Stranded Sailor and Odd Tales in 18th Century Echoes
An account recalls a stranded voyager seeking Buckingham Palace and a sister, a Natchez steamer landing with a remark about missing items aboard, and a humorous exchange over a ship’s cargo. The piece then notes furs once restricted by sumptuary laws, a misprint turning vair to verre in Cinderella, and a 17th century clergyman’s stay at Kirkby Hall during the Rebellion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckingham Palace
Perrault
Noels
Kirkby Hall
Earl of Chesterfield
Baxter
Lewin
England
Births Marriages and Deaths from Various Parishes
Birth notices list a son born to Mrs Jostan Con DER jun at North Brixton. a daughter to Mrs Joun JAMES SMITH at Denmark-hill. a daughter to Mrs Samuel CocksHaw at Mary-street New North-road London. Marriages note several ceremonies including George Burns to Eviza WINIFRED. Earl of Danning to Lady Harriet Peiwan. multiple other unions across Bristol London Bridgnorth and Liverpool. Deaths record John Bevan of Windmill-street Gravesend aged 77. several notable figures in Glasgow Taunton Dublin and London with varying dates September 1 3 4 5 7 8.
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North Brixton
Jostan Conder
Denmark-hill
Joun James Smith
Mary-street
New North-road
London
Samuel CocksHaw
New Church-street
Edgeware Road
J. Burns
George Burns
Misa Eviza Winifred
R. Clark
H.M. Royal Marinee
St. Peter’s, Pimlico
J. Pelham
Earl of Danning
Harriet Peiwan
St. James’s Church
Westminster
J. Jackson
J. Sr2pren
Serjeant Stephen
Bristol District Bankruptcy Court
Caroline Neville
H. Davies
Burlington-gardened
Baptist
Manchester
R.'Vaughan
P. St. Willans
Halifax
P. Willana
Leeds
Susanna
Vaughan
Baptist Chapel
Saffron Walden
T. Burdett
Epwin Chennell
Elizabeth
J. Barron
John Bevan
Windmill-street
Gravesend
Wellington-street
Glasgow
Miler
W. B. M.pahun
Abzow
Taunton
William Vevers
Wesleyan Collegiate Institution
Grafton-street
C. W. Williams Wynn
Middleton House
Illiam Kipston M‘farlane
M‘farlane
Trinity College
Garsington
Ton
China Terrace
Lambeth
Samuel Richard Gunnell
House of Commons
Mary
J. Testen
Datchet
Bucke
Upper Grangeford
Bermondsey
John Mixton
J. Eastry
Pamphlet on Medical Galvanism Offered Free By Post
Advertisement invites invalids to request a pamphlet on Medical Galvanism from Mr. W. H. Halee in London. The pamphlet promises cures for asthma rheumatism sciatica paralysis and other ailments and notes a pleasant galvanic treatment. The offering costs two postage stamps and one guinea weekly terms. It also mentions naval gossip about Lord Francis Russell possibly resigning command of a ship after an Admiralty rebuke over crew health during a regional epidemic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Halee
Brunswick-Square
London
Francis Russell
Admiralty
America
First Glimpse of Nature After Immurement in a City
In Alton Locke the narrator escapes smoke and urban noise on a May morning. He travels fifteen miles toward open countryside, enjoying green fields, hedgerows, and larks. The experience brings calm, fresh air, and a renewed sense of life away from London’s bustle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Raleigh
Guiana
Red House
Alton Locke
Money Market and Commercial Intelligence Update
The market for funded securities was heavy with thin attendance and cautious dealing amid Paris Bourse declines. Foreign markets show livelier activity with steady prices. Mexican bonds and Northern stocks firm. Banks and insurance firms seek loans on landed security as discount rates hold at 2 and 22 percent respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tursday Evenine
Paris
Thura
India
Railway stock advances and market tones in a volatile week
The report notes varied advances across railway stocks with several lines rising from 10s to £3 10s per cent and overall favorable traffic returns except Eastern Counties. Half yearly meetings yielded few significant results while many shareholder meetings adjourned for lack of attendance.]]
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Great Westerns
Midlands
Bristol
Exeters
Brightons
London
South Westerns
Lancashir
Yorkshires
Leeds
Bradfords
South Easterns
Edinburgh
Glasgows
Blackwalls
Berwicks
York
North Midlands
Great Northerns
Hudson’s
Cheltenham
Oxford
Waterford
Wexford
Wicklow
Dublin
Airdrie
Bathgate
Messrs. Morris and Co
Salford
Chorlton
Manchester
Messrs. J. C. Byrne and Co
Solemn Marriages Registered and Bankruptcy Notices
The Gazette lists places certified for solemnizing marriages under royal act including Letholis Chapel Clitheroe and St Peter's Chains Stoke-upon-Trent. It also details bankruptcies and sequestrations such as Thomas Ranelagh road Pimlico. Stork John Kingston upon Hull. Moore D M Birneyknowes. J Jones jun and T Oakes Kingswinford. and others in Glasgow, Bristol, Abingdon, Liverpool, and Perth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William IV
Letholis
St. Michael and St. John
Clitheroe
Lancashire
St. Peter’s Chains
Stoke-upon-Trent
Staffordshire
Brapsey
Thomas
Ranelagh-road
Pimlico
Seppepact
Morgan
Oldewry
Grovez
Kidderminster
Tudor
William
Southrop
Gloucestershire
Baker
Stanley
Berkshire
Stork
John
Kingston-upon-Hull
Phillips and
Copeman
Writtinm
Liverpool
Yates
Blonour
Kettlebridge
Fifeshire
Moore
D. M.queen
Birneyknowes
Haddingtonshire
Farmer
Manson
WinsTon
Perth
Drapers
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Money Market and Commercial Intelligence
Gowsald
Ccc Ex Reed Ov
Brazil
Sidvecsati Do
Cvesvenes
Granada
Receseees
Evecea
the Gazette
J. Jones
T. Oakes
Kingswinford
Ashber
Henry
Kingscote
Braing
Joserh Cuanes
Pall Mall East
Sun-court
Cornhill
Green and Dennis
Angel-court
Throgmorton-street
Dawson
Jon
Northfleet
Mitre-court-chambers
Temple
Clement
Rienanp
Boughton Mill
Northamptonshire
Austen
Raymond’s Buildings
Gray’s Inn
Fiesher
Northampton
Hatt
Jon N
Brighton
Victualler
Bank OF England
Victoria
Banking Department
Securi- Ese
Ecvanenseens
Inere Ee
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M. Marshall
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