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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 26, 1772
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR type text discusses imagined causes of price and debt changes, referencing national debt, provisions costs, and social impacts. It reads as a stray editorial or public discourse with many garbled phrases and names missing, offering little clear narrative or date.
The Middlesex Journal discusses the origin and foundation of parliamentary privilege tied to free letters post. It notes a clash between Lords and Commons over a clause allowing free postage, the Lords' erasure of that clause, and how the bill’s fate hinged on who would concede privilege for their own letters.
A Hackney area tale reports a man linked to a famed springwater source. A female visitor’s pregnancy leads to a sensational claim about a “Big's Wells” outlet between Hackney and Califori. The owner plans a house to aid heiresses, while a correspondent denies authorship of the piece.
A 18th century letter expresses pleasure that his Majesty ordered the oratorio Joseph and his Brethren. The writer discusses biblical events, noting Joseph’s reconciliation with his brothers and suggesting the king may intend reconciliation rather than destruction through the bill. The tone reflects reading and drawing inferences about future outcomes from past premises.
Postscript from London notes a Dutch mail from Copenhagen with potentially sensitive intelligence. A courier from the King of Prussia arrived at St James's with dispatches. Rumors swirl about a senior Irish appointment and pressure over the East India Company amid claims of bribery influence in Parliament. Rebels in Bastia and renewed East India concerns color the day’s chatter.
A collection of fragmented commentary on royal affairs and public life. It mentions the Queen, accusations of cruelty, an Inquisition, the Duke of Gloucester, and mournful notices about royal marriage bills. Also notes on the Order of the Garter, cloth workers badges, Mrs Cornely, Beccaria on lightning, and weather reports from Durham.
Fragmentary 18th century notice reports a man who, after a costly private illness and bigamous marriage, died at his home in Strand while a younger wife remained. The item notes a Northamptonshire fortune, a cucumber sale in Covent Garden, and a court-affecting sequence including arrivals and ships.
Our CORRESPONDENTS section notes Ma's final letter reaches us too late for an essay. The piece is presented as a paragraph with minor alterations. The publishers hope readers will excuse the changes and deem the correspondence a favor to The Complaint.
The entry lists various bank stock quotes and bond figures with decimals and fractions, indicating prices and open or closed statuses. Securities include 3 percent red and conf, several series of per cent stocks, and Navy and Virtualling Bills, reflecting a dated ledger style of financial reporting.
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