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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 17, 1770
Page
4
A satirical poem attacks lavish royal favor shown to English artists. It condemns gilded frames and daubings praised by patrons, mocking those who exploit fame for status while praising true taste. The piece notes the danger of sectarian praise and public opinion in art. It closes with a dated signature May 9, 1770.
To the Freemen of Middlesex County the Grand Jury for Easter Term 1770 is presented as bulwark against vexatious prosecutions and arbitrary proceedings of Crown ministers. Foreman Benjamin Bond leads the panel including John Chale Charles Lewis Courant Charles Ferguson Egerton Thomas Hawes William Parr George Lanning Thomas Boddington Thomas Wright William Bowman Fobs Litt Rtenry Balehen Samuel Clarke Andrew Colley Revhard Tidswell Francis Milner Newton John Gregory.
The Goldsmiths Livery, meeting at Half Moon Tavern Cheapside on the 16th instant, adopt a resolution asserting it is the Wardens duty to issue summons to a Common Hall when ordered by the Lord Mayor. They condemn wardens for withholding notices and declare their obedience to lawful precepts, though criticizing self elected judges.
An address from the City of London and Middlesex representatives pleads for a favorable interpretation of their petition and calls for a dissolved Parliament, removal of ministers, and redress of grievances. Dispatches note ministerial shifts, naval and colonial news, and ongoing political tension as Westminster eyes a second petition to the throne.
In London yesterday the House of Lords broke up after a brief session mainly to adjourn the Anglesey peerage claim, which remains undetermined. The chamber was full and attended by Princesses, the Dukes of Gloucester and Cumberland, and other high ranking personages.
Port notices list multiple ships arriving from Ostend Lyme Liver pool Tenby Newcastle Sunderland and Hambro and sailing to Lisbon and Barbadoes. Vessels named include Charlotte Babeil Barbara Langford Joseph and Nancy Major May Flower Jewson William ard Mary Shaw Amity Pennock Emsworth Woodman and Favourite Betsey.
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