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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 31, 1770
Page
3
A Faneuil Hall meeting of merchants and inhabitants resolves to abstain from tea as part of a broader effort against revenue from tea and to support liberty. Subscribers vow total abstinence in their families and beyond, citing distressed national conditions and urging action by Ladies of high rank who joined the effort.
Edinburgh reports prudent magistrates and Banffshire gentlemen acting to stem a cattle illness seen in Portsoy. The plan, approved by Banffshire justices, called for inventory, payment of assessed value, then slaughter and burial of affected cattle along with dung and fodder, followed by fumigation. A military guard was posted to keep cattle from entering the region during cleanup. Symptoms include dull watery eyes, fever, loss of appetite, and fatal dysentery.
Sunday night visits by their Majesties to the Princess Dowager of Wales at Carlton House precede late returns to the Queen's Palace. Rumors place Marquis of Rockingham in talks with a great Personage on crucial topics to reconcile party dissensions. plans for detaining Mr Wilkes and the anticipated spectacle upon his enlargement amid large crowds in St George's Fields.
Unrest and political maneuvering grip London as a club era skirmish over election judgments unfolds. Bribery, pensioners, and a grand master’s evasive replies mark a shift toward club led decisions while continental tensions and local disturbances loom. Reports note encampments around the metropolis as peace measures, and shipping and trade anxieties rise with East India and Russian fleets in focus.
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