Eclipses and a Mercury Transit Mark 1868 Year
The article lists two solar eclipses and a Mercury transit for 1868. It notes an annular eclipse on Feb 28 invisible at Greenwich, a total eclipse on Aug 17 also invisible there, and a Mercury transit on Nov 5 partially visible at Greenwich. It also discusses the marriage of Benjamin Disraeli and his financially prudent wife, highlighting her influence on his rise.
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Ecuréseaux
Greenwich
Disrazut
Boston Advertiser
Count D'Orsay
Tom Dancombe
London
Grosvenor Gate
MARSHALLS AND CROSFIELDS BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES LISTED
A long list of births marriages and a death appears with numerous entries dated December through January. Notable items include a son for the Rev Marshall at Hitham and multiple marriages across England from Liverpool to Leeds and London with brides and grooms identified along with locations.
Obituary notices from Bedford to Worcestershire compiled
Langley Bedford December 27 Miss Langley aged eighty six. Hodson Dartford December 28 Rev William Hodson aged sixty eight long time pastor. Kings Torquay December 30 James Kings pastor. Johns Northwich December 31 Mary Johns widow aged seventy five. Harbutt North Shields January 1 Margaret Harbutt wife of William Harbutt. Salmon Ombersley January 8 Frederick Salmon surgeon founder of St Mark's Hospital aged seventy two. Kershaw Littleborough January 6 Joseph Kershaw aged fifty six. Intimation to friends.
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Pye-Smith
Andrews
Union Chapel
Alcutta
W. J. Wilkin
George Alexanderndrews
Caroline
John William Pye-Smith
Hay
Sheffield
Stobbing—Cullum
St Peter's Church
Pimlico
J. M. Halder
John Stobbing
Marlborough-road
Brompton
James Bilis
Henry Eile
Exeter
Eligabeth Neck
William Neck
Heavitree
Holgate
Oberlin House
West Brixton
Finlay—Fotheringham
Regent-Square
R. Redpath
James Findlay
Higin
Catherine
John Fotheringham
Queen's-terrace
Camden-road
Gerrard—Salt
Queen-Street Chapel
Leeds
William Thomas
Edward Henry Gerrard
Harriet Maria
Alfred Salt
Tigwell
Tolfree
London-street Congregational Chapel
Basingstoke
H. Young
Joseph Tigwell
Sarah
W. Tolfree
Sherratt—Smith
Mias
Sarah Ann Gray
Blackpool
Fox—Dash
Congregational Chnel
Gosport
Samuel Jones
William Thomas Ox
Emily Elizabeth
Jos. Daah
Goaport
Clapham
Porter
Congregational Church
Robertson-street
Hastings
James Griffin
John Clapham
London
Leeda
Emily Anne
William Porter
Croft
Morrell
Robert Morrell
Selby
Skinner
Mountfort Crescent
Barnsbury Park
John Skinner
Peckham
Gill
John Louke Gill
Griff Colliery
Bedworth
Market Harborough
STE Soegnats
Arthur Bowmar
John
Heary Stewart
Woat Hill House
Langley
Miss Langley
Bedford
Hoson
Dartford
William Hodson
Zion Chapel
Whitechapel
Congregational
Kings
James Kings
Upton Vale
Torquay
Johns
Northwich
Cheshire
Mary
David Johns
Madagascar
Harbutt
North Shields
Margaret
William Harbutt
London Missionary Society
Salmon
Woodfield Cedara
Ombersley
Worcestershire
Frederick Salmon
Bank of England Gazette Budget and Notes Ledger
Bank of England weekly account shows notes issued 85 959 050 pounds debt 11 015 000 pounds and other securities 3 984 900 pounds for the week ending January 8 1880. The notice also includes an advertisement for Hottoway’s Ointment and Pills claiming to cure blemishes by cooling inflammation and purifying the system.
London Corn Market Sees Mixed Gains Amid Frost and Import Shifts
London corn and livestock markets show firmer wheat and barley, with foreign wheats 2s to 8a per qr higher and barley 1s up. Imports last week total 7,116 head, while beef supply remains moderate and stock quality is good. Lamb and calves steady to inactive with limited demand. prime pigs meet full prices, large hogs dull.
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London
Pricsa
Norfolk
Suffolk
Essex
Cambridgeshire
Lincolnshire
England
Scotland
Ireland
Palestine Exploration Society Names Vetted Members and Supporters
A long list of notable backers and attendees is given for the Palestine Exploration Society, naming archbishops, dukedoms, lords, MPs, professors, and bankers. The document invites inquiry for prospectus, reports, and lists of photographs, with contact to George Grove and Bartlett and Co.
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Messra. Coutts and Co
Strand
Union Bank of London
Princes-street
Mansion House
George Grove
Hsg
Mesars, Bartlett and Co
London markets mixed with heavy trade and steady prices
Newgate and Covent Garden reports show meat moves at full prices in scarce supply, while overall trade remains heavy with fluctuating rates. Provisions, potatoes, wool and oils show firm to dull movements, with imports from Ireland and foreign ports shaping weekly activity across Borough Market and surrounding exchanges.
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Newgate Axp
Leadenhall
London
Hamburg
Rotterdam
Covent Garden Market
St. Michael
Asparagie
New York
Mid and East Kent
Weald of Kents
Sussex
Farnhaman
Ireland
Borowaah
Spitalfields
Antwerp
Bremen
Dunkirk
Rouen
East India
Y. Hetton
Hartlepool
Haswell
Hetton Lyons
Eden Main
South Hetton
Caradoo
Hartley
Wylam
Pemberton Primrose
Russell Hetton
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Bank OF England
Victoria
Banking Department
Iime
Rusa
Cone Ea
Frank May
Warkets
Metropolitan Cattle Market
Rho Sir
Morton Pet MD
Bir
R. I Murchison
John P. Boilea
Henry Holland
Kent
Chevalier
Harrow
Norfolk & Suffolk
Atore
Palestine
Exploration
Society For
HER Majesty
the Queen
York
Arrylluke
Devonshire
Earl
Carnarvon
Pal
Derby
Russell
Shaftesbury
Bar
Zetland
Stratford de Redcliffe
Strangford
Lord Dufferin
Lord Henry Lennox
Ged Haney
J. M. D. Scott
Oxford
Ely
Ripon
Baron Lionel de Rothschild
Sir Francis Goldemid, Bart
Bart
The
Moses Montefiore
Henry Rawlinson
K.C.B
Prea
KGB
George Cubitt
Samuel Gurney
H. Layard
Walter Morrison
John Abel Smith
William Tite, Esq
Ray
F. Temple
D.D
Rugby
C. J. Vaughan
Hugh McNeile
Ernest Hawkins
H. M. Birch
G. G. Bradley
Marlborough
H. H. Plumptre
Chas, Pritchard
P.R.A
J. C. Ryle
A. W. Lhorald
H. B Tristram
George Williams
Henry Allen
Samuel Martin
Norman McLeod
J. L. Troter
W. H. Acland
Owen
Joseph D. Hooker
William Smith
George Rawlinson Amhuret Tyssen Amburat
T. Farmer Baily
W. H. Dixon
John Murray
Antonio Panizzi
Henry Reeve
Gilbert Scots
M.P
St Paul's
Westminster
F.R.S
Christ Church
Canterbury
Chester
H. M. Butler