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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 12, 1821
Page
4
A marking 2 from Sussex and a 1 from A Constant Reader contribute to the subscription drive for the Life Guards. The notes reflect loyal support from local correspondents to aid the regiment.
The page reports wind and sea delays for the king's voyage and possible land detour, plus European politics on Alexander, Holy Alliance, and Greece. It includes Paris Moniteur extracts, Strogonoff in Odessa, Berlin diplomacy, and an inquest verdict update. Also notes Kensington Causeway affair and municipal court theatrics.
The sheriff recounts a tumultuous Kensington and Knightsbridge day with a storming crowd, a Life Guardsman’s seizure of a riding bridle, a head knocked with a riding cane, and a carbine allegedly knocked from a soldier’s hands. He claims soldiers wounded people and a ramrod wounded a woman, invoking inquiries and public scorn. The article questions the sheriff’s accuracy, noting newspaper reports do not corroborate these claims.
A broad compact of reports cites press disputes over letters from Paris and St Helena, royal clemency in Ireland, theatre reviews, Irish debts liquidation, heroism at sea, crimes in Manchester and Kent, and various public notices. incidents range from forge letters to a murder case, a drowning rescue, infanticide verdicts, and market price shifts with witnesses and officials named.
The jury at Hop Poles Tavern Edgeware road assembled to reach a verdict in the honey case. The coroner arrived and then withdrew as jurors prepared to decide based on sworn evidence and credible testimony.
Listing of ships sailing to and from Halifax and other ports with wind conditions noted. Vessels mentioned include Thornley Cunard for Halifax, Oronoco for Demerara, Britomart for Van Diemen’s Land, Samuel and Sarah for Africa, Queen from New Brunswick, and Royal Charlotte plus Albion from the Downs. Also notes Confiance to Woolwich and Williams to London. Several arrivals and sailings near Serr. 11 to Serr. 9 with top-masts lost on Juno departure and troop movement aboard Clarkstone.
London notice states printing by Ty Hall at 348 Skrand and publishing by J Wanless at the same address. It records the publisher and printer details for the local edition.
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