RAVELLING TO BELGIUM AND THE RHINE
Nobility and gentry are informed that carriages and horses via Calais may be cleared for Belgium without the usual deposits and duties at several hotels. Advertisements offer second and single guns, anti corrosive caps, liqueur gin, Cognac and Champagne Brandy, plus hats and tailoring deals. Also promoted are shaving and hair products, instant light sources, and Warren’s Blacking for boots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Rhine
Ostend
Calais
Rignolle
Quillac, Roberts
Meurice
Leadenhall-street
Aldgate
J. Blissett
London
Cullier
Bevins
ST India Cape
Edwards
George Edwards
Walworth Road
Elephant and Castle
Hoolbred
Hoolbred and Renwick
Jermyn-street
St. James's
Valentia
John Perring
Strand
Cecil-street
Osley and Co
Water-lane
Fleet-atreet
Darenpour Death by Burning at Middlesex Hospital
Two inquests report deaths from accidental burning and intoxication in London. A five year old girl died after her pinafore caught fire from a spark when her mother left her unattended at Northumberland Court in St Giles. A 64 year old woman, Elizabeth Martin, died after her clothes ignited from a candle while lighting a fire at No 33 Pye Street Westminster, ruled accidental death due to intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darenpour
Middlesex Hospital
Mirling
Mary Ann Coney
Northumberland Court
St. Giles's
Leslie
Mr. Burgess
John Gill
Burgess
Higgs
York Street
Westminster
Elizabeth Martin
Pye-street
Westminster Hospital
Chelsea
Petticoat Lane
Byers
Farm
Middlesex
Marylebone
Fordry
John Pinks
Holloway
Thomas Dring
Star Street
Paddington
White Hart
Drury-lane
Henry Usher
Frederick Jervis
Draper
Holborn Hill
Chicksend-street
Osborne Place
Whitechapel
Edward Handly
Usher
Burridge
Newgate
George Abbott
Brand
Chapel-street
Somerstown
Monmouith-street
Atton-Garden
Thomas Stirling
Laing
Mundy
Bloomsbury Square
Saint Giles's
Huson
Lambeth - Street
Benjamin Waller
G. C. Norton
K 258
Bow
Rick
Cuentstorp
Thomas Cooper
Gipsy Cooper
Frederick Jones
Chelmsford
Smithfield
Pace
Bury St. Edmonds
Napoleon Lubin
Auguste Charlatin
Jean Manuel
Jean Rogere
Messieurs
London
Auguste
John Bull
Napoleon
Dickenson
Early American newspapers and Margate pier charges
A historical note recounts the growth of newspapers in American colonies from 1704 to 1810 with counts in 1775 1801 and 1810 and estimates current totals. It also reports that Margate pier managers collected very high sums over the last decade and a correspondent urges a House of Commons inquiry for a detailed return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
United States of America
Margate Pier
House of Commons
Air pistol scare at Mansion House sparks talk of new controls
A Gracechurch Street window shattered by an air pistol alarmed witnesses near Mansion House. Lord Mayor and officials debated banning air pistols as Aldermen urged urgent measures after police mirrored the incident. Bail and fines followed for unrelated drunken conduct and theft cases across Guildhall and Bow Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carr
The
Stock Exchange
Howell
Gracechurch Street
Fred
Wandsworth
Scholey
Home Department
Bates
J. E. Gafney
W. 8. Hale
Catenton-street
Court of Common Council
St. Bride’s Parish
St. Bride’s
C. Marshall
Bow-Street
Captain Berkeley
Benjamin Ireland Rind
Lord Bepence
Spring-gardens
Berkeley
Taunton
Queen-Square
William Beall
Gloucester-place
Hackney Road
Assizes on Bristol fire damages for Palace rebuilds
At the Western Circuit in Bridgewater the case of the Bishop of Bristol against the inhabitants of Bristol concerns a writ of inquiry to assess damages after a riot destroyed the plaintiff’s premises in October 1831. Damages sought were 7,369 with disputes over rebuilding costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgewater
Ate
Bristol
Serjeant
Wilde
Coe
Exander Robinson
York Minster
Westminster Hall
