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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 05, 1772
Page
4
A reader recalls a historic event linked to the founding of the Royal Academy and laments that royal control could threaten arts liberty and national freedoms. The correspondent warns that sovereign influence in public institutions risks concentrating power, citing Louis XIV as a cautionary precedent.
A garbled fragment from Middlesex mentions a plea to insert an unclear item and a request for help. The legible portions hint at cooperation and timing but lack concrete facts, dates, or names to confirm a specific event or outcome.
The author defends Herriars Lectures against published criticisms noting the lectures lack of original poetry and reads as entertaining. The writer asserts the critic was not present or is driven by envy and ignorance, claiming genuine novelty instruction and entertainment in the lectures.
The Middlesex Journal discusses the late check on discounting bills at the Bank. Opinions are divided, with some urging caution and others defending credit. The piece argues for a balanced view between excessive credit and strict restraint, noting risks of idleness and fraud if credit is unlimited and stagnation if credit is entirely denied. It also explains money’s role in facilitating the transfer of goods and the necessity of credit for trade.
Fragmentary remark discusses circulation and credit, arguing that proof of credit between private men will transfer to banks, highlighting difficulties in derlacing wants and new men. The text reflects a historical view on credit necessity and banking endorsement.
A letter to the printer defends exhibitions by acknowledging two omitted numbers, 21 and 115, and promises a short explanation. The writer compliments the arts and awaits reader reaction, mentioning Your's and Julia.
A reader questions Brutus the correspondent about a sovereign being at variance with subjects. He argues Stoic claims that all crimes are equal and doubts asserting such variance as a crime. He asks Brutus to defend the meaning or face implied contradiction.
Postscript reports a royal precaution as Hanoverian troops prepare to escort the Queen of Denmark from Ceonenburg to Zell, with two detachments commanded by the Prince of Mecklenburgh. It also notes House of Commons actions on bills including clandestine marriages and exchequer survey, and criticizes the Premier’s lottery scheme as a self-serving public move.
A long OCR fragment reports political satire at Mrs Cornelys ball with caricatured figures of aristocrats, then shifts to notices about public matters. It notes shipping to Gibraltar, a Dutch vessel’s cargo loss, a French seizure in Newfoundland, and a Lisbon fire on a 64 gun ship. Also mentions East India affairs, Minorca fortifications, and local deaths and marriages.
Historical record shows bank stock pricing with fractions and per cent rates, listing several renamed notes and bonds. The garbled OCR cites 3 per cent and 4 per cent confirmations, old annuities, stock valuations at one o clock, and multiple fractional shares.
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