06 Oct 1772
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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 06, 1772
Page
1
A group calling themselves a Society of Literary Independent Gentlemen pledges to monitor the paper for impartiality. They vow labor for the public, free of private motives or party bias, and seek support from like minded individuals while dedicating themselves to truth and country.
In a lengthy Gazetteer from October, the piece recounts London petitions to the Lords of the Treasury during the 1745 rising, detailing a city subscription of twenty thousand pounds, circulated by merchants and guilds to support soldiers in Scotland, with praise from the Duke of Cumberland. It covers reflections on the fall from popular favor, critiques of court favoritism, and debates on public credit, elections, and governance, including letters about Oxford and a proposed chancellor’s order of advancement.
A tract argues that liberty faces extinction under perfidious ministers and luxury, urging stronger governance. Bezevolus recalls fever cases at the Old Bailey, warns of contagion from trials, and advises home care and prudent treatment citing Sir John Pringle. A royal address pleads for mercy toward Britons imprisoned by Spanish foes, urging a swift, peaceful yet resolute response to protect national honor.
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