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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 19, 1772
Page
4
In a Middlesex Journal fragment from 1772 the printer notes the temporary vogue of the term Macaroni. He traces its spread from Almack's to St James's via concerts and society, arguing the word will fade as people grow weary and defining its peacockish, effeminate traits as a matter of truth and equity.
A group of artists discussed European royal houses and debated whether Charles Stuart was the highest born monarch. The writer, Anglus, asks Printer and correspondents to shed light for a forthcoming meeting to reach greater certainty.
A Middlesex Journal memorial requests royal consideration of army officer rank in 1760, noting the number of captains fell short of expectations and many captains aged over twenty years in service were passed over by regulations. It asks to restore them to their rightful ranks from their first commissions or to promote them to majors by brevet and remain ready for orders.
A London report notes the Prince of Wales pursuing a steady example from the late Duke of Aberland as guidance for his character while a correspondent claims the Lord Chancellor's resignation rumors are unfounded. The piece praises the Chancellor's qualifications and deems resignation unnecessary at this time.
A late Jacob prize draw items list appears amid Court of Chancery pleadings on Lady Isabella Finch will. Reports detail Lord Mansfield court actions over a new trial due to juror secrecy, with notes on Newgate prisoners and jail distemper. Currency, horse exports, bread prices, and famine-era measures are urged. Other items include fires at Garrick Hill and river drownings, robberies in Ratcliffe and Lewisham, and a French hairdresser elopement.
The passage notes disorder at Guildhall with an undiscovered cause and a city chair story. Mr. Orator Bellas faces a gale of Southwind while Mr. Horne offers a reward for the discovery of the Pestimenta Pretiosa Extrapeli.
Entertainment notes list performances including The Alchymist Abel Dragger with The Author and The Beggar's Opera with The Irish Widow at Covent Garden yesterday. Also King Henry the Eighth with Daphne and Amintor and the Dramatic Gem of Elfrida with The Mock Doctor, never performed before.
A damaged OCR fragment shows financial terms and bond references with fractions and dated stocks. It mentions per cent rates, Navy and Victualling Bills, and stock-broker terminology located around Lombard Street.
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