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Newspaper
Patriot
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 07, 1837
Page
8
Poem discusses divine likeness in man and the garden given by God as the first joy of life. It contrasts paradise with human cities and art, claiming God crafted the first garden and the first city, Cain, as a starting point for humanity’s search for happiness and innocence.
James Styles, accused of obtaining 151.8s by false representations, faced re-examination. Evidence tied to checks drawn on an Oxford Street l indendraper and payments to various traders via a London and Westminster Bank account once linked to Thomas Holbrook. Styles admitted to being a victim of a larger scheme involving Fitzpatrick, Hensley, Page, and a Mr. Holbrook, with further disclosures promised.
Parliamentary agent, while there, obtained books from Hoecrath with a brass plate reading Thomas Holbrack Coyle. He fled recent rent, and a cashing of an 18 guinea check failed at the London and Westminster Bank. Witnesses identify prior connections. prisoner’s wife offered no information and remained silent. commitment to next day.
Obstacles to Wellington street north removal allows rapid progress. Workmen dismantle ruins opposite the English Opera House and a neighboring house at the Strand north corner to lay foundations for new houses and create a uniform, handsome street front.
The London Gazette lists partnerships dissolved across numerous trades from timber merchants in Yarm to drapers in Chelmsford and linen-drapers in Canterbury. It notes insolvency for Edward Baily and Charles Foster, with bankrupts and dividends in multiple cities, including Liverpool, Manchester, and Leeds, and schedules notices for several creditors and assignees.
Market report from Mark Lane Corn Exchange August 7 notes fair wheat supply and miller uptake with 1s per quarter gain, flour demand steady with sacks up 1s, barley firmer due to low arrivals, oats up 6d per quarter, beans scarce and foreign beans hard to sell, peas unchanged, regional price bands listed for Essex Kent Norfolk Lincolnshire Yorkshire North Country and Scotland.
Seed trade activity remains light with New Carraway priced around 42s for good dry quality and Essex Rapeseed at £34 per last. Prices for Clover, Rapeseed, Turnip, Mustard, Trefoil, Coriander and Linseed Cakes listed with small range shifts, overall turnover steady from last week.
Smithfield notes on summer livestock with prices for mutton and beef and a morning supply tally. Beasts 2,607 Sheep 24,550 Calves and pigs listed with limited figures.
Prices for meat and livestock listed by weight and quality. Inferior beef and mutton quoted at per 8 pounds by carcass, with ranges for middling and prime grades. Pork veal lamb prices shown in old currency, with od./to and pence values. Describes perishable goods in weekly market ledger style.
Oysters were in good supply at 10s to 12s per bushel. Eels 6d to 1s, salmon 7d to 1s per lb, white bait 1s per quart, brills 2s 6d to 6s each, turbots soles lobsters and others as last day. supply plentiful, trade dull. Ducks 2s 3d to 3s Od, geese 4s Od to 5s Od, pigeons 8d to 1s each, fowls 4s 8d to 5s 3d per couple. supply good and trade heavy.
Leeds reports a large week’s wool volume but prices hold below long term August averages as buyers increase. Bradford notes steady demand with no clear upturn. Huddersfield and Rochdale see flat markets with price levels steady. Doncaster closes before the wool fair with light attendance but goods sold at quoted rates.
The hops market remains flat despite the late high wing and no price change from £200,000 duty. Readings show varied Kent and Sussex pocket quotes with multiple grades and cents per cwt across regions. Prices listed include Kent and East Kent ranges with choice and standard grades in a fluctuating but stable pattern.
Prices for Wheaten Bread in the metropolis range from 84d to 63d per loaf and Household bread 7d to 8d per 4lb loaf. Tallow and related goods show varied figures with delivery last week around 13 329 and 9958. Soap prices list yellow soap and melting varieties, with rough fat and dregs values. Hides and skins markets report horse hides from 7s 6d to 1s, lambs at 28d to 6d, long wool 4s 6d to 5s, pelts 13 3d to 0s Od.
The COAL-MARKET reports coal prices per ton from Bensham to Henderson with values in shillings and pence. Ships arrived totals 34. The list includes Hartley, Hebburn Main, Northumberland Belm ont, Hetton, Lambton, Hartlepool, and many other collieries with specific prices.
Tea inquiries yield profits up to 14d per lb on cheap parcels. Jamaica coffees sold below prior prices, with Ceylon at 67s 6d per cwt, 6d under importer asks. Sugars trade limited with little change. Black pepper commands brisk, high prices at public auction while demand for other spices remains steady.
The lady of Mr James Powell of Grove place Hackney has given birth to a child. The birth is announced in the local notes with no further details on price or premium mentioned.
The Smithfield hay market lists Fine Upland Meadow and Rye Grass at 1058 to 108s, inferior 90s to 100s, new ditto 95s to 100s, superior Clover 112s to 120s, inferior 95s to 100s. Straw priced at 38s to 40s per load of 36 trusses.
Prices listed for upland meadow and rye grass hay 105s to 110s with inferior 95s to 98s, new hay 95s to 105s, superior clover 112s to 130s with inferior 95s to 100s, straw 39s to 42s per 36 truss load. Trade described as dull.
Active demand persists for cotton through the week as prices rise 4d per lb for American grades. Egyptian remains low yet in general demand, while Bahia Pernambuco and Maranham fetch full prices. Surat shows steady demand. Weekly sales total 55,670 bales with various splits for speculation and export and unsold American and Bahia stocks forwarded.
Death notice states Elizabeth Gillard eldest daughter of B Oram of Blackman street Southwark died on the 5th inst aged 28. Her end 3.
The notice states where the Patriot newspaper is printed and published by William Tyler at Bolt Court Fleet Street. It instructs readers to address communications post-paid to the editor and notes orders for the Patriot and newspaper dealers across the United Kingdom.
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