Anniversary of Polish Revolution Refugees Honor Armies in London
Polish refugees in London gathered at the Belgian Chapel and Sussex Hall to mark the 1830 Polish Revolution anniversary. Captain Jablonski chaired a lengthy address denouncing Russia Austria and Prussia and urging unity and perseverance. Resolutions urged protest against partition, condemn Cracow's absorption, thank Britain for hospitality, and praise Polish editors and benefactors.
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London
London Road
S. P. Brzezinski
Sussex Hall Chorbers
Duke Street
St. James's
Jablonski
Poland
Que
Mieczyslawska
Gallicia
Republic of Cracow
Austria
England
France
Peter
the Great
Catherine II
Wiercinski
Prusinowski
Europe
Jackowski
Terecki
Novel and successful swindling case of mistaken identity
A well dressed man calling himself the Honourable Mr. Best swindled tradesmen in Birmingham by posing at shops and hotels. Police traced him to multiple locations including the Nelson and Clarendon Hotels, seizing a varied haul. A mistaken arrest earlier in the week led to the real culprit being identified causing shock and claims of misidentification.
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Mr. Best
Birmingham
Beats
Hisocale
Queen's Hotel
Wus
Sub
Tandy
Digbeth
Beet
Gloscop
Nelson Hotel
Turtle
Alsog
Congreve-street
Clarendon Hotel
Glossop
Bull-street
Livery Street
Clarendon
Mr. Glossop
Miss Stephens
Birmingham Journal
Insurance of Titles Debate At Society Meeting
The Society for Promoting the Amendment of the Law debated insuring titles to land and a general registration system. Lord Brougham noted colonial judge appointments and proposed a map of England boundaries. Committee reported on title insurance extending to three classes, with mechanisms, premiums, and public insurer ideas discussed. The meeting adjourned to discuss juvenile offenders at a later date.
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Regent Street
Lord Brougham
John Stoddart
Stewart
Wizard
Koe
Commissioner Fonblanque
Hill
Q.C
Eddin
J. Fonblanque
Parker
Alp
Secretary of the Treasury
Mr. Hill
Jackson
Dawson
Cheere
Symonds
Prendergast
Cooke
Dumerque
Wilson
A. Hill
Lund
Cassin
Neale
Blunt
Joseph Parkes
H. Enfeld
W. Nichola
J. H. Elliott
Thomas Phillips
E. R. Boyle
New York
C. Boyle
Mr. Miller
W. Vizard
Messis
Rupert Kettle
M. T. Baines
James Adam Gordon
David Power
A. J. Stephens
Real Property Committee
England
Colonial and Navigation Law Committee
Edward Sugden
Hia
Lords
Menara
Roe
Vizard
Britain Seeks No Chance to Lift Vessel from Dundrum Bay
Nov 28 reports from Dundrum Bay indicate no hope of freeing the ship from the sands. An engineer’s plan, approved earlier, now seems uneconomical as late gales have damaged the vessel beyond potential recovery of costs.
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Buterot
Great Britain
Dundrum Bay
Dreadful Fire at Calcrest Terrace Exposes Tragedy
A devastating fire at No 31 Calcrest terrace Lambeth known as the Exhibition of Nature and Art owned by Mr Fergusson destroyed wax figures and other valuables. Mary Anne Robertson the 18 year old dwarf died in the blaze. an inquest heard he was uninsured and that the origin remains undetermined.
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Jane
Calcrest Terrace
Newcut
Lambeth
Fergueson
Fergusson
Waterloo Road
West of England
Lambech Company
Ferguason
Robertson
Mary Anne Robertson
Barrow
W. Carter
James
Robert Thomas Barrow
West of England Fire Office
Richard Henderson
London Fire Establishment
Snow Storm Delays and Accidents Across Manchester Lines
The Manchester Courier reports a heavy snowstorm starting Saturday evening bringing bitter cold through Monday with ice on outskirts and several railway delays on the Sheffield Manchester Leeds and Liverpool lines. Some trains required detours or stopped for up to an hour while others ran regular. minor injuries from slips were noted as thaw began with street accidents and hospital visits.
