Recollections of a Naval Life and Other Works
A catalog of naval and military memoirs including Recollections of a Naval Life by Captain James Scott R.N. and Soldier's Recollections of the West Indies and America by Lieut.-Col. St. Clair. Also listed are Naval Adventures by Bowers, narratives of campaigns of the Coldstream Guards by Colonel MacKinnon, Life of a Sailor by Captain Chamier, Transatlantic Sketches by Captain J. B. Alexander, and Sir David Baird's Life by Theodore Hook. Includes Latin and Greek class books with new editions and examination questions from J. Souter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Scott
R.N
Fance
United Service Journal
Bowers
Spereator
West Indies
America
St. Clair
Monthly Review
Coldstream Guards
MacKinnon
David Baird
Theodore Hook
J. Souter
School Library
St. Paul's Churcher
London
Great Lottery drawn in Hamburg and Oldridge’s Balm advertised
An 1833 Hamburg notice announces the 631st LOTTERY of 12,000 tickets to be drawn in October with prizes including 150,000 and 60,000 marks, tickets priced in multiple currencies, and a request for orders. It also touts A Oldridge’s Balm for hair restoration, claiming rapid growth, grey prevention, and regional testimonials from Philadelphia and London, urging readers to demand genuine Oldridge’s Balm and beware counterfeits.
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Hamburg
Feine Brothers
Board OF Treasury of
Heine Brothers
Kamburg
Bank of
Do Spirits Help Those Exposed to Cold in Travel
A correspondent cites Dr Aitken and others arguing spirits worsen cold endurance. Cases show sailors and travelers with no distilled spirit fared better in Arctic and extreme conditions, while those drinking heavily suffered higher mortality or fatigue. Historical accounts include crews at Hudson Bay, Spitzbergen, and a Massachusetts wreck, plus Cheyne’s grazing experiment and general military observations.
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Aitken
Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester
Hudson's Bay
England
Spitzbergen
Massachusetts
Russia
Newport Island
North America
Newport
Cheyne
Jackson
America
Quier
Gilbert Blane
New York
Quoit Game Between Two Blind Men Noted in Huddersfield
In Huddersfield, William Bottomley landlord of the King's Arms and a man named George Hoyts played quoits on a eighteen yard course for a small wager. Each hole had a caller and a referee. Bottomley led early, both sides counted to ten before a restart. Hoyts eventually reached twelve with a late throw. Notably the four throws of the first round stayed within six inches of the hole and the widest throw remained within two feet of the hob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bottomley
King’s Arms
Huddersfield
George Hoyts
Bottomley
Army promotions and exchanges across regiments dated August 22 1834
The War Office releases a list of officer transfers and rank changes across the British Army. Lords Beresford and Hale move between Life Guards and Dragoon regiments. various lieutenants, ensigns, captains, and majors shift by purchase or exchange. Senior appointments include Maxwell to Lieutenant Colonel and the promotion of several officers, with notes on retired or half pay statuses and a correction for Captain Cary’s service dates. The document also records an assistant surgeon appointment and a message from the Middlesex lord lieutenant.
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War Office
Regiment of Life Guards
Lord W. Beresford
43D Foot
Hale
3D Light Dragoons
3D Regiment of Light Dragoons
J.R. B. Hale
1St
Jackson
4Th Regiment of Light Dragoons
P. Kemp
Te Crath
Purchase
12Th Foot
A. J. Netterville
Cameron
J. Bomford
Gillespie
A. M. Maxwell
R. Nickle
Foot
F. Jackson
Fragment of Life Guards
A. E. Cele
Mende
7Th Foot
30Th Foot
J. C. Charles Best
Vaux
H. D. Fanshawe
2D Foot
Murray
Fuller
W. A. Heathcote
Hovenden
E. H. Urate
Heathcote
H. W.cumting
Poyntz
FE. Garland
Burchase
Lowther
J. Campbell
