Burglary cases and distress lead to detentions in London
In Queen-Square and Union Hall reports, Marylebone youths Hannible and Preston were charged with burglary after officers followed them from Upper Seymour Street to Notting Hill and Kensington, with bundles of linen and silver forks seized. A distressed Susan Morris attempted suicide on Waterloo Bridge, claiming hardship from desertion and prostitution. Thames Office recounts a brutal assault at a public house in St George’s, with Sarah Simmons and Thomas Parker charged. a man beaten and robbed by raffles and disorderly conduct prompts calls for police action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford-street
Preston
Notting-bill
Hannible
Notting-hill
Kensington
Donald McLean
Garnett
Sarah Cattle
Savage
Ann Maxwell
Major Maxwell
No. 7
Lintongrove
Thames
Waterloo Bridge
Waterlod Road
Messrs. Cubitt’s
Gray
St. George’s
Southwark
Refie
White
St. George's
Unionhall
Robert Ward
New-cut
Victoria Theatre
Hatton-Garden
Ann Riley
Charles Aston Smith
Gower-street North
Middlesex Hospital
Algar
Three Hats
High-street
Islington
Union Hall
John Brooks
Traill
Maryon
Thames Office
Sarah Simmons
Martha-street St. George’s
Thomas Parker
Ballantine
Broderip
Sampson
Haigh
Bath
Thendon Hospital
London
Mandey
Breenwich
King’s Arms
Elizabeth Kent
Mary Stoker
Shadwell
Stoker
New State Paper Office critique to editor
A reader protests the New State Paper Office layout claiming half the house is devoted to domestic use leaving insufficient space for manuscripts and state correspondence. The letter notes an office keeper with nine rooms plus a housekeeper’s three rooms, plus familial deputy roles, and urges restraint and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
True Sun
State Paper
State Paper Office
Erson
Scarcity and Prices Reported in Demerara Trade
Letters from Demerara describe extreme scarcity of produce with exorbitant costs for sugar, molasses, rum, and coffee amid drought. The piece notes exchange rates, estate seawater incursions in trenches, and a governance inquiry into alleged irregularities in the Excise Stationery department over paper deliveries to the Excise Printing office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demerara
Board of Excise
Excise
Excise Printing Office
Excise Board
Stationery Office
Publicans face mass legal assault over dancing at Bartholomew fair
A correspondent attacks Gregory and Begbie for pressuring 300 licensed victuallers through costly Exchequer actions over dancing and cross in late Bartholomew fair. The piece urges publicans to unite, resist vexatious prosecutions, and push for jury trials while threatening insolvency and counterclaims to protect creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory
Begbie
Reed
St. John of Jerusalem
St. John-street
Clerkenwell
Gent. One
Brompton
Queen's Head
St. John Street Road
Exchequer of Pleas
Court of Exchequer
Gregory and Co
Police Stalking-Horse and Greenwich Police Outrage
Greenwich letter recalls 1833 police abuses and riots, alleging brutality and coverups. It cites the Nov 1830 riot and later incidents, including a Waterman disguise stabbing, shoving into the river, and a Greenwich petty sessions case against an officer for assault on a man named Penny. The writer argues for reform of the force and cites the arming of policemen and misuses by magistrates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trufsun
Greenwich Gazette
Blue Devils
Thomas
St. Martin’s Church
Millwall
Limehouse
Calthorpe
Westminster Road
Astley
Millbank
Westminster
Greenwich
Wm. Penny
Penny
Your's
Post-office Regulation Alters Continental Mail Routes
A new General Post-office rule moves letters to the Continent via Dover rather than London. Newspapers to and from Europe incur higher postage with rates listed for France, Holland, Germany, Russia, Prussia, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, Italy, Turkey, Ionian Islands, and Spain through France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Post-ofrick
General Post-office
Dover
London
France
Holland
Germany
Russia
Prussia
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Switzerland
Italy
Turkey
Ionian Islands
Spain
King's Speech Opens Belgian Assembly Amid Fiscal Focus
