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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 17, 1770
Page
4
A lengthy satirical letter roasts Alderman Turner over political maneuvering and remonstrances. It mocks evasive reasoning, urges firm principle, and contemplates Parliament’s role, concluding with reflections on liberty and possible peril in 177%.
In a March meeting, prominent figures attacked civil list misuses and government spending. Lord Chatham defended parliamentary scrutiny, urged accountability, and condemned corrupt ministers while recounting pensions and public offices.
The Duke of Grafton warned that continued parliamentary obstruction would halt business and strain the King's affairs. Lord Shelburne countered that affairs prosper when under the Duke’s control. Sir Thomas Clavering moved to censure the City Remonstrance, prompting Tory maneuvering as Lord Bute works to sway votes. Reports detail a governorship change, a large Commons vote near three in the morning, and fears of rupture with France while the public pressures for redress grow. Dispatches note Vienna backing Russia against the Ottoman court, Lisbon warnings on Portugal, French ships refitting, and a Dutch vessel lost near Cape Faro as owners seek naval employment. The Northumberland and Durham Petitions advance toward presentation to the King at St James's on Thursday.
An Admiralty dispatch at Portsea reports Merlin sloop of war officers and crew who were on a tender near Guittey have returned to England and claim Captain O Flora did not die from wounds but from lack of aid. They and several sailors now face court martial after conflicting statements about the incident and the delays in coming aboard.
A Paris paper, stuck up overnight on the 14th, prompted the King to offer a thousand Louis D'ors for its author. An English translation will likely appear on the last page of next Thursday's issue.
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