Jeel
Garland
F. Romity
J. Robinson
15Th Foot
C. Campell
K.C.B
T. Reynell
87Th Regiment
Starr
J. A. D. Mbean
Bomford
Royal Regiment
Middlesex
Uxbridge Volunteers
A. C. Medley
Bankrupts list with multiple trades and assignees
A long list of bankrupts and their occupations across England with dates for surrender and meeting at the Court of Bankruptcy. Names include John Bell linen-draper Shoreditch and Christopher Frankland sen maltster. Official assignees and attorneys are named, with locations from Mitre-court to Pancras Lane and Liverpool to Norwich. Also notes on dividends, certificates, partnerships dissolved, and sugar price data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bell
Shoreditch
Court of Bankruptcy
Burt
Mitre-court
Like-Street
Groom
Abchurchane
William Parker
Horncastle
Lincolnshire
Noneyscrivener
Messrs
Norris, Allen
Anthony
Great Ormond-street
Edwards
Pancras-lane
London
Anthony Stratton
John Henry Secretan
Cheapside
Freeman and
Bothamley
Culeman-street
Cannan
Lothbury
John Phelps
Robert Appleton
Cras
White Hart Inn
Gaingburgh
Shearman
Gray’s Inn
Spurr
Gainsburgh
John Kesterton
Camberwell
Coach-Buitler
F. Dreke
Bouverie-street
City
D. Cannan
John Thomas Armstrong
St. Martin’s.street
Leicester-square
Oil and Colourman
Hankegpiey
Baddeley
Leman-street
Goodman’s-fields
Turquaod
Copthall-buildings
Illiam Postle
Worstead
Norfolk
Corn-Merchant
White Swan Son
Attorneya
Sewell
Blake
Keith
Norwich
Wood
Falcon-street
Aldersgate-street
Willian Reid Paine
Henry Brettargh
Liverpool
Clarendon Rooms
Taylor
Roscoe
Turner
Godford-row
Crump
Lowndes
Swan Hotel
Wells
Per-king and Frampton
Gray’s Enn-square
Miller
Frome Selwood
Somersetshire
Thomas Dean Alderson
Great Marlborough Street
John Duncomb Metcalf
Regentstreet
John Clarkson
Gower-street
Austinfriars
James Bennett
Covent-garden
Seedswan
Joshua Lowe
West Derby
Messrs. Lace and Sons
Richard Bates Wakefield
Court House
Wakefield
John Jones
Worcester
John
Wm. Spencer
New Sheffield
Northumberland
George Inn
Newcastle Upon Tyne
John Mandy
Amesbury
Wiltshire
Red Lion Inn
New Sarum
Mark Last
William Casey
Winchester Street
John and
Joseph Pim
Bartholomew-close
Thomas Conroy
Teicester-place
John Henry Bicknell
Stratford-upon-Avon
Thomas Groom
Weichpool
Montgomeryshire
James Chamberlain
Aldermanbury
C. Moresby
E. C. Olive
Frome
Somerset
R. Wilson
W. Eyre
S. Simmonds
J. Williamson
Coventry
J. W. Neil
J. Webster
W. Humble
L. Galais
Manor House
Kennington-lane
W. Wardell
D. W. Osbaldeston
Blackfriars-road
J. Rotton
J. Scholefield
C.C. Scholefield
Birmingham
W. Pilkington
J. Harrison
St. Helen's
Lancashire
J. Worger
Ashford
Kent
T. Barnes
Hamilton Hackett
Ballishannon
Ireland
J. Pickles
J. Foster
Leeds
Yorkshire
Y. Crawley
Hertford
J. Driver
R. Nixon
J. Berry
E. Turner and Brier
Clayton Bridge
Calico
W.J. Myers
T. Crooke
W. Swinburn
Valparaiso
Chili
Taena
Peru
E. G. Howard
W. Howard
Newry
Woolllon-Drapers
Great Britain
Antiquated Canoe Exhibited Near Shooter's Hill
An antique canoe said to be found by excavators near Shooter's Hill is now on display on the ground floor of the Court of Bankruptcy in Basinghall Street. Brewers drays are said to bear the owner’s name in large conspicuous letters on all other vehicles. The Judges of the Court of Review and other court commissioners are currently absent from London.
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van Diemen’s Land
Thames
Robart Town
Colonist Department
Agahin
John Marshall
Emigration Committee
Birchin-lane
Cornhill
London
Shooter’s Hill
Court of Bankruptcy
Basinghall Street
Court of Review
Messrs. Fune and
Holroyd
Wisbeach wedding farce ends with reluctant groom's arrest
In Wisbeach on Monday evening Mr John Hewett sought marriage to Miss Howett. A crowd forced him into the church after he repeatedly refused to marry, offering money. The vicar asked yes or no. Hewett hesitated and the ceremony was abandoned. Hewett was taken home by a constable amid jeers, with rumors Love later returning to him.
