Stamped Paper Clash in Glasgow Press War
Glasgow newspapers debate unstamped sheets and stamp duties, urging joint action to resist taxes. Contending editors from Herald Argus Liberator and Free Press warn of publishers printing on unstamped paper, pledge to protect fair trade, and push government to remove or reduce stamp taxes while defending press liberties and workers.
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Glasgow
London
Herald
The
Argus
the News
Greece
Preas
Glasgow Presa
Legal Union
Glasgow Press
United
Approaching Ball to aid distressed Poles at Guildhall
Preparations surge toward a grand relief ball on Wednesday at the Guildhall to aid nearly exhausted funds for starving Polish refugees. The event promises splendid decor, lavish refreshments, and patronage from numerous nobles and dignitaries, with gala management by a distinguished committee.
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Guldhall
Duke of Sussex
Maes
Duke of Devonshire
Lansdown
Marchioness
Cunningham
Earl
Mulgrave
Bande of
Dartmouth
Ebrington
Dann
Lumley
Dudley Stewart
Hoth
Tenterden
John Howhouse, Bart
Julia Hothhouse
Austus Clifford
T.S. Price
H Fergusson
C. Poulet Thompson
Leicester Stanhope
C. Abbott
F. Spinforth Beaumont
Byng
Agnes Byng
M.P
E. By Esq
John Smith
Lari M.P
Mary Wood
G. Stewart
Ly D. Stewart
Clifford
Death of a Master at Magdalen College and a Cambridge florist tale
A fragment recalls the death of a Magdalen College Master on September 1 during partridge shooting and contrasts it with Dr. Walker, Vice Master of Trinity, a noted Cambridge florist who reportedly exclaimed upon hearing of a fellow florist's death that tulip time had begun.
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Magdalen College
Cole
Walker
Trinity
E Botanical Garden
Cambridge
Oxford
Ambridge
Weavers' Company Inquiries Spotlight Ancient London Trade
The commissioners finish the Weavers' Company inquiry, noting its ancient charter and court, the two classes of freemen, livery rules, and charity funds. They discuss crown rights over company property, police act effects on fines, and the court's munificent distribution to poor freemen.
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City of London
Weavers’ Company
Sir F. Palgrave
Mills
T. James
Ambrose Moore
Mc Phipps
F. Palgrave
Europe
Italy
Cologne
Motts
Moore
Metropolitan Police
London
William Wilson
Southwark
Court of Assistants
Sire
Palgrave
Crown
Commission
Ablic
Spitalfield
General Police Fund
Aone
Woodthorpe
Comany
Port
Drinkwater
Loriners’ Company
Sewell
Newly Invented Fire Engine Demonstrated at Covent Garden
Report describes a powerful new fire engine by Messrs Lott and Co tested against Covent Garden Theatre. The machine requires twenty men, discharges 100 to 200 gallons per minute to 120 feet, can project water in two streams, and includes a carriage-style frame, quadricycles-like wheels, brass lamps, and a King Alfred emblem. It is designed to be rapidly mobile and may include Merryweather patent escapes for enhanced life and property protection.
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Bow Street
Covent Garden Theatre
West of England Insurance Company
Exeter
Alfred
Messrs. Lott and Co
Merryweather
Richard Taylor Denounces Radical Press In Public Meeting
At a Whigs and Reformers gathering at the Crown and Anchor on Monday, Mr. Richard Taylor claimed Radical newspapers sought money from the late Lord Chancellor and argued briefless barristers attacked him for not securing jobs for relatives. The Spectator and Examiner dispute the charge as false and seek proof, while asserting Mr. Taylor has been misled. The piece asserts confidence in their own journalistic integrity.
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Crown and Anchor
Richard Taylor
Jord
Spectator
Radical
Taylor
London
Ta Jor
Med Fleet Updates From Malta to the Dardanelles
Portsea reports from Nov 22 detail dispatches from Malta and other Mediterranean dependencies as the Medea steamer arrives after a rapid ten day voyage. Notes include the Nile steamer, the Peter the Great, and various ships forming a large squadron under Sir Josias Rowley with movements toward Nauplia and Smyrna amid plague and diplomacy in the Dardanelles.
