Opening of Blackfriars Bridge and Royal Visit Rumors
The article notes plans for two great public passages to open with a possible royal approach by the Queen, mentions potential attendance by the King and Queen of the Belgians, and cites a disruptive handbill urging workers to demand jobs on opening day. It also covers broader political chatter, a critique of colonial policy, and local governance debates on workhouse suspensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Bar
Thames
Holborn
Blackfriars Bridge
Bart Grey
Coronral
Earl Grey
London
Hart Grey
Tax Pook Law Board
St. Pancras Guardians
Goschen
Blake
Ellis
Dr. Ellis
Hills
Mr. Goschen
Highgate
St. Pancras
Captyle
Carlyle
Hackney
John Hills
Charles Reed
Theory Supported by Additional Sources
The text notes that corroborating sources strengthen a theory and suggests that confirming the theory could yield highly valuable hygienic results if further inquiries verify its truth. The emphasis is on potential public health benefits contingent on future validation.
Odd Anecdotes and Fashion Notes from a 19th Century Page
A string of transatlantic tidbits and vignettes includes a joke about foot and mouth in Ireland, a Paris fashion forecast featuring eau du Nil, and a tale of a gentleman sending a dress to Miss Turner after an egg incident at East Cheshire hustings. Other items recount a ghost story variant from Edinburgh Review, a curious Ireland will with stockings and guineas, and a Paris salon anecdote about Madame B and the Lionnet brothers over a meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newry
Ireland
Doc
Biddy
America
Paris
Metternich
Bismark
Cheshire
Maccleefield
Miss Turner
Godley
Canliffe Brookes
Barlow Hall
Stretford
Manchester
WM. Cunliffe Brooks
Sir Walter Scott
Church of
Rome
Edinburgh Review
Mary Dennes
Charles Macartney
Hannah
Charles
Cassell
Madame B
Pythagoras
Richards Francis Marriage at Manchester Church
William Richards and Sarah Francis are married at the Congregational Church in Queen's Park Manchester by Reverend R Mitchel on October 13. William is the eldest son of Thomas Richards and Sarah is the eldest daughter of Thomas Francis both of Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richards
Francis
Congregational Church
Queen’s Park
Manchester
R. Mitchel
William
Thomas Richards
Sarah
Thomas Francis
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Town Hall
Helms
Gladstone
Bright
Mill
Reed
Church of England
Académie Des Sciences
M. Dumas
Burg
Polias
Turner
M. Barg
Bon Accord
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