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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 03, 1769
Page
3
The report outlines royal attendance at St James's for the King's birthday events, breakfast with the Queen, and tickets for a ball. It also covers foreign dispatches, political impeachments expected, and various maritime and stock market notes, including East India ships and speculative dealings. Additionally mentioned are peti tions, elections, and local civic appointments along with a lengthy list of bankrupts and arrests.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous merchants and tradesmen with addresses across London including Rob. Bell and Rob. Grant missing, John Yarnton Packer, Thomas Cogan Haberdasher, Nath Bishop Proctor, and many others. The notice records inability to hear of several individuals and marks some as not to be heard of, with scattered Court of Admiralty and guild references and various street addresses.
Tuesday June 6 dispatches from various cities recount the death of the Kan of Tartary and the succession of Dowled Gheray, a nephew and former vizir, amid court intrigue and sanctions. Reports note rival Janissary factions, Corsican magistracy suppression, and an edict banning Tollato coin, plus royal visits and veterinary academy progress in Beaujollois with cattle health outcomes.
London society marked the king's birthday with grand gatherings at St James's and Pall Mall. Nobility wore rich dress as ambassadors arrived in new equipages. the Royal Academy front was lit with multicolored lamps and allegorical paintings by Cipriani, West, and Dance. The Duke of Bolton hosted a lavish ball described as brilliant, with hundreds in attendance and street illuminations.
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