Markets and bonds report from the city early today
Early notices from this day describe Cortes and Portuguese bonds rising and falling, with Portuguese stock advancing briefly on Lisbon news about specie legal tender. Consols and exchequer bills show quiet dullness. Leeward Island mails note mixed dispatches and some regional unrest fears. A second Times edition cites Lisbon law on legal tender affecting debt liquidation terms.
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Leeward Island
St. Thomas's
Antigua
Barbadoes
Kitt's
St. Nevis
Montserrat
Le 3
The
Times
Lisbon
Portugal
Brazil
Janeiro
Rio
Lloyd’s
Imprisoned Man Guilty in 1833 House of Correction Theft
Francis Stanley alias Gee, aged 45, indicted for stealing 391 infold and silver from John F. Summersell, principal turnkey, during October 1833 at the House of Correction. Suspected after confession of opportunity, he denied involvement. jury found him guilty after Serjeant Arabin’s summing up.
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Old Court
Serjeant
Arabia
Francis Stanley
Gee
John F. Summersell
House of Correction
Summersell
M'Gee
New Court acquits two theft suspects in late 18th century trial
In a case before Mr Common Serjeant Mirehouse, Sarah Brown faced charges for stealing a framed picture from Robert Simpson on December 21. Edward Vincent and Samuel Ploughman, accused of stealing two cheeses from Samuel Tumpe, were acquitted after testimonies about late night activity near Birdcage Walk. Additional trials saw William Goodall charged with stealing a sovereign from Henry Stanton at Langham’s Codgers’ Society, but acquitted after evidence and witness accounts. The proceedings included remarks about court expenses for “young gentlemen of pleasure” and a guilty conviction considered unlikely, with further indictments for pocket picking and hay theft ending in acquittals or acquittals after evidence.
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New Court
Mirehouse
Sarah Brown
Robert Simpson
Gibraltar Road
Edward Vincent
Samuel Ploughman
Samuel Tumpe
Vincent
Wellington Row
Samuel Crumpe
Henry Legg
Wm. Goodall
Henry Stanton
St. Luke
Langham's
Codgers’ Society
Bride-lane
Ann Page
Bellasley
Anne Page
John Smith
Wm. Gibbon
Shoreditch
Gibbon
Samuel Healy
Henry Bland
Stepney
Hewitt
Marylebone
Wir
Upper Seymour-street
Betich
Brown
Bulwer
George Warren
Wilstead
King
Charles King
Berkeley-street
C. J. Owen
Browning
Middlesex
William Thomas
Michael F. Tindal
F. Tindal
William Osborne
Caledonian School
Samuel Hogg
Wm. Goldsmith
Phillips
Mirror and Penny Magazine
Edward Dove
Ellen Chandler
Clifford-street
Bond-street
Adolphus
Mary Dove
Clifford Street
Witness
Schofield and Davis
Marlborough-street
West-row
Carnaby-market
Eliza Chandler
Hampton
George Davis
Marlborough Street
Elizabeth Chandler
Old Bailey
Theft and fraud trials in Marylebone assize list
In Marylebone, Wir. Welstead and others faced trials for fraudulent use of property and theft. A case against a man described as Burgitton Bulwer’s agent ended with a guilty verdict for deception over rental goods. Other proceedings included a teenage tea caddy theft, a large shoplift case, and a servant theft ring involving Ann Vickers, with testimonies detailing property seizures and warrants.
Prosecution Witnesses and Jury Verdict in London Case
The defendant spoke at length denying theft and accusing prosecutors, claiming Mrs Dove offered to have her leave London during the trial for any sum from Mrs Hampton. She alleged misconduct by others, while offering few publishable details. The jury found her guilty but recommended mercy.
Markets update with corn exchange and Smithfield specifics
The corn exchange shows steady demand and ample supply with wheat oats barley and beans selling at prior prices. Smithfield reports abundant meat but weak demand with mutton beef veal lamb and pork all posting price declines amid light London attendance and good spring conditions.
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Smithfield
London
Master Builders Man Corrects Records Over Feathers Tavern Meeting
Thomas Bickerton of Westminster writes to the editor to state he dissented from the Resolutions reported at a meet ing held at Feathers Tavern Holborn the previous evening He says he spoke against unions that intimidate or interfere with rights and liberties and that he only subscribed to cover room expenses.
