Court of Common Council Activates Courting Reforms
A court session debated timely attendance and the Lord Mayor’s move to clear the agenda. Discussions covered standing orders, alleged dinners at a member's tavern, and the Old Bailey courthouse expenditure. The City Solicitor salary proposal sparked debate with supporters preferring fixed pay and opponents urging fees.
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Stevens
Dixon
Court of Common Council
French
City Lands’ Committee
Old Bailey
Prior
Hale
Mr. French
Office OF
City Solicitor
Peacock
Deputy Wood
Wood
Beckwith
Galloway
R. L. Jones
Customs and Excise
Pewtress
City Expenditure Debate Sparks Budget Inquiry
Mr Williams moved to refer to a committee an inquiry into the city revenue and detailed expenditures, seeking reductions aligned with citizens' strained means. He cited currency changes, rising costs since 1792, and large civic emoluments, comparing Mansion House outlays with other cities, then urged trimming salaries and services as the Commons discussed.
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Williams
Watling-street
Loodua
London
Marylebone
Lunda
Michaelmas Fair at Maidstone Shows Large Trade in Horses
Our Maidstone correspondence reports a bustling Michaelmas fair with ten horses sold and many cattle and pigs finding buyers at good prices. Hop market activity was brisk with modest price gains and numerous parcels sold. Wheat, barley, oats, and peas traded slowly with limited corn movement and varied prices across commodities.
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Birley
Pantaloun Wages Report and Oratorio At Orton Chapel
Portstown reports wage advances for His Majesty's brig Pantaloun under Lt Cory with no arrivals or sailings noted. A grand oratorio at Orton Chapel Gosport drew praise from Rev H Veeck and Mr Edward Sibly, while the White Fast was observed at the synagogue led by Mr Jacob Levi and others. The Gosport theatre opened with The Stranger earning audience applause. Died October 24 Captain George Maller Plies RN, aged 53, a veteran of the Alexander under Captain Bligh, who died at Bighmenthouse near Milbrook Southampton, after a long service and a ceremonial funeral planned at Alverstoke Gosport.
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OPR
His Majesty
Pantaloun
Cory
Spithead
Weeochester
Victory
Royal George Yacht
Exechent
Etna
Salamander
Esse
Raven
Speedycutter
Orton Chapel
Gooport
H. Veeck
Win-Ter
Edward
Treakie
Haskell
Jacob Levi
Hyams Levi
Hyman Issacher
Moses Moses
M. Davis
Isaac Miers
Gosport
Cuthbert Woolf
Stanger
Harter
George Maller Plies
Alexander
Bligh
Brest
Canada
Alverstoke
Mahomedani Missionary Prompts Morning Paper Note
A local man goes about the metropolis proclaiming himself a Mahomedani missionary sent by the Prophet to convert the English. He stations himself where police may not intervene and loudly proclaims Allah el Allah, there is but one God, and Mahomet is his Prophet. He gathers a crowd and expounds in vernacular English the doctrines of the Koran. The reporter calls the man alugatic.
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Allah el Allah
Mahomet
Fire destroys provisions of Parliament in London disaster
As flames engulfed the Parliament complex, military and police secured ruined areas while officials and spectators watched. The Speaker's and Lords’ libraries suffered heavy damage, much of the Commons offices were destroyed, and Westminster Hall was saved by prompt action. The cause remains uncertain with various theories discussed.
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Duitional Vartici
PROM
Pearncecoard
London
New Palace Yard
Joh Cam Hobhouse
St. Margaret's
Brighton
Aimere Ile
House of Lords
Department of the Treasury
Wright
House of Lord
Amd
House of Bards
Cottle
Owether
Westchester Hall
Guildhall
House of Commons
Buckingham House
Damage report of Parliament buildings after October 16 1834 fire
Official British report details extensive destruction to both Houses of Parliament government offices and residences in Westminster Hall after the October 16 1834 fire. It notes total destruction of many rooms in the Lords and Commons, substantial damage to the Speaker and Clerk’s residences, and extensive loss of furniture with Westminister Hall largely undamaged. Restoration plans and inquiries are under way.
