British Almanack notices and banking volume reviews
A catalog of almanacks with prices and sellers includes The British Diamond Almanack and The British Penny Almanack. Also advertised is History and Principles of Banking by William Gilbart, praised in Literary Gazette and other reviews for clear explanations of banking concepts and practical knowledge for traders and readers.
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C &c
London
Wakelin T
Shoe-lane
Fleet-street
William Gilbart
Oe Lauridon
Westminster Japk
Waterford Chronicle
Bank of England
Spectator
Metropolitan Magazine
Gentleman’s ‘Magazine
M*callock
Smith
Longman and Co
Society For the Diffusion of
British Gallery
Shakspeare
Cranmer
William Lit
Hogarth
Charles Knight
Ludgate-street
Society For the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
Pompeii
Jewellery deposited for inspection at Police Office 1836
Items including gold watches, pins, chains, rings, earrings, and spectacles pledged or found with two prisoners linked to a November robbery. Public inspection offered until February 26. Also notes on 1830s ready money clothing bargains and a Metropolitan clothing firm advert.
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Lambeth-Street
Messrs
Greaves and Brooks
Halstrode-street
Marylebone
William Or Thomas Dell
Hadleigh Common
W. Staley
Willm. Coenidge
Edward Palmer
Walter Scott
Jourdan and Sullivan
Custom House
London
Agitator O'Conner Plans in Liverpool and Birmingham
Latest intelligence notes Mr O'Conner resigning domestic life and resuming agitation with preparations in Liverpool and Birmingham on a grand scale. The report also covers Spanish affairs, the Auxiliary British force in Madrid, and Queen Isabel II’s thanks to General Evans. Market and social scenes follow, detailing money, sugar prices, and a grand Loyal Festival in Birmingham.
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True Sun
O'Conner
Liverpool
Birmingham
Borpett
RapHart
Spain
Madrid
Evans
Briviesca
Isabel the Second
Almuduvar
Count de Almodotar
Police Intelligence from Marylebone and Westminster
In Hatton Garden Ellen Jones a young woman, intoxicated, was found hanging in the station house and saved. Thompson charged with assaulting Eien Tregeat. she resisted and he was fined. James Wicks, dying in Paddington workhouse, moved to St Martin's workhouse where he died amid parish relief critique. Elizabeth Stanley, begged in Dean Street, discharged with advice and travel money. Elisabeth Ann Hickeits attempted to drown herself in Hyde Park, rescued and discharged after remorse. Stage-coach offences fined for overloads and mislabelled vehicles. other cases include stolen pony suspicion, a servant charged with robbing Mr Scanes.
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Burriaxty Agssavlt
Thompson
Eien Tregeat
Middleton Street
Ferkeowell
Marylebone
James Wicks
Paddington
Rawlinavn
Coventry-street
St. Martin’s Workhouse
Paddington Workhouse
Howard
St. Martin’s Court
Elizabeth Stanley
Barton
Dean Street
Westminster
Odiam
Hampshire
Grenadier Guards
Toonndon
Foley
Almonry
Rt. White
Elisabeth Ann Hickeits
Hyde Park
Stace
William Heene
Reading
Wilhane Harvey
Chelsea
Walworth
Digby
Broadway
Green-Yard
Richard Wise
Twyford
Field
Healey
Stamp-office
Ronstay
Joseph Heigh
Bygles
Scanes
George
Wiar
Bethnal Green-road
Orer
Town Hall clash over informer role in dog cart case
Byers the reformer attended the Justice Room to lay informations against coach proprietors. Sir Peter Laurie questioned why owners of dog carts were not charged under cruelty laws. Byers said no applicable law existed unless cruelty was alleged. Laurie urged stronger informer support and credible testimony, hinting at a new act next session.
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Town Hall
Byers
Justice Room
Peter Laurie
Peter
Juggling in the Police Force in Scandalous expose
The Weekly Tawe Sun attacks Scotland Yard corruption and police mismanagement. It details Jaggs a G division officer dismissed for duty absence and robbed of pay by a police tailor's deductions, plus alleged concealment of clothing items. A Brentford magistrates inquiry and a shocking trial mishap followed by further public unrest are described.
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Tawe Sun
Scotland-yard
Jaggs
G Division
Hebbert
Foot Guards
Inquest into Islington steam boiler explosion
A coroner's inquest at Old Bailey Upper-street Islington investigated the accidental death of Robert Capel killed when a steam boiler exploded at the New Cattle Market. Three other men were seriously injured. Capel's brother Edward assisted the search, and the jury returned an accidental death verdict. The deceased had married eight months earlier and left a widow.