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Hampshire
Malta
Mediterranean
Matta
Medea Ateam
Austen
Plymouth
England
Hindmarsh
R.N
Alexandria
Peter the Great
Falmouth
Lisbon
Odessa
Josias Rowley
Vourla
Caledonia
Britannia
Canopus
Edinburgh
Talavera
Thunderer
Endymion
Scout
Hind
Nauplia
Malabar
Columbine
Tribune
Portsmouth
Portland
Romney
Cork
Madagascar
Enilymion
Smyrna
Tyne
Childers
Zante
Favourite
Tripoli
Jassour
Gibraltar
Beacon
Scio
Volage
Constantinople
War Department
Rechid Pacha
Koriah
Syria
Ibrahim Pacha
Thersenal
Campbell
Ocean
Navarin
Capo
Frederic Warren
Africa
Isis
Polkinghorne
Cape of Good Hope
St. Helena
Ascension
Sierra Leone
Gambia
P. Campbell
C.B
Pelorus
Forester
Biafra
Brisk
Lagos
Trinculo
Lynx
Griffin
Benin
Carlo
Zumalacarreguy
Commissariat
France
Carlos
Acton
Lord Edward Russell
Hoo
C.F. P. Carey
George Elliot
W. W. Thompson
B. Browning
W. Harris
Portsea
Lieut. Herriot
Royal Marines
W. Durie
George Beamont
J.dema
R. Frampton
T. C. Crawford
Curlew
J. Denman
J. ©. Jones
Spithead
Mary
Victory
Excellent
Royal George
Braganza
Waterloo
van Diemen’s Land
David Clark
Madras
Bengal
Glory
Michele Zeuri
Motherbank
London
Standgate Creek
A Musical Wair and a Whip Cracker Tale
A German report notes a man recently hanged at Spires for cracking his whip to a patriotic tune. The item suggests the man was not a singer but a thongeter, a humorous misreading of performer.
Plymouth Election Prospects and Fleet Movements Report
Devon Cornwall division candidates enter field with Bewes Collier unopposed in the borough. Sir J. Y. Buller and Sir Thomas D. Acland contest the county for the Conservatives. Pique commissioned at Plymouth with officers named. Pluto repairs, San Josef wages paid, Buffalo arrives from New Zealand with missionary passengers and notable cargo. Government Garden and King George Sound described along with convicts and early Western Australia settlement. Weather and shipping conditions noted with ships in distress and ongoing dock work. Legal discourse on bill-brokerage practices features Lord Lyndhurst and Mr. Sergeant Bompas. court to resume Monday.
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Devon
Cornwall
Messrs
F. Birch
L.S. Tindal
John Richardson
W. Hemsrey
James Lawrence
R. T. C. Scott
John Howard
Pluto
Woolwich
San Josef
His
Buffalo
F. W. R. Sadier
K.T.S
R.N
New Zealand
W. Yate
Shirdh Missionary Society
Williams Clarke
Kemp
Carey
Spartiate
Rio
Emale
Portsmouth
Sir R
Lady Spencer
Western Australia
King George’s Sound
Princess Royal Harbour
Sania
Oor
63D Regiment
Government Gardena
Government House
Sydney
Havin
England
Keahou
Rio Janeiro
Coromandel
Li Loog
Para
Spitfire
Hamoaze
Pique
Diligence
Rochester
Law Intelligence Court of King’s Bench ejectment ruling
In Doe in Dem Weatherell v Bird the court granted a new trial for breach of covenant on private mudhouse use and for surprise. The verdict for the plaintiff was set aside on grounds that the clause offensive trade or business likely referred to jusdem generis and that the surprise claim required a new trial. Lord Denman delivered the judgment.
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Court OF King's Bench
Banco
DOE
Dem
Wetherell
Bird
Lord Denman
Court of Exchequer on bill brokers and usage in pledging bills
Court considers whether a general practice exists to place many bills with bill brokers as security for cash advances. Lord Lyndhurst questions if such usage, if proven, is just, universal, and legally valid or merely fraudulent by taking another’s bills and pledging them.
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Lyodhurst
Sergeant Bomm
Lord Lyndhurst
Sergeant Bomp
Wood
Poole
W, and Co
Baron Parke
Haynes
Foster
Bumpas
Barnewell and Alderson
Todd
Reid
Lyndhirst
Wood and Co
Bergeart Bompas
Sergeant Bompas
Martian Street dispute over church rates at Law Mayor
In Marylebone the Law Mayor heard William Willson, a Society of Friends member, challenge church-rate demands for St Martin's Cannon Street. The charge for 10 81 was upheld but Willson objected on conscience grounds. the Mayor insisted the law requires payment despite scruples. In Lambeth Street a separate case involved Mary Ann Whitmore and two others accused of theft at a Hampstead brothel. witnesses described missing five sovereigns and alleged peculation, but the magistrate discharged all three for lack of sufficient evidence. A Ratcliff Highway clerk, Thomas Queich, faced a case over stolen goods and an unpaid bill, with the defendant denying ownership of the items. the magistrate found no case and discharged him.
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Sewel
Lormers
London
Henry the Seventh
Ann
Society of Friends
Hiad
Beadle
Cuorcy Bates
William Willson
Walker
St. Martin’s
Cannon-street
Willson
Martin’s Street
Sitt
Nrson
Park Pre
Hobler
Salar
Marylebone
Dass
Hampstean
Mary Anne Whitmore
Hampstead
Marty
Fadbella Scott
Sarah George
Bayswater
Lampstead Road
Mary Ron
Esen-street
Dulcicea
Scott
George
Mary Ann
Priam
Pantee
Shutt
Lambeth Street
Thomas Queich
Ratcliff Highway
Chapman
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