Garden Gate Pranks Allegedly Targeted by Armed Group
A correspondent signing as Jack Sprat alleges that OH followers, armed, carried out a prior instruction regarding the Garden Gate and escaped to married sisters. The writer warns of continued mischief under windows and predicts a meeting there tomorrow, noting Kensington Palace routes and restricted servants. The message ends with a promise to reveal more to the recipient.
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Garden Gate
Kensington Pallace
Instructions for a King and Ministers in London Satire
A verbose political satire addressed to a printer in the Middlesex Journal section, urging a king to resist corrupt ministers. The writer contrasts regal virtue with Neroesque tyranny, condemning courtly manipulation and urging a ruler to act for the people while warning against ministers who would enslave governance to lucre and decadence.
London Postscript June 26 Four o'clock report
In London Lord North held a large levee at Downing Street this morning. An express was sent from the Earl of Rochfort for Sir Joseph York at The Hague. Dispatches arrived from Petersburg. A Board of Admiralty ended with an order for an express to Commodore Proby in the Mediterranean. Russian and Danish ambassadors met late on Monday night at the Russian envoy's house for about ninety minutes.
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Lord North
Downing-street
Westminster
Earl of Rochfort
Joseph York
Hague
Secretary of States
Petersburgh
Board of Admiralty
Commodore Proby
Mediterranean
Danist
London Gossip on America War News and Local Events
The piece reports on political clashes over American affairs with Lord Holland, Admiralty orders, and threats of measures in the near future. It notes Boston reports alarming, possible visits to London by Boston leaders, and shifts in the Board of Trade. Also mentions the Lord Mayor poll, statue talks, French competition in Africa trade, and various local incidents including robberies and marriages.
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Lord Holland
Privy Council
America
Boston
Botton
Admiralty
Plymouth
Africa
Guinea
Betts
Alderman Crosby
Friends of Liberty
Lord Maya
Friends of
Newgate
Beckford’s College
Richard Whittington
Whittington
Barlow Trecothick
Brass Crosby
Henry Bankes
Board of ‘Trade and Plantations
Newfoundland
Levant
Mediterranean
Paris
Milbourn
George
Lady Warsen
Milbank
Madrass
Bengal
Esquimaux
Catherine Barefoot
John Humphries
New Prison
John Sher
Foreign intelligence updates on Prussia and States General
A Holland mail brings no fresh foreign intelligence. Amsterdam notes rising preparations at The Hague due to renewed disputes between the King of Prussia and the States General, suggesting a rupture. The letters mention renewed treaties of faith and alliance with European powers by the States General.
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Holland
Frere
Amsterdam
The
Hague
Prussia
States General
Europe
Port News Arrivals and Departures at Portsmouth June 24
Portmouth reports arrival of the Adventure from Plymouth Endeavour from Exeter Matthias from South Carolina and a corpse Lofthouse. Vessels sailing include Nancy Bebell for Sunderland Emsworth Woodman and Lively Hicks for London Dolphin Nathell for Penzance.
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Portmouth
Clark
Plymouth
Endeavour
Mears
Exeter
Matthias
Tuters
Corpse
Lofthouse
South Carolina
Nancy
Bebell
Sunderland
Emsworth
Woodman
Lively
Hicks
London
Dolphin
Nathell
Penzance
Stock market fragment at one o'clock in old ledger
Stocks done this Day at One o'Clock showing Bank Ann 1756 and 1758 with closed entries, Confe 95, 2, various bond and share figures, Navy and Victualling Bills, Long Ann entries, and tickets with 4s 6d values.
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Bank
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Middlesex Journal
Isitle
Jack Sprat
Lord Grosvenor
Lord Grosvenor Grosvenor Square
Times
Onco
Great Britain
Nero
Roman Empire
Rome
Father
John Turnmill
Miller
High Wickham
Jane Simmons
Buckingham
Isaac Scott
South Mims
Newton
Barnet
Great Argyle-street
John Roberts
West India
Coventry Street
Ann Johnson
John Hancock
Limehouse
Foreign Intelligence
Port News
Tunbridge Town
Wells
Stephen Hooper Alchin
Southboro
Tunbridge
Rita
William
Beckford
City of London
J. Goupar
St. Duncan’ S Church
Fleet-street
India
South-Sea
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