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Gazetteer of political squabbling and public dissent
The piece surveys a volley of letters and remarks on Lord Mayor elections, Wilkes, Townsend, and Aldermen, accusing ministers and city figures of influence, ingratitude, and corruption. It includes satirical anecdotes, citizens’ protests, and ads lampooning political factions, with references to milk adulteration and public rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Probus
F. Mark
Maffie
Neptune
al Peteran
Bellisarius
Chelsea Hospital
Stephenson
Sawbridge
Oliver
Alderman Bull
Wilkes
Lewes
Bull
Malagrida
Quere
Alderman Oliver
London Evening Post
Cato
Lanétad
Hallifax
Shakespear
Rebiggson
Diferett
Bramhill
Lord North
House of Commons
Corp
Mr. Wilkes
Mr. Townsend
Townsend
Sons of Liberty
Helvetius
Mr. Wilkés
J. G
London
Aldermen
Henry Vile
John
Henry the Third
St. Thomas’s Day
Horne
Long-acre
Felton
Buckingham
House of Stuart
Laud
Cromwell
James Townsend
Lord Bute
Mayo
Sawbridge, Oliver
Parson Horne
N. B
Par