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Lord Melbourne
Aithorp
Hotland
Worcester
Earl of Munster
Duchess of
Chatham
House of Lords
Guy Faux
Parliament House
Our
Royal Gallery
J. Suave
Marquis de Chabannes
St. Stephen
Exchequer Bill
Brighton
Mr. Seymour
Woburn
St. Margaret’s Church
Westminster Hall
John Cam Hobhouse
Melbourne
Duncannon
Auckland
Althorp
Joseph Hume
M.P
Bellamy
Hume
Office OF Woods and Forests
House of Commons
House OF Peers
Ley
Courts OF Law
Houses of Lords and Commons
Speaker's
Fire at Westminster Sparks Public Reactions and Farce
Onlookers around the House of Commons react with humor and suspicion as a fire rages near Westminster. A ragged man asks if the Poor Law Bill was burned, a cab driver offers theories about builders and Mr Hume, a coalheaver protests his rights, and bystanders joke about Parliament almost setting the Thames alight.
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House of Commons
Lambeth
Chinera
Westminster
Description of the late Houses of Parliament
Describes the former Houses of Lords and Commons before last night’s calamity. Details the Lords chamber with tapestry, throne, and painted chamber, and the Commons chapel origins, Union alterations, oak interior, Speaker’s chair, clerks, and bar. Notes the libraries’ extensive holdings and loss of valuable volumes and records.
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House OF Lords
Court of Requests
Great Britain and Ireland
Commons
George IV
Abingdon-street
Edward the Confessor
England
Whitehall
St. James's
House OF Commons
Stephen
St. Stephen’s
Edward III
Edward VI
Ireland
Fiost
Lord Oxford
Parliament records preserved to prevent loss of material
A fragment indicates officials in Parliament aim to safeguard a valuable collection of records to ensure important material is not lost. The wording is garbled but suggests a commitment to preserving historical documents and preventing loss.
Grain prices in Wolverhampton market report
Wolverhampton OCT 15 grain supplies remain adequate with quoted levels for all major commodities. Old wheat per 72 lbs ranges 6s to 7s, new dita 38 to 63 dd, old malting barley 59 to 53 6d, new dita 1s 6d to 5s per 38 quarts, oats 15s to 18s 3d, beans 16s 4d to 17s 6d, peas 1d to 1s 3d each per 196 lbs, malt 7s to 7s 6d per imperial bushel, white boiling peas 20s8d to 21s9d, blue indigo varieties 20s to 21s per three imperial bushels, fine flour 30s to 31s, second flour 24s to 26s 3d per 224 lbs.
Birmingham Market Report Sees Steady Grain Demand
Birmingham dispatch notes firmer trading across grain markets with good farmer supply of wheat and rising maltster activity. Barley enquiries grow as grinding barley prices ease slightly. flour prices drop modestly. Old and new English wheats and barleys show varied per quarter and per bushel rates across 62 pound and 196 pound measures.
Newmarket Sporting Day Results and Races
Reports from Newmarket detail the Sweepstakes for 10 sovs each with 2-year-olds and fillies, noting Redleg winning a tight finish from Lilka and Adana while betting favored Redleg. Other events include the Derby odds for Coriolanus and Silenus, plus a list of dinners and hunting appointments across venues like Holywell and the Cheshire Hounds with upcoming meets and stakes.
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Newmarket
Coly
Lord Jersey
Partisan
Robinson
van Peaesenas
M. Wood
Silka
Lord Degremont
Redleg
Loni Lichfield
Keen
Sligo
Lord Chesterfield
Col. Peel
Weathercock
Agat Redleg
Lilka
St. Julien
Adana
Rapes
Henri
Henrics
Nonsense
Pagan
Messenger
Tilly
Heberle
Ally
Coquette
Laud
T.Y.C
Peel
Rosalie
Pavia
Lord Orford
Paris
Mr. Greville
T.Y.C. Onve
Ey Tramp
Medina
General Grosvenor
Pettit
Lima
Ridsdale
Veronica
Kay Kearney
Hester
Kate Kearney
Grosvenor
Newmarner
Farpay
Indictment Against the Sheriffs of Chester
The Cheshire Quarter Sessions began at Knutsford with a true bill against the Chester sheriffs for refusing to execute Garside and Mosley, two men under sentence for Mr Ashton’s murder. A similar bill against the county’s High Sheriff was rejected, and the case will proceed in King’s Bench.
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Cheshire
Knutsford
City of
Garside
Mosley
Chester Castle
Ashton
Court of
King’s Bench
Manchester Courier
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DERBY
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Theo
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