16 Sep 1840
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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 16, 1840
Page
1
An advertisement lists silver plate prices and patterns including the Classic and fiddle pattern spoons and forks. It promotes a Pemphilet with a price list, then shifts to a catalog of medical devices and patent spectacles by Solomon's, naming London addresses, doctors, and patrons.
A dense page lists titled figures such as Hon. G. C. Agar and various baronets and generals, with addresses in London. It promotes eye and ear aids from Messrs Solomons, a deafness remedy, and a new sight aiding device. It advertises gold watches, Chinese cement, perfumery by Price and Co, and assorted beauty products with prices and shop locations across Cornhill, Holborn, Piccadilly, Lombard Street, and Mayfair. The item blends society notices with aggressive commercial pitches and product endorsements aimed at the urban reader.
The notice discusses Longworths work and family history spanning a treacherous memory and imprisonment in the past. It outlines Longworths ties to Ot toman Ambassador Namick Pasha and his travels to Circassia and Constantinople. It references contemporary books on the East by Le Boré and Bjornstjerna, praising their factual breadth and religious fervor.
Reports from Valenciennes and other fortifications describe swift armament of strong places, with orders issued for Metz Verdun and coastal Havre defenses. Officials mobilize National Guards, stockpile ammunition, and push for rapid armament while Parliament weighs Mehemet Ali and Algeria risk.
The government announces swift fortification of Paris to deter invasion. Haxo favored system of detached forts with Citadel at Lepine, plans to inundate plains, defend with 30,000 National Guards and 25,000 soldiers, and claim Paris could stand three months against a 300,000-strong army. Estimated cost about one hundred million.
Reports from St Thomas's and St Croix detail rising talk of freeing slaves in Danish colonies after Britain’s abolition. Planters demand compensation for estátes and many oppose a compulsory weekend release, while Governor pushes voluntary Saturdays for slaves to earn freedom. Incidents include a St Thomas's insurrection and a Danish warship chase near Tortola. Estimates place 20,000 slaves across Danish islands with potential emancipation costs around 1.2 million.
The winter theatrical campaign opens with Fanny Elssler at the Park Theatre earning 600 dollars a night for eight performances, totaling 12,000 dollars. Buckstone, Power, and the Woods appear in Philadelphia and Boston as the season staggers into full swing. Opera, ballet, and concerts fill schedules, with Celeste missed and various artists traveling between New York, Philadelphia, Montreal, and other venues. Elssler alone has earned 24,300 dollars across twelve cities since June.
Account of Mr Clarke’s voyage on the Royal Mail steamship Acadia from Paris to New York. It lists departure and arrival times at Havre Southampton London Liverpool Halifax Boston and final arrival in New York, totaling 398 hours and over 3900 miles at a stated average speed. Also notes the Blackfriars Bridge opening delay and horticultural society meeting with prizes and meteorological readings.
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