke and Wodehouse trailing amid ministerial influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward‘Ailey
Thomas de Grey
Armine Wodehouse
Wenman Coke
Biggs
Coke
Mr. de Grey
Sir Armiine
Armine
Debating Norfolk Figures in 18th Century Letter
A dated 1770s correspondence from Lynn Regis discusses Sir Edward Affley and Mr Coke and Mr De Grey, noting their popularity and unpopularity in Norfolk. The letter remarks rising interest in Coke and De Grey and mentions a Majority in favor of the former, with the author unsure which figure holds sway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edoward Affley
Coke
Lerter
County
Norfolk
Coée
de Grey
Russian war claims and Mediterranean fleet offers
The report notes St Petersburg court offers to fund fifteen fully equipped warships for the Russian fleet in the Mediterranean. A Gibraltar letter says a Russian admiral received word that lands in the Levant would trigger Levantine revolts. Also, illness cripples Russian sailors, with five hundred sailors sick in the king's hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
Levant
Ilinorca
Resignation prompts political shifts and grants amid crisis
A late premier's resignation follows a council clash and a reform of offices in North America. Grants for Bradshaw and the Receiver General role are tied to his death, with pensions accompanying. Rumors place Lord Weymouth, Lord Mansfield, and Rockingham amid resoundingly unsettled government, while Britain braces for naval and colonial adjustments and possible Ireland'administration changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Baron Smythe
North America
Bradshaw
Duke of
Cholmondly
Earl of Sandwich
Charles Townshend
Treasury
Earl of Weymouth
Ireland
Lord Hertford
Lord Weymouth
Delphic
Spencer
Gaveston
Melville
Grenada
Admiralty
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Lord Mansfield
M. of
Rockingham
Queen’s Palace
St. James’s
Latterell
Gibraltar
Minorca
Paoli
Continent
Earl of Egmont
Sir Andrew
Mitchel
Berlin
Germany
House of Commons
Readers Letter From Evening Journal Teases First Page
The notice explains that gentlemen read only the last page and that valuable letters and anecdotes are printed there. It urges readers to note authenticity and mentions an important letter or essay appearing on the first page for emphasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolverhampton
Staffordshire
Gregory Page
Blackheath
Greenwich Park
Drury-lane Theatre
Letter from Correspondents and Readers
Fragmented remarks from correspondents reference a late political debate and Grace's resignation. The publisher notes Decius's address to England drew strong reader interest and boosts demand for the Journal. A mock pastoral poem from Norfolk and an Impromptu piece are mentioned, with Cruefavite W. O. to be contacted by the publisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decius
England
Jeterday
Prietors
Cinderetta
de Grey
Norfolk
Cruefavite W. O
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Amphytri Piter
Reddith
Sofia
King Wets Dra
Pope
Mippiesex - Journan
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Ste .Paul's Church-Yard
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