London Watchmakers Advertise Large Stock Below Market
An 1840 London ad for Savory and Sons appeals for customers to Cornhill opposite the Bank of England, offering a vast stock of London made watches with own inspection, warranties, and 25 percent discounts. It lists silver and gold cases, various lever and detached lever models, and notes second-hand pieces.
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Savory and Sons
Cornhill
London
Bank of England
Siz Bolas
Ee Cayenne
Post Office tattoo fraud test shocks officials
A master chemist demonstrated obliterating the royal postmark using a chemical application and a profile from a letter to counterfeit mail. The scheme, tested from Liverpool to Jamaica, exposed weaknesses in post office security and prompted the Postmaster General to consider stronger measures to prevent such fraud.
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Owasman
Nal
Liverpool
Innie Stair
Murready
Cumberland Pacae
W Manchester and Liverpool Railway Meeting
The seventeenth half yearly meeting of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company was held at the Cotton Sales Room Liverpool chaired by Mr C Twrence. Accounts show half year to 3 June with receipts 12647 4s and expenditure 767 13s 9d leaving estimated profit of 39471 3d. Directors recommend a dividend of 3s per share and credit carried forward 9 20Nl 74 10d.
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Liverpool and Manchester Railiay Company
Liverpool
C. Twrence
Jane
Liverpool and
Manchester
Manchester and Leeds
Lancaster
Preston
Hyre
Liverpol
Railway Bills in Parliament Since 1330
A Return ordered by the House of Commons on Lord Grosvenor’s motion details railway bills brought into Parliament since 1330. It notes the number of bills passing both Houses and lists those still progressing, with the amount proposed to be raised shown as 4,870,000.
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Goss and Co
M R.C
Strand
London
Pallmall
Ell
Old Road-street
Old Tewry
City
E. Solomons
Anthony Carlisle
F.R/S
Langham-place
Benjamin C. Brodie
F.R.S
New-Street
Spnog-gardena
J.G. Andrews
London Hospital
St. Helen’s-place
C. Aston Key
St. Helen's-place
John Scott
New Broad-signer
C. J. B. Aldis
Old Barlington-street
Copland
M.D
Balstrode-street
Slanchester-square
R. Keate
Albamarie-street
Titus Berry
Cheater Terrace
E. W. Duffin
Laugham-place
Jébon Stephenson
Conduit
J. T. Conquest
Finsbury-square
Coulson
Frederick-place
Old Jewry
Tin Ware
New Bridge-street
Dr. Blair
Gunsex County Hospital
John Lawrence
Itto
Richard Middlemore
Temple Row
Birmingham
John & Soden
Bath Infirmary
Tweedy John Todd
Grand Parade
Highton
Andrew Plummer
Old Steyne
Brewster F. Seabrook
Eye Infirmary
A. Martin
Hochester
Samuel
J. J. Lednam
Hufeland
Prussia
Gerla
Kreycig
Saxony
Dresden
Clarus and
Kahl
Leipsic
Ponitz
Schmeisger
Hamburg
James M‘donnell
Belfast
Ireland
J. Woodroffe
Cork
B. Bullen
T. L. Mackey
Waterford
MM. Poole
W. Gore
M.R.C
Limerick
England
Old Bond-street
Piccadilly
Old Jowty
Charles Keight and Co
Lyndgate-street
Aceich
China
Jon Francis Davis
bin Majesty
Chia
New Katisa
Wrca
The
Society For the Diffusion of Satul Knowledge
Lus
M. Ee
Africa
Asia
Australasia
Polynesia
America
J. Sonter
School Library
Fleet-street
Royal Westminster Ophethalmic Hospital
Charles William Guthrie
Channg-cross Hospital
Derfumery
Price and Cuo
Price
Price and Gosnell
Patey, Batts, Price, and Co
Price and Co
Montpellier House
Lombard-street
Price and
Gosnell
CUO
Victoria
Abernethy
Barr
Cos
Royal Syalbert
Prica
Weateod Depdia— Holmes
Mount-street
Srosvenor-Equare
Woodward
Arabella-row
Soulsby
Victoria-road
Her Majesty'a Palace
Alao
Krampton
Boapa
Laverne
Wdieburgh
Davies
Redennice House
Penzancr
Plymouth Journal
Stamford
Ryball
Louth
Lubon
Severa
Edinburgh Courant
St. Swithin
Fifeshire Journal
Tub
East Cowes
Isle of Wight
Cookham
Berkshire
Queenhithe
City of London
Woking
Surrey
Woburn
Bucks
House of Commons
Robert Grosvenor
Account of circulating notes by banks in England and Wales
Returns directed by 3 and 4 W. 4, c. 83 show private banks circulating £6,973,613 and joint stock banks £1,185,658 in the period March 28 to June 27, 1840, with stamps and taxes recorded as of July 31, 1840.
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England
Wales
Joint Stock Banka
Banka
Cee
Cscs
Peeseeesege
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Niwerp
Brussels
Rhinfe
Antwerp
Thomas Jackson
Rhine
Rotterdam
Orier
Cologne
Mears
Lightly
Simon
Lower Thames-street
Regent-street
Basle
Elican Life Assurance
P Vu
Charing-crosa
Matthias Attwood
M.P
Hugh Hammersley
Fay
Stanley Clarke
Wm Heygate
Bart & Ald
Jato Coope
John Petty Mampratt
Willem Cotton
William Samler
William Curtis
George Shum Storey
Titam Davis
Chas
Hampden Turner
Gordon,Esq
M.D F.R.S
Matthew Whiting
Europe
H. Lillie
Agricultural and General Life Assurance Company
New Hindre-street
Hinckfriars
James Broun
Coulston
Bart
William Bell
Princes-Street
Hanover-Square
Psy
Richard Broun
Wigmore-street
Cavandish-square
Fisy Alexander Gordon
Fludyer
Board of Management
Shotts
C.F. Kirkman
Eng
Lombard Street
Une
Huail
John Wlin
COX Savory
Gracechurch-street
N.B
Frampton
T. Prout
Ioyal
Surrey Zoological Gardens
Grand Proorienade
Sicale ET Champestre
Perth Overthing
Kemont
Quatrie
St. Metersburg
Fantasia
Oberon
Wally
Die Herggeister
Melazgelea
Relere
Tyrahe Wuadrive
Carter
Carles Rasguaud
Toont
Ebrett
Great Britain
Treland
George William Collen
William Pickering
Chancery-Jane
J.s
F. Rivingna
Cadell and Co
Longman and Co
Young
Tex
Sarey
W. H. Spiler
J. Souter
Cambridge
Dublin
Ediceburgh
Glasgow
Thomas RB. Fowler, R.N
Alger
Theos
Barey
Jorset Chronicle
Salisbury
Porton Alan
Wolta
Salsbury
Deal
High Wycombe
Recks Gazette
Ware
Hertford Reformer
Crediton
Lewes
Susser Express
Biggleswade
Ledford Mercury
Dubdin
Dov
Carmix
Tipperary Free Press
Peffer Mill
Edinburgh
Mr. Whately
Speen Moor
Mr. W
Hants
Taunton
New Bedford
Boston
Hoston
Mansfield
Lerad
Wanchester and
Hewar L. Wiczson
Tontine
Antonio Pogetto
Margaret Crabtree
Pogetto
Cever Mock
Bog
Crawshaw Booth
Charles Holt
Martland
Esspae
Wich
Tue Trahan
Blackburn Standard
Preaton Junction
Lancaster Staton
North Union Railway Company
Farae Armay
Malvern
James Atkins
Caleb Chandler
Caleb
Atkins
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