Premises Sold at Garraway's in Change Alley
Auction notices reveal sale of the Fir Tree Wine and Spice Establishment corner of Church Lane Whitechapel and a high quality Marsala wine stock. Garraway's Coffee House hosts viewing seven days prior with details at Garraway's and auctioneer No 33 Bouverie Street Fleet Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JRW
HARP
Garraway's
Bourchie-street
Fleet-street
N R. Henshaw
Garraway
Cornhill
Lhorder
Messrs
Th and Co
Tate
Church
Lac
Whitechapel
Bouverie-street
Regiment changes and promotions in the British Army
The Gazette lists numerous promotions and purchases across regiments on September 16 1836 including M T Forde to Cornet in the Dragoon Guards F D Willoughby to Cornet in the Light Dragoons W H Courtenay Ensigns and various Lieutenants in the 1st to 96th Footcap, with several officers from Royal Military College and staff officers. Also noted are adjutants and medical officers transfers and a corrected date for R Lucas as Adjutant of the 8th Foot. Bankruptcy notices and county commission appointments accompany the military orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sd Regiment of Dragoon Guards
M. T. Forde
Cornet
Shrapnel
Light Dragoons
F. D. Willoughby
Meiklam
Regiment of Foot
H. Thompson
66Th Foot
Cowell
Sepeeaiter
C. S. Bunyon
6Th Foot
A. Cooke
Spring
VV. Iallard
Cooke
F. K. Lister
Royal Military College
Hallard
16Th Foot
W. Cochrane
Freer
S. Broom
Magyar
Cochrane
I. W. Shinkwin
Brown
A.B. Cane
Shinkwin
J. E. Longden
Purchase
Burke
R. Atkins
Collins
J. K. Mackenzie
Atkins
C. Mantle
Nackenzie
T.M. Houltain
88Th Foot
H. HB. Lawrey
63D Foot
Haultain
M. Neale
M‘gregor
R. R. Carrer
Ireland
A. M.grigor
92D Foot
Neale
Menonaxnun
R. Lucas
8Th Foot
1St Regiment of Life Guards
Robert Falconer
William Faulkiner
Bankrupts and auctions listed with dates in Bristol and London
An 1836 public notice lists bankruptcies and auctions across England. Names include Moltena Pall mal a printseller Bristol buyers at the Court of Bankruptcy and Commercial Rooms Bristol, with dates Sept 28 and Oct 23. Also listed are ship owners, woollen drapers, linen-drapers, publicans, and others with sale locations at inns, hotels, and official rooms, plus dividends and certificates for various trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon-street
Alsager
Birchiolane
Corphill
James Anthony Moltena
Pall Mal
Court of Bankruptcy
English
Old Jewry
Wr. Groom
Abberdi
Francis Whital
Jackson
Thomas Wiliams
Bristol
Clarke
Medcalf
Lincoln's Tan-fields
Phillips
William Bruerton
Jon
Gloucester
King’s Head Inn
Ring and Sun
Serjeant's Son
Fleet-street
Smith and Dowling
Jacob Meacham
Stonehoast
Devonshire
Royal Hotel
Plymouth
Sule
Alderaanbury
Messra
Sale
Devonport
Thomas Ryder Farniss
Bolton
Jewriter
The
Commercial Law
Attorseys
Gibson
Ridgefield
Chisholme
Hall, and Gibson
Lincoln's Inn-Gelds
London
J. Brown
Little Portlad-street
St. Marylebone
J. Jones
Shoreditch
W. Ward
Rotherham
Yorkshire
Town Hall
Sheffield
J. Southers
Manchester
Commissioners
R. Taytersen
South Shields
Durham
Kay's
Bishop Wearmouth
FE. L. Irelant
J.C. Blyth
Birmingham
New Royal Hotel
F. Hutchinson
Heworth Chemical Works
Epsom
Salt Manufacturer
Bankroupt Commission
Newcasternpoo
Tyne
J. Peele
Eyrenout
Cumberland
Golden Lion Inn
Whitehaven
J. Walsh
Warrington
Lancashire
T. Bishton
Kelsal
Shropshire
Joint Stock Banks Report by Secret Committee
A parliamentary secret committee reports on the joint stock banking act of 7 Geo IV and considers reforms. It notes banks readily supplied detailed business information, cites Norwich and Norfolk Bank as cautionary, and discusses how private banks are being replaced by banking companies amid expanding branches and competition. The report analyzes deeds of settlement and notes internal controls such as confidential directors and bill committees. It highlights the evolution of banking practices and the need for careful scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uicot
England and
Wales
Fac
Norwich and Norfolk
England
Stamp Office
Bank of England
Bank regulation urged by committee on joint stock banks
The committee urges strict prudence in banking practices and asserts Parliament may intervene in existing and future banks. They recommend continued inquiry in the next session, emphasize careful balance-sheet inspection by proprietors, and caution about issuing notes and credit to avoid imprudent expansion as Parliament may later act. Aug. 20, 1836.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball
Bank of England
Peruke Makers Petition Sparks Mock Wooden Leg Jest
In 1765 a petition from the peruke makers warned of trade decline as fashion shifted to self hair and French hairdressers. The King promised to aid their wishes, prompting barbers to mock with a petition urging the monarch to wear a wooden leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George III
