Abolition of Newspaper Stamp Duty Urged by Correspondent
A letter argues that stamping should end as a matter of policy and fairness for readers and proprietors. It counters claims that unstamped papers only reach the poor, noting stamps’ decline and a London weekly’s drop in sales. The Moniteur dispatches are criticized as scant, with political upheaval in Spain and oblique references to insurrection and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Birmingham Journal
Moniteur
Paris
Junta
Navarre
St. Sebastian
Cid
Bilboa
Don Cantos
Spain
Madrid
Chamber of Procuradores
Journal Desk
Brussels
French intervention urged to end Spanish conflict
In a detailed argument the piece condemns a proposed French armed intervention as the sole speedy termination, arguing it would target Catalysts, not Lib erals, and threaten Spain’s national regeneration. It notes Belgian crosses, Greek emigration, and Turkish fleet arming while cataloging various European developments and local charity acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Ebro
Pyrenees
Market Quiet as Canton Tea Arrives on British Exchange
The afternoon update notes little domestic stock action with Consols at 90 3 4 and Spanish around 5 1 4. The arrival of a Canton tea ship spurs merchant interest, while a wave of brokerage failures, including Gomersall, Dhill brokers, unsettles the market. Portuguese stocks rise on favorable Pedro news, and other foreign securities show modest activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stock Exchange
Paris
Consols
Canton
Mauritius Sussar
Bayonne
Jamaica
Bristol
Bridport
From
Portugal
Don Pedro
India
Markets This Day Seed and Coal Prices Report
The market notes scarce mustard and higher prices with coriander cheaper and canary steady. Rapeseed and linseed hold firm while new tares sell slowly. At Hunnerford Market fish and hay rise but poultry, fruit, and vegetables stay affordable. Coal prices per ton list numerous stations with wide variations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburgh
Hungerford
Covent-garden
Russell’s Hetton
Stewart's
Ditto
Gordon
Old Etherley
Pierse
South Durham
Tevs
Elgin
Preston Grange
Smithfield
Hay
New
Inci Hay
Newco
Court Circular Arrivals And Meetings In Town
Viscount Melbourne arrived yesterday from Stoke Farm near Colnbrook, residence of Earl Sefton. Count Seckendorff the Prussian Chargé dAffaires held talks at the Foreign Office. Sir John Byng met Mr. Secretary Rice at the Colonial Office. Lord Auckland set to leave Bowood Park for town. Charles Grant visited Viscount Melbourne yesterday. Sir George Grey arrived from Buxton, new under secretary for the Colonial Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viscount Melbourne
Stoke Farm
Colnbrook
Earl Sefton
Count Seckendorff
Secretary of State For Foreign Affairs
John Byng
Secretary Rice
Colonial Office
Lord Auckland
Bowood Park
Wilts
Charles Grant
George Grey
Colonial Department
Buxton
Three Bristol Sisters Named Fricker Marry in Glory
Coleridge Southey and Wordsworth wed three Bristol sisters named Fricker. A series of incidents follows including a burglary at 22 Chester-place Kennington-cross with loss of apparel, and a fatal steamer collision near Bray Bay. Reports include Don Carlos’ English arrival, a Talleyrand Palmerston dispute, and a Perth blacksmith attack ending in the attacker’s imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleridge
Southey
Wordsworth
Bristol
Fricker
Green
Chester-place
Kennington-cross
Ses
Bay of Bray
W. Hoy
J. Lindsay
Paris
Rogsery
Lorp SpencyR’s
Althorp
Earl Spencer's
Northamptonshire
Sturman
Don Carlos
England
Prince Talleyrand
Lord Palmerston
Owever
Prince Taleyrand
George Adam
Perth
Adam
Adams
Aberdeen Observer
Insolvent Debtors Court Discharges Several Petitioners
In the Insolvent Debtors Court before Commissioner Bowes several debtors were discharged. James Day, once a coach proprietor, and Robert Knight Farley were unopposed with support from counsel. John Goodburne and William Thomas Barker were discharged after testimonies. Thomas Carter Henry Price Newnham and Thomas Western also received discharge notices in a sequence of petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowes
James Day
Robert Knight Farley
Cooke
William Thomas Barker
John Goodburne
Buohill Row
Messrs.Travers
Thomas Carter
Henry Price Newnham
Thomas Western
Middlesex Intermediate Sessions This Day
John Watson pleaded guilty to stealing a basket of bread owned by Adam Glens. A convicted theft led to a two month sentence. Thomas Morgan admitted embezzling employer John Dexter milkmag monies and received two months confinement with four weeks solitary and whipping. James Thompson was convicted of stealing a pocket handkerchief at a free and easy, with the chairman denouncing such places and imposing discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Rotch
John Watson
Adam Glens
Park Lane
Achilles
England
James Thompson
Tan Pisceayate
Pickpockets Nipped In London Square Rowing Day