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Manchester Courier
Sheffield
Manchester
Dunford Bridge
Manchester and
Leeds
Hull
Normanton
Liverpool
London and North Western
North Union
Preston
Parkside
Birmingham
Crewe
Bolton
East Lancashire
Newcastle Advertiser
Starvation Debate as Law and Morality Clash
An extended critique of legal definitions for death by starvation, contrasting strict medical parlance with common law. The piece questions whether intermittent deprivation or complete abstinence constitutes starvation, mocks the New Poor Law advocates, and lampoons populist misreadings, ending with a jab at public opinion versus reform zeal.
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Marylebous
Mordaunt
Time rules for sunrises and sunsets in Great Britain and Ireland
The note outlines a method to adjust sunrise and sunset times by latitude. For latitudes above 61 degrees 30 minutes subtract from sunrise and add to sunset, with 44 minutes per degree. for latitudes below 51 degrees 30 minutes add to sunrise and subtract from sunset, with 3 minutes per degree. Also includes high water adjustments for major ports and a calendar snippet with Advent dates and times.
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Great
Britoin
Ireland
London
Bristol
Fork
Cova
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Manchester Electors debate Bright backing in volatile contest
A Manchester election discussion questions whether Mr Bright should be backed by local electors amid rivalry with mill owners and aristocratic influence. The piece laments deserters and warns against elevating a nobleman’s son, arguing unity may require concessions to those slightly above the mark.
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Mr. Bright
Lord Lincoln
Lord Castlereagh
Manchester
Bright
Borough
Guy Fawkes
Duel over Cracow and a Cries for European Peace
The piece attacks hopes for a Franco British alliance to keep peace, accusing them of reviving Bonaparte era logic. It argues Cracow’s fate mirrorsBroader treaty violations, disputes Britain’s stance, and ends with a Dickensian simile about Oliver Twist opposing Fagin and Bill Sykes.
Provisional Committee Men and Liability in Expenses
The article argues that Provisional Committeemen may be shielded from personal expense liability under agency or implied authority theories. It discusses Roynell v. Lewis and Wyld Hopkins, contending that advertising costs may be integral to obtaining a Bill from Parliament, and questions whether such costs fall to the committee or the individual. The piece suggests juries could infer authority or the court imply liability, leaving the committeeman potentially immune. The narrative notes a further case was decided as it was written.
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Cobden
Bright
Manchester
Mr. Cobden
League
Rochdale
Cobden Fund
Mr. Bright
England
Richard Bright
Lord Lincoln
Morning Post
House of Lords
Duke of Wellington
Roynell
Judge Cresswall Remarks On Exchequer Doctrines
A legal dispute before Judge Cresswall concluded with the Surveyor being deemed unnecessary to the costs. The action, brought by the Surveyor, was nonsuited after the judge cautioned that a Surveyor is not implied by provisional committee lists. Public reliance on lists should diminish due to these rulings.
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Justice Cresswall
Bundie
Short Time Agitation Rises in Northern Mills
A Leeds mass meeting chaired by Dr. Houk denounces factory hours as harmful, while Oastler and Ferrand urge action. They attack machinery as a cause of misery, recount brutal tales of mill life, and call for shorter hours and better understanding between masters and workers amid rising support from clergy and middle classes.
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Richard
Ferrand
Leeda
Houk
Jabeuy
Elovny
Tra
Richard and
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Society For Promoting
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Isaiah
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Senway
Tsaiah
Issiah
Peters
Foreign Affairs
Bonaparte
Lord Palmerston
Vienna
Oliver Twist
Fagin
Bow Aleet
Bill Sykes
Provisional Committee
Godfrey
Bin
Oastler
Beckett
Peel
Mr. Beckett
House of Commons
Mr A
William Beckett
Scotland
Mr. Ferrand
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Castier
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Fielden
Robert Vee
Sir Robert Peel
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Charing
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Lancashire
Tn Mills
Yorkshire
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