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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 05, 1770
Page
4
Analysis of royal authority versus the people in a historical discourse. It argues kings are stewards derived from the people and bound to fulfill the law, while the public may reclaim rights and depose a tyrant. It condemns divine-right fantasies and asserts governance rests on consent and accountability.
A satirical verse lamenting pestilence and political corruption in Westminster. It mocks noble lineages and says Horned Beasts guard the throne, praising certain figures while questioning others. The piece skewers graft, bastardy references, and parliamentary authorship with turbulent tone.
The passage from the Middlesex Journal comments on the zeal of servants and dependents of the Ministry, noting resolutions from goldsmiths, weavers, and grocers in London. It questions whether a few selfinterested individuals can sway many liverymen and imply the local magistrate’s authority is being obscured by aristocratic arrogance. The tone laments the perceived impudence and urges the jury of those city companies to judge rightly.
The text cites the livery of the gentry and asserts that ministers are enforcing measures despite being accused of insults. It notes the petition and remonstrance charge ministers with daring insults to the country and that they had prepared an answer to the remonstrance.
In a 1770 letter from Fetter-Lane dated March 23, the author condemns uneven justice and calls for capital punishment for murder, arguing that both thieves and murderers deserve execution under Holy Writ. The piece pleads for firm enforcement of law to deter vice and protect the commonwealth.
Yesterday morning at Kingston a famed libel case between George Onslow and the Rev. Mr Horne over two Public Advertiser letters concluded with a non suit after intense counsel, many readers ringing bells in town, and evidence showing the printer’s letter was not printed exactly as received.
Reports from Quebec Leghorn and Hamburgh describe Mediterranean corsair actions with two sunk and others captured after a near three hour fight. A duel in Quebec left an army lieutenant wounded. Lisbon Goa and Malabar coal news warn of shifting alliances. Berlin readiness, Spain and Russia posture, and Yorke's Berlin trip signal European pressure. A Scilly boat mystery from Bourdeaux, court delays in Portugal funds, and political shifts at home accompany naval and diplomatic ferment.
A morning fire near Cherry Biscuit Baker's caused minor damage and was extinguished. A pawn-broker’s shop in Shoreditch was broken into at night, with wearing apparel and goods stolen. Baron De VezeEt, an Occulist to the Majesty, offers charity lodging near Pall Mall for blind country poor. parish church attestations required. Baron's London stay ends May 6 before departure to Paris.
The paper notes high demand for the final numbers issued Friday and Tuesday detailing the Middlesex Freeholders meeting at Mile End. Mr Horne’s speech and the remonstrance are reprinted due to reader interest and are now available at the publisher.
In a chaotic early 17th century notice, readers are told that a lengthy discourse on forests, chases, and parks is too long for the paper and should be published as a pamphlet. Letters signed Millions and the Freeholder are promised, with mentions of Neptune and other fragments. A refusal to print Peleg’s place is noted, and forthcoming publications are promised, including a letter from Bond Street and legal notices for Hergfordspire and Pro Patria.
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