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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 23, 1769
Page
4
A lengthy letter discusses petitions to the throne from London and Middlesex figures including Mac Quirk, Allen, and Wilkes. It critiques ministerial reactions, cites Legge and Bute, laments Wilkes’s punishment, and calls for royal clemency in a historic political context. It references the King, courts, and notable cases tied to 18th century English governance.
In the parish of St James Clerkenwell a very ancient spring supply, once maintained by parish funds, is now monopolized by Joseph Keeling Esq a Middlesex justice and charity treasurer who laid pipes from his home to the spring to gain continual water. He locks the pump hande and the spring runs dry harming the poor. Parishioners seek redress asking if churchwardens can sue or if indictments or informations apply.
To the public. A card requests information through the paper for readers who want to know when arrears due to half pay fee officers will be paid. Correspondents are urged to provide the necessary details.
Questions allege Sir William Draper ordered Captain Belcher to bar access until further orders as he and the Archbishop of the Manillas settled terms of capitulation in a church. Accuses Draper of bypassing Col. Monson, hiding treaty details, depositing Manillas plate in a vault, illegally taking funds, and fleeing to Ireland to dodge a Chancery bill with parliamentary privilege invoked.
The item notes General Paoli's arrival and subsequent visits, remarking on the islanders of Corficy labeled rebels in 1763 and criticizing Paoli for not visiting those who supported Liberty. It reads as a brief reflection on loyalty and republican sentiment.
Long column reports Paoli’s perilous escape from captivity aided by a ship captain as French pursuers search for him. It also covers London political tensions, Wilkes enlargement rumors, city loyalties in the Guildhall election, stock drops in Madras news, and notices of ministers, auctions, and crime in the capital.
The note critiques a petition from Pegasus to the White Horse of Hanover as imperfect and hints at future improvements. It also mentions an Address to the Great Men of Old England, possible future reuse with consent, and thanks Publicus True Blue and Arcander for supportive wishes, deferred for better occasion.
Financial items listing various government annuities and bonds such as Bank Annuities, 3 per Cent, and India Bonds with numeric figures. Mentions 1726 and 1751 ditto entries, 1762 four per cent, promissory notes, Navy and Victuals bills, and dated long-term annuities.
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