Richard Carter faced charges for pocket picking on High Street Marylebone after a Thames rowing match viewing on Westminster Bridge. He discarded the handkerchief, was captured and remanded. Patrick Welch, known smasher, examined for counterfeit money and found with two counterfeit half-crowns and two counterfeit shillings. committed for trial. William Gibbs and James Hill accused of attempting to pick pockets in Lambeth and fully committed for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen-Square
Richard Carter
Burrell
William Pearson
No. 85
High-street
Marylebone
Thames
Westminster Bridge
Patrick Welch
York-street
Goose
Mint
William Gibbs
James Hill
Lambeth
Shipping Intelligence Aboard Arrivals From Many Ports
Shipping notices report arrivals at Downs Orr Shorenam Nautilus Wicat Brook line Hellespont from Odessa Ayre Legtings Paragon Harmony Leicester Despatch Hunter Alicia Britannia Venus Caroline Union Zavey Rebel Sarah Hehe Falcon Diana Rose William IV among others with origins including London Jamaica Memel Ostend St Petersburgh Riga Denia and St Johns Newfound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoyd’s
Downs
Mediterranean
Orr Shorenam
Bray
Trieste
Orr
Brookline
Pearce
Canton
Angier
St. Helena
Portsmouth
Hellespont
Louridge
Odessa
Adahlina
St. Abe’s
Britannia
Potts
St. John’s
N.B
Newry
Venus
Cather
London
Drocnena
Caroline
Krook
Memel River
The
Union
Ostend
Zavey
Gebrurer
Tonninges
Xabea
Denia
Sarah
Kiel
Hehe
Lubeck
Falcon
Cape of Good Hope
Diana
St. Petersburgh
Rose
Riga
William IV
Foreign Post office and Deaths in the Press
Notices announce mail sailings by Royal Navy vessels to Lisbon Cadiz Jamaica and the Americas with a change in Bahama mailing schedule. The death of Gibbons Merle editor and gas company head in Boulogne is reported along with his railway ambitions and a widow left behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Melville
H.M.B
West India Station
Gispons Merwe
Gibbons Merle
Metropolitan Press
Boulogne
Merle
The
Globe
Courier
France
Air
Paris
Hastings
Pimlico
Chelsea
Ebury Place
Trades’ Union
Drivine
James Goom
Queenstreet
Drury-lane
Margaret Lynch
Harvey
Charing-cross Hospital
F 138
Bow Street
Murper
Wick
St. Andrew
Kirkcudbright
Orkney
Lane
Bay of Wick
Music notes on Nourjahad songs and trio review
The piece reviews songs from Nourjahad by E. I. Loder performed by Phillips Healey Romer and others. It praises printed music though notes a missing piccolo flourish in No1 and hopes for a stronger subject in the next work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Phillips
Missealey
Miss Romer
Miss Healey
Mr. Wilson
Nourjahad
E. I. Loder
Hawes
Strand
Phillips
Loder
Miss Linwood's Needlework Masterpieces at Leicester Square
A glowing critique praises Miss Linwood for copying Rafaello, Guido, Correggio and others with needle and worsted, preserving delicate colouring, drawing, and expression. The review highlights her remarkable skill in reproducing famous works through embroidery and notes a life-like self-portrait among her works, urging readers to view the exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raffaello
Cenci
d’Urbino
Raffaelle
Opie
Jeptha
Ruysdael
Gainsborough
Morland
Barker
Miss Linwood
The Garrick Theatre Opens With New Decorations and Plays
The Garrick Theatre reopened last night after redecorations and new private boxes. A strong cast performed three pieces including Murder Hole, The Court Jester, and The White Tower with scenery praised. The venue offered varied settings in Ireland England and Scotland and drew a well attended crowd with general satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corps
Jessrs
Conquest
Gomersal
J. R. Williams
Parry
Whitechapel
White Tower
J. B. Williams
Lord Glénnar
Ek Naib
Ireland
England
Scotland
Complete Text Book for Civil Engineers and Mechanics
The article reviews Blunt and Stephenson's upcoming five division work a Complete and Comprehensive Text Book for civil engineers mechanics architects machinists and manufacturers detailing 600 engravings actual working plans and precise measurements from major projects plus the need for a unified practical reference to replace flawed earlier texts. It praises the first division Watts and Boalton portable steam engine and urges professionals to acquire each part as issued, noting its utility for engineers and superintendents alike. It ends with a local notice of a missing person, Henry Brook Home in Pall Mall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Blunt
Charles John Blunt
John Rennie
Usines Royales
de Charenton Et Creusot
Batty Langley
Nicholson
Robinson
Watts and Boalfon
Messrs. Blunt and Stephenson
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Mae
Belgium
Constantinople
Vienna
Allgemeine Zeitung
Lisbon
Greece
Turkey
Europe
Asia Minor
Mehemet Ali
Marseilles
Napoli
Arcadia
MitRo
CoLva Plapontes
Nixeva
Zinpint
Gratzaui
Meto Patronas
Zercoroni
Cronstadt
Lady Graves
Cimetiere
Boulogne sur-Mer
Mademoiselle Therese Some Berthier
Durham
Lanchester
Stockton
Etherley
Satley
Esh, &c
Newcastle Journal
Exeter
Basingstoke
Romney Warren
Sherer
Mounted Coast Guard
Romney Marsh
James Welstead
James Hayward
William Orrange
Edward Baker
James Smith
Brookland
Maidstone
Dymchurch
Thomas Morris
William Catt
Westfield
Dover Telegraph
Tweed
Herts
Consola
LAW Intelligence
Middlesex
Shipping Intelligence
Leicester Square
Garrick Theatre
Henry Brook
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