Fatal election clash in Canterbury leaves family in grief
During the Canterbury election a violent affray left John Constant dead from head injuries. The inquest found George Green culpable for manslaughter. Separately, a floor collapse at a Liberal meeting killed Henry Jordan and William McCann, with Lord Belfast among the injured. coroner ruled accidental death.
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Canterbury
John Constant
de Lasaux
Greyfriars
George Green
John Avann
Fellmonger
Westgate
St. Peter’s Street
Hunt
Andrews
Mr. Andrews
Ee John Coppin
Northlane
St. Peter’s-street
Constant
Jennings
Jane Coppin
Green
Coppin
Wm. Collins
Bleau
Maidstone
Bex
Lord Belfast
Gibson
Exchange
O'Neill
Dragoon Guards
Henry Jordan
Wm. M'‘Cann
Olive tree letter to Queen calls for peace beacon
Letter from Mr Hamilton of Anndale Cottage Dublin submits an olive tree to the young Queen. He invokes Gloria Deo Soli and notes the tree’s origin from Jerusalem soil to symbolize universal peace. He hopes Israel’s olive near the throne and asks the Queen to be a verdant olive in God’s house.
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Hamilton
Annandale-cottage
Dublin
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Beyrout
Eleanor Gordon
London
Beyroat
Israel
Sion
Eccles
Paris swindle by aristocratic-looking jewel thieves
Two dashing young men with a lady visited Paris hotels and a jeweller on the Quai Conti. They ordered 60,000 francs worth of brilliants, examined a necklace and bracelets, and paid in cash. After a week they disappeared with several high priced diamonds, the thieves later arrested. Police traced similar robberies by the same pair and their wives, Ulmann and Marx Levy, who are committed for trial amid unclaimed jewellery suggests operations in London or another capital. The Times notes a separate insanity trial about sweeping potions into the street.
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Maxine
Paris
John Bull
Calais
Metropolis
Tilbury
M. Quizillo
Quai Conti
London
National Guards
Tuileries
Ulmann
Marx Levy
Partnerships Dissolved and Bankruptcy Notices Listed
The London Gazette lists partnerships dissolved across numerous firms including Hayne and Co Exeter merchants and J. M. Glure Manchester merchants among others. It also notes bankruptcies for Thomas Clark Dover master mariner and James Standen Grosvenor Street victualler with official assignee details.
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Hayne and Co
Exeter
B. Braidley
J. M.glure
Manchester
H. Benson
R. Jones and Co
Aberystwith
Cardiganshire
G. Whitehouse and Son
York
R. and
W. Hollis
Birmingham
J. and
F. Cowdery
Newport
Isle of Wight
E. Coward
C. Townend
Fustian-Manufacturere
Agar and Morgan
Maidstone
Kent
H. Miller and Co
St. Sebastian
Brazil
H. Miller
A. A. Mieville and Co
Angel-court
Throgmorton-street
Bewsher and Woodhouse
T. Wells and
W. Nichols
Sheffield
brace-manufacturers—Field and Co
Kingston-upon-Hull
Great Grimsby
Lincolnshire
J. Long
J. Hewett
Regent-street
Shapland
Wreford
Howe
Bristol
C. Howe
G. Smith
Carburton-street
Marylebone
Tallorn
Tallorn—J. 8. Paget, and J. Alexander, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Berry and Burton
Soho
A. Hector and Co
Liverpool
J. Dixon
R. Varley
Kingston upon-Hull
Ankrupts
Thomas Clark
Dover
Bankrupts’ Court
Messrs
Coote
Aan
Suffolk-street
Pall-mall East
Penmeu
Bankrupts Court notices and auctions listed in aldersgate ad
A long list of bankruptcy auctions with dates Aug 18 to Sept 19 for multiple trades including an Aldersgate street auctioneer and several brewers, carpet manufacturers, perfumers, carpenters, and shopkeepers. Each entry names the claimant, town, role, the Sept 19 court date, venue, and official assignee or solicitor details, followed by a final set of dividends and certificates for various businesses and individuals in August and September.
