Proteus of Parliament and the Salt Petre Probes
A long note traces a figure named Proteus in Parliament, critiquing his patriot image while alleging vanity and self interest. It cites his distribution of trade profits, links to corn and bread prices, and hints at a planned continuation about taxation and distillery practices. The piece concludes with a promise to continue in the next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rafael
Bolts
Fizeabad
Shujah Dowla
General Smith
Harper
Fort William
Court of Directors
Select Committee
Hare
Lord Clive
English East-India Company
Dutch East-India Company
Biut
Meer Taffid
India
Bengal
Col. Coote
Amyatt
Cornac
Proteus Poem Ends as Printer Publishes Final Verse
To the Printer of the Middlesex Journal the famous Proteus ode ends as the writer declares the once celebrated abstraction will cease to raise wonder. The note hints at a conclusion to a long running literary entertainment.
Question for Clergy on Baptismal Waters in Journal
A writer to the Middlesex Journal questions the Church of England Articles and Liturgy. He asks the clergy how Christ’s baptism sanctified water and why traditional rites persist, promising to provide further communication if answered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom
Church of England
Fordan
Royal household fate tied to Queen of Denmark's return
Postscript notes that the Prince of Wales's household will not be established until it is decided if the Queen of Denmark will return to England. If she stays away, the Prince is to reside at Carlton House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Denmark
England
Carlton House
Alarming first marriage rumor and diverse late 18th century notices
A correspondent notes fears the Pretender’s marriage could spark future uprisings if he has children. Reports say the French ambassador left for Paris. Debate grows on a grant for Nova Scotia’s civil establishment in 1772. Military reviews and Dutch insurance rumors surface. Suffolk events include a swindler, a ship frigate arrival, a court suit over a barge collision, and a burgled inn. Local oddities recount an owl at St Michael’s Barnsbow, a horseman’s poor receipts, and the Spanish ambassador’s coach breakdown. Various accidents near Barnet occur, with robberies, drownings, and a wedding in Cork noted amid a string of public notices and deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Nova Scotia
Heath
Conway
Duke of Gloucester
George the Second
West-Indies
Fordyce
Duke de Chablais
Sardinia
Mary-Elizabeth
Germany
Leadenhalltreet
Madrass
Tor
Ose
Bolts
Peggy
Rochtort
Sockholm
France
Baltic
St. Reine
Burgundy
Great Ormond Street
Lothbury
Barnet
Powell
Cath
Barnet Common
Finchley Common
Ode on the Accuser and Guardians of Law
An irregular ode in verse discusses mercy in justice and pruning moral weeds without bloodshed. It laments the fate of unhappy wretches and urges rulers and monarchs to temper law with tenderness, praising labor, virtue, and national welfare. Mentored visions in verse by Dr. Cotton accompany the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parnasius
Dr. Cotton
Bank Bond Listings From Historic Market Notes
A fragmentary OCR record shows bonds and securities with various denominations and interest rates. Entries include South Sea and India stock references with percentages, old and new annuities, Navy and Victualling Bull, Long Ann, and numerous bonds with premiums and ticket prices noted. The text preserves numbers like 3 per cent, 4 per cent, 7-8ths, and serials such as 1726 and 1751, indicating a historical financial ledger snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Sea
New & S. Ann
S. S. Ann
India
Ind. Ann
Long Ann
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Mercuryi
Burgoyne i
Johnstone
John Turner
Fuller
Vane
Strachey
Sutton
Rice
Ongley
William Meredith
Cornwall
Fatty Ally Khan
Rajah Bulwantfing
Golaum Hassan Khan
Roy Deendazel
Raja
Gregore
Yived
Joseph Mushroom
Proteus
St. George’s Fields
Lord Barrington
Penio
Wilkes
Commonwealth
Middlesex Journal
Postscript
New Prison
Clerkenwell
Lawson
Guildford
Brixton Causeway Common
Kemp
Ilington
Henry Sommerville
Barr
Mr. Child
Whitechapel
Maidlane
Southwark
Bernard Young
Broad Sanctuary
Westminter
Chelsea
The
Ell Mar Iind
House of Commons
Dean Tucker
Ellis Tratus
Luther
J. Wheble
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