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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 28, 1772
Page
1
The Old Bailey tried James Morgan and others for assaulting and robbing Mahony the cooper. They lured him to Sherborn Lane for work, restrained him, beat him, and drove him into a coach. He escaped, others intervened, and the assailants were brought to justice. Magistrates urged action to protect citizens from such cruelty.
A fiercely worded letter rails at Lord Clive and the India Company, arguing Parliament and the public deserve full disclosure of India profits and misdeeds. It condemns secrecy, praises a public committee, and warns that Britain risks loss of empire to French or native powers if abuses persist. It also derides Scots and political figures, and denounces ministerial secrecy as ruinous.
In a public address, a minister warns that a European trading town, controlled by an ambitious Prince, risks bankrupting opulent houses and starving workers in manufacturing towns this winter. The note, dated November 30, urges rulers to consider the commercial impact on both merchants and the poor.
A London farmer addresses citizens on high prices for bread and other provisions. He argues the artificial famine stems from landowners turning small farms into large ones, enclosing fields and commons and restricting tenant plowing. He calls for reform by landholders.
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