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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 10, 1772
Page
2
A historical screed urges vigilance against perceived Treasury influence. The speaker warns the Livery of London will be enslaved and become a national reproach, calling for action to awaken from lethargy and defend rights and privileges.
A courier from Warsaw reports Baron de Stackelberg is appointed Russian Minister here in second rank as the court is deemed degraded. Lisbon notes King will appoint a Governor to Goa, Don Jose de Comora to fill the post and embark soon. The Moor who captured Joseph Polycarpo, one of the assailants against the King, receives 200,000 millereis and a noble title. Polycarpo faces imminent trial.
London reports Prince Charles, elder brother of the King, leaves Carlskrone with artillery and garrison to seize Christianstadt. He issues a swelling manifesto urging unity against rebels, promising to defend the crown and national freedom, while calling for the “infernal breed” to be handed over. Messages on Baltic diplomacy and naval movements mingle with trade rumors and arrivals at Calais.
Extract from Dublin reports details a man flies a kite from Oxmantown Green enabling observers to view towns and forts. a reward offers for two volunteers. The Irish Parliament delays roguery to December. A Calais storm brings lightning and damage. a sailor dies from a lightning strike. Further items cover sermons against Popery, public penance, theatre reopening, a major robbery at Lady Dorothy Montague's, Sir Robert Kite's funeral and substantial bequests, and horse race results across Abingdon Scarborough Bridgewater Sheffield and Egham with notable winners and a veterinary incident.
Reports from Leeds on September 8 describe 30 casks of Huton tea seized and taken to the custom-house after purchased from an Indiaman and intended for Dunkirk. The owner paid between five and six hundred pounds for the cargo.
Ships and weather note sea movements with arrivals from multiple ports including Memel Jamaica Antigua and North Carolina. Vessels such as the Valentine Fowler St Peter Nebell and Royal Exchange are listed with departure and arrival details near Haslings and the Downs.
Continuation of House of Commons inquiry into East India affairs notes Colonel Burcoyne chaired. Roy Dullub, Nabob’s prime minister and treasurer, allegedly received five percent commission on treaty money and other funds, with shared deductions affecting Lord Clive. Minutes of the committee are inserted. report and papers to follow in a few days.
By the King's patent these cakes mix with water to create a glossy liquid blacking for shoes and boots. It keeps leather soft and pliable, prevents cracking, and leaves no smelt. Available wholesale and retail from Bayley and several London retailers at sixpence per cake.
Tod offers shrub prepared for quick, reputable delivery to all parts of the world. Sold at No. 2 Distaff Lane London for ready money only with brass neat brandy and rum options, discounts for publicans and trade, and a motto Oportet Vivere. Oaths payable on delivery and matrix pricing includes Pine flavoured rum and old spirits.
A historical advertiser touts Essence of Pearl and Pearl Dentifrice as superior products for teeth and gums. It claims universal satisfaction for about four years, with wide noble and gentry use in France and Italy, improving whiteness, preventing decay, curing gum scurvy, and freshening breath. It urges care of children and notes London retailers W Bayley and J Price offer the items at 2s 6d each.
A letter from a patient dated March 25 1772 proclaims a perfect cure of inveterate scurvy after taking six or seven bottles of a balsamic tincture. The author offers to testify publicly at No 64 Coleman Street and notes wholesale and retail sale by F Newbery with prices and locations. A gratis short account of common scurvy symptoms is offered.
A letter from John Haines of Berwick Street Soho praises Dr Norton of Golden Square London for Marehand's Drops curing long standing skin and blood disorders. He urges publication and describes the medicine's alleged benefits and a wide distribution network in London.
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