Nominations and notices in the Whitehall gazette
The Gazette lists appointments and official notices in Whitehall. Includes Lor Ponsonby named Knight Grand Cross of the Bath to the Ottoman Porte, Master Extraordinary position for Charles Seagrim, and multiple court/ bankruptcy announcements with dates, locations, and attending attorneys. Also shows districts and dates for Spring Assizes and several insolvency and dividend items.
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Whitehall
Lor Ponsonby
Sublime
Ottoman Porte
Order of the Bath
Charles Seagrim
City of
Winchester
Southampton
Gent
High Court of Chancery
Repeal Petition Move At Cartwright Club Meeting
At a Cartwright Club meeting a motion was carried to convene a special We Pind meeting on March 24 to petition Parliament for the repeal of the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland.
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Cartwright Club
A New Political Nomenclature Declares Parties Redefined
A satirical classification names landlords as non conservative groups and assigns new labels to Tories Whigs and Radicals. The piece mocks political labels with invented terms like self-servatives prime-servatives all-servatives and suggests shifting party identities.
Church Revenues Debate at Newcastle Meeting
A Newcastle meeting of the Northern Political Union and allies discussed resolutions to petition for ending Established Church revenues being used for church purposes and redirected to national need. Speakers attacked the Established Church, citing Henry VIII and urging support by voluntary contributions.
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Council of the Northern Political Union
Music-hall
Newcastle
Thomas Doubleday
Arkio
Henry VIII
Horn
Forster
Doubleday
Larkin
Exposure of the Spy System and English Libel Law
A Tait's Magazine notice argues libel law enables a London publisher to sue Scottish reformers and a Glasgow editor through national outlets. It details Richmond the spy case, exposing how libel suits drag in witnesses across Scotland and England, threatening publishers and coffee-housekeepers alike, and calls for urgent libel law revision.
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Tait
Richmond
Scotland
Castles
Oliver
England
Castlereagh
Glasgow
Scottish Crown
Lord Sidmouth
Cape
Crown
Taitt
Reformers
Mr. Tait
Messrs. Simpkin and Marshall
London
Baron Bolland
Brighton
Bath
Bristol
Glasgow Chronicle
Lord Meadowbank
Drummond
Admiral Fleming
Cockburn
William Ree
Kirkman Finlay
Reddie
Hardie
Prentice
Court of Chancery hears charity and land cases in law
Law intelligence from the Court of Chancery reports several motions and judgments. Knight contends a gift to relieve an exaction lacks charity, while others discuss master reports, infant answers, and canal company injunctions with references to Kelsall, Blakemore, Mackinnon, and Sharpe. Judgment reserved in some, costs denied in others.
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Knight
Roupel
W. Horne
Casamajor
Strode
Drake
Kelsal
Blakemore
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Glamorganshire Canal Company
Mackinnon D. Sharpe
Paris street murder attempt in Pimlico ends in custody
In Westminster Court, Daniel M Mahon, Irish labourer, is charged with slashing Sarah Howell in Palace street Pimlico after discovering another woman in bed with him. Howell, with two children, was taken to Westminster Hospital. Also at Union Hall and Hatton Garden courts, George Parther and Henr Miles face assault fines for attacking Mr Whelan at the Griffin, while Thomas Cole and James Griffiths of Cubitt’s trades union are convicted for a brutal assault on a man and his wife, receiving 31 penalties and possible prison in default.
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Queen-Square
Daniel M* Mahon
Mr. White
Sarah Howell
Palace Street
Pimlico
Westminster Hospital
Edward Garth
Messrs. Cubitt
Trades’ Union
Laing
Griffiths
Cole
Sellon
Courier of
Upper Canada
George Perkins Bull
House of Assembly
York
Yeas
Scotland
Newstreet
Johnstone
Paisley
Oldham
Whitehead
Angel Inn
Lord Melbourne
Bolton Chronicle
Thomas Stirling
Middlesex Hospital
Susannah Harris
Hertford Street
Somerstown
Griffin Inn
Frome
Hobbs
Prendergast seeks bench warrant over bail in Bond case
Middlesex Sessions on March 4. Mr Prendergast applied for a bench warrant to compel Ephraim Bond to renew recognizances of 1000 for his appearance in a gambling transaction case. Mr Alley urged reduction of bail, court refused, and granted warrant for fresh recognizances.
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Prendergast
Ephraim Bond
Alley
Traverser
News of Lisbon embassy heirship and Lisbon battle report
Captain Rolestone aboard the Anne Paley reports sailing from Lisbon on February 20. Viper carried a mail to Falmouth after a battle on February 18 that favored Donna Maria. Major Hare, linked to Lord William Russell’s embassy, inherits Sir Thomas Clarges’s estate valued at 10,000 pounds yearly. A clerical dispute in Marazion delays a child’s funeral as Mr. Pascoe refuses Sunday interments.
