DIRECT LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY SHARE OFFER
Notice to subscribers that they may swap shares for new London and Brighton Railway Company stock, with deposits and costs settled by June, at Lombard Street offices. Also items on etiquette manual, Edward Tagart’s theories, music notices, Betts patent brandy, silver tea services by Cox Savory.
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London and Brighton Railway
London and Brighton Railway Company
Lombard-street
London
Wit
H. Dean
Satan
T. Cox
T. Cox Savory
Goldsouch
Cornhill
Hop Harvest Notes Signal Mixed Yields Across Parishes
Reports from Marpstone, Horsmanden, Tickhurst, Castersary, and surrounding districts describe early hop picking in full swing. Quality is strong but total yields are generally short, with several areas projecting a crop about a fourth to a fifth below last year. Analysts warn a potential blight and discuss packing, marketing, and duty estimates as growers weigh next steps.
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Whatithia
Goupnoagst
Roger Tipridge
Sandhurst
Northiam
Beckrey
Tickhurst
Hugh
Harvest Prospects Brighter Amid Storms and Promising Crops
Reports across Scotland describe a sequence of favorable harvest days followed by a sharp storm. Farmers note abundant barley and oats, improving potato prospects, and rising yields. The Tartary barley strain is highlighted for high potential, with farmers awaiting full rainfall impacts and crop quality across regions.
English engineer proposes Dover to Calais sea tunnel plan
An English engineer named Sometumne Granp reports arriving at Havre en route to Paris to seek France's 40 million pound backing for a sea tunnel project. He claims Britain would fund an equal share and cites Cherbourgline methods. alternative schemes exist, including an 18 foot diameter iron tube tunnel under the sea from Dover to Calais, priced at forty million pounds split between nations.
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Havre
Pales
Dover
Cutis
Celwif
Coppett
Journal Des Debata
Coroners Inquest On Jacob Cohen And Alleged Will
An inquest at the Golden Anchor Leadenhall Street investigates the death of 61 year old Jacob Cohen reported for poisoning. Mary Bully testifies Cohen planned to leave most property to her, while a will drawn Thursday before his death is lodged with a proctor. The coroner notes no poison found and the verdict is natural death. A second inquest at Bow Common Lane hears Harriet Hughes 20 found in the canal with questions about pregnancy and a suspected lover. verdict found drowned. Additional notices report a Liverpool inquest into a wife’s death from violence by her husband, leading to a writ for the Assizes. Other items note rabid dog bites at Ely and public concern over dog carts.
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Betts
Matt Ligtor
J. T. Betts and Co
J.T. Betts and Co
Dastillery
Southfield
St. Joho Street
Murper Uy Polsox
Payor
Leadenhall-Street
Jacob Cohen
Mary Bully
Woo
Brown’s Buildings
St. Maury Axe
Aig
Meckham Rye
Brown
Atmosnino
Aldgate
Cohen
Commons
Hackney
Thomas Brawne
St. Margeaxe
Witpess
Ganmakers’ Arms
Bow-common-lane
Steppey
Baker
Harriet Hughes
Negent’s Canal
Gaund
Edo
John Watson
Colman’s Court
Werpers'street
Jator
Johnson
Bow
Heo Jonnon Fields
Beard & Krod
Moan
New
Liverpool
Julia Davies
Alice Bradford
Jobo Maraball
Wanslauchler
Assizes
Liverpool Standard
Ely
Subam
Basil Hall
River Thames
Monarch
Apolia
United States of America
Mississippi
Plarger
America
Slywooder Accordigly
Iremaig
R.N
Battle Union case of Jamies Dunster at Battle Workhouse
A Battle Union Workhouse dispute over access to witnesses in the Jamies Dunster assault case unfolds. Langham petitions for confidential interviews with Dunster’s witnesses. Poor Law Commissioners propose limited access and travel for Lewes sessions. Letters from Langham and commissioners outline rights and restrictions.
Witnesses from Battle Union Workhouse to attend Lewes sessions
Hastings letter asks if witnesses from the Battle Union Workhouse named Jobs Playford Ann Playford Ana Taorner and Charlotte Bartholomew will be sent to the Lewes sessions on Wednesday next. J M Ticehurst replies there is no objection if they are willing, and they would appear in court at ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
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Poor Law Commission
Somerset-house
Poor Law Commissioners
England and Wales
Ath
James Dunster
Bate Uoion
Dunster
Aken
Board of Paardians
Commissstuoece
the Beard
George Coode
J.G. Langham
Hartings
Board of Guardians
Lewes
London
THE
Battle Union
Hastings
Jamia Dunster
Jobs Playford
Ann Playford
Ana Taorner
Charlotte Bartholomew
J. M. Ticehurst
J. G. Langham
Collision Between Monarch and Apollo Steam Boats
A Gravesend court continued the inquiry into the collision that killed Mrs Mary Aon Jones, stewardess of the Apollo. Witnesses, including a Northfleet waterman, describe lights, timing, and the moment of impact, with accounts of passengers scrambling into boats as the Apollo sank near Northfleet Point.
