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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 04, 1850
Page
10
Readable fragments describe prison scenes and moral tales from Leigh Hunt and Memoir of R. Plumer Ward. A mother dies near a door from maternal anxiety, a girl executed for murdering her child, and a lawyer’s celebrated courtroom performance ending in a dubious acquittal.
Mr Leoni Levi sends a series of propositions to Prince Albert advocating a unified Code of Commerce among civilized nations. The item notes amusing anecdotes from Hobart Town and other snippets including wheat crops in Lincolnshire, a Pekin Monitor in China, and various social observations.
August dates mark births and marriages across England and Ireland. Entries include Mrs Brooks of Islington welcoming a daughter, Derby couples Brownlow William Blades and Frances Day Wiant marrying, and Simon Treeditich jun to Susan Vaux at South Petherton. Other items note deaths and ages, from Joser Humfrey near Arnsby to Sir Paren Fors of Welbeck Street and young Margard in Burnham.
In a request to Mr. Barnum, Mr. Benedict seeks poetry to set to music for a national song to welcome Molle Lind to America. Barnum announces a prize of one hundred dollars for the winning composition to be sent to T. P. Barnum in New York before September. Also an advertisement notes a London pamphlet on Medical Galvanism by W. H. Halse with claims of cures and a per week fee.
The Money Market and commercial intelligence note little stock movement with Consols around 96 3 4 and minor 4 per cent variation. Spanish debt talks advance with a Madrid submission, while Russian debt rises are disclosed. Share traffic shows general improvement though some lines falter amid scattered railway meeting outcomes and shareholder sentiment turning cautiously optimistic.
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