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Captain Rolestone
Anne Paley
Liverpool
Lisbon
Viper
Falmouth
Donna Maria
Major Hare
William Russell
Portugal
Thomas Clarges
Brighton
Thomas
Marazon
Pascoe
St. Hilary
Simmons
Penzance
Acket
East India House Tea Sale Leads to Court Adjournment
The court met after adjournment at ten as the tea sale began amid loud confusion. A letter from Mr. Hancock of Monday urged relief from the proposed one million pound addition to the quarterly sale or cancellation of uncleared tea. The court declined the trade’s proposal, the sale was adjourned, and the trade will reconvene at eleven then twelve to decide next steps.
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W. W. Timbrell
Goswell Street
W. Wilson
Limehouse
L. Comtesse
Upper Kingstreet
Bloomsbury
C. Gardener
Mile-end-road
H. M'Lean
Cambridge
Court of Bankruptcy
C. R. Burford
Charlotte-street
Finroy-square
E. Cassell
Croydon
T. J. Lancaster
Catenton-street
P. Smith
Bexhill
Kent
W. Naylor
Mortimer-street
Cavendish-square
J. Fielding
Manchester
Town Hall
Preston
T.mansfield
J. Hackney
Coleridge
Staffordshire
Mr. Dutton
Hanley
J.D
J. Jenkins
Pillgwenlly
Monmouthshire
Bristol
J. Mercer
Eccleston
Cashire
Clarendon-rooms
Liverpool
J. Meredith
Prescot
Lancashire
F.M. Richards
Leicester
White Hart Inn
R. Maynard
Durham
Queen’s Head Inn
G Holden
Salford
Commissioners’rooms
J. Baker
Darwen
W. Harper
Calico-Printers
J. B. Ryle
W. Hall
Coventry
Craven Arms Inn
J. Fry
Wrotham
J. Smith
W. Chambers
Ely
W. Butt
Sheerness
D. Hamilton
Nicholas-lane
Lombard-street
W. Patten
Heaton Norris
K. Widdewield
the Younger
Park-place
Kenningtoncross
Surrey
J. Brown
R. Douglas
Barnsley
Yorkshire
W. Ward
W.west
Faton
Buckinghamshire
T. Bird
R. Simpson
T. Guilford
Nottingham
J. Watson
J. R. Pim
Falkner and Co
Sanderson
Sheffield
C. Fox
G. Hibbert
G. Willis
Blackman- Biteet
Borough
W. Fox
T. J. Wainewright
Pontefract
C. M. Ullithorne
A. P. Reeve
Red Lion Square
D. G. Deale
C. H. Storey
King Willumstreet
Strand
Universal Pelitution
J. Wood
G. Askew
Alfreton
Derby- Rae
P. Barber
M. C. Williams
J. Knowles
J. Bold
J. Elgey
Bradford
York Shire
J. Brough
M. Reed
Seaham-mill
Wid Wilson
Edinburgh
Haberdasher
Royal Exchange
R. A
J. Adam
Twining
Lascars
Charles Hancock
Committee of the Trade
Seizure at Westminster Broker House and Window Duties
A dozen o'clock seizure by Sheriff’s men at Mr Phillips’s broker shop at No 4 Great Chapel Street and York Street Westminster. Property including feather bed, glass, desks and carpets loaded into a van valued about 501. Taxes disputed, with placards displayed. Phillips active against house and window duties.
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Davis
Red Lion Square
Phillips
No. 4
Great Chapel Street
Yorkstreet
Broadway
Westminster
Tay
Westminster Association
Attorney General attacked the Press and a Shadwell assault case
The Herald notes with irony that an Attorney General would face hostility from a popular public when attacking the Press. Meanwhile the young waterman Munns, badly beaten at New Crane-stairs Shadwell, was treated at Odon Hospital and three men linked to the attack were bailed by magistrates on condition they await Rydge's recovery to face the charge.
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Herald
Munns
New Crane-stairs
Shadwell
Odon Hospital
Esterday
Doner
Mensean
Carthy
Thames Police
Rydge
Thames Tunnel Shareholders Meet at City of London Tavern
Yesterday the Thames Tunnel Company held its annual meeting chaired by B Hawes Esq. A petition to Parliament was planned to obtain support or an Exchequer loan. Engineers Brunell and Son reported sound, dry works with the mound removed. Income for the year included admission receipts 9891 15s and Exchequer Bills 15,000. Expenditure totaled 7441 8s 10d with wages, taxes, and other costs. A balance of 5321 7s 1d remained in bank. Officers were appointed and the meeting adjourned.
