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Wilkes Cheers After Court Decision and Robbery Complaint
The passage recalls John Wilkes's public relief at a court ruling and his subsequent crowds at Westminster, with congratulations from supporters. He reports a house robbery and demands return of goods supposedly held by the earls of Egremont and Halifax, Secretary of State figures, while facing a libel charge.
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Mr. Wilkes
Court of Common Pleas
Secretaries of State
Wilkes
Grignion
Buffel- Street
Covent-Garden
John Fielding
Bow-street
Egremont
Halifax
John Spinnage