Contention in East India trade at London port
The Morning News warns of renewed clashes between buyers and sellers of East India produce in London. It notes split among East India merchants since the charter ended, growing unity among druggists, and urges immediate conciliatory steps to unify wharfage, storage, and sale terms with other ports to prevent damage to London’s trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Liverpool
Bristol
Glasgow
Port of
Sim
Political Education of the People the Lord Chancellor and the Stamp
A Belfast Northern Whig critique lauds Lord Brougham before the Libel Committee for opposing taxes on knowledge. The piece argues knowledge spurs reform, decries censorship, and warns that stamping out intellectual progress harms society while the stamp duty monopoly entrenches power and dampens virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Whig
Lord Brougham
Brougham
Libel Committee
Call to widen knowledge and tax policy debate
A fervent editorial argues for the freedom of information over stringent press controls. It condemns constrained stamped papers and advocates lowering duties on knowledge to boost literacy, commerce, and public prosperity, urging Chancellor to enact reforms and redeem reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Henry Brougham
England
Insolvent Wm Dow of Tavistock Street faces discharge bid
Law intelligence reports the Insolvent Debtors' Court hearing for Wm Dow, a Tavistock Street tailor, seeking discharge. Opposed by Mr Woodroffe for cattle-dealer Joseph Whitbread and two creditors Abrahams and Timberlake, the case details his lavish purchases, a warrant of attorney, and alleged misrepresentation before Dow vanished amid a chain of sales and debt settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Dow
Tavistock-street
Dow
Brydges Street
Covent-garden
Woodroffe
Joseph Whitbread
Abrahams and
Timberlake
Conke
Mr. Joy
White Bear
Piccadily
Tavistock-stret
Drapers
Cole
Furnival’sIun
Bennett
Londonwall
Lincox
Brighton
Bow-street
Cooke
Regent’s Park
William Nicholas Cole
Mr. Cole
Simcox
Martin
Sewell
Robert Blair
Glen
Gravesend
Brown
Craft
New-road
Elmore
Insolvent undergoes lengthy examination over horse theft linked debts
The insolvent faced a severe, extended examination with dejection noted at several points. Mr. Woodroffe condemned the insolvent’s conduct, urging the court to punish, while Mr. Cooke disputed many creditor statements. The case adjourned to ten o’clock next morning.
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Cooke
Timberlake
Woodroffe
Sailor Robberies and Child Chaises at Old Bailey
At Old Bailey a sailor named William Hinks was found guilty of stealing 22 from William Harvey after posing as a shipmate. The court heard humorous exchanges with the judge about sailors and mercy. George Francia and Matilda Francis, aged seven and ten, were tried for stealing a child’s chaise. the boy admitted involvement in hiring and selling the chair, leading to a guilty verdict for the boy and an acquittal for the girl. A third indictment was not pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Court
William Hinks
William Harvey
London
Quondam
Emiling
George Francia
Matilda Francis
John Allan
Bethnalgreen
Gurney
Goswell-street-road
John Corburn
Somerstown
London Sessions Hear Death Sentences and Committals
The Recorder passed sentence at seven on condemned prisoners for capital offenses including robbery and theft from the Post-office. Seven were sentenced to life transportation, others to fourteen or seven years, with numerous cases of guilt, ignored bills, not guilty verdicts, and instanter sentences announced before an October 16 adjournment.
Local downturn eased for Hicks Brothers stoppage
Warnings of gloom in the neighbourhood fade as arrangements ensure the working classes face little impact from the Hicks Brothers stoppage at Eastington. The trade has been feverish for weeks, with no sign of steadier commercial footing on the horizon.