Windsor Castle
Corderoy
Foster
A Plea for Theatres to Teach and Instruct Society
Arthur Wade urges the Bishop of London to defend stage drama as a moral instrument. He argues theatres can educate and awaken virtue, counteract sensational press trends, and aid religious instruction. Wade cites Addison and Tillotson, defends actors, and requests clerical support to permit balanced, rational public entertainment in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Job
Hurd
Warburton
God
Baal
Moloch
House of Prayer
Aristophanes
Corypheus
House of Lords
Arthur
Wade
Waterloo-place
Pall-mall
Progress of the Drama and Public Affairs in Britain
A critical cast of opinions on national theatres praising or denouncing drama, with Athenaeum condemning modern productions as trash and urging moral clarity. Notes on Laporte’s heavy losses, war secretary reforms to officers’ pay, ministers defending Key’s paper connections, and an anecdote from Matthews about a vocalist’s enduring G. The Times clings to its own G note amid reverses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
National Theatres
Dramatic Committee
Athenaum
Laporte
John Key
Johan Key
Key
Matthews
the Times
Vindication to the Editor of the True Sun 1833
John Burke appeals to the True Sun to publish his vindication against claims by the Bishop of Exeter. He defends his character amid alleged slander, praises the paper for courage, and cites Irish support for religious liberty, ending with respectful regards from Martinstown in August 1833.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TRUE
SUN. Sia
Exeter
London
True Sun
Reland
Mr. O'Connell
John Burke
Pieaueny
Blaney
Maguire Cather
Maguire
Catia
Letter to Exeter Bishop on calumny and revolt
The writer defends himself against charges attributed to the Bishop of Exeter, argues the press misrepresents him, questions the proof of accusations, and cites a sequence of political and social grievances linked to the Buckingham estate. He insists on private judgment, recalls tenants’ sufferings, and asserts the church’s enduring, non royal basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philpotts
Exeter
Church of God
Duke of Buckingham
House of Lords
Ireland
Magee
Elrington
Doyle
Ford
Sam
Synod of
Father In God
Napoleons Kin Urges France to Welcome Proscribed Family
London letters publish Joseph Bonaparte petitioning electors to honor Napoleon by allowing his exile family to return, arguing the proscription is unjust. The reply from Joseph Bonaparte notes he cannot insult a nation’s people and recalls that three Napoleons’ kin have already sought citizenship as the statue inauguration nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jourmaliot
Napoleon
Fragee
Asme
France
Frace
Cutis
Joseph Napoleon Bonapar
Count de’ Sa
Joseph Bonaparte
Pable
Hare
Naparte
Inquest Over Death at the King's Head Gray's Inn Road
An inquest was held on the bed of Mr Ram at the King's Head Gray's Inn Road. The coroner and foreman debated document headings and verdicts, detailing a visitation of God and a contested unsigned document before a likely verdict. The exchange led to procedural tensions and a note on theatre and market notices following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ram
Gray’s Inn-road
Signetaye
Oreman
Roner
Saris
Ae Ua
Ay Naeck
Careaia
Foregven
Tomorros
Oroner
His Majesty
Theatre Royal Hs
Batenius
Richmond
R. Ferguson
Messra
John Wood
Creevey
Liverrool
Coriton-Markef
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Beth
Fipry
Friends of the Sational
Crown and Anchor Tavern
Sonad Lytton Bulwer
Auber
Haydn
Kreuzer
You Weber
Mozart
Rossini
Queen’s Bazaar
Oxford
Ross and Sons
Bishopsgate
Vannzn
Warren
Robert Warren
Price
Police
Bien Faché
Lord Bishop OF
Bishop OF
Martinstown
Bonaparte
the Tribune
Joseph Parte
Iltor
Arrut
MR. Stockton
MR. Stirling
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