Miscellaneous notes and anecdotes from London papers
A jumble of short items includes snippets on bankruptcies in The London Gazette, a defendant testing mushrooms by skin color, a Pompeii excavation grant, a French diamond finding, a political lottery warning, a Queen Victoria era theater note, and a Norfolk or Devonshire duck with a brass horn-tip in its gizzard.
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Aig
Derwent Lake
London Gazette
Courrier du Nord
Anzin Company
Denain
Exeteria
The
Times
St. Leonard’s
Devon- Rfe
Jim
Jed
Macclenfield Courier
Pompeii
Hume Hag
Bank of England
St. Petersburg
Sir R. Peel
Association For
Prince Albert
Hoyle
Manchester
United States
Fillmore
Idge Burnet
Nai Aule
Windsor Castle
Prince of Wales
Leigh Hunt
Dickens
London
Sarah Biffin
Liverpool
Alta California
Lord Brougham
British Empire
John Bull
Jonathan
Hovsz Coupens
Crackrep
Glasgow Daily Mail
Winchester
Guernsey
St. John’s Church
Parliament passes fifty thousand acts in fifty years
A correspondent notes that in the last fifty years the British legislature has passed 15,052 acts. The text reflects on legislative activity and the pace of parliamentary work.
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Elf
Legal actions over illegal net use on Eamont reported
In a Solway Act case at the Paes See on the 24th inst five informations were lodged against Lord Broughams party for using an illegal net in the River Eamont. One case was pursued under an arrangement between parties. Armstrong of Broughams party was fined £4. Also noted is a new remuneration provision in the County offices outlining attorney fees up to £1 10s for certain claims and limits on barrister costs, with judges to decide on taxation of these expenses.
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Bronquau
Solway
Lord Brougham
Iner
Wicay
Pal
Armstrong
Ord Brougham
Oie
Dilatere al Ley
Births and deaths noted in October notices
BIRTHS October 7 at Longford Castle Folke Stone son and October 8 Lambeth wife of Albert Wells daughter. MARRIAGE October 11 at Square Chapel Halifax Jonathan Fromson to Emma late J res Wuirttey. DEATHS September 14 George Benjamin Maury barrister at Lincoln Inn died in mail diligence crash. October 1 Sir William Pilkington Bart at Chevet Park aged 74. October 7 Eunice infant daughter Lewes. October 7 Manza wife of Reverend Cooper Soham. October 9 Reverend Josefa Hume Woodgate. October 9 Barnsbury Park Fawny daughter of Reverend Wilson. October 11 Garngadhill Glasgow Manta daughter of Mr Bowser.
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Square Chapel
Halifax
W. Thomson
Slatheford
Edinburgh
Jonathan Fromson
Glasgow
Emma
J. Res Wuirttey
George Benjamin Maury
Lincoln’ Inn
George Maule
Wilton-créscent
Barcelona
Valentia
Tucentals
Chevet Park
Wakefield
Sir William Pilkington
Woodgite
Gloucestershire
Barnsbury Park
Fawny
D. Wilson
Ilington
Garngadhill
Manta
Bowszr
London
Sree
English Money Market Rises on Dividend Flows and Debt Purchases
Large dividend payments and the National Debt Commissioners stock purchases push the English money market higher. Consols lift to 97 3 4 percent, Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents rise, Exchequer Bills rise, with expectations of further gains despite Continental weakness. Foreign securities hold steady amid limited settlements with Mexican bondholders and varied Latin American quotes. The gold influx from California stirs anticipation of metal price effects.
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Tursday
National Debt Commissioners
Thura
India
England
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Far Common Council
Church of England
Friends of Poland
Aberdeen
Watson
Guild
A. W. Chalmers
Baxter
Ness
Captain Barclay
North of Scotland Gazette
Alexander Leask
Aberdeen Journal
British Museum
Great Russell Street
Lord Gifford
Trebandy
Edward Baines
Leeds
Suochine
Oldham
Hatsr
Hals
Halse
Ragelekroyuaeny
Longford Castle
Wieoopagens Folkestone
No. 9
Richideonatrect
Lambeth
Albert Wells
Money Market and Commercial Intelligence
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