Brussels reports the king opened the 1834 legislative session with a finance oriented address, praising internal prosperity, army reforms, and budget reductions. The procession to the Chambers drew decorous crowds and loud public support as traders watched stock reactions at the Bourse. The speech urged fiscal stability, proposed budget measures, and asserted Belgium's rights in negotiations with Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
London
Globe
Aix-la-Chapelle
Paris
Wintzengerode
M.d’Arnheim
Lloyd's
Belgium
Holland
War Department
Urely
Robbery at Golden Cross Inn Stages Loss of Lord Cole Seals
On Tuesday evening a box and dressing-case belonging to Lord Cole were stolen from the yard of the Golden Cross Inn in Charing Cross. The box held minerals and five gold seals including a coronet and a swagger with the coat of arms and the figure of William III on horseback. Dense fog hindered mail coaches, causing delays and fearing accidents between Kilburn and Paddington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Mail
Golden Cross Inn
Charingcross
Lord Cole
William 111
Kilburn
Paddington
Benefit Societies Face Reform Calls In St James’s Square
On Tuesday night a meeting at St James's Square formed a provisional committee of nineteen to study how to act on Mr Wilks's plan to amend the 10 Geo IV Act. It was noted that about 3,000 societies were enrolled while 13,000 were broken up by the Act. Speakers urged repeal or alteration to safeguard members and property. The committee will convene in January to appoint delegates and pursue measures for the societies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evne, Brothers
Hamburgh
England
Heine, Brothers
Bank of England
Scotland
Ireland
Great Britain
P.S
St. James's Square
T. Wilks
M.P
Wright
Francis Burdett
Francis
Messrs
Hume, Wilks
Attwood
Hume
Harris
Wilks
Christopher
M‘garth
Parish Vestry Debates Gas and Water Saving Plan
At a meeting of the select vestry of Christchurch Spitalfields Mr Joseph Whittle proposed a plan claiming annual savings of 2000 to 3000 pounds by reforming gas and water rights. The measure would cut 10 pence from poor rates for many and raise public lighting, but the vestry rejected the proposal by a small majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Whittle
Mr. Whittle
Richard Gregory
Enq
Whittle
The City Constituency Voter Lists and Local Robbery Incident
The city of London renewed lists of livery and ten pound householders eligible to vote, showing a small overall decline from 18,581 to 18,306. In Grosvenor-place Chelsea Colonel Whalley was robbed of a watch by a masked attacker as dense fog hindered identification. Middlesex magistrates examinedIslington officials over the Hanwell asylum dispute, with major complaints upheld and a report to be presented at the next county day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City OF London
London
Hicaway Rossery
Whalley
No. 1
Fhermes Terrace
Chelsea
Grosvenor-place
County of Middlesex
Seasions House
Eenwell Peeeks
Iford
St. Mary’s, Islington
Ellis
County Lunatic Asylum
Hanwell
Messrs
Laing and Rogers
Hatton-garden
Islington
Colonel Clitheroe
Acklom
Thursby
Halsewell
Flower
Wilson
Ufford
Overseers
Brown
Beadle
Dre Falls
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Churchrow
Aldgate
Court of King’s Bench
Thomas Johnson
Houndsditch
John Hoard
Portsoken
Aldermv
Cornhill
London Bridge
T.rish
Oitberk
Sanka
Uence
New Street
Royal Exchange
Bish
Cornheill
Poultry
Regent Street
Ilemmas
Bell and Churton
Holles-street
Bell and Bradfure
Edinburgh
Ireand
John Cumming
Dublin
John Burke
Atheneum
Bull and Churton
Oyal Veterinary College
Coleman
King-Street
M. C. Allen
Edward Bell
Ondon
Manchester
Royal Telegraph
Northampton
Leicester
Derby
Macclesfeld
E. Sherman and Co
Wonder
Shrewsbury
Exeter
Pope, Brothers, and Co
Hest Stewart
Hetton
Lambton
Lambton's Wall's End
Abbey Wharf
Dockhead
Shad Thames
Anchor Wharf
Wapping
High Bridge
Pope, Brothers, Beard, and Co
Western Wharf
Edward-street
Regent's Park
Husin
Eerring
John Perring
Strand
Cecil-street
E. J. Lance
Colgate
Chevening
Kent
Connor
Thursi
Tarmovksewusocnae
Crue Sun
Police
Marlborough Street
Maria Dempster
Sackville Street
Sackville-street
Eliza
NEW State Paper Office
Christchurch, Spitalfields
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