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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 16, 1772
Page
4
A letter in the Middlesex Journal comments on motions praised by the Assembly for securing the Pier A act provisions. The writer criticizes secrecy and favoritism, defends the three named champions, and urges public accountability while warning against power and complacency in corporations.
A reader challenges claims about a house at Kew being prepared for a royal residence and cites astrologer Harman in the Gazetteer. The letter argues the Harman prediction about planetary influence and a death of the late Princess Dowager is unfounded and not aligned with observed events.
A 1772 letter asserts Harman proved astrological methods to forecast royal events. It links signs in Cancer to Scotland and death of the Princess Dowager, notes a series of ominous coincidences, and predicts further punishment of malign counsellors. The writer claims public interest in divine signs and cautions readers of forthcoming celestial judgments.
The Middlesex Journal notes the Marybone Gardens nightly exhibition costs five shillings twice weekly. It praises the managers for lavish entertainment, denies rapaciousness, and defends the high price as reflecting value and patronage earned by unusually grand shows.
Postscript from London reports the sovereign’s birthday events at Kew and a ball at Whitehall with discussion of Danish affairs. Dispatches from Cornwallis reach the court while a Paris treaty loan is hinted. A catastrophic Amsterdam theatre fire kills hundreds, with extensive damage and many notable victims, prompting warnings about theatres in London.
From Copenhagen the latest reports claim the marriage of Danish royal principals is to be dissolved with the Queen retaining prerogatives and a Danish pension. The heir remains in Denmark while the daughter is educated in Zeeland. A scaffold at the eastern gate is dismantled and forthcoming Inquisition sentences are printed by widow Godiches. Public prayers shift to a new form as Hamburg notes a Danish attorney general denies a sensational speech.
A correspondence letter signed SATIRE arrives, but a Frignp To THE ARTS item is ordered postponed. The fleeting note indicates postponement affecting arts coverage and related readers.
Bank and stock prices listed as percentages and bonds with figures including 3 per cent, 4 per cent, old S S Ann, Navy and Victualling Bills. Items show conso rates, ditto, and various stock captions with small fractional values and premiums.
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