Consignment of Quarter Pipes and Paint Deals
A garbled notice markets consignments of quarter pipes at port and docks, lists George Henbery and Co as a seller, and advertises domestic and aromatic paints. It mentions prices per pound and various colors, with partial names and places such as Minories and PAINT DIVESTED OF SMELL. The fragmentary text hints at rail and private trade terms but remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shesat
Lendon Ee Asd
Eae
George Henbery
H. M. ‘Robinson
Drias
Mineral Marmoratum For Pilling Decayed Teeth Without Wires
An advertisement describes denture services offering artificial teeth without wires or ligatures. It proclaims painless fitment, removal of a tooth stump, and complete fixed sets for the aged, claiming beauty and comfort with no heat or enamel damage. It lists location near Newman Street and Oxford Street and promotes rapid, facility-based care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newman Street
Olford Street
Eran
Practical Observations on Urethral Strictures and Generative Diseases
A compact Victorian advertorial notice promoting new popular works on diseases of the generative organs. It lists titles such as Practical Observations on Strictures of the Urethra and Rectum by C. B. Courtenay with commentary on syphilis, ostensible praise from literary reviews, and publication details across multiple booksellers in London and Glasgow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mosh de- Tracy
Inspector and Literary Review
Paternoster-row
Maresh
Oxford-street
Pelkeall
Hayes
Calmeaul
Colettye
C. B. Courtenay
Great Marlborough-street
Regent-street
Balede and Balade Wines and Plaster Ad Trade Card
An OCR fragment advertises wines at Hungerford Wharf Strand and stores in London, with testimonials and a large section on Atkinsons Plasters. It mentions EPPITT & CO, credit terms, and various spirits. Also includes medical testimonial prose and a medical publisher ad for Life and other books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brefitt and Cabare
Balede
Strand
Eppitt & CO
Madeira
Portugal
3 Credit CO
Hungerford Wharf
Perth and Edinburgh urged to expand linen spinning mills
A Perth Courier report to Perth Town Council argues for expanding milling and linen yarn manufacturing with water power near Perthshire. It cites Edinburgh and Perth as models, notes mill opportunities on local streams, and recommends a yearly wool market to tie sheep farming to textile trade, highlighting local benefit and market access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parth Courier
Neighorhood
May
Ruthven
Strathearn
Perth
Inverness
England
Perthshire
Pasin
Tillycoultry
Alva
South Essex Reform Association meeting in Brentwood
A large Reformers gathering at the Lion and Lamb in Brentwood resolved to form an association to supervise the electoral register and to promote independent MPs. The piece criticizes Church in danger rhetoric and alleges Evangelical curates wield influence, linking tithes disputes to clergy interdicts on social amusements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Essex
Times
A State Religion and the Pranks of a Lord Chief Justice
A 17th century anecdote from the York Assizes tells how Sir Edward Law whom later became Lord Ellenborough joked with Mr Osborne of Brafford about incomprehensibles and recorders. The piece links the joke to Hone's trial and argues politicians misuse religion to deceive the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M
Edward Law
York
Osborne
Hull
Beverley
Hedon
Lord Ellenborough
King's Bench
William Hone
Hone
Catholic Tract Society meeting at Portman Arms Dorset Square
A Sunday gathering of the Catholic Tract Society at the Portman Arms Milton Street Dorset Square New Road heard a report on aims and state of the society. Speakers defended Catholic principles, attacked Tory hostility and No Popery, and urged tract campaigns to counter Protestant prejudice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Tract Society
Portman Arms
Milton Street
Dorset Square
New Road
Abraham
Afr
Grady
East
Lambeth
Canterbury
Connell
Forsooth
Times
Morning Post
Parsons
O'Connell
John Bull
Age
England
Church of England
Ooe
Arson Charge Brought Against George Cranfield at Halstead
Court heard that George Cranfield a labourer faced a capital charge for alleged arson at Bates Hanbury’s property near Halstead on the night of the 24th last. Evidence linked two sheets of paper bearing Hanbury’s name and a broker’s letter to Cranfield, with a threatening placard found in Barns. Cranfield denied involvement. he was committed for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cran
Halstead
J. Brewster
B. Hills
Bates Hanlet
Osgood Hanbury
Fay
G. Wood
Robert Bretoell
Miller
Ostice
Mir
Brewster
Mir. Bretnell
Hanbury
Bretcell
Z. Pettitt
Cranfield
George
Risoner
Anbury
Colchester
Murder in Ross-shire shrouded in denial and accusation
The Inverness Journal reports Anderson denying knowledge of the deceased and his wife status while magistrates press him with explicit questions. Witnesses identify him. he is described as a good-looking man about 35 from Dingwall, with an English wife. He awaits trial at Inverness Autumn Circuit for a grievous crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inverness Journal
Anderson
Fiacal—Anderson
Inverness
Dingwall
Ross-shire
Tolbooth
Montrose
Zoological Society report shows rise in income and deer trials
