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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 29, 1770
Page
2
From the London Gazette: Qoyn deposed and Mendal Beg appointed to succeed him. A major fire at Tophana near Galata burned for thirteen hours, destroying nearly 2000 houses. Berlin notes King of Prussia arriving from Potsdam with general reviews planned in Prussia and Pomerania.
Reports detail Grand Signor bounty on Russians in the region and many islanders fleeing to join the Russian fleet in Morea. Princess Dowager of Wales, caroline named. royal reviews, pensions, and appointments fill Chelsea Hospital and court circles. Naval orders, robberies, fires, and civic notices accompany a mosaic of 18th century life.
Bankrupts listed include William Paice the younger bargemaster of Reading with surrender dates June 6 and July 10 at Guildhall, Benjamin Moses of Mounts Court Gravel Lane Houndsditch and Moses Benjamin of Whitechapel Road, surrendering June 4 and July 10. John Vining Heron of Portsmouth merchant to surrender June 9 and July 10 in London. Matthew Frott of Exeter forgemaker to surrender June 19 and July 20 at Berlon's in Exeter. Dividends set for June 27. Isaac Nodder of Sheffield scrivener to meet June 26 at the George. William and Edward Dutton of Fetter Lane coffee merchants and copartners to meet June 23 at Guildhall. Thomas Meighan of Duke Street Lincoln's Inn Fields bookseller to meet June 11 at Guildhall. Samuel Braddock of Chettery grocer to meet June 11 at the Talbot in the city.
A customer letter praising a medicine called Heron’s Drops for curing scurvy and long-standing eye weakness. The writer claims full recovery after sea-bathing and various remedies, and invites others to trust the remedy as shown by handwritten signatures and the proprietor’s assurance.
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