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THE
True Sun
Feathers Tavern
Handcourt
Holborn
Operative Builders’ Union
Thomas Bickerton
Great Smith-street
Westminster
Court Circular and Observations from London
Court Circular notes movements of ministers and nobles in town with visits and interviews at the Foreign Office and Treasury. A Brighton Gazette report mentions an earthquake-like shock felt at Little Hempton and Arundel, with Castle fortune noted. Other items discuss Crown lands near Dunoon, funds of the Operative Builders, and Burke’s imagination as discussed in Holdsworth’s Edition.
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Windsor Castle
Baron Bulow
Continent
Viscount Althorp
Viscount Krelbourne
Rice
Monsieur Araujo Ribeiro
Monsieur de Hummelaur
Aoeres
Foreign Co
Edward Petre
M.P
Colonel Napier
Whit
Littlehempton
Arundel
Castle
Brighton Gazette
Sydney Gazette
Wentworth House
Panamma
Panama
New Grenada
Scotland
Dunoon
Castlehill
Castle-hill
Greenock
Platt Terrace
St. Pancras
St.Pancras
la Bibliographe de France
Royal Library
Bourke
Burke
France
Holdsworth
Paris Rebel News Reflects Catalonia and Madrid Tensions
Paris dispatch surveys Spain in crisis, noting disbanded Guipuscoan battalions, Rodil pressure on Zumalacarreguy, and Carlist weakness. It reports Catalan towns displaying liberty enthusiasm despite police, Liander's reluctant rule, and revenues spent on regional defenses. Also mentions Mauguin mission, Moreno at the Conciergerie, and upcoming scientific congresses in Europe.
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St. Sebastian
Don Carlos
Araiz
Spain
Rodilas
Villa Real
Old Castile
Zumalacarreguy
Rodil
Arragon
Rodik
Zunbero
Vader
Etisondo
Merino
Murcia
Valladolid
Madrid
Catalonia
Barcelona
Tarragona
Girona
Auberges
C. Liander
Imperio
Navarre
Courier Francais
True Sun
Liberal
Cortes
Mauguin
Marguia
Moreno
Durance
Perez
Paris Universal Statistical Society
M. Caesar Moreau
Hig
London
France
Great Britain
Edinburgh
Dubourg
Anneé
Marquis de Saint Croix
John Sinclair
Societies
Paris
Frenchman Ferdinand Young Fined For Drunkenness In Drury Lane
Ferdinand Young a Frenchman of fashion faced Bow Street magistrates charged with drunkenness at three in the morning in Drury Lane. He was fined five shillings, claiming poverty, and the officer seized five sovereigns and some silver from him. The prisoner appeared pleased with his luck, paid the fine, and left.
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Bow-Street
Ferdinand Young
Drury-lane
Colonial Markets This Day Report
Market update shows firm prices with some increases across commodities. Sugar, coffee, tea, pimento, and cotton report varied changes while provisions and staples like rice and spices hold steady. tea down slightly, cocoa and dyes stagnant. Cotton activity remains light with Surats trading minimal volume.
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Socar
B.P
Havaiian
Corree
B. P
Cgincer
Jamaica
Pimento
Inprao
Guatemala
Cocutxeat
Otto of Roses
TaLtow
Russia
P.Y.C
Surats
Gallipoli
Shipping Intelligence This Day From Lloyds and Britain
Trade notices record arrivals at Falmouth and Whitehaven including the Stanmer Rivals Lark City of Bristol and more from Leeward Islands Matanzas Lisbon New Orleans and other ports. A public dinner at the Albion Tavern celebrated W Whitmore MP and colony plans in Australia with toasts to the Duke of Wellington and others.
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Lloyd’s
Falmouth
Stanmer
Leeward Islands
St. Thomas’s
Cowes
Stone
Matanzas
Bristol
Lark
Smith
Lisbon
Liverroot
Ann
Woodland Castle
Barbadoea
Deatin
Monarch
Mondell
St. Lucia
Orr Cork
Hibernia
Antigua
River
Havana
Hope
Jamaica
Belfast
Alais
Albion Tavern
W. Whitmore
M.P
Australia
J.P. Childers, Esq
Mr. Whitmore
Duke of Wellington
A Glance at Books Part vi Includes four engravings
The article reviews Finden's Landscape Illustrations of the Bible Part VI with engravings by Roberts Calcott and Laborde, noting the Ruins of Selah Petra Mount Lebanon views and the Ethiopian Temple of Isis. It praises Murray's improvements and urges Bible readers to acquire the volume alongside other works and linguistic aids.