The Zoological Society reports last year visitor admissions earned 7,545 pounds 1 shilling from 150 911 people and museum receipts 771 pounds 3 shillings from 1 548 people. Total receipts 16,458 pounds 4 pence, expenditure 13,080 pounds 11 shillings 6 pence, with gains chiefly from more fellows. garden receipts declined about 40 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoological Society
The
Kingston
Royal Institution
Halley
Lardner
John Herschell
Europe
Ats Pearance
Herschel
Mr. Lubbock
M. Damoiseau
Pontecaulet
Saturn
Herschell
Solar System
Mercury
Insolvent Debtor Discharged After Court Review
Mare William Barnes a journeyman lawyer of Eagle-walk City-road appeared in Insolvent Debtors Court seeking discharge. He had been in Whitecross Street Prison since February 7 with debts under twenty pounds, mainly for law charges, arising from debts incurred by a female described as his housekeeper without his authority. The court ordered discharge forthwith after examination and consideration of property disposed of to a relation valued between 100 and 2000, with 60 paid into court. Woodroffe for creditors called the case dishonest but the discharge was granted. Edward Pike, arrested in September, was later heard on a separate petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Barnes
James Street
Eagle-walk
City-road
Whitecross Street
Edward Pike
Opophia
Oe Woodroffe
Maia
Bowen
Robbery at Coopers Arms led to two prisoners’ committal
In Queen-Square Chappell and Barker were held on a bold robbery charge after Shaw, a broker, testified to losing two sovereigns and three half sovereigns during a scuffle at the Coopers Army in Strutton-ground. Police later apprehended the men and the magistrate ordered trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen-Square
Chappell
Skippell
Fahimon Rike Jatter
Humphreys
Alexander Shaw
Little Tothill-street
Coopers Army
Strutton-ground
Witneas
Tobs
Barker
Hoskins
Coopers’ Arms
Shaw
Evang
Humphries
Mney
Thas
Evans
Cogs Cat
Taften Atreet
Westminster
Chapple House
Sabim
Dawson and Hall
Gibraltar
Prospect Place
St. George’s Fields
Dorchester Unionists Petition to Recall Transported Laborers
From Cheltenham Free Press. Local working classes plan a petition to the House of Commons urging the King to recall six Dorchester labourers transported last March by the Whigs. The piece defends the petition as loyal and prudent, defending trades unions against contempt and calumny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheltenham Free Press
House of Commons
Dorchester
Orange Lodges
Diplomatic homage from Austrian envoy to French king fete
The Austrian Ambassador, representing the diplomatic body, offers homage and wishes on the king’s fete. He notes ongoing peace, prosperity for France, and unity among sovereigns as aims of the diplomacy. The king responds with gratitude, praising national unity and the welfare of the nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Ain
Peter
Old Town Resident Recounts 1746 Execution Crowd
The Currissy notes Mr. Goring, a 104 year old inhabitant, recalls a crowd at the 1746 execution. He mentions being fourteen then and remembers Tower-bill and Lord Killmarnock, tying the memory to a Marine tale from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goring
Fragments of a political debate conclude with musical finale
A local discussion centers on Tory and Radical positions amid calls for reform. Speakers praise and critique party actions, referencing Parliament, voices of the people, and potential impacts on Poor Laws. The event ends with a musical performance as the audience disperses.
Storms at sea and plague ravage Egypt reports
Accounts from Constantinople on April 6 describe several storms wrecking ten ships, a steam boat sinking with crew and cargo. Two ships reached Trieste from Alexandria with March 22 letters detailing plague spread in Egypt, with Alexandria's death toll rising to 250–270 daily. The Austrian brig Pilate left harbor as plague struck aboard, sending many to their graves. The note adds grim evidence of plague in merchantmen and ships at risk before reaching Candia.
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Constantinople
Piacogr
Egypt
Trieste
Alexandria
Alezandria
Pilate
Candia
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Jermyn-street
Piccadilly
Landes
Jermyn Street
London
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Goss
M.R.C
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Waterloo Bridge
Cotonon Cogaarey Gonserhcca
Calton
Trougate
Laseaw
Grafton-street- Dealia
Manufacturing Trade OF
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Police Intelligence
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Crete
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Wales
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Mae
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Shea
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Marylebone
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Wekleree
Serjmenent
Fox
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Mentee
Musiciace
Earl of Derby
Knowsley
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Boca
Je Magia
George Stratton
Ie Roy Hotel
Ester
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Eastgate
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Neeis
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Besch
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