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ridiculous was the Boast in the Advertisement that the Derbyshire Journac 
. would contain more than any Country Journal. Nay, that these Advices 
would be fresher and more Authentick.” 
| I have never yet been able to catch sight of a copy of this 
: ‘newspaper, and the only knowledge I have of its existence is 
due to the above paragraph ; this being the first time it has been 
: mentioned by any writer on the bibliography of printing. 
| It probably soon died a natural death. It revived, however, 
some years later as “ Harrison's Derby Journal,” the first 
: number of which bears the date of August 2d 1776. 
This was printed and published by James Harrison, Rotten 
Row, Derby, a brother of the celebrated vocalist of the same name. 
In November, 1776, the title was changed to Harrison's Derby 
& Nottingham Journal or Midland Advertiser. A mutilated 
copy before me is dated “March 14th, 1778, vol. ii., No. 
xciv.”” The price is declared to be “only Two-pence Half- 
penny,” and ‘Ready money is expected with Advertise- 
ments.” A list of booksellers follows :—Messrs. Trimer, Roome, 
Sanders and Almond, Booksellers, Derby ; Mr. Calton, Chester- 
field; Mr. Richards, and Mr. Walker, Ashborne; Mr. Hitch, 
Winster; and it is added that ‘ Advertisements are taken 
in by the above Persons (with Ready-Money), short ones at 
3s. 6d. each; larger in proportion—Letters are requested to 
be sent Post-paid.” There is very little local news in 
_ the columns. Mr. Christopher Heath (the Derbyshire banker, and 
_owner of the Cock-pit Hill Pot Works) was robbed, by a single 
highwayman, on the London Road, a few miles out of Derby, 
of about seven guineas; Mr. Wm. Etches, farmer, of Sturson, 
near Ashborne, had found the body of a murdered child 
tied up in a bag on the foot road; and her Grace, the 
Duchess of Devonshire, having been to see the Derby Militia 
reviewed had presented ten guineas to the regiment. There 
are ten advertisements, one of which announces the approach- 
_ing meeting of ‘‘ The True Blue Club.” This publication ceased 
altogether about the beginning of the year 1781, on the 
failure of the proprietor. The next paper was Zhe Derby Herald 
