Destructive fires and legal wrangles mark crowded parish matters
In a parish vestry crisis, a fivepence rate was debated to fund repairs including unpaid salaries and roof damage while dissents argued for delaying or reducing the levy. Across Liverpool and London, inquests and fires erupted with dramatic insurance losses, including a major Leicester Square blaze and a Rotherhithe conflagration that ruined multiple shops and homes.
Explosion of Gas in the City
An early morning gas explosion under Clement’s Lane in Lombard Street injures Mr. R A Williams and a porter, damages the wine vaults and shopfronts, smashes hundreds of bottles, and lifts nearby pavement. Fire services extinguish smoke and inspectors trace a burst pipe. property loss estimated at 800 to 1000 pounds with damage to adjoining Seamen's Hospital Society offices.
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Leicester-squans
Leicester-square
Sydney
Coventry Street
Simmons
Sydney’s Alley
Wharton
Sydney's Alley
Dixman
Stagg and Mantle
Silk Mercers
Messrs
Dean and Co
Leicester Square
Sun Fire Office
Elam and Sons
Westminster Fire Office
Lieicester-street
Messrs. Dean
Leicester-street
Beaver
King’s
Sur
Baker
Beresford
Jarvis
St. George’s Barracks
Charing-cross
Rotherhithe
MN Division
Rotherhithe Wall
Beazley
Cross
Farr
Rotherhite-street
Dover Castle
Imperial
Victuallers
T. W. Cross
Ship-Hardler
Phoenix
Rotherhithe-street
Thompson
D. Field
Alliance Company
British
Mgr. Adams
Imperial Fire-Office
London Assurance Company
Mr. Eyles
Mr. Beazley
Mr. Simpson
Cork
Miller
Thames
Hornsby
R A. Williams
Clement’s-lune
Lombard-street
St. Clement's, Church
Williams
King William-street
Messrs. Irish
Mr. Williams
Clement
Irish and Son
Watling-street
City Gas Works
Seamen's Hospital Society
Messrs. Irish and Co
Election of Sir James Duke as alderman for Farringdon Ward
In the New Court Old Bailey the wardmote unanimously elected Sir James Duke alderman of Farringdon Without ward. Duke pledged to support corporate reform while defending citizens rights, and to resign the gown if required. He praised Palmerston and Russell, affirmed government confidence, and urged broader education and religious instruction to curb crime.
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Harmer
New Court
Old Bailey
James Duke
Fearon
Pontifex
London
Christ’s Hospital
J. Duke
Boston
City of London
St. Jean 'Acre
Admiralty
Lord Palmerston
John Russell
Blacket
James Harmer
Galloway
The two thieves clash with a London constable and rob a grocer
Saturday report recounts Policeman George Drew of H division pursuing two known thieves through Sunstreet and Bishopsgate near Old Bailey. A struggle over a stolen box of raisins ends with the thief fleeing after tearing the officer's coat and injuring his leg, with the box weighing about half a hundredweight. The long passage continues with unrelated Poor Law inquiries and literary notices referencing a tale of Jonathan and vengeance in classical siege scenes.
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Rice
Harland
Henry Sewell
Warden
Wilkins
Liverpool
Mexiper
John Lewis
New York
New York Packet
George Washington
William Atkins
Denison Street
Oldhall Street
Lilly
Hanah Wallace
Mr. Newton
Denison-street
Susquehanna
Henry Snider
Leeds
Caareil
Ny Gas
New Town
Holmfirth
John Shaw
Shaw
Surrey
Shepherd's Wood
Burgess
Croydon
Collier
Lorton
Beddington Park
Fuller
Worthing
Jane Dean
Mangle
Bess
Harris
Headborough
John Harris
Paine
Orde
Myself
Mrs. Fuller
Assizes
George Drew
Sunstreet
Bishopsgate
Old Bailey
George
Drew
Kensincron Ayron
Kensington Union
Wright
Madden
Union
Elizabeth Friry
Elizabeth Fuiry
Dr. Kay
Ryan
Chelsea
Rauch
Catharine Ryan
Elizabeth Fairy
Mr. Wright
William Farry
Ireland
Irregular Harbors Slip and Slay in Ancient Skirmish
In the engagement described, Josephus orders a fenny Greek preparation poured on planks to make the enemy slippery, causing chaos as Romans struggle. The Jews attack as the Romans fall, with heavy losses and 300 wounded afterward. The scene shifts to literary notices and verse from a 1810 periodical with poems, reviews, and quips, including a tale ending and a Greenwich anecdote about Opposition Bill.
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Josephus
Salmon spawn math shocks Newport reader
Newport resident Mr. Cornelius Evans estimates that 10,000 salmon eggs from a single spawn would yield about 62 tons of salmon, if each matured to 14 pounds. He notes this underlines the need to preserve salmon in the Severn and other rivers.
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Cornelius Evans
Newport
Welch Walton
Evans
Severn
Gloucester
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Ima
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Vespasian
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Royal House OF
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England
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Florist
Jack
Bill
Webber
Billy
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Nisbet and Co
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Poultry
Tre HisTorical Library
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Dean and Munday
Scotland
Daptin Review