Watchmaker and Clothing Advertisements in London
An assortment of secondhand watches offered at given prices by T Cox Bavory, with a pamphlet detailing price lists for plates, watches, clocks. A broad range of garments and coats at varied guises, with later notes on a Besdy Money House marketing clothing, and a long catalog of fashion goods. Also notices for The Companion to the Almanac, education adverts at Winton Hall, and Rowland and Sun hair and cosmetic products with promotional copy dated January 1834.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Cox Bavory
Corrhill
London
N.B
Petersham
George D. Doudney
London Docke
United Kingdom
Commissioners—Municipal Corporation
Savings’ Bank
Srey
Charles Knight
Ladgate-street
Winton Hall
Brough
Westmoreland
Twycross
Grammar School
Peel's
First-street
A. Rowland
Sun
Rowland
Hatton-garden
Letter seeking appointment as Corn Inspector in Stow on the Wold
A dated 1836 missive from Cuantes Henry Ackerley of Maugersburg Crescent appeals to Gloucester magistrates and the Quarter Sessions to influence the appointment of a core inspector for Stow on the Wold. He argues against political interference, cites charters and acts, and urges public good through a proper selection, detailing local governance conflicts and vested rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esbigre
Gloucester
Stow
Chamberlayoe
Wold
Moreton-to-Marsh
London
Servan
Cuantes
Henry Ackerley
Maugersburg
Crescent
Chipping Norton
Humble appeal to editor over Mendicity Society relief
A 69 year old man, ill for two years, sought aid from the Temple based Mendicity Society. His wife delivered a reference letter but was told, We know nothing of you, and the letter was returned. The writer asks editorial consideration of this humane complaint and signs as an obedient servant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.R
Mendicity Society
Death of Mr Philip Woolcutt in a horse accident
Monday evening last Mr Philip Woolcutt of Sherborne was thrown from his horse on Marson road Rig after a fall of the carriage. He ruptured a blood vessel in the head and died next morning despite medical aid. An inquest held Wednesday before coroner T Fooks returned a verdict of accidental death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Woolcutt
Sherborne
Rig
Marson-road
T. Fooks
Sherbornr
Mysterious death at Peckham House Lunatic Asylum
An inquest at Peckham House Lunatic Asylum investigates the death of Henry Stacynought, who strangled himself with a handkerchief in a closet after being confined there following a prior murder charge. The head keeper testifies that the patient was admitted November 16 and describe the self-inflicted hanging method using a concealed staple and handkerchief near a water-closet. The jury deems precautions adequate and notes no violence on the body beyond the hanging marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soicipe
Ma. Staxysotcut
Richard Carter
Surrey
Peckham House
Peckham
Henry Stacynought
Edgware Road
Jobn Ludlow
Central Criminal Court
Newgate
Stanynought
Ambitious Designs of Russia Predicted in Contemp Chronicle
The article argues Russia will soon dictate laws across Europe and Asia, controlling the Bosphorus and Dardanelles to dominate from the Vistula to the Thames and beyond. It warns Britain and France to prepare, urges occupation of the Bosphorus, and predicts Muscovite supremacy unless Europe resists with a united policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Lawa
Europe
Asia
Vistula
Thames
Ganges
Czar
Lord Durham
Constantinople
Bosphorus
Dardanelles
Bosphoria
Austria
England
France
Toeplitz
Warsaw
Turkey
Debates on Currency and Foreign Exchanges
A reader responds to Mr Taylor on currency policy arguing for government notes as a safe substitute, rebuts Taylor’s claim that trade deficits impoverish the nation, and asserts debt and bullion dynamics shaped by government loans and specie flows. The letter supports expansion of the money supply while warning about debt’s distributional effects, dated London Sept 24, 1835.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Higs
Boilida
Adam Smith
Hia
Mr. T
Brazils
London
Police Intelligence at Guildhall Sees Two Men Charged Over Weekly Visitor Theft
Mr Jastice Paul bookseller and John Dyson warehouseman faced re examination for receiving and stealing Weekly Visitor publications from the Depository. Witnesses described the scheme of supplying and concealing the periodical to Paul, with invoices and returns analyzed. both men committed for trial. Also an inquest into Miss Mary Ryan's death at Warburton Lunatic Asylum found accidental death after fire.
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Flower
Doane
Britainn
King’s Headcourt
Newgate-street
Pope
Paul
Humphreys
Britain
Alderman Cowan
Pattie
High-street
Bloomsbury
Theobald
Dyson
Din
Dysuo
Dix
Herdasfield
Paul's
Dysop
Mr. Paul
Warburton
Lanatic Asylum
Bethneal-green
Baker
Mary Ryan
The Tory Flag of Distress
A Victorian era letter criticizes Conservative MPs for shirking duties during the past session and aligning with O'Connell against the Melbourne Ministry. The piece laments disloyalty to the constitution and warns loyal electors and representatives to resist such subservience, urging steadfast support for Sir R Peel and constitutional governance.
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Calprita
House of Commons
Melbourne
O'Connell
R. Peel
Portmouth Naval Movements and Ward Elections
Portamouth reports include ships moved and dockyard actions at South Dock and Woolwich with Erebus, Cracker, Bernard, Pembroke, and Britannia in dock or commission status. Admiral Williams flag shift to Britannia. Local aldermen and mayor elected by ward with Edward Carter chosen mayor. Carter a Liberal.
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Cracker
Seaflower
Bernard
Woolwich
Pembroke
Thomas Williams
G.C.B
Victory
Britannia
Vanguard
Madagascar
Buffalo
Spitweap
Ranger
Turner
Spithead
Warspite
Illustrious
Melville
Pique
Samarang
Coquette Yacht
Emerald Balk
Royal George
Excellent
Fanny
Gossaner
Emerald
Royal Tar
Portamouth
Messrs
Carter
Burley
S. Garrett
St. Thomas’s
Spicer
Howard
St. George’s
J.W. Williams
Ellegett
St. John's
Cooper, Scales
Heather
St. Paul's Ward
Jackson
Bilton
Robbins
Origins of Whig and Tory Terms and Paris Ball Incident
The piece traces Whig and Tory origins in 17th century Britain with a Scottish term for sour milk and an Irish bandit reference. It then reports a Paris Hotel de Ville ball where about 3,000 attendees showcased charity for the 12th arrondissement. Pickpockets, notably a man named Nathan, were active, leading to an unintended pocket theft and police involvement at the Prefecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toren
Paris
Hotel de Ville
Nathan
M. Nathan
Mano
M. Rathan
Galignant
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the True Sun
Waterloo-road
Che Crue Sun
Tondon
Contemporary Press
Grandmamma
Lord Melbourne
Leicester
Goulburn
Gladstone
Robert Peel
Lord Lyndhurst
House of Lords
Huntingdon
Bedford
Ditto
Police Intelligence
Portsmouth
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