Shipwreck of the Hannah and the crew's terrible suffering
Survivors recount the Hannahs wreck off Cape Breton after leaving London with coal. Leaky, undersupplied vessel forced two days of pumping, water-logged ship sank on July 12, drowning a sailor. Crew faced starvation, some resorted to cannibalism. only the captain and Timothy Madagan survived long enough to be rescued by the Volunteer of Hull. Wages dispute and calls for government reform follow, highlighting the push for stricter maritime safety laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah
South Shields
London
Joseph Dias
Peter Green
John Rowlands
England
Tarback
Rowlands
Timothy Madagan
Madagan
Volunteer
Hull
Clark
Michael Connor
Trinity-house
Charity-hall
Cape Breton
Thames Police Office
Lloyd's
Broderic
Madavan
Seduction Desertion and Starvation Case in Chelsea Workhouse
A local Board of Overseers report details Catherine Thomas alias Steele, a 25 to 30 year old woman once supported by a wealthy merchant, found near death from starvation and consumption. She was moved to the Chelsea workhouse infirmary for care after exposure and neglect, with Mr Wilson aiding her and revealing her past life and fortune, including a bankrupt protector, Mr Steele. The board discusses discharge plans and a proposed Christian Fund to support clergy and parishes, outlining a grand ecclesiastical pay scale and governance, dated London September 13 1836.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke
Chelsea
Wilson
Charles-street
Fulham-road
Catherine Thomas Alias Steele
Blacklands-lane
Steele
Catherine Thomas
Bristol
King’s-square
Joseph Steele
Mark-lane
Fenchurch-street
Hoare
Barnett and Hoare
Lombard-street
Kingdom
Mr. Steele
Death and Love in Victorian Gossip Across Town
A Chelmsford Chronicle snippet recounts a young woman fleeing her grandmother with a pawnbroker in search of romance, while a Liverpool obituary honors HUR Heywood Jr., a respected banker and English gentleman of the old school, who died near Liverpool at 82. A Doncaster Gazette cartoonish scene with a Shipley barber turns on a mock shave incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romford
Chelmsford Chronicle
Arthur Heywood
Cark-hill
Liverpool
Heywood
Harn Dresser
Shipkes
Bradford
Doncaster Gazette
New Plan of Church Reform for Universal Amity
A petition urges uniting Christians to abolish atheism and replace church support with a land tax of 74 percent of rental value. Proceeds would go to a local Christian Fund managed by lay commissioners, with all church property to be sold at public auction to fund religious unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury
York
England
London
London pickpockets at Manchester dress ball raid gala
Report of multiple thefts at a Manchester dress ball after a London group targeted attendees. Victims include Lord Blayney and Thomas Trafford Esq with several others robbed. Officers pursued four men named Jones Fakeley Attwell from Liverpool. suspects wore lacquered base metal chains. Prisoners remanded for Saturday. connections to Warwick and Aintree races noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Blayney
Jhomas Joseph Trafford
Trafford Park
William Garnett
Herr Whale
Mr. Diggles
Salford
Mr. Andrews
Bury
Andrews
Mr. Diggies
Mr. Thomas
Catenton-street
Hanging-bridge
Mir. Thomas
Diggles
New Bailey
John
Thomas Jones
John Fakeley
William Attwell
Thomas
Mivers
Liverpool
Ainsworth
Attweill
Ormskirk
Kirkdale
London
James Lawley
Manchester
Jones
Attwell
Lawley
Altwell
Walworth
Surrey
John Jones
Hethven
Dani
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Doncaster
Wnt
Custom House Quay
Loeds
Probford
Halifax
Wakefield
Custom House
Pearem
High Street
Hall
Wm. J. Hall
Csstom House Quay
Alcutta and Saugeur Rail
WAY and Harbour Company
Shere
Gay
Ae Usdoc
H. Short
Dorchester
Royal Victoria Theatre
Rattlin
Oliver Oakhead
Archer
Vining
Raker
Flighty
Forrester
Trictac
Curnet Fraberbert Fitzhenry
Nisbett
Mart Hasleigh
Elton
Nolinson
Vauxhall Gardens
Mademoiselle Rosier
Rover
Dreas Circle
Galery
W. D. Saul
Aldersgate-street
Mr. Hartwell
Long Acre
Turk's Head
King Street
Holborn
Marsala
High Holborn
GEO, Henekey and Co
Walker
Maiden Lane
Wood Street
Qeapeide
the Gazette OF
Office of Ordnance
Royal Regiment of Artillery
J. Alexander
Royal Horse Artillery
Reid
County of
Huntingdon
E. Fellowes the Younger
William M‘donald
Alfred Birks
New-Drapers
Wii Bankrupts
Towesland Weston
Audley-street
Yostenor-Square
Court of Ankruptcy
Dyte
Hare-court
Graham
Basingball Street
Rest Broter
Sey
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Theas
Gazette Guider
Lux
Bullen
HFY
Vsah
House of Commons
British Mercantile Marine
Seve
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