20 Sep 1816
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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 20, 1816
Page
1
A scattered OCR shows an Orphan Chamber notice about balances of estates from a death intestate, inviting claims by January. It also lists multiple 1810s and 1815 works and a long catalog of travel and philosophical books, with publisher details and prices, in a Colonial Paper style.
Notices from London announce weekly packets to Calcutta and nearby routes departing Wednesdays the 25th and 21st, with ships Albion and other vessels offering cabins and servants space. Listings advertise stowage for baggage, horses, and merchandise, plus elaborate sale of estate items including furniture, bedding, and fine china, at Manchester Square and related wharf offices.
Joseph Fiereuer, ship-owner, testifies about Shadwell parish housing ten to eleven thousand residents and the density of public-houses along High Street and New Gravel Lane. He names the Duke of York, the White Hart, and the Saviours’ Arms as venues of indecency in 1814, prompting admonitions from magistrates.
A witness recounts magistrates actions regarding licenses for the Duke of York, the White Hart, the Pavours Arms, and the King’s Arms. He details Memorials, public vestry proceedings, and protests by parishioners, with confrontations between residents and officials about reopening and policing probity.
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