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Messrs. Hicks
Eastington
Gloucestershire Chronicle
Surrey Sessions Case Trials for Counterfeit Money
Elizabeth Lee and her daughter were tried for passing counterfeit money at Rotherhithe. The jury found the mother and daughter not guilty on one charge but guilty on possessing nine counterfeit sixpences. The elder was sentenced to twelve months at Brixton for hard labour, and the girl fourteen days in the same facility to enable her mother to testify. Another defendant, James Tomkins, was convicted of stealing four cows and sentenced to transportation for life after testimonies linking him to the theft and multiple witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder
James Ashley
William Joiner
John Stemp
Thomas Goodwin
Brian M‘sweeny
M‘swabey
M‘sweeny
John Ward
Timothy Macarthy
Privy Council
Jas. Purkis
Samuel Hoggng
Carter
Sophia Nutman
William Wood
George Whitcombe
Francis Smith
Charlotte Brookes
John Walker
Mary Smith
Patrick Macdonald
John Card
Sophia Schmidlin
Robert Hartley
George Stuart
Grand Jury
Squire. Wavenden
Middlesex
Peter Morris
Mary Ann Murphy
Wm. Martin
Mary Brown
George Cooke
Henry Fiarris
Charles Frat
John Potts
James Wilkinson
Sarah Barnett
John Wilkinson
Robi
Ann Perry
Francis Burton
Abraham Robinson
James Baker
George Godfrey
Mary Pembroke
Mary Swash
Thos. Matthews
Joseph Robinson
Sarah Cluer
Frederick Stace
Mary Hennesy
James Bull
Benjamin Stace
Susannah Firewood
John Hayes
Francis Clark
John Phillips
Thomas Hatch
Ann Vickers
George Hayes
Eliza King
Eliza Forsyth
John Bedford
William Westwood
Eiza Jones
James Mullinger
Mary Aon Finn
Sarah Smith
Charles Knatchbull
Isaac Terry
Mary Ann Chapone
James Lear
Mary Ronnie
Jas. King
Edward Fry
Sarah Davis
John Davis
Joseph Ward
Newgate
Robert Hedger
Elizabeth Lee
Mary Lee
Rotherhithe
Bacon
Mint
Manny A
Lancaster
House of Correction
Brixton
J James Tomkins
John Dean Marlow
Walton
Wandsworth
Smithfield
Leadenhall
James Crogs
Bermondsey
Unionhall
Mary Alen Bridges
Butcher
Wade
Egham
William Brandon
Deptford Road
Samuel Jefferson
Thomas Harding
Paddington
Univon Hall
Greenwich Petty Sessions Reports on New Poor Law Changes
At Greenwich Greyhound, Col. Foreman presided with Messrs. Smith and Young. Catherine Mitzgerald was charged with causing a disturbance as overseers argued over out door relief under the new Poor Law. Observations noted that relief power had shifted to governors and directors, leaving overseers with responsibility but less authority. The case highlighted tensions over parish relief and rule adoption. The prisoner was discharged.
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Greenwich
Greyhound
Col. Foreman
Smith and Young
Catherine Mitzgerald
Morley
Smith
Boara
Finch
Young
Esther Allen
Cleek
Colonel Foreman
Mr. Smith
Lloyd
Woman with counterfeit money before Lord Mayor in London
Elizabeth Early was brought before the Lord Mayor on a charge of uttering bad money after trying to pay a pennyworth of oysters with a counterfeit shilling. Beadle and search revealed eighteen counterfeit half crowns, 101 bad shillings, and 44 bad sixpences in her basket. she claimed the money was given by a recovering patient she nursed. An extraordinary drunk and dis orderly man in Queen Square appeared later, wearing a lost tail jacket and a white nightcap, in a public display of disorder.
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Mansion House
Elizabeth Early
Agai
Rudge
Beadle
All Hallows
London-wall
Queen-Square
White
Queen Square
In the New Bedlam Prisoner Interrogation Scene
A chaotic London court scene features Joseph Clapson denying drink charges and claiming madness after recent confinement. The exchange alternates between magistrate Mr White and the prisoner, with detention ordered pending friends' contact.
Shipping Intelligence highlights late 1800s vessel arrivals
Maritime notices list arrivals across ports on Sept 8 and 9, naming ships such as Clifton Brew, Three: oRTsMouTH, Blazen Barker, Petes! erance, Pilot Moore, Jason, William Griffiths Hampens lon ORK, Edmond Stroa, George and Mary, Tropic Hebe, Barbadoes Monts Video to Livonia and other segments.
