Doncaster elects John Lee as Recorder in a public-spirited move
York reports the Doncaster borough council elected John Lee of Leeds Recorder to replace the late John Stanhope. Lee praised for defending Middlesex freeholders and British electors at the House of Commons. Also noted death of William Hughes of Tadcaster aged 127 and local smuggling writs news. The Salisbury schooner with 50 guns to be launched Monday.
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Leeds
John Stanhope
House of Commons
Middlesex
Gyeat
Britain
William Hughes
Tadcaster
Lyon
Canterbury
Salisbury
Court and Fleet News From London to Richmond
London reports detail the royal progress from Richmond to St James's with a grand court and birthday observances for Princess Royal. Also noted are treasury actions discharging civil arrears, ambassadorial talks with Spain and Russia, Paoli’s court reappearance, and domestic market intel with ship departures and arrivals.
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St. James’s
Queen’s Palace
Serene
Prince Ernest of
St. Petérbourg
Count Chatelet de Lomont
Paoli
Queen's Palace
Seig
Defense of Junius and critique of Sir William Y
A penitent letter to Sir William Wilberforce, arguing against his attacks on Junius and defending a soldierly man’s honor. The writer condemns political maneuvering, loaning criticism to power, and the vanity of self- promotion. It recounts a veteran’s injuries, delays in redress, and a critique of patronage, urging integrity over partisan advantage.
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Junius
Guy
William
Price
Sei
Manilla
Eece-bome
Monieur Turma
Thare
Williamy
Torke Publiseer of the Middlesex Journal
A fragmentary note from Torke Publiseer of the Middlesex Journal laments being born on the north side of the river and hints at airs there with a peculiar quality, though the text remains incomplete and unclear in this OCR snippet.
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The
Middlesex Journal
Sir
Fouth
Eriver Sweed
Mous
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