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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 12, 1772
Page
3
Literary chronicle quotes a panegyric addressed to the Lord Mayor and Aldermen Lawbridge and Oliver praising Townsend Sawbridge and Oliver for defending Britons freedoms. The piece contrasts supporters of liberty with opponents of prerogative, calling them friends of virtue.
A long critique railed at opera as extravagant waste during debt ridden times. The piece condemns high salaries for performers and lavish tastemaking, arguing the art ruins taste and morality while music floods stages. It laments youth chasing opera, notes theatrical fashions, and calls for restraint amid rising taxation.
A Morning Chronicle letter to Davin Garrick, Esq. condemns his handling of stage entertainments. It rebukes the Duel performance and criticizes noble influences, arguing that praise from peers does not equate to real artistic genius. The writer urges Garrick to exercise judgment and discernment.
A November mail from Brandes Leghorn arrives with reports of English ship movements and a ruffian inquiry. Died in Malaga, Don Louis Velasques, Marquis de Valda-Fiores, after fever and political troubles. The Times notes grain market controls in Spain, parliamentary petitions from the East India Company, and appointments at court. A Covent Garden tragedy and a new Drury Lane piece are announced, together with local curiosities and numerous public notices.
Portsmouth December 10 An order to discharge 800 marines from the division and daily discharges noted. An order for all guardships at Spithead to enter the harbor and for the complement of men to be replaced to the 1970 establishment. Portsmouth December 13 storms damaged forts at South Sea Cattle, near Portsmouth, likely needing full rebuilding. Dullit December 8 Sea Nymph from Antigua to London reports suppression of St Vincent rebellion by troops under Fitzmaurice with many Caribbees killed or imprisoned, others evacuated or enslaved. ship then departed. Dublin Gazette
A fragmentary quotation appears discussing devotion to national quality and imitation, noting depraved judgment and the idea of liberty and sacrifice for fellow creatures. The garbled words suggest an obscure or corrupted historical proclamation attributed to a templar order.
A fragment lists numerous prize numbers including sums like 1375 3397 9159 and many others. It notes drawings on December 13 1772 with a large sequence of lottery style figures and monetary values scattered throughout.
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