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Downs
The
Clifton
Brew
Ortsmouth
Serr
Blazen
Barker
Omega
Beaneane
Hoste
Bere
Petes
Erance
Ford
Inubt Digobarge
Mppaaed Te
Moore
I Serr
Jason
William Griffths
Hampens
Lon. Ork
Edmond Stroa
New Bremrick
Athee
Artive Eter
St.John’s
New Brunswick
Pemeed River
George and
Miles
Lisbon
George
Colonial Markets Across Islands Report Price Movements
Colonial markets show varied price shifts across goods. Jamaica, Demerara, Barbadoes, and Trinidad report higher bids for groceries, refined sugars, and cocoa, with cacao and rice quotes up or steady. Overall, most commodities move nominally as market interest and alterations drive marginal gains.
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Lucas—B.p
Brown Refining
Corree
B. P
Dominica
Jamaica
Grenada
Meetings of creditors and dividends in London listings
Creditors meetings set forTomorrow at Basinghall Street with several tradespeople named. J Blenca of Knightsbridge tailor and others including Gocking chemist, Vaughan dealer, Lambs Conduits tailors, Showell City-road tailor, Shadrake coal merchant, Clarkson merchant, and Bennett herbalist listed for dividend actions.
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Basinghall-Street
J. Blenca
Knightsbridge
Gocking
Portland-at
Marylebone
W. Vaughan
Covington-terrace
Bermondsey
J.N
Lamb's
T. Showell
Bath-street
T. Shadrake
Clarkson
Births and Marriages Notices From Regent-square and Dover
Birth notices record Mrs J Barber of Regent-square and others as having a daughter or son on the seventh and eighth of the month, with several entries mentioning Tichborne Hants and Devonshire place. Married notices list unions at Dover All Souls Church Hawick Roxdone and other locales with multiple couples and dates.
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J. Barber
Regent-square
Ohema
Portsmouth
John Medley
Broad-street
B. Hedgeon
Grrrak
Tichborne
Hants
Lady Arundell
Dover
William
Wilcos, Bay
Dulwich
Mary Anne
George Muarwood
Chichester
All Souls’ Church
Fit
Maylebone
J. A. Wallace
Hawick
Roxdore
James Nisbet
Bernese
St. John’s
HN. Middleton
Oni Pasig
Barton
Bise Y Andrew
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the Contemporary. Press
Britain
LAW Intelligence
Old Bailey
Surrey
Petty Sessions
Police Intelligence
Mr. White
Joseph Clapson
the Bull
Dover-road
Ae White
Bedlam
John Pitney
Mary
Metropolis
Great Peter Street
Oss
Westminster
Watchus
St. Ghts'a
Jack
St. Giles
Maria Reid
Lake-street
Mile-end
Eale
Beale
Pat Ae Beazely
Broughton
Heritage
Clerk of the Peace
J. P. Allen
Wooler
Allen
Ailes
Selby
Mr. Allen
Police Serjeant
Board of Guardians
Broderip
Susannah James
Beer‘street
Ratcliff
Matilda Iggina
Phillip-street
St. George’s
E _ Ano Kennedy
Harrison’s Court
Rae
Commissioners of Poor Laws
James Scarlett
Shipping Intelligence
Sur
Pesar
Mes&s
A. Newcastle
Sunderland
Aseenee
SE Bae
WICK
Enne
Solen Polis
O. Ae Morpeth Wees
Devizes
Lynn
al Ae
Uppingham
Sheffield
Lincoln Aoe
Desby
Birmingham
Earmarthen
Colon Coe Gainsborough
Haddington
Carlisle
Seer
Sole
Newark
Penrith
Peterborough
Northampton
Chesterfield
Blandford
Jutton
Blantingdon
Bell Oakham
East Retford
Oenene
Siez
Bristol Teatrer Markey
Wis
Aire
Sedalecs
Soramon
Beliies
Bsa & A
Cork
Carlow
Clonmel
Kilkenny
Limerick
Waterford
Wexford
Ifie
Athlone
Enniskillen
Dublin
Burr
Sakses
PRION
Jay
Mariane
Meere Biske
Antero
Camber
Holly
H. Sol
H Soleonett
Fay
Charles-street
Staike
G. Green
Bri Io
J. G. New
Kent-road
J. ‘Green
Bury
St. Edmund's
Ag Poultry
Aawlee
Haverstock
Hampstead
Brand
Roe Gaede
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