The Late Queen's Funeral Provokes Mixed Protests
A provincial press compilation condemns mob violence and political meddling surrounding the Queen's death. It accuses government critics of disrespect and calls for order, praising the military for restraint while denouncing Lady Hood, Dr Lushington, and Mr Wylde. The piece remarks on Alderman Wood's absence and chides interference with royal ceremony, urging decorum and peace.
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London
Lushington
Lady Hood
Woods
Waithmans
Noels
Briain
Truro
England
Royal Cornwall Gazette
St. Omers
Hull
York
Betting Room Odds On Races To Come And Match For 100 Guineas
Betting room notices advertise odds on forthcoming races and report a 100 guineas match on Slough-road between Finchley pony and Mr. Goldsworthy’s mare. The Finchley pony won after about thirteen miles in an hour, the race drawing significant interest among spectators and gamblers.
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Finchley
Goldsworthy
Ham
Slough-road
Finchley Pony
Proclamation on Floridas Promise Doubtful Claim
In Washington July 17 the National Intelligencer notes an unsigned copy of General Jackson’s Florida proclamation in circulation and questions its authenticity while acknowledging a likely issued proclamation on the 25th. Jackson moved from Montpelier to Pensacola on the 15th with US troops, and distribution was prepared in advance.
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United States
Floridas
Jackson
National Intelligencer
Washington
Montpelier
Alabama
Pensacola
Kean's Honorable Eccentricities Versus Public Taste
The Beacon reprints Boston Galaxy claims about Edmund Kean at a Philadelphia theatre. Kean refused to perform for insufficient audiences, demanding high pay, and later dressed to perform, sacrificing managers’ profits to protect his reputation. Noah defends him against critics as a bulwark for his honor.
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Kean
National Advocate
Cooke
Cooper
Finnys
Hodgkinson
Boston Galaxy
Luck
Ruslin
Philadelphia
Balt
Noah
Mr. Kean
America
Drury-lane
Edmund Kean
Report on English and Welsh poor relief returns 1819 to 1821
The Select Committee’s report notes returns nearly complete showing total expenditure on the poor rising from 1812 to 1820 but not uniformly year by year. It cites county variances with Devon, Surrey, and others showing excesses, while Wales mostly above average. 1820–21 returns may reveal a continuing decrease. several counties show exceptions. A Waterloo remark contrasts graves and wheat.
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House of Commions
England
Wales
Devon
Surrey
Bedford
Cumberland
Gloucester
Huntingdon
Lincoln
Middlesex
Northampton
Rutland
Westmoreland
Yorkshire
Leicester
West Riding of
Chester
Derby
Durham
Nottingham
Warwick
Waterloo
Glasgow Chronicle
The King in Dublin A People’s Joy and Pageantry
An August 18 Dublin letter describes yesterday’s grand royal review in Phoenix Park with a sea of spectators in vibrant dress and troops in elaborate formation. The King rode a white charger and accepted cheers from a united crowd, while orphans of soldiers watched with touching discipline. The procession through city streets drew huge crowds, carelessly crowded over Carlisle Bridge, with the King later shown from the Castle balcony amid thunderous acclaim and a sense of national pride.
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Dublin
Phoenix Park
Shakspeare
Waterloo
Anglesea
George the
Milesius
Baydle
George
Ireland
Irish King George IV in Dublin Pageant Awe Inspires Nation
A Dublin Evening Post account describes crowds gathering from Dublin city and county and distant counties to welcome George IV. The procession from the Park to the Castle unfolds with thousands of carriages, banners, and shamrock cockade, drawing intense public enthusiasm and a sense of national pride. The monarch’s reception, speech, and sword ceremony are praised as fitting and timely, symbolizing Irish goodwill.
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Dublin Evening Post
Dublin
Ireland
George IV
Barrier
Sackville Street
Europe
London
Nelson’s
Editor and Rev J Page Wood be a mismatch
A letter writer questions the identity of Rev J Page Wood, domestic chaplain to Queen Victoria, asking if he is Alderman Wood’s son who recently earned a Cambridge law degree. The note mocks the pairing and contrasts legal study with clerical aims.
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Alderman Wood
Times
J. Page Wood
John Page Wood
Cambridge
Fellowes
Fire devastates Craik Venvian plantation in Scotland
A large fire yesterday burned for two days at the Duke of Athol’s Craik Venvian plant ation in Scotland, likely started by labourers lighting a cooking fire and not extinguishing it. Strong winds could have consumed the entire plantation.
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Duke of Athol
Craik Venvian
Scotland
Woodmen of
Arden
Forest Hall
Meridan
Earl
Eton
Barnard
Morley
Peel
Francis Shuckburgh
Eardley
Wilmot
Gould
Wm. Eden
H. C. Anas
Verduver
W. Somerville
W. Gresey
W. Gresvey
I’. Saucksuren
Digby
T. C. Adams
Wat. Gresley
Annnpeel
Slatherill
Audley
Barnett
Staffordshire Advertiser
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Apst
Sandbeck
Colville
Newmarket Leger
Augusta
Smauluth
Coulton
Broadhurst
Réew Gerrard
Jups Gerrard
Kingston
Fortescue Seymour Fanshaw
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Commission of Bankruptcy
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the King
All Ireland
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Carelisle-bridge
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