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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 10, 1769
Page
2
A brief reader request in the Middlesex Journal invites placing a verses on the late Fanny, praising her simple life and cheerful temper. The 1769 poem by Fames’s Funer accompanies a note urging readers to shed a tear and mark the text.
A verse exchange from the Middlesex Journal to Wo W-4 Esq Poet Laureat. I Hitehead praises annual improvements in your ode while cautioning that excessive labor may exhaust your brains. The satire notes nature seeks brains and finds the skull already stuffed, leaving no room for wit.
A 1769 letter argues the Middlesex petition exposes corrupt influence and threatens civil liberty, urging respect for popular will. Included is a long medical testimonial and notices of books and stock movements, plus military appointments and Corsican campaign details.
A discourse on the word discretion and its abuse in law versus liberty. The writer warns that unlimited discretionary power threatens law and safety, implying that petition supporters risk treason labels if the Middlesex petition is deemed treasonable. The piece labels prudence as distinct from uncontrolled power and cites Neville.
An early 18th century prospectus by Anthony Powell describes He Royal Gardener or Complete Carnival of Gardening. It promises monthly digested instruction on sowing, planting, pruning, grafting, and garden management for flower fruit and kitchen gardens. London print edition notes George II era gardener status and distribution through Fell and various booksellers.
The Duke of Argyll departed Soho Square for Bath yesterday. Charles Proby, Esq. is named commander in chief of his Majesty's ships in the Mediterranean, to hoist his pendant aboard the Pembroke at Portsmouth. The Solicitor reports the Supporters of the Bill of Rights have settled 4000 pounds of Mr. Wilkes debts since the last meeting. Scotch newsmen declined to publish their advertisements for the same group.
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