Notice of proposed acts to reform Westminster paving and lighting
Public notice announces aims to obtain Parliament approval in the next session for multiple acts spanning paving cleansing and lighting of Westminster streets and squares. It lists numbered acts from the reigns of George III and George IV aimed at widening streets improving nuisances and regulating traffic and parochial powers with powers to raise rates and alter parish boundaries. Henry C. Wingfield, Solicitor, signs the notice from 33 Great Marlborough Street.
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George the Third
Westasinater
Saint Giles-in-the-Fields
Saint George the Martyr
Saint George
Bloomsbury
Saint Andrew's
Holborn
George
Westminster
Saint Giles’ in-the-Fields
Bloomebury
Middlesex
Rolls and Savoy
Duchy of Lancaster
George the
Surrey
Westminster Bridge
Saint James
George the Fourth
Liberty of Westminster
Coventry-street
Saint Martin-in-the-Fielde
Princes-street
Saint Anne
County of
Henry C. Wingfield
Great Marlborough Street
Poisoning tragedy hits Offton village in pudding incident
A coroner's inquest reveals four people over sixty and a niece poisoned at Offton. Susan Minns and William Minns died, Robert Minns and his niece recovering. Suspect: a young man of loose character. warrant issued but he remains at large. Sir William Blizard resigns from London Hospital at nearly a century old.
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Offton
Ipswich
Mr. Jr. Mims
William
Susan
Susan Minns
Robert
William Minns
Plumstead
Bildeston
R. Minns
Bricett
Piper
Robert Minns
Minns
Wm. Minns
Presentation of a Piece of Plate to T. S. Duncombe
A Hertford and Ware deputation visited Arlington Street to present Sir Thomas Blingsby Alncime with a silver epergne as thanks for his three terms in Parliament. The address lauds his public conduct and notes the recent election dispute, while Duncombe replies with pride and renewed commitment to Hertford and its liberties. The report is from the Hertfordshire Mercury.
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Hertford
Ware
Duncombe
Arlington-street
Thomas Gripper
Thomas Blingsby Alncimre
Sta
Gripper
Herts Mercury
Fires Break Out Across Chatteris Area In Week of Incendiaries
Multiple blazes ignite straw stacks and barns in Chatteris and nearby villages. Fire brigades, locals, and volunteers fight flames amid high winds. several fires linked to suspected arson. Two suspects, Skeels and Boss, jailed for further trial. A communal fund and nightly watch proposed to curb repeats as authorities vow strict action.
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Chatteris
William Curtis
Chatteris Mill End
Somersham
Curtis
Weldon
Cambridge Chronicle
Gtha
Thomas Kemp
Swafield
North Walsham
John Cross
Earlham
Corporation
Thomas Goskar
Hillington
Armstrong
Wootton
John Seward
Wham Farm
Seward
Norwich Union
Ely
Wisbech
Joseph Skeels
Boss
Horse Way
Manoa
H. Wright
Butler
Ardhfoot
Compton
Ardhfant
Devises Gazette
Tory claim to invention of savings banks contested
A historical critique argues that Jeremy Bentham originated the savings banks concept as Frugality Banks and credits George Rose with promoting the plan in Parliament. The piece notes Bentham’s influence, earlier proposals, and opposition by figures including George III, with Rose finally driving the savings banks fragment through Parliament.
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Quarterly Review
George Rose
Perceval
Joseph Smith
Wendover
Henry Duncan
Dumfriesshire
Becher
South
Jeremy Bentham
George III
Bentham
House of Commons
Church Rates at Deptford Parish Meeting Outcome
Parishioners of St. Pauls Deptford debated church rates to fund three years of church expenditures totaling 2601 0s 6d. A 3d in the pound rate was carried after a lengthy exchange on conscience and legality, with a poll to continue until eight tonight.
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Greenwich
St. Paul's
Deptford
Churchwarden Myatt
Merchant
Horton Ledger
Showell
Griffith
Wade
Burn
Prn Os
Powle
O Connell Arrives at Merrion Square Amid Turbulent Welcome
Dusit report says Mr O Connell reached town after visiting Roscommon. He entered the Four Courts to a buoyant crowd, with Mr Steele by his side. O Connell plans parochial meetings in Dublin and defends the right to petition though govt interference concerns persist. The Telegraph notes Hill's allegations spark a political storm and possible denials by Irish members.
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Dusit
Mr. O'Connell
Merrion-square
Roscommon
Four Courts
Steele
O'Connell
Dublin
M.D. Hill
O’connell
Littleton
France
Tullaghan
Margaret Brown
Liverpool
Scotland
Brown
Hill
Coroners Inquest Reports on Lutz and Berry Deaths
At St Thomas s Hospital and Beckwith s livery stables in Borough, inquests into two deaths were held before City Coroner Mr Payne. George Lutz died from a compound leg fracture after being thrown from a Croydon stage coach when the coachman braked suddenly. Thomas Berry, infirm, died after a horse at Beckwith s stables knocked him down. witnesses conflicted on the horse s speed, a verdict of Accidental Death was returned for both cases. The coroner denounced poor lighting and access at the inquest venue and suggested gateways be barred, though the measure was rejected.
