Spirits of the Times on Reform and Power in England
The piece argues popular power must expand to repeal Corn Laws and curb aristocratic rule. It contrasts English and French politics, decries Tory press hostility to reform, and warns Bath magistrates versus Sunday papers, calling public resistance essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirits OF the Times
Ss A.west
T. B. Smith
Anti-Corn Law League
England
House of Commons
Namby-Pamby
St. Stephen’s
House of Lords
Fluedler
O'Dillon Barrot
Cété-Gauche
Thiers
M. Barrot
Lord Durham
France
Louis Philippe
Tuileries
Mephistopheles
House, of Lords
Europe
Chronological notices of births and deaths and events
A dated compilation listing numerous historical figures born or died on various days and years, including Thomas Hobbes 1588, Petrarch’s Laura 1348, Lorenzo de Medici 1492, Edward IV 1483, Lord Bacon 1626, and notable events such as the London and Birmingham Railway opening in 1838.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hobbes
John Stow
W. Derham
G.—Socrates
B.C
Richard I
Petrarch
Laura
Albert Durer
F. Walsingham
Andrew
Sacier
Bonaparte
Stewart
Gottingen
Ernest
Raffaelle
H. Blairborn
Lalande
England
Lorenzo de Medicis
Edward IV
Lord Bacon
Lord Lovat
John Opie
London and Birmingham
Birmingham
Rugby
H. Grotius
Prince Eugene
H. Cheselden
Antipas
Ravenna
William and Mary
G. Cannin
Griffon
St. Juan de Cuba
Weekly miscellany items from 1839 era London notices
A roundup of brief notices covers politics, law, and society. Dundas re elected for Sutherlandshire without opposition. Hopkinson sues London over a horse killed on Holborn Hill. Wigan out pensioners survey. Duke of Portland declines Corn Law interference. A Bath clergyman sends a flannel waistcoat from Ireland. Spohr's Fall of Babylon to be performed at Cassel with 800 voices. Lancaster to Preston railway likely opening in June. Plans for three new churches in Southwark. Newcastle to host annual horse sale during race week. The London Hospital centenary festival set for April 30 with the Duke of Cambridge chairing. A Hull tradesman receives 2500 needles by post. Pollock and Gilmour shipowners adopt teetotal approach. Brighton coal duty auctioned for 6,320 pounds tenure from Lady Day. Sir Robert W. Hamilton elected President of the Royal Irish Academy. Primitive Methodists at Quarry Hill Chapel. Paris Italian Opera license granted to Marliani. Contemplated branch of the Catholic Institute at Bury St. Edmunds. The 45th Regiment to become light infantry for Newport riots reward. Postmaster General of Russia reports 1839 net revenue 12,760,872 roubles. Woodstock gains a new duke, representative, and rector within a week.
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Dundas
Sutherlandshire
Hopkinson
City of London
Holborn Hill
Wigan
Lancashire
Duke of Portland
Bath
Ireland
Spohr
Babylon
Cassel
St. Peter’s Church
Lancaster
Preston
St. George the Martyr
Southwark
Newcastle
London Hospital
Duke of Cambridge
Hull
Pollock and Gilmour
Glasgow
Brighton
R. W. Hamilton
Royal Irish Academy
Quarry Hill Primitive
J. Butcher
G. Lamb
Paris
Sesson
M. Marliani
Catholic Institute
Bury St. Edmunds
Cement
Newport
Gener
Russia
Woodstock
Constitutionalist advertises cheap newspaper orders
The Constitutionalist offers mail and street sales in Great Britain with prepaid letters. Prices listed include threepence halfpenny per issue, three months for 3s 6d, half year 7s 7d, and annual 15s 2d. Orders can be prepaid by small coins, with agents named for Newcastle, Glasgow, and Hull to supply trade in their towns.
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Constitutionalist Office
Wells Street
Oxford Street
London
Great Britain
Constitutionalist
J. Crothers
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Newcastle
Barnes
Tvens Vender
High Street
Glasgow
J. Noble
Market-Place
Huix
Advertisers urged by rising Constitutionalists reach broad audience
The piece lists weekly circulations for papers led by the Constitutionalist, Observer, John Bull, and other titles from the half year ending December 31, 1839. It argues the Constitutionalist gains ground among readers across society, praising its independence and liberal stance as it notes growing engagement from nationwide orders and the belief that public journalism deserves success.
