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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 29, 1772
Page
4
The Middlésex Journal presents a commemorative inscription honoring General Worre, acknowledging his leadership and service. The item records the monument’s dedication date, location, and the civic recognition by local officials and residents.
In a fiery Middlesex Journal note the Liverymen of London rally against a corrupt administration. They invoke Britons as never slaves, cite Sweden and Gustavus, and call for united votes to preserve ancient rights. The address ends with a call to honor forebears and pass laws to descendants.
Postscript notes regular publication times and imprint details for the Mipplesex Journal by F. Newbery in Ludgate Street. It records Guildhall poll results for Lord Mayor from that afternoon with figures for Hallifax Townsend Wilkes and Shakespear and reflects on Wilkes, Townsend, and ministry allies amid a heated civic election atmosphere.
A London column surveys mayoral politics with Wilkes support signals and aldermanic temper. It notes a favorable wager spread by Betts and local sentiment in St James’s and Southwark, plus scattered odds on Wilkes becoming lord mayor. Reports from Amsterdam and Marseilles describe Caribbean imports, Spain’s linen ban, and Danish tea notices. Astronomical observations, a probate cabinet remark, and a Guildhall accident headline petty mischief, with public advisories on milk pricing and a honey shortage foreseen in Northamptonshire counties.
A man stole a duck from a White-Cross Street doorway and fled to an alehouse skittle-ground where he boarded a ship and escaped. The owner later found the duck in the thief's coat pocket. a coat sawed by the robbery was noted. This morning Stowe of Berwick upon Tweed married Miss Metealf of Hampstead.
A poem on the present age accompanies a stocks listing showing Bank Stock and South Sea figures for Old S S Ann and New S S Ann. Bonds include 3 per cent and 4 per cent with various quarter and per cent values. Navy and Victualling Bills appear with Long Ann tickets noted.
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