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Upper-street
Stirling
Robert Capel
Islington
Brain
James
Edward Capel
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
Geariah
Widow victimized by false pretenses in Hanwell lease case
A widow in Igriya residing at Hanwell says George Knapp deceived her into leasing a house and premises. He claimed property in Oxfordshire and London, then refused rent and damaged the property. He demanded 150 pounds, then 300, and damaged the coach-house, barn, and stable before authorities granted a warrant for his arrest on December 5.
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Igriya
Hanwell
George Knapp
Oxfordshire
London
Godingbe
Kenton
Edgeware
Alarming Fires In Bermondsey And Regent Street
Last night a fire broke out at Mr J Trish grocer No 11 Cherry Garden street Bermondsey threatening serious damage. Police aided by water supply confined flames to the rear. Saturday at four am a second blaze endangered Mr Scoles architect No 11 Argyll street Regent street. Fire engines arrived from County and London establishments and stopped the blaze in under an hour. Large damage occurred and the property was uninsured. Origin unknown.
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J. Trish
Grocer
Cherry Garden Street
Bermondsey
Scoles
Argyll-street
Regent-street
London
Scote
Destructive Fire at Tring Silk Mills in Hertfordshire
An early Saturday fire devastated the silk mills of Evans and Co at Tring, damaging the four upper floors and forcing closure for months. About 800 workers, many young girls, faced unemployment as insurers and local authorities mobilized engines and water from a nearby lake to stop the blaze. It is believed accidental, traced to a candle in a fourth floor area. The loss is covered by insurers to about 14,000 pounds, with broader distress in the town amid three months of reduced production.
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Tring
Herts
San Fire Office
David Evans
Silkmercera
Cheapside
Mesers
Evans and Co
Aylenbury
Brigewater
Hay
London
Berkhampstead
Sun Office
Merthyr
Birmingham
M. Nouguier
Paris
Madrid
Rooa Daily Mail
France
Saragossa
Aragos
Oleron
Saragosa
Europe
Delhi murderer hailed as saint amid mob prayers and executions
Reports recount Kitty Fraser of Delhi executed on the 96th near the crime scene. Crowds of up to 20,000 gathered as troops dispersed the prayers, the body buried, and the killer enshrined as Gul Shaheed. Widespread worship of the assassin followed, while Nawab’s stance remained causally noted.
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Midras
Calcutta
Fraser
Delhi
James
Gul Shaheed
Desai
Dildurah
Bimlipatam
Lascar
Rosign Charles Hoseason
Madras Infantry
Calcutte
England
William IV
Adia Company
New York Fire Aftermath Reported With Stable Mercantile Credit
News from New York via Liverpool reports the great fire caused no major mercantile failures. Journal of Commerce notes firms avoided dishonored bills despite losses, while insurance covered much of the damage. Paris wires reached New York, Barton expected, and discussions on French policy continued. In Congress, debate on Negro Slavery persists and a relief bill for fire sufferers is anticipated. The New York collector may extend bond payment terms up to three to five years or cancel old bonds with new ones.
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Caledonia
Liverpool
New York
Journal of Commerce
Paris
Barton
Daily Advertiser
Congress
Great Britain
United States
House of Representatives
Anniversary of Louis XVI death in Paris churches
The forty third anniversary was marked in Paris churches with mourners from the old dynasty visiting the Expiatory Chapel. Reports cite church ceremonies and respect for royal memory across the city as observers note the era’s lingering influence on religious commemorations.
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T. Barber Beaumont
Henry L. Cooper
Simpkin and Co
Nobbett
Parsons
Coasting-house
Ofice
London Bridge
Petersham
George D. Doudney
Satonpat Arranzoor
Consola
Amsterdam
Gazette Ave
Thureday
Hume
Dr. Bowring
W. Molesworth, Bart
Mr. O'Connell
T. Thoroley
C. P. Villiers
G. Chetwynd
Bart
Birmingham Journal
Police Intelligence
Brentford
Central Criminal Court
Knapp
Bodkin
Straight
Common-Serjeant
Mirehouse
Hann
Chancery
Louis XVI
d’Anjou
Galigneni
South Australia
Brighton
Colonial Office
Lord Glenelg
Caxbold
Laceby
Barri
Hull Advertiser
Lord Melbourne
Holene
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