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VGW(RI.769.068
29 Jun 1769:13 (164)
London. . . April 14 . . . A great body of freeholders, Mr.
Wilkes's friends, preceded by a band of music, with colours
flying, marched along Pall-Mall, and stopped fronting the
palace, where they gave three loud huzzas, and the music
began to play. This alarmed the guards . . . [11 lines]
The whole [election] was conducted with great tranquillity
and regularity. After the poll was over, a number of
horsemen, with colours flying, and music playing, attended
by several thousand people, went through St. James's street,
the Strand, and over London bridge to the King's Bench, to
congratulate Mr. Wilkes on his success. . . [6 lines]
At night the inhabitants of all the principal streets
illuminated their houses, the bells of several churches were
rung, and every measure exhibited to testify their joy on
the occasion. . .
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