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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Dec 09, 1838

Page

6

English Funds and Share Market Report from Thursday

The English Funds show a small advance since yesterday with no notable activity. Commissioners bought £6000 in Three per Cents Reduced Annuities for Savings Banks at 922. Lisbon details dampened Portuguese Funds as home creditors’ demands fuel bondholder discontent. The share market remains depressed after several days of weak activity.

Bank of England Lisbon

Bankruptcy notices and partnerships dissolved in Manchester and London

Bankruptcy superintendent lists George Hall of Manchester and George Gray of Blackfriars-road as insolvent. A long roll of bankrupts and certificated trades follows, including Peter Youle and Mathew Seymour Jonn. Partnerships dissolved include Trumble, Hodson, Hunt, Johnson, Reed, Clements and Kerr, Sloane and Whitty, and many more across various trades in England.

Endonw Famay George Hall Manchester George Gray Stamford-street Blackfriars-road Surrey Peter Youle Tottenham-green Middlesex Mathew Seymour Jonn Kennington Thomas Belt Carruthers Dowgate-hill London Henry ‘David Green Truscot York-road Lambeth John Reddall Bunhill-row Jean Francois Isidore Caplin Marylebone John Brown Sheffield Jervis Forrester Caverswall Staffordshire John Knowles Bolton le Moers Revert Edwards Liverpool Thomas Claxton Norwich John Sheerness Victualler Eltiot Lewis Aarons St. James’s Place Aldgate City William Matthews J. Sloane J. Whitty Mary Quier W. W. Hughes Bridgwater Somersetshire J. Mands W. Hands Corley Warwickshire W. North W. Carss High-street Rhoeditch Victuallers J. Spooner J. White Accrsgate-street W. Crowdace Edward Smith Sunderland Durham H. Miller J. Whitehead Saint Helena Dukinfield Stockart A. Ross R. C. Cream Rangste Isle of Thanet Kent

Bankrupts and dissolutions listed in London Gazette notices

London Gazette notices publish multiple bankrupts including Thomas Lewis King-street Seven Dials and others in Essex Chipping Ongar Cardiganshire and Devonport. Superseded bankrupt John Marsh Liverpool and Edward Weaver Westminster-road. Partnerships dissolved include Cox and Cadbury Leeds and J Sommer and W Cheesman Wandsworth among many others and certificates dated Dec 25 list Magee Liverpool and Crossley Liverpool.

Thomas Lewis King-street Seven Dials Thomas Reynolls Chipping Ongar Essex Thomas Hardcastle Shedfield George Alcock Heaton Norris Lancashire Hackneyman Evan Davies Tynygvdwn Cardiganshire Henry Frederick Hole Newport Devonshire Samuel Saunders Devonport Bankru John Marsh Liverpool Edward Weaver Francis-place Westminster-road T. Cox M. Cadbury St. James’s Street Tailorsa R.braithwaite J. Fowler Leeds Plasterera J. Sommer W. Cheesman High-street Wandsworth Smiths J. Sanders W. C. Selly R. Hutchison Exeter R. Cotesworth J. Fletcher T. Fletcher Little Lever J.fletcher T. Smith Darcy Lever Breightmet C. Walton J. Morton J. Handforth J. Peel J. Handby W. Handby Little Vine Street Piccadilly J.wightman R. Toms Gutter Lane H. W. Hobden C. Rushton Warrington Mr. Dodda A. Johnson South Shields E. Castles A. Harrison Mount-etreet Berkeley-square Snillinera W. W. Coleman E. J.trendell Abingdon Berkshire A. Spencer J. Spencers J. Oldfield Ovendon Yorkshire W. Pottinger T. Pottinger Kings William-street London Bridge Mercera W. Elley T B ¥Ilfey Stafford R. Quayle J. Quayle W. Downes Castletown R. Sidney J .Sidney W. Dickenson Worcester J. Sidney Wolverhamton P. Magee G. F. Crossley

Murcian riot and Wesleyan centenary plans arise in late 19th century note

The article reports on a Murcia mob attack during a Queen's saint day celebration and a separate Wesleyan centenary meeting in Manchester. It outlines fundraising targets in detail, including allocations to the Theological Institution, Mission premises, and debt, with notable donations from G. B. Thorneycroft and others. It also covers Mr. Fox Maule aiding a drunken man and warns of a west country crime gang selling smuggled goods.

Nacionales Murcia Forcadell Mision Lanzarote United Kingdom Oldham-street Chapel Manchester Theological G. B. Thorneycroft Wolverhampton Thomas Bagnall West Broomwich John Perks Liverpool Fox Maule Perth Airthrey Castle Auchterarder Maule Mr. Maule West Country

Storm of Wednesday Leaves London Streets in Ruin

A severe storm battered London from Wednesday evening, with vivid lightning and violent winds. Chimneys fell at Spi talfields workhouse. a man killed at Moss’s death, and boats along the Thames were driven from moorings. Flooding affected Horselydown to Bankside and Deptford. The Hyde Park Corner scene showed a magical yet devastating lightning display.

Metropolis London Custom House Thames Spitalfields Workhouse Moss Battersea Kensington Gardens Hyde St. James’s Regent’s Parks Lower-road Islington Kingsland-road Hannah Gaylor Canal-terrace Pool Tue Horselydown Rotherhithe Bankside Chelsea Kew Deptford Greenwich Woolwich London-bridge Deptford-reach Messrs Cuthwell and Co Lower Rotherhithe Piccadilly Parks Hyde Park Corner Achilles Hydepark Brompton Murphy

Tiverton Rivers and London Paris Fashion Notes Novel

The report notes high Loman and Exe rivers nearly a year after a flood. It mentions Sir Gaspard le Merchant likely to command a British regiment. London and Paris fashion entries cover cloaks hats bonnets shawls robes and hoops with details on materials colors and new styles for the season.

Tiverton Loman Exe Tus West Indies Canada Gaspard le Merchant London Paris Ganges India Ashion

Railways Crews Suppress Accidents Amidst Public Allegations

The Birmingham papers accuse railway staff of concealing or downplaying accidents at stations and along lines. Reports detail multiple derailments and fatalities on the Leighton Buzzard, Bolton and Manchester, London and Brighton, and Newcastle lines, with investigations noting accidental deaths and inquests.

Birmingham Leighton Buzzard Bucks Herald Newcastle and Carlisle Newcastle Journal London and Brighton Thornton Clayton Hill Merstham Clayton Balcombe Shoreham Joseph Atkinson Bolton and Manchester Clifton Rutter William Mottershead Manchester Agecroft Valley Mottershead Oldfield Road-Bridge Liverpool Whiston London Mail Mr. Hope Grand Junction John Bond Staffordshire London and Greenwich London Bridge Gatshead North Midland Railway Swintod John Lington