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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 04, 1760
Page
2
The article describes Mustapha's jealousy of Bajazet and plans to seize or punish him. Grandees oppose the move, sparking a public uproar as Armenians and Turks fear revolution. Citizens hoard corn, worsening a drought already felt, while monopolists face death and unrest grows. The sultan orders troop mobilization as letters depart.
Port News from Portsmouth reports Grampus with convoy sighted at Spithead and Kingston from Cork bringing beef and pork. Deal notes strong easterly winds and ships Deptford Woolwich Torrington Hound loop Huffar victuallers and a Carolina ship en route to Harengh. Arrivals include Robinson from Whitehaven at Hamburg and Success from Valencia, Maria from Waterford at Cadiz, Providence from Villafranca at Malega, and Kongsburgh Frederickson from Liverpool at Leghorn.
Lofi extract discusses baron Bielfeld's Political Institutes on public ministers their credentials and powers. It covers issuing credentials matrons of state affairs security for envoys, three ministerial orders, notes on instructions and cyphers, and the ministerial household. Ceremonial rules at courts, titles of sovereigns and etiquette, plus anecdotal examples from Spain, Germany, and Portugal follow. An extract from Halifax Nova Scotia reports peace talks with Mickmacks and naval convoy movements amid von colonial affairs.
The report covers the Gibraltar election for chief clerk at Christ's Hospital with Joséph Eyres defeating Highmore by 56 to 34, Eyres becoming chief clerk while Highmore remains hospital solicitor. It lists directors of the Bank of England including Burton, Marsh, Boehm, and others, plus militia vacancy ballots in Surrey and a parliament adjournment. It notes deaths of Mrs Thrale and others, robberies near Ingatestone, a pistol accident in Cranbourn Alley, and a Versailles war office incident.
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