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Wispead
John Hewett
Wisbeach
Howett
Hewett
Miss Hevett
Love
Hymen
Swain
Mr. Hewett
Lincoln Mercury
Melancholy death of young man in Walworth garden
Thomas Rickaby a 19 year old apprentice to a hairdresser in Houndsditch shot himself in a summer-house behind Miss Ellen Pitcher’s Providence Street home Walworth after paying her visits amid a courtship that arose as he stood to inherit property. His note to Ellen stated he died to preserve his honour and thanked her for kindness. Police inquiries noted a nocturnal gunshot prior to discovery but routine gunfire in the area was common. The self inflicted wound was through the heart and the body found with the dress altered suggesting intent to ensure death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Rickaby
Combs
Houndsditch
Rickaby
Ellen Pitcher
Providence-street
Walworth
Norwood
Pitther
Providence Street
Ir. Pitcher
Miss Pitcher
Hemsditch
Walworth-common
Ellen
T. R
Crackum and Twopenny in Petty Session Chimney Scene
In a Hamm ersmith petty session, Joe Crackum and Twopenny dispute a bill under the Wilful Damage Act. Crackum opposes machines for chimney sweeping urging manual boys, while Twopenny defends modern humane methods. A bystander testifies as the quarrel escalates on the road, ending with disputed damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twopenny
Crackum
Joe Crackum
Bill Terspenny
Bill Twopenny
Dinas
Indies
Bill
Tommy
Tradesman Objects to Master Builders Domination
A London tradesman argues against the master builders monopolizing bricklayers, stone masons, plumbers, and related trades. He contends Cubitts and allied firms hoard business, harming landlords and workers, predicting growing discontent and possible consequences. He notes wage levels and urges trades unify to break the system. August 19, A TRADESMAN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sia
Times
London
Combe, Delafield, and Co
Cubitts
Unions and the Press clash in London labor scene
A reader letter in The True Sun defends Trades Unions against hostile press depictions. It cites Morning Advertiser criticism, calls for worker retaliation against brewers and publicans, notes masters’ dismissals and wage pressures, and reports solidarity signals from Bristol and Brighton workers along with donations to London operatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
True Sun
Operative Builders
Morning Advertiser
Messrs. Combe and Co
Lambeth
Baker
Messra
London
Thomas Parkin
P.S
Bristol
Brighton
Wood
Westminster
Mr. Wood
Harbour reform urged to aid Leith trade and costs
A dated Edinburgh piece argues for a new harbour with deep water and extensive berthing to replace Leith harbour flaws. It critiques government spending on Leith docks, warns of rising debt near 273000 pounds, and says a western entrance could boost steam navigation and reduce port inefficiencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Lord
Eeeid Council
Edinburgh
Leith
Roscoe
Gavin
America
Algo
Gether
Leith Docks
Haven
Lord'Advocate
Lisbon dispatch and Royal Tar siege update from Plymouth
Plymouth August 21 1834 report notes the steamer Royal Tar bringing Whiteway and Col Gand from Lisbon in seven days, with bullion for government. Lisbon is described as tranquil with currency measures. Don Pedro acts cause limited concern. Regatta highlights include women rowers and varied boats near the Humber show. Other notices cover Maritime arrivals, sailings, and ships Galore including Esperance, Restitution, Cornelius, and Flamer, with armaments and moorings updates.
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Lisbon
Col. de Gand
London
Don Pedro
Lisbony
Devonport
Humber
Buenos Ayres Barque
Esperance
Gardé
Mariner
Fell
Quebec
CPE
Accust
Royal
Woolwich
Portland
Mediterranean
Pembroke
Sn Gd Veh
Price
Rinaldo Packet
Malta
Falmouth
Rone 'Iy As Ae the Pique Frigate Will Be Commissioned In A Few Days. Oo
Admiralty Board
Per Ree
Josef
Malabar
Stag
Talbot
Wolf
Tyrian
Industry
Dea
Flamer Steamers
Barnpool
Jupiter
Liverpool Markets and Prices in Provincial Report
Provincial market notes from August 21 describe limited cotton sales, thin Liverpool corn trade with small declines, and modest colonial market activity. Timbers and ship timber prices in Baltic and American markets are listed, plus recent Jamaica coffee and molasses figures. An extraordinary recovery report endangers a Halifax Express item about a man named Janenh Smilin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool Corn’ Exchange
Liverpool
Avenar
Trinidad
Demerara
Jamaica
Riga
Wesceoeneeaaes
Québec
Quebec
Janenh Smilin
Clayton Heights
Bradiorda
Banat
Halifax Express
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Margate
Harlequin
St Katharine's Dock
J. Down
Strand
Savoy-street
Holborn
Bay Ad Marine
John Savage
the George
Duke-street
Lisson-grove
William Wood
Wedderburn’s
Gray's Son Wine Establishment
High Holborn
Regent-street
Coopers’ Hall
Ofacey
Glasgow
BISH
United Kingdom
Aesfi
Eton
James Mitchell
J. Frans
J. Evans
Akey
Vyalpy
Solomon
C. Mackenzie
Cackenzie
J. Atkinson
Studenta
Avo. Price
Revie
W. Underwood
Teanton
Boand
Cicero
J. W
H.E. Allen
Wition
Py & Bula
Osley
Ll.d. Rice
Dr. Valpy
Nba
Rodate
Las Scripsit Et Collegit
T. An- Price
Hippocrates
A. Oldridge
Philadelphia
Wellington-street
Cansus
Arize
Oldridge
Gilbert Robinson
City of
Oldsidge
the Gazette OF
Hammersmith
Joe
Ariglar
Joe Crackumn
Leggis
Sayahe
Umane
the Unions and the Press
Kitchen
Burton Lazars
Lelton Mowbray
Sherborne Journal
Wate Fishery
W. Coltish
Hull
Greenland
Souter
Union
Cardus
Peterhead
Mary
Walker
Stewart
Clean
Friendship
Davidson
Dundee
Sarah
Elizabeth
Tather
Davis’s Straits
Eolus
Flora
Flensburg
Naze
Lovel
Barnwell
Oundle
R. M. Boultbee
Bell
Lilfordark
Kimbolton
Hunts
Catworth
Oundlebridewell
Bonney
Northampton
Stamford Mercury
Plymouth
Aversi'st