Miscellaneaus items on agriculture politics and crime
A York Cumberland district reports Potato disease spreading around Carlisle. Liberal candidates and university representation updates. A Islington bazaar for the United Kingdom Bank union with entertainments. Irish Amnesty action and Hyde Park demonstration planned. South Lambeth house robbery method noted. Foot and mouth disease outbreaks and magistrates' restraining measures in Yorkshire. A nurse elopement and recapture at Liverpool. Carnarvon eviction claims and rent disputes. Winding up bid for the European Assurance Company denied. Oxford examination prizes and educational discussion. Government stance on Fenians and Irish land league proposals spark debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Carlisle
Glasgow
Aberdeen
J. S. Mill
Smith
Jordanhill
Gordon
United Liberal
United Kinepom Bank
Horz Union
Islington
Irish Amnesty Association
Batt
Q.C
G. H. Moore
M.P
Ireland
Hyde Park
Yorkshire
West Riding
Rom
London
Barry
Hickie
Maidenhead
Liverpool
America
Nanney
The
Albert Assurance Company
Knox
Lice
Manchester
Oxford
Free Trade Hall
Earl of Carnarvon
Holborn Viaduct opens for foot traffic. Beecher on integrity
The Holborn Viaduct opens for foot-passenger traffic on Thursday morning. Henry Ward Beecher warns against preaching cream and practicing skim milk. Beef reaches 3d per pound in parts of New Zealand. A large estate is proved for the late W N Forman of London. A man commits suicide by jumping from Southwark Bridge crying Gone for ever. A second edition of Murray’s Academy is out with 16 000 copies sold. Mrs Gordon of Aberdeenshire writes a life of Sir David Brewster. A steam shovel on an Illinois railroad replaces many workers for gravel loading. Four men lay the foundation stone of a Wesleyan Chapel at Aston near Birmingham with liberal subscriptions. A witty tale about a trustee father and pudding. The Jewish Messenger argues Suez Canal signals Jewish autonomy and Palestine restoration. A young wife’s conundrum prompts a door joke as Queen Anne’s habits are noted.
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Holborn
Henry Ward Beecher
New Zealand
W. N. Forman
Queen Street
London
Southwark Bridge
Murray
The
Academy
Gordon
Parkhill
Aberdeenshire
David Brewster
Aston
Birmingham
Papa
Suez Canal
Beypt
Palestine
Births and Marriages Across Ports and Parishes in October
The column lists births and marriages from October across multiple locales. Notable entries include the birth of a son to the wife of Rev. James King in Samoa and several marriage notices in Clifton, Shotley Bridge, Birkenhead, Ramsbury, Preston, Honiton, Wrington, Nottingham, Halifax, York, Leeds, Ballarat, and Michigan. Also noted are obituaries and family notices for Dale, Mabbs, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Tuasivi
Samoa
James King
Norris
Buckingham Vale
Clifton
John F. Norris
Phillips—Bragg
Friends’ Meeting
Shotley Bridge
John Phillips
Plymouth
Elizabeth Balkwill
Charles H. Bragg
Lintzgreen
Newcastle-on-lyne
Davikts—Boadle
Birkenhead
Peter Hogarth
Peter Davies
Bessbrook
Ireland
Mary Scott
William H. Beadle
Massingham—Wilson
Congregational
Ramsbury
J. A. Harrison
James
Jas. Massingham
Maton Villa
Hackney
Sybella
W. Wilson
Haslam—Hodgtoon
Grimshaw-street
Preston
G. F. Newman
William Haslam
Betsy Hodgson
Brockway
Gauntlett
Baptist Chapel
Honiton
W. H. Foote
G. 38
Emily Sarah
T. H. Gauntlett
Pearse ~Jefferies
Independent Chapel
Wrington
C. Mlingworth
Levi Crowther
Ann Riley
Halifax
Short—Rock
Carr’s-lane
R. W. Dale
George Short
Hagley Road
Edgbaston
Frances Sophia
William Rock
Hag
Whir—Ellis
James Galloway
Bolton-le-Moors
Clara Lavinia
John Galloway
Illingworth
Imilh
Querndon
Leicestershire
J. T. Gale
Isaac Stubbins
William
Slingworth
Leeds
Emily
A. Smith
McMichael
Dawson-street
Ballarat
Victoria
Priscilla Ann
John Clause
Esther McMichael
Mabhss
Ransome
Michigan
W. H. Mabbs
Mountnessing
Wickford
Chatham
United States
Dale
Braintree
Robert Dale
KR. W. Dale
Biriingham
Jones
C. Jones
Winndsor Road
Maling
Jube
West Smethwick
Birmingham
William Henry Paton
W. Walker
Martha Jubb
Oliver
Bournemouth
Catharine
John
Oliver, Esq
Edinburgh
Duncan M’ Laren
Hsy
M.P. Lanklo Ter
Mount Lodge
Royston
Herts
Ernest Butler
William G
Mary M. Lanuhester
Southampton
Uncouth Priest Objects to Whistling Gods Word Through Keyhole
A royal servant recalls a Church of England service read to the Queen during dressing. When the Queen needed changing, the door closed and a priest refused to “whistle the word of God through a keyhole.” A separate remark features a bachelor and a wood-cut joke about kneeling before a woman with a sharp retort from a young woman.
Bank of England Account Shows Week End Oct 13 Figures
The weekly Bank of England issue and balance statement lists notes issued at 33,163,700 pounds, government debt 11,015,100, other securities 3,954,109, gold bullion 18,163,700, with proprietors' capital and deposits totaling 40,204,222 pounds. The ledger includes seven day notes, other deposits, and related securities. An advertisement promotes Holloway's Ointment and Pills for skin irritations, ulcers, burns, and gland enlargements along with claims of general health benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiea (Inc
Holloway
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Thomas Bazley
J. T. Hibbert
Hugh Birley
Dublin
O’donoghue
Hennessey
England
Weston
Cleanmngs
Meath
Bank OF England
Issue Department
Geo. Fornes
Carhier
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