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Finden
Selah
Petra
Roberts
Léon de Laborde
Mount Lebanon
Nahr el Kelb
Askalon
Calcott
Ghertasher
Murray
Hop picking expectations temper Maidstone market notes
Hop picking began in several areas this week with eight cwt per acre proving optimistic. Those left on poles longer may reach six cwt per acre, while earlier picks fall short. Most hops are fine in size and color, yet duty lowers. Market remains dull with good bags at 9s1d. Wheat 43s-47s, Barley 34s-36s3d, Oats 21s, Beans 36s, Peas 39s6d.
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Acre
Pleni Potentiary and Shilelagh Dominate Tattersalls Bets
Sporting notes from Tattersalls reveal Pleni Potentiary backed 5 to 4 twice and Shilelagh at 5 to 1 in private bets. no public market price for Shilelagh. No clear impact from Mr Powlett's colt defeat at Pontefract on Tuesday.
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Tattersall
Plenipotentiary
Shilelagh
Warwick Races Yesterday Five Stakes Run At One Mile
A historical racing card reports Warwick races with multiple events. Suburban owners like Mr E Peel and Mr J Day feature horses including Noodle Diana Tamworth Cricket Malibran Listen and others in two mile heats and a stand stakes with placements noted. The Pontefract card follows with a fifty pounds total for all ages and a mile and three quarters heat, listing Revelation Levolosser Tesane Bellmino and others with race results.
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E. Peel
Ceigh
Pantaloon
J. Day
Diana
King’s
Tamworth
West
Etwall
Malibran
Day
Boy Blue
Secessecesernesseare O
B. King
Lucy
Wheeldon
Giovanni
Pontefract
Reynard
Mr. Day
Levolosseressertersees Svesseney
Fox
Watt
Bellmino
Dorchester Racecard Listing Multiple Stakes Races
The Dorchester Stakes and Yeomanry Stakes events are detailed with entries for Cecilia Clara Anticipation Timekeeper and other horses. Includes distances six miles and a quarter, one mile and a half heats, and weights or odds for Cecilia Coroner Barney Bodkin and more, with owners Mr. Finch Mr. Hill Captain Frampton Lord Pembroke and others.
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Dorchester
C. Finch
Cecilia
Finch
Lord Pembroke
Mr. Scott
Barney Bodkin
The Play-Goer on Barnett's Opera of the Mountain Sylph
A Lyceum review praises the opera's incantation and witch scenes noting the witches and devils share a common tune and loyalty to a national God save the King motif. The piece highlights the jig, bell sounds, and Hela’s verses as proof of thoughtful, foregone conclusions in Barnett’s work.
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Lyceum
Eac
Mr. Barnett
Hela
Barnett
Malibran Headlines Norma Series and Opera Deals Abroad
In Milan Madame Malibran stars in Bellini's Norma on May 5 to kick off a run of twelve performances and closes an 185 performance engagement at Scala for 450,000 francs. She also enjoys enthusiastic notices in Napies, Rome, Paris, and Brussels with concerts and acclaimed debuts, while other European notes cover new Dutch opera Sappho in AMs and concerts by Louis Maurer and M. I. B. Gross in Moscow and Dorpat Reval.
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Pats
Don Carlos
Alverstoke
Ted
Milan
Madame Malibran
Bellini
Norma
Duke Visconti
Teatro Della Scala
Paris
Ci-Devant Théatre Des Nouveautés
Auber
Lestocq
M. Labarre
Madame Casimir
M. Poncherd
Ams Teapa M
I. van Bree
I. van Lennep
Sappho
Moscow
Louis Maurer
St. Peterburgh
Fire disrupts Sadler's Wells during Oxen Clock scene
A Wednesday night fire at Sadler's Wells Theatre disrupted a performance of Oxen Clock or the Wood Demon. Fire started in light scenery, spread through props, alarms cried, and patrons fled hatless as staff fought the blaze. Scenery and curtain damage reported. some audience members injured or frightened amid chaotic escape. The theatre's staff, including Mr Frederick Almer and Reynolds the theatre constable, worked to calm patrons and recover lost property. A subsequent report notes audience confusion and looting as exits filled with anxious patrons.
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Copping
Frederick Almer
Reynolds
Fim
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Foreign Musical News
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Brussels
Faust
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Théaulon
M. Choliet
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M. I. B. Gross
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Romberg
Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Prp
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Iison
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