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House of Commons
Constitutionalist
Observer
John Bull
Watchman
True Sun (Statesman
Spectator
Charter
Isi
Atlas
Bell’s New Weekly Messenger
Argus
Planet
Champion and Weekly Herald
Naval and Military Gazette
Court Journal
Britannia
United Service Gazette
Court Gazette
Old England
Comprehensive 1840 Almanack Offer Calls Attention
An advertisement for One Hundred and Twelve Pages Denny Octavo priced sixpence promotes Comprehen sive Almanack for 1840. It lists vast contents including ephemeris, court register, naval and army officers, royal family, MPs, bishops, universities, stamp duties, fairs, bankers, and county officers. The publication claims an enlarged edition and broad accessibility through agents and London publisher 63 Oxford Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anya
Dietrichsen
London
England
House of Peers
House of Commons
Court of Aldermen
Oxford
Cambridge
Oxford-street
Dietricheen
Bath Brutality Over Sunday News Sales Spars Rage
A London voice denounces Bath magistrates for fining newsreaders for selling Sunday papers. It describes fines and stocks as tyrannical acts, calling the incident Bath brutality and tying it to broader Tory hostility to the press and Sunday publications.
Derby betting chaos as favorites swing with the crowd
Tattersalls reports a volatile Derby betting day with Theon, Confederate, Angelica colt, Launcelot and Wardan among heavily traded runners. Prices fluctuated from 12 to 1 up to 40 to 1 as parties placed and retracted bets across dozens of horses, including no action on the 2000 Guineas or Oaks.
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The
Derby
Theon
Confederate
Launcelot
Gambia
Janus
Bokhaca
Muley Ishmael
Fitzroy
Rivpresworry
Lord Jersey
Glenorchy
Lord Orford
Hawkisworth
Duke of Cleveland
Lord‘ Orford
Lord Wartinbiniecs
Mr. Wreford
Captain Gardner
Duke of Grafton
G. Heathcote
Lord Albemarle
Muley
Shmael
Ford
Treen
Lord Kelturn
Pathfinder
Retainér
Mr. Etwail
Melody
Lord Eglinton
Tanguo
Greysteel
Mr. Printe
Merle
Cob
Cobham
Wardan
Arid Confederate
Lord Exeter
Lot
James
Assassin
Grey Milton
Yodo
Diplomarist
Velvet
Fheon
Wardan Aget Janus
Wardan Agat Janus
Fattersall's Monpar racing odds reflect brisk betting
The room was crowded and betting brisk though muddled. Theon led at 12 to 1 and other contenders such as Anpallos, Confederate, Wardan, Ottoman, Bokhara, Glenorchy, Prince Albert and Crucifix moved in price with varied success. 2000 Guineas entries show Crucifix improving while Oaks odds sag. A long list of horses and prices followed with frequent shifts and cancellations noted by Riddlesworth.
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Fattersall
Monpar
Theon
Tor
Anpallos
Confederate
Wardan
Gambia
Bokhara
Sophocles
Muiey Ishmael
Glenorchy
Great Western Railway opens to Reading line with rapid tests
The Great Western Railway opened to public traffic from Paddington to Reading on Monday in fine weather, drawing a large crowd. Directors tested the line on Saturday with two carriages and four trucks, reaching Reading in 46 minutes at 47 miles per hour, then returning to Paddington through Twyford in 37 minutes. The trip covered 30 3 3? miles and reached a maximum speed of 58 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Western Railway
Reading
Paddington
Twyford
Diabolical incendiary fires terrorize Gloucestershire parishes
A wave of arson attacks hit Tetbury Wotton Dursley Kingscote and Newington Bagpeth with two major blazes at Ashes Barn and Hill-barn causing substantial loss. Despite rewards and patrols none accused. authorities fear a wider conspiracy and residents vow to assist magistrates.
Inquest Verdict On Boat Accident Victim Abbott
Coroners in Putney heard the inquest into the death of Mr. Abbott a proctor of Doctors Commons and one of six men who perished after a boat overturned near the Westminster bridge approach. The jury returned accidental death verdicts for Mr Staunton and Mr Pratt and a similar finding for Mr Abbott after evidence from watermen witnesses and others.
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Abbott
Doctors’ Commons
Bight Bells
Putney
Wandsworth
Ekin
Lovdsay
Stikeiman
Staunton
Pratt
Lyon
Westminster-bridge
Avis’s
London
Mr. Abbott
Lovesay
Mr. Stokeman
Mr Staunton
Mr. Pratt
Royal Court and Aristocracy Scene at Cambridge and Buckingham
A London chronicle details royal visits and entertainments in Cambridge House Covent Garden and Buckingham Palace. Prince George of Cambridge marks a birthday with Albert and the royal party attending Mercutio and opera performances. portraits and sittings for royal artworks follow, with numerous nobles and officials named. The report notes court appointments, dress, and a notable divorce decree in Scotland, plus refurbishment of the Buckingham Palace Gallert and the Queen's attire and stays.
Mountain Hether Poem by Cryis 1840
Poem Lyrics reflect longing for the Scottish mountains as a guiding scene of life and death. The speaker contrasts fleeting worldly bliss with lasting ascent of spirit, naming Scotland and the mountain hether as the ultimate horizon from dawn to grave. March 25, 1840.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Carpenters Build Mock Ship For Target Practice Engine
In Woonwich carpenters are erecting a wooden ship side with five port holes to serve as a movable target for sailors. The device imitates a ship at sea to practice firing using a novel principle.
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Roral Ansgnat
Woonwich
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