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City of London
B. Hawes
Asam
Exchequer Loan Commissioners
Duke of
ST PANCRAS CHURCH RATES HEATED SESSION AT HATTON GARDEN
In a London vestry room at Hatton Garden trustees and parishioners clashed over church rate funds. Mr Laing sought a warrant to compel payment as trustees denied improper use, arguing misapplication of upward of 30,000 pounds. Douglas and Scadding disputed accounts while witnesses differed on debt figures and legality. The scene moved toward legal action with limited parishioner appeal noted.
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Hatton-Garden
Fes
Weeding
Mr. Girdlestone
P. Goode
Mr. Laing
Scadding
Laing
Douglas
Court of King’s Bench
Duglas
Exhibitions at Egyptian Hall show Raphael and Claude Lorrain works
A brief note on three notable pictures at Egyptian Hall Piccadilly including Raphael's Holy Family praised for lifelike flesh tones and heavenly calm, Carlo Maratti attributed Hope feeding Love admired for foreshortening and color harmony, and Claude Lorraine's Sun-rises a fine cabinet piece. Values noted at 15000 pounds for Holy Family 12000 for Hope feeding Love and 500 pounds for Sun-rises.
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Metropolis
Ahnnsley
Piccadilly
Ifaelle
Coregnto
Claude Lorraine
Raphael
Joseph
Demeyers
Chef de Euvre
Il Divino Raffaello
Lauzi
de Pésture
Coto
Titian
Claude
Wonders of the hydro-oxygen grand achromatic Microscope
Regent street optician Mr Carpenter shows a hydro-oxygen grand achromatic microscope. The exhibition promises deep truth for natural science and wow for general visitors. It magnifies from 70 000 to 525 000 times revealing fleas like ox sized, a fly's head near St. Pauls ball, and serpents metres long in single drops.
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Carpenter
Regent-street
St. Paul’s
Cosmorama Rooms Exhibit At Regent Street
A laboratory of high order operates daily in one of Cosmorama Rooms at 209 Regent Street. The display features beautiful and harmless chemical experiments, conducted with expert skill and completeness, and explained clearly by the presenter for convincing understanding.
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Regent Street
Exeter Clock by Jacob Lovelace A Century Devotion
The Exeter Clock, a thirteen-movement marvel, rivals the Strasbourg clock in ingenuity. Jacob Lovelace of Exeter, born March 15 1656, died April 1 1716 at age sixty after thirty four years of work on the timepiece, which rests in a tall cabinet with oriental figures and carved fretwork.
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Exeter
Strasburgh
Jacob Lovelace
The Industrious Fleas Exhibit Entertainments
Signor Bertoletto showcases trained fleas performing cannons carriages dances fights and more. He claims a well treated flea lasts up to two years and has reportedly sold them for a penny each after education.
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Signor
Bertoletto
Bazaar Opens in Holborn Building Complex
A new Bazaar has opened in part of the fine Day and Martin building in Holborn. The venue invites visitors to explore its offerings and notes the location as a point of interest in the area.
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Holborn
Day and
Martin
Royal visit at Windsor with II monarchs entourage
Their Majesties at Windsor ride out in an open barouche after inspecting ongoing improvements at the Great Park. The King and Queen, accompanied by Lady Howe, later toured the area by carriage while a royal dinner party included Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence and other nobles. Clergy members dined with the royals. several arrivals and departures mark a bustling royal progress.
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Windsor
W. Freiene Mantle
Great Ark
Lady Howe
Dr. Goodall
Eton
Keate
Isaac Gosset
C. Digby
Dean Ean
Hereford
Adolphus Fitzclarence
Lord Falkland
Lord Howe
Aldermen consider policing reform and election duties in London
Dispatches from Lord Nugent and Malta Lieutenant-Governor arrive at the Colonial Office as Aldermen discuss a bill to regulate elections and duties of metropolitan police and watch, with Rev H Clissold to preach at Christ Church and talks to improve the Old Court. The report notes the court’s petition to Parliament for broader police oversight and coordinated action between police, magistrates, and municipal authorities.
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London
Chester
H Clissoll
Theeld Bailey
Sider
Irance
Politan
Ric Teol
Regula
Lord Nugent
Ionian Islands
Malta
Colonial Office
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Himley
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Henry Lancaster
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Copthail
Aaron Sillito
Macclesfield-street
Cityozoad
Messrs. Turner
Thomas Monkhouse
St. Paul’s Churchyard
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Birmingham
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New Royal Hotel
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Richard Meanley
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James Heygate
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Poole and Gamlen
Walkden
Benjamin King Walker
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Barker
William John
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Lincoln’s Ion-fields
Robert Holt
John Givens
Monk Wearmouth
Common
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Bishop Wearmouth
Meggison
Pringle
Janisty
King’s-road
Bedford-row
Rockett and Philipsop
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Ludlow
LAW Intelligence
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East India House Tea Sale
Country Markets
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Eter
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Aee
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Alla
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