Royal couple praised for public duty and arts patronage
In a portrait from Sketches and Anecdotes of her Majesty the Queen, the Queen and Prince Albert are praised for funding education, famine relief, and wartime efforts. They are said to have paid debts of royalty abroad, acquired lands and built palaces, and kept London at the forefront of art and exhibitions while ensuring family security. Acorns as cattle feed reportedly caused illness among Herefords near Windsor and Watford, prompting warnings from Gardeners' Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
London
Gardeners’ Chronicle
Windsor
Watford
Lord Ebury
Births and Marriages Notice Row
Births and marriages listing multiple entries with names and dates. Includes Briggs Thomson Whitworth Haywood Meadows Carley Grove Josling Hawkin Wilcox Henderson Firth Welsh Walton Griffith Wedemann Birt Hickman Oliver Bates Hopph. Details spouses and locations across England and Wales with chapel and church affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelmsford
R. Partner
Abbot’s Roothing
G. Wilkinson
B. Grove
White Roothing
Louisa
J. Josling
Hawkin—Wilcox
Portland Chanel
Bristol
W. Hirst
E. Hawkin
London
Harriet Dix Wilcox
T. Dix
Henderson—Firth
Independent Church
Harrogate
Mr. Smythe
York
W. J. Henderson
Birmingham
Mias Lucy Ann Firth
Welsh Walton
Congregational
Cheadle
T. M. Herbert
James
John Welsh
Hannah
Henry Walton
Heaton Mersey
Griffith—Whidemann
Congregational Church
Eastbourne
W. Griffith
Arthur W. K. Griffith
Anna Auguste Freiderike
Henr F. Weidemann
Berlin
Bank of England Gazette Weekly Account Ending Oct 28 1868
The issue department reports notes issued 33,750,250 pounds and government debt 11,015,100 with other securities 3,984,909 and gold bullion 18,750,230. Totals include proprietor capital 14,558,000, public deposits 4,129,033, and other deposits 19,919,524. Gold and silver coin stand at 1,094,631 with seven day notes 0,574,330. Deputy Chief Cashier Frank May signs.
Market Report Shows Moderate Wheat Supply and Heavy Trade
The market notes a moderate English wheat supply and heavy trade with slow sales near current rates. A price drop of 1s to 2s per quarter would have been needed for further reductions, while foreign wheat largely follows this trend except for cheaper Russian varieties. Barley remains steady and dearer, beans and peas steady, and cottoes priced at extreme values amid reduced arrivals. Wheat bread prices in London on Saturday range from 6d to 7d per loaf with regional variations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covent Garden Market
London
Madeira
Malaga
Holland
Iteble
Warkatt
Essex
Kent
Harrow
Bmall
Norfolk & Suffolk
Metropolitan Gattle
London Market Report Across Hogs Hops and Provisions
London markets show mixed activity with foreign stock imports at 8 480 head and prices barely steady. Cattle and sheep demand remains very inactive though prime notes hold some value. hops in Borough Market inactive with scarce first rates. provisions show declines in bacon and steady butter prices amid large Irish imports.
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London
Lincolnshire
Leicestershire
Northamptonshire
England
Scotland
Ireland
Breda
Borough
New York
Nant Kent
Weald of Kents
Sussex
Farnham
Country
Antwerp
Boulogne
Calais
Dordt
Dunkirk
Hamburg
Ghent
Ostend
Rotterdam
Coal Market Report From Monday November Second
Market heavy with gains for Hettons and related coals. Listed prices include Wallaend Hettons 19s and Haswell 18s 6d, Braddylls 17s 6d, New Belmont 16s 6d, Kelloe 17s. Ships fresh arrived 55, ships left 16, total 71, ships at sea 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallaend Hettons
Haswell
Braddylls Hettons
New Belmont
Kelloe
Holloway Remedies Offered For Early Medical Troubles
The advertisement promotes Holloway's Ointment and Pills as preventive cures for blemishes gland enlargements sores and discharges. It claims threefold action purifying regulating and repairing without stomach upset or nervous system disturbance and urges early use to avoid future woes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howtoway
Holloway
Julian Goldsmid Offers Liberal Candidacy in 1868
In a public letter dated 12 August 1868 at 49 Grosvenor Street, Julian Goldsmid appeals to voters as a Liberal candidate. He highlights support for Coleridge's University Bill, Ballot reform, and abolition of compulsory Church rates, and pledges economies in war and marine departments, social reforms, and education. He argues for policy continuity with Mr Gladstone and seeks votes to advance liberal reforms and assess Irish Church policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Gladstone
Ral
War Office
Julian Goldsmid
Grosvenor-street
Goldsmid
England
Mr. Disraeli
Church of England
Ireland
Oxford
Coleridge
Royal Commission On
Liberal candidate's open letter to Mid-Surrey electors
A Liberal candidate in alliance with Mr. Goldsmid declares support for Mr. Gladstone, opposes the Irish Church Establishment, endorses disestablishment and disendowment, calls for nonsectarian elementary education, supports Coleridge's University reform, and advocates the ballot to secure free elections.
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Briggs
B. Briggs
Antananarivo
Madagascar
Thomson
Alexander Thomson
Altrincham
Cheshire
H. Oliver
Alfred Manon
William Bates
Saint Mary’s-field
Narboro-road
Leicester
Hopph
Mary Ann
John Hoppe
Bishopsgate-street Without
Bank OF England
Victoria
Banking Department
Frank May
Qashiar
Corn Exchange
Lonvoy
Newgate and Leadenitalus
D&c
Normandys
Jerseys
Borovah
Spitalfields
Brussels
Bremen
Harlingen
Y.C
Als. Gu
Surrey
Mid-Surrey
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