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Thomas George ‘ Postan
Aldersgate-street
Bankrupts’ Court
Broughton
Briggs
Meyrick
Falcon-square
Turquand
Christopher ‘Hill
Clarence-street
St. Luke's
Brewer
Hemberg
Bedford-street
Bedford-square
Cannan
Sambrook-court
Basinghall-street
Samuel Blake Berry
Soho
Perfumer
Springhall
Thompson
Powell
Raymond
Alsager
Birchin Lane
GE Orge Ogilvy
Kidderminster
Black Horse Inn
Holme and Loftus
New-inn
Thomas Benbow
Cheltenham
Mercer
Yearsley’s
Shirreff
Lincoln’s-inn-fields
David Scott
Flint
Justice-room
Holywell
Cox
Lincoln’s Irields
Thomas M‘cann
Great Malvern
Worcestershire
Allies
Worcester
Grane
Bedford-row
Samuel Downs
Glemsford
Suffolk
Six Bells Inn
Bury St. Edmunds
Walter and Pemberton
Symond’s Inn
Chancerylane
William and John Statters
Mellor
Lancashire
Preston
Adlington
Gregory
Faulkner
Follett
Bedford Town
John Evans
James Douglas
Birmingham
Draper
New Royal Hotel
Baxter
John Clare
Spalding
Lincolnshire
Peacock Inn
Boston
a’Beckett and Sympson
John Bamford
Abbott’s Bromley
Staffordshire
Malster
The
Crown Inn
Lichfield
Mr. Chaplin
Gray's-inn-square
J. Key
Great Prescot-street
Goodman’s-fields
Oilman
P. Rimer
Southampton
J. Weatherley
North Shields
A. Pryor
W. Warden
R. Elmer
C. Marshall
Kingston-upon-Hull
Victualler
J. Lewis
Conwill Elvet
Carmarthenshire
London Markets. Mild arrivals and dull wheat trade
London markets report moderate British grain arrivals at Mark-Lane and abundant foreign wheat and oats. Fine dry weather aided crop maturity while demand for oats declined as foreign supplies rose. Wheat, oats, barley, beans and peas show subdued activity with prices largely steady on last week's quotations.
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Mark-Lane
Current Price of Hops August 9 Report
Market notes show very favorable plantation accounts with strong support for the old duty at £200,000. Trade remains flat as prices per cwt are listed for 1836 and 1835, including Kent Pockets and Sussex variations with figures around 60s to 75s per cwt and multiple quality indicators.
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Kent
S. Kent
Sussex
East Kent
NEW HUNGERFORD FISH OYSTERS AND POULTRY PRICES
Oysters were in good supply at 10s to 14s per bushel. Eels 6d to 1s, salmon 6d to 10d per lb, white bait 1s per quart. Brills 2s 6d to 6s each, turbot soles lobsters and c etc. supply plentiful, trade dull. Ducks 2s 6d to 3s Od, geese 5s Od to 63s Od, pigeons Od to 1s each, fowls 4s Od to 53 per couple. Supply good and trade moderate.
Hay Prices at Smithfield and Portman Markets
Market notes list upland meadow hay rye grass hay and clover hay with prices from 90s to 130s per load of trusses. Straw values range from 38s to 46s per load. Trade described as dull with regional variations at Smithfield Haymarket Regents Park and Portman Haymarket.
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Regents Park
Haymarket
Portman
Wool Markets and Bread Prices in Britain 1836 1837
Prices for wool market goods list down Teggs and ewes with varied shire values, alongside half-bred, Leicester and Blane wool categories. Bread costs in London show wheaten at 344 94d per 4lb loaf and household bread 7d to 8d. Soap and tallow prices for 1836 1837 appear with stock values and duties, including yellow Russia and town tallow.
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Leicester
Russia
Sreseveces
Prices of Leather at Leadenhall August First
A historical price list from Leadenhall shows extensive quotations for leather and hides including raised butts and crop hides with varied d values per weight, foreign and English hides, bark and raw hides, and related tanning materials. Notable entries include English and foreign bark per load, horse hides, calf skins, and raw hides with price ranges across multiple units and regions.
Coal Market Prices Across Towns on Market Close
On Wednesday August 9 the coal market closes with per ton prices for numerous mines and brands led by Hartley and Gosforth at around 22s. The list includes Adair s Burdon Carr s Hartley Chester Dean s Primrose Hepburn Main Holywell Main Pontop Windsor Townley Wylam Wall s end Bewicke and Co Gosforth Heaton Hilda Hotspur Killingworth Newmarch Bensham Belmont Braddy s Hetton Haswell Hetton Lambton Russell s Stewart s Hartlepool Adelaide Barrett Gordon South Durham St Helen s Tees Tees West Hetton Blyth Devonshire Selby and others, with ships arriving 65.
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Hetton
Lambton
Russell
Stewart
Hartlepool
Adelaide
Barrett
Gordon
Tees
West Hetton
Blyth
Devonshire
Tea Coffee Cocoa Sugar and Spice Market Update
Market report for Wednesday August 9 notes strong demand and small profits on Boheas Common Cangoys and Hysons with a generally healthy market. Coffees dull with limited Ceylons. sugars firm with high prices. spices firm for pepper and nutmegs, mace lower, cloves steady, cinnamon inactive, cassia lignea up 1s to 2s per cwt. Fruit shows a 1s to 2s reduction for incurrants. Smyrna red raisins scarce and prices higher.
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Smyrna
Henry Evans Weds Sarah Lindsay in Dawlish Chapel
Henry Evans wholesale druggist of Exeter married Sarah Lindsay second daughter of George Fife Angus Esq Park House at the Independent chapel Dawlish on the seventh inst. Rev J Collett officiated.
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Independent Chapel
Dawlish
J. Collett
Henry Evans
Exeter
Sarah Lindsay
George Fife Angus
Park House
The Patriot publication notice dated August 10, 1857
London notice from William Tyler at Bolt Court Pleet Street advertising printers and communication address for the Patriot. The item requests orders and notices be sent post-paid through newspapers and booksellers in the United Kingdom.
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London
William Tyler
Boltcourt
Pleet-Street
United m
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