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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 08, 1770
Page
4
An archaic lament on ministers and courtiers who betray trust and seek control. The speaker warns against relying on dependants, being manipulated by double faces, and being reduced to a royal figurehead. It laments treason within the throne and the silent complicity of political actors.
In a fragmentary verse from the parliamentary scene, the speaker notes that the barking of dogs and cows’ lowing is heard in the house, yet the cries of the people remain largely unheard by the KP. The conclusion suggests that the powerful overlook common voices.
A late 18th century style pamphlet urges Sussex Freeholders to act against a corrupt majority in Parliament. It condemns subversive laws, false imprisonments, and biased pardons while calling the people to preserve liberty, resist deceptive political promises, and oppose a court-driven administration. The text frames representation as failed and exhorts direct action by the county.
In a 1770 letter, Sam. Wither urges the House of Commons to serve the people, allow frequent change of representatives, and dissolve parliament if ministers control, warning that independence depends on pursuing last means to preserve freedom. He cites Arcameno and Abergavenny as remembered advocates and calls for united prayers to the crown for reform.
The writer questions effectiveness of new laws to deter housebreakers highway robbers and steel thieves while condemning murderers spared execution and elites who plunder public funds mock the people in power.
A dawn council at the Queen's palace with the premier and speakers, hurried dispatches from Earl of Butey and Col O Hara surface. Sir Edward Hawke meets the King. Lord Weymouth and Baron de Dieden report from Copenhagen. Debates in the House of Lords and Commons continue without outcome as tensions rise over North America. A noble tour to American colonies is planned, Ireland's parliament prorogues, and a spate of minor crimes and social scandals fill the pages.
Foreign intelligence from Marseilles reports two Jesuits turned merchants were arrested on suspicion of involvement in an assassination plot against the King of Portugal. Archbishops and ministers face scrutiny as European courts react with widespread contempt for Britain’s current ministry.
A fragmented item notes brutality, authenticity questions, and a forthcoming Old Proprietor’s address to East India stock proprietors. The text mentions Deborah’s verses from an Old Bible and hints at publication in two papers, with lines requesting readers’ attention to the price and placement of the piece.
Auction note advertises scarce copies of Archibald Bower’s Lives of the Popes in seven volumes from foundation to 1738. Complete sets or single sheets offered at seven shillings per volume, with reduced prices for odd volumes or sheets, at Charing-Cross bookseller.
A seven year course of experiments proves the advantage of imitating the G Culture in the Field. Published as a Volumic Octave priced at 6s. Tras offers practical guidance on agriculture and gardening.
This edition announces a comprehensive manual of cookery pastry and confectionary with French and English terms explained for clarity. It includes the best receipts adapted to London markets and notes the editor's long service in royal kitchens. The work is printed for R. Davis Piccadilly and Tyers translated from Les Soupers de la Cour.
William Heron of Portsmouth writes from March 6 2770 praising Norton's Drops as a cure for scurvy leprosy and a host of blood disorder symptoms after failed treatments. He urges others to consult Norton at Golden Square London and notes bottles sell for six shillings with signed validation by Norton.
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