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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 03, 1770
Page
2
A letter from Ayre Scotland dated October 28 warns that the plague has broken out on the Isle of Man. Sheriff in Ayres reports movement along the West coast from Greenock to Liverpool, with Manx smugglers said to harbor infected individuals and risk spreading to Britain. The writer notes the danger and cites a trusted source.
An excerpt from Dublin notes describes the kingdom’s people weary of insults to liberties and the suspension of laws. Dr Lucas Wilkes champions liberty, writing to the Lord Mayor to convene freemen, while Aldermen oppose the Move yet are unlikely to dampen the reformist push.
A marine reported a dock-yard plot to land a man on a duty night for money. The plan was to observe the dock-man, but the marine drank and disclosed the secret. The named artificer denied the accusation after strict questioning, having long served with a fair character. The marine is to receive an East India voyage for the disclosure.
A London correspondent reports escalating oppression for British subjects in Lisbon. Gazette issues new quarantine rules extending to Hamburgh and Bremen ships and mandating forty days aboard rag or cotton wool cargo. Observers urge ministry action or risk withdrawal from the country. Additional items note naval expenditures, legal actions, and local notices including marriages and deaths.
A long list of bankrupt traders and merchants including Edward Chapman Bird of St Johns Westminster and Thomas Armstrong of Witham Essex surrendering their estates for adjudication at Guildhall London. Also named are Alexander Mainstone of London Lynnester oilman, Thomas Maling Crachedyars merchant and others with attorneys at Clifford's Inn Wood-street Lombard Street Still St Mary Stones. Each entry notes surrender dates in December and the corresponding attorney.
Fragmentary OCR shows an 1890s era notice toutting a “Remedy” for coughs and throat sores, claimed to ease asthma and chest issues. References include locations on Box Street and Bond Street and names like Rothwell, Civet Cat, and North Parade Bath, indicating a counterfeit sale in public venues.
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