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Monarch
Apollo
Refusal To Christen Nimrod Sparks Kentish Chronicle Note
The Kentish Chronicle reports Rev. Mr. Brockman of St. Clement's Sandwich refused to christen a child named Isaac Nimrod. Baker, whose 20 April request was denied, cites family ties to Nimrod and Isaac for future inheritance. Brockman stood by the refusal, citing the infamous name. A separate note mentions a spring near Achilles statue with superior water, prompting Channel work and piping orders.
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Kentish Chronicle
Brockman
St. Clement's
Sandwich
Baker
Isaac Nimrod
William Nimrod
Isaac
Achilles
Buckinsham-house
Dreadful Strand Fire Claims Three Lives
A fire at Mr Harris Ledia rubber manufacturer No 48 Strand before 4 am destroyed the premises and three people, including Mr Harris, a six-year-old son, and a female servant, perishing in the blaze. Fire brigades, police, and a damaged fire escape failed to save them, with bodies recovered around seven. Inquest to be held.
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Harris
Ledia
Strand
Charing-crosa Hospital
Fire Establishment
Chandos-street
Society For the Protection of Fire
Fox-under-the-Hill
Braidwood
St. Martin’s
Sailor Survives St Augustine Packet Wreck Off Jekyll Island
A sailor named Abraham Cote claims to be the sole survivor of the St Augustine packet schooner S 3 Mills wrecked in seven fathoms near Jekyll Island during a Sunday gale. Fifteen aboard perished, including one white woman and two blacks. Captain Pellman and two others were seen in a boat that soon sank. Cote swam ashore at night after escaping on a spar and paddled over the sound, while wreck fragments and the foremast washed ashore. A Catholic priest and Joshua Hickman were among the passengers. Hickman’s trunk and about 370 dollars in bank notes were found on Long Island beach. Reports note dull cotton crop prospects in the area.
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St. Simon's
Abraham Cote
St. Augustine
Mills
Chartlaton
Jekyl Island
Cote
Jekyllaland
Jeky Island
Pellman
Charleston
Joshua Hickman
Long Island Beach
Tuford
New York
Novel Tory fraud and election circulars exposed in 1837
A critical report details printed circulars sent through the Manchester post aimed at Tyldesley voters who backed Stanley and Towneley. The piece accuses Tory committees of fabricating threats to deter objectors, notes legal improprieties in rent-based claims, and questions post-election assertions by Gar net’s and Brotherton’s campaigns.
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Bamfylde Moora Carew
Manchester
Tyldesley
Stanley
Towenley
County of Lancaster
John Langridge
Stanley and
Towneley
B. Cross
Manchester Reform Committee
Norfolk-street
Garnett
Brotherton
Public Dinner for George Wilbraham Esq at Birkenhead Town Hall
Friends of George Wilbraham Esq. plan a public dinner at Birkenhead Town Hall on Friday to celebrate his fourth election as member for Southern Cheshire. The notice urges Wirral Reformers to engage in voter register reform and counteract faggot voters, while police non-interference in assaults prompts debate about arrest duties.
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George Wilbraham
House of Commons
Wirrall
Birkenhead
Cheshire
Liverpool Tories
Wilbraham
South Cheshire
Middlesex
Cawe
Adams
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Aymyor
Longman, Orne, Brown, Green, and Longmans
Scise
Edward Tagart
F.G
John Green
Newgate Street
Peake
Blanche
Jersey
John Harnete
Hell
Miss Rumer
Hose
Jerecy
Mr. Frazer
Dager T
Normandy
Miss Poole
Mr. E. Seguin
Leoni Lee
Albemaz
Rene
Ene
Glasgow Chronicle
Forran
Edinburgh Evening Courant
Wedersuay
Frreybill
Aberdern Herald
la Merville
Scotland
Laurie
Ayr
Kogie
Bern
Tartary
Aluidstone
Che
Price
Jamies Dunster
Langham
Battle Workhouse
Aclerk
Haltle Board of Guardians
Liagnino
Justicia
Gtte
Dagster
Seasions
Tiheo
Shu
Layfain
Rell
Dunoter
Dst
Laymano
G. Langham
Battle Anion
James Dunscer
Sussex
Ryland
Clarkson
Henry Stratton
Jobs Hurst
Wem. Hall
Essex
Kent
Mr. Clarkson
Stenarch
Jobo Cooper
John Drake
George Rooke
Kent Sher
Bain
Hain
Witness
Royal Navy
James Watt
City of
Edinburgh
Blackwall
Woolwich
Greenwich
Wag
Tilburyness
Oneth
Rooke
Tilburyness Point
Mary Aon Jones
J.J. Carttar
Gravesend
Oras
Wa. Johnson
Sarah Webb
Henry Washer
Northfeet
Northfleet
Greentube
Mast
Parachor
Po.e
Northfleet Point
Broadseas Point
John Barker
Skinner-street
Bishopsgate
Carpenter
Graves
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