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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 16, 1772
Page
4
The text laments a failing ministry and calls for a total change in conduct to save the kingdom. It argues France posed no real threat, while British ships and navy manpower were adequate, condemning advisers who harmed the realm and praising piety and accountability.
A fragment from a Harrow on the Hill tale notes a dispute between Mr Heath the present minister and young gentlemen fouling the silver arrow shoot for the current year. Some shooters are excused while attendance demanded. The matter remains undecided but may not end the long honored school pastime.
A London postscript reports on ongoing European machinations. It cites large sums paid by London's court to a northern power, hints at a French coup in favor of Sweden, and notes dissatisfaction of Sir Robert Murray Keith with Denmark. It mentions Paris embassy changes, a potential Compiègne gathering, and unrest in France. Dispatches from Petersburgh, Senegal, Martinique, and Gibraltar describe imperial pilgrimages, French coastal activity, and Moroccan succession rumors.
A long letter sequence questions Townsend's conduct and the authority of the present House of Commons while debating the outcome of his suit. It defends his process, notes risks to civil liberties, and compares him to a martyr against tyranny amid broader political unrest in London and Middlesex.
A London gossip note reports literary squabbles among Hughes Astley and Brenan at Armourers and Braziers Hall in Coleman Street. It also notes Woodham being robbed of a watch and five guineas near Thames Street, a Hampstead elopement, a Barbadoes arrival, a fatal seizure in St James Street, a widow burned to death in Suffolk Street, and ships Salisbury Tarver arriving from London with arrivals and sailings to Plymouth Fareham and ditto.
The notice urges obedience to correspondents under the paper’s plan. A friend’s request to the Prince of Wales should have been complied with, but his first letter was printed and the paper went to press before the final favor arrived.
The item lists various bonds and stocks with rates and prices, including 3 percent and 4 percent government notes, savings and annuity stock, India related issues, and Navy bonds. Entries show prices like 1726, 87 3 halves, and 94, with references to old schedules and dividends.
On June 3, 1772 a meeting of West-India Merchants resolved that the minute was not limited to Collins and Co but extended to all dealers who agree to sell genuine rum. James Allen, secretary.
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