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Mr. Payne
George Lutz
Thomas Berry
Cannon
Beckwith
Stone’s End
Borough
Payne
James Tanner
Croydon
St. Thomas's Hospital
Joseph Simcock
John Hall
Simcock
Commission of Inquiry in Demerara aims at reform and economy
The article notes a planned commission of inquiry across Demerara government departments to reform abuses and improve economy and efficiency, crediting Governor Sir James Carmichael Smith for driving the effort. It also reports on a Brighton assault case and updates from New South Wales on wool production, prices, and convicts lost with the Hibernia.
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Demerara
J. Carmichael Smith
Viscount Dillon
Brighton
William Longhurst
James
Brighton Race Hill
Viscount Duijton
Brighton Guardian
New South Wates’ Wear
Sydney
New South Wales
Australia
van Diemen's Land
England
Hibernia
Leeds Mercury
Meetings of Learned Societies This Week
A listing of scheduled society meetings includes the Harveian, Geological, Royal Society of Literature, Society of Arts, and Antiquaries. Also noted are Westminster Medical Society and Transp Royal Society events with times ranging from three to eight p.m. on various days this week.
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P.m. Society of Antiquaries
Westminster Medical Society
Ordinations Passed At Eccleshall By Bishop Of Lichfield
On Sunday last the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry held no ordination at Eccleshall. The following gentlemen were admitted to Holy Orders. Priests include John Breese C F Broadbent William Knox Marshall John Metcalff Lawrence Ponting James Ralph. Deacons include William Corfield Thomas Egerton William P H Hutchinson Robert Leigh Harling Richardson Joseph Salt Theodore Short W B Smith E M Stanley Henry Sutcliffe.
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Lichfield
Coventry
Eccleshall
John Breese
Queen's College, Cambridge
C. F. Broadbent
St. Mary Hall
Oxford
William Knox Marshall
Trinity College
Dublin
John Metcalff
Brasenose College
Lawrence Ponting
Government Without Patronage and the Emolument List
A critical survey from The Age examining patronage in government appointments and commissions. It names judges, counsel, barristers, and commissioners with their pay figures across 1635 to 1833, highlighting lavish salaries and travel expenses for officials in various boards and inquiries.
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Court of Common Law Commission
John Bernard Bosanquet
James Parke
Edward Hall Alderson
John Pattison
Jonathan Frederick Pollock
King’s Counsel
Henry John Stephen
Reac Property Commission
John Campbell
W. H. Tinney
Lewis Duval
John Hodgron
Samuel Duckworth
P. B. Brodie
John Tyrrell
Sierra Leone
William Smith
Henry William Macauley
Walter Williams
Alexander Findlay
Serjeant
Goulburn
Henry Davenport Hill
M.P
Fortunatus Dwarris
James Parteger
Dwartis
Fortunatus
William Grant, Esq
Daniel F. Finch
Nicholas Carlisle
Zachary Macauley
John Wrottesley
Charles Hay Cameron
John Miller
Cuthbert Romilly
Samuel Smith
Alexander Macdonnell
Mousteepa
Roya
John Blackburne
Sir Francis Pallave
Eorge Long
Sampson Augustus
Great
George Street
Memoirs in numbers advertisement from ELIZ. M. MacAuley
A solicited public subscription notice from ELIZ. M. MACAULEY of 52 Clarendon-square Somers Town seeking 600 subscribers to fund the early issue of her memoirs. She asks for six or twelve copies prepaid, promising “records of a strange and eventful life” for supporters and readers in the metropolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliz. M. Macauley
Clarendon-square
Somers’-town
Multiple Steam Vessel Accidents Leave Captains Lost
Reports of sea disasters include Captain Foreman of the Transit drowning after a wave near Heligoland, Captain Potter of the Wellington going overboard at Whitton Middle, and Captain Godfrey of the Gainsborough escaping injuries as fire and collision damage occur in fog near Hall Packet.
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Brunswick
Foreman
Hamburgh
Hull
Binnacle
Heligoland
Captain Foreman
Duke of Wellington
Goole
Whitton Middle
Potter
Gainsborough
Biercy
George
Godfrey
Hall Packet
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Ce &E
Regent's Pircas
Oxford-street
Ag. Haymarket
Eeee
Eesceeres
John Perring
Strand
Cecil Street
N.B
Cecil-street
Warren
Japan
Robert Warren
Papas, Puiny
Turner
Sharpe
Parris
Stanfield
Boxall
Stone
Chalen
Havre
Rouen
Miller
Pall-mall
ARMY
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Morocco
Marryat
Ra.n
C.B
Hitehall
Charing-cross
Admiralty
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Miles, Duffill, Cromar
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Naval and Military Gazette
Dr. Moore
Philip Dodd
Clericus
Broderick
Marshall
Warrender
Puget
T. Montague
Seas
York
Krw
H.L
Labouchere
James Graham
Hay
Eay
Labouchere,Esq
Mesars
Hatchard
Piccadilly
Murray
Albemarle-street
Nisbet
Berners Street
William Blizard
London Hospitel
T. S. Duncombe
John Ayres
Ross
Shadwell
West India
House of Assembly
Justice
Chelmsford
Jesper
Stebbin
Essex
Overall
Parish
Thomas Jesper
Mr. Jesper
Freland
Mr. Hill
Insb
Dublin Pilot
Thomas
She
Cambridge
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Trinity
St. John’s
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