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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 18, 1770
Page
3
In the early morning, as the 6th infantry between one and two, two boarded the Prince William Sloop in customs service. They confined the commander and sailors, opened hatches, and seized chests of tea from the Surprise sloop beside it. A reward of fifty pounds is offered for the offenders.
Portsmouth on January 19 1770 reports that two Ruffian ships of war remain at Spithead along with the Otter sloop under Captain Williams, a homeward bound Dutch East India man and the Prince Dangle merchantman from Havre de Grace. On the Queen’s birthday bells rang, guns fired and ships were decked in colors as both Ruffian and English fleets fired 21 guns apiece at one o'clock. Also noting the death of Mr William Parsons a prominent local merchant whose loss is mourned.
A long London Gazette style note describes a glittering Thursday at St James's with dancing and courtly intrigues, remarks on the forthcoming Speaker of the House, new peers, and ministerial reshuffles. It reports health updates, naval talks, and foreign affairs while detailing market prices and local elections. The tone blends high society movements with political maneuvering and everyday urban chatter.
A journeyman weaver, about six aged, hanged himself in his room above the Red Cross in El Street Southwark yesterday morning. His parents, barely able to live credit, had come to assist the lad after the preceding night’s incident at a cock pit nearby. The motive appeared to be debt and distress from gambling losses.
A fragmented antique notice markets old brandy Jamaica rum and Batavia arrack at specific rates per gallon. Publicans may pay ready money to receive copper distiller products, with discounts for five gallons and home delivery in London.
William Deering, the original maker in Great Newport Street near Long Acre, London, offers Ze n et ian window blinds finished in a light green that fades little under sun and lasts years without repair. They fold and fix in one minute by a spring and are sold wholesale and retail. Also advertised are new invention tables that fold, suitable for backgammon, chess, cribbage, hazard, with desks for writing reading and breakfast use.
Vendor advertises a wide assortment of hosiery and related textiles at reduced cash prices per piece. Items include mens China stockings, silk and thread hose, four thread and Worsted pieces, white breeches cloth, silk pieces for waistcoats, and various thread colors with price reductions to attract ready money buyers.
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