Lord Clive and the East India Company Defended
A Middlesex Journal reader defends Lord Clive against crimes alleged by rivals. The author argues the East India Company required checks on corruption, credits Clive with saving the company and amassing wealth that reflected his merit. The piece contrasts Clive with Wilkes, noting public figures miscast by imitators while praising Clive’s corporate rescue and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolk
Z. Ge
Lord Clive
Lord ‘Clive
East Indies
Uelachrymae
Johnstone
England
Lord Baeysie
Ohn Rone
Chive
Morse
East India Company
Clive
Wilkes
Oliver Cromwell
Middlesex
East-India Company
Nabob
Mr. Wilkes
Oziah ReVgggegual
Manner of Lord Clive’s fortune vs virtue discussed
The piece notes that Clive’s fortune, like that of other nobles, rests on questionable means. It cites Bourdaloue’s sermon to French royalty arguing people are equal while distinctions between men are adventitious, dating the critique to royal courtiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Clive
Bourdalove
France
Danish Pension Refusal Sparks Court Rumor and Tory Turmoil
The Danish court reportedly refuses future pension for the Queen, with plans for temporary retreat at Zell and a five thousand a year allowance for the Queen abroad. Observers fear a Danish conflict and note political restlessness after Straenzee and Brandt, while conjecture swirls about the Crown’s health and the treatment of Catholics in Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Keith
Zelle
Hanover
Zell
England
J. Dy
Thés
Straenzee
Brandt
House of Stuart
Bradshaw
Admiralty
Granada
House of Commons
Great Britain
Fragments on Arts Fire and Crime in London
A long lettered-critique touches on the King’s patronage of the Royal Academy and the turn against ministerial acts, alongside praise for public taste. Reports follow of fires, insurance debates, and moral concerns at Pantheon and Mrs Cornelys. Also noted are robberies, drownings, injuries, and ships docking or sailing from Portsmouth, Spithead, and Limehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foote
Britain
Fueh
Portsmouth
Royal Academy
Iris
Pine
Calais
A &Re
Pantheon
Newfoundland
Otter Sroopr
Morrice
Portsmouth Harbour
Spithead
Worcester
Hughes
Stamford
Lincolnshire
Pancrafs Wath
Sir John Fielding
Pancrafs Bonehouse
Temple-bar
Limehouse Hole
Hutchinson
Vauxhall
St. Giles’s
Margaret Buttesfield
Merito
Deptford
Bloomsbury Square
Francis Dudley
M. D
Fragmentary Seafaring Crew List from Carmarthen Passage
Readable lines show sailors and ships with origins including Carmarthen London Alicant Seville Bourdeaux and Bourdeaux. Vessels named include Endeavour Rebell Unanimity Nancy Power Good Intent and others with destinations Rotterdam London and Stelln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmarthen
Endeavour
Carle
Clark
Funtington
Swann
Neptune
Hornsey
London
New Renger
Hunter
Alicant
Charlotte
Rebell
Seville
Elizabeth
Moore
Bourdeaux
Stelln
Fox
Rotterdam
Nancy
Richard
Mary
Power
Bologne
Good Intent
Harsis
To Our Correspondents Delayed Impartial Fixes
To Our CORRESPONDENTS Casca Patiricus and others fix our ext P Q and A B are received. IMPARTIAL is obliged to be postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casca
Patiricus
P. Q
A. B
Stock Market Ledger Entry With Varied Bond Quotes
A fragment listing various stock and bond prices with per cent discounts and shorthands. Mentions 3 per Cent red and 3 per Cent conf, entries like Old S. Ann. & 18th, New S. S&S Ann. 8 3 per Ct, and Navy and Victualling Bills with small denomination notes. Includes unsettled figures such as 726, 86 7-8ths, 87 3-8ths, and 4 per Cent. conf. plus 13. 4s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank
Red
S. S&s
India
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Ts’ Grorro Ganpsas
Announ
Belinda
Howst-Keerer
L. G
Mr. Stretton
Green-Grocer
Charies Street
Soho
Ludgate-Street
Strand
James Caney
Cockhill
St. Paul’s
Shadwell
Merirs
Allison and Peacock
Old Gravel Lane
Ratcliff Highway
Stebmnheath
Stepney Manor
Langmore
Bow-Lane
Cheapside
Plymouth
Sampson Grills
Stevens
Theatre Royal
Haymarket
John Bell
Exeter Exchange
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