Elegant Goods and Travel Items from Edwards and Perrin
Notices advertise Belgium sea passage relief for nobility detailing duties free carriage via Calais, with Edwards gin and Cognac Brandy prices, and 1827 BENT hats by Perrin at 85 Strand. Hats listed include Beaver, silk, and caps, with cautions about copyists and wholesale exportation.
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Belgium
Rhine
Ostend
Calais
Aignolle
Quillac
Roberts
Jennice
India
Cape
Edwards
George Edwards
Walworth-road
Elephant and Castle
London
John Perring
Strand
Cecil-street
Uentry
Ublic
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Dreadful Accidents At Whitehall and Duke of Sutherland
An inquest at St George's Hospital reports James Lovell 55 died after a wagon wheel crushed both legs near his Acton home and an attempted amputation led to delirium and death. A separate inquiry at Duke of Sutherland's stable-yard in St James's finds John Nesbitt, a pointe, died from accidental injuries after a fall from seven feet high coping. Verdicts: accidental death in both cases.
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Higgs
St. George’s Hospital
James Lovell
Arian
Whitehall
Acton
William Parsole
Buckinghamshire
Croydon Assizes Captain Nichols Found Guilty
Captain Nichols, associate of Captain Beau cler k, convicted of an unnatural crime against a boy at Camberwell. The judge sentenced him to death and warned no mercy would be shown. Rumor says the execution may occur on Monday week, the 12th, at Horsemonger Lane Gaol, Newington.
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Nichols
Beauclerk
Horsemonger-lane
Camberwell
Horsemongerjane
Newington
Fire Strikes Duchess of Cannizzaro’s Hanover Square Stables
Last night between nine and ten oclock a fire broke out in the Duchess of Cannizzaro’s stables in Hanover-square. Alarm spread over nearby townhouses but the flames were extinguished with no great damage to surrounding properties.
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Hanover-Square
Goodwood Races End On A Strong Note At The Cup Meeting
The Friday finish capped a four day Goodwood meeting noted for heavy betting and strong fields except for a few events. Whale won the King's Plate after a late move, with Lucetta and Lady Fly close behind, while Forth’s horse dominated the Racing Stakes. The program featured improvements to the course and prize security, with some fault found in race lists and entries.
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Whale
Lady Fly
Forth
Cactus
Marpessa
Ketchup
Young Rapid
Paris
Ascot
Lord Exeter
Bellam
Mr. Greville
Eros
Winchester
Eton
Harrow
Lords
Norfolk
MaryLeBone
Norwich
Town Boys
King’s Scholars of
Westminster
Vincent-square Ground
Horseferry Road
Ditton-green
Surrey
Ditton
Twickenham
Education in Prussia described in detail by the Morning Herald
The article outlines Prussia’s compulsory elementary and burgher schools, noting nine and ten required branches respectively, including religion, German language, arithmetic, geography, history, singing, and physical education. It cites 1825 figures: over 12 million people, about 21,623 primary schools, 22,261 male teachers and 1,704 female teachers, with about 871 thousand boys and 793 thousand girls educated.
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Prussia
Pelya
Progymnasium
Rane
Morning Herald
Liverpool cotton market steady amid varied sales August
The Liverpool cotton market reports a quiet week with no material price changes.Totals show 17,026 bags sold this week across multiple grades including Sea Island, Stained, Bowed, New Orleans, and Surats and Madras. In a separate note, Hull of Clacton, Essex, is committed for trial for allegedly poisoning Mr Pyman at the Queen's Head, with disputed claims about the cause.
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Liverpool
Sea Island
Stained Ditto, Ltd
New Orleans
Alabama
Bahia
Maranthams
Barbadoes
Smyrna
Carthagena
Demerara
Egyptian
Surats
Madras
Hull
Clacton
Essex
Pyman
Queen's Head
Queen’s Head
Oll
Sufolk Chronicle
Set-Off to the Bishop of London's Young Woman Scandal
A London theatre anecdote recounts a 1752 Drury Lane incident where an apprentice, ruined by a kept mistress, sought counsel from Dr Barrowby. The doctor brokered a confidential settlement with the father, saving the youth from ruin and prompting the patient to pursue religion. Ross is linked to the tale through his performance as George Barnwell.
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London
Garrick Theatre
Ross
George Burnwell
Hertfordshire
Drary-lane
Mrs. Pritchard
George Barnsell
Millwood
Barnwell
Dramatic Mirror
City of London Gas Monopoly debated by Pavements Board
A petition signed by many St Bride's residents seeks to break City Gas Company monopoly. They claim overcharges and pavement disruption block competition, hoping the commissioners will allow alternative gas suppliers during Fleet Street repairs. City directors summoned, and profits cited as critique of monopolistic tax burden on citizens. A second item notes Wright and Woodhead insolvency and Woodhead’s favorable repayment to creditors.
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City of London
St. Bride's
City Gas Company
Fleet-street
The Stationers and the Keys Plot Unfolds in London
The Age reports a tangled tale around Sir John Key and his son, Master Key, alleging a mistaken appointment to the Stationers Office. A forged letter, forged proof of age, and a marriage record are exposed, showing a family scheme to secure the storekeeper post. An 1814 Lambeth parish marriage entry is cited as part of the evidence.
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Cesar
Warren
Robert Warren
Strand
London
Martin
Lawrence
Keya
Church
Exchequer
Sir John
Sir John Key
John
Nesehy
K. G. Key
Mr. Church
Nell
Burke
Greenhill
George Greenhill
John Keys Seana
John Key the Younger
Charlotte Green
George Wave Green
Joan Key
Sweed
Crarlotye
Ceverssceene Poaancs
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Great Britain
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J. Rowbotham
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C. Ales
Cours DE Litferature Francaise
Rosby
William Joy
W. Joy
J. Morrison
Monthly Review
Imperial Magazine
Paternoster-row
Ours DE Litterature Francaise
P.R.A.S
Wim. Joy
Spectator
Gay
Gentleman's Magazine
Price Saboarda
J. Rowbothan
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Uust
G. N. Wright
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Mposley and Co
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Tour Geare
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Royal College of Surgeons
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Royal Thames Yacht
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J.L. Porkin
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Esquire
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Spey Packet
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Messrs
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I. Fraser
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J. Huntley
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A. Millar
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Millar
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E. Harris
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Wm. Cotsell
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G. H. Hall
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John Belcher
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J. H. Martin
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Cuilate
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Jenson
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Manchester
Morfee
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Calle
Middleton
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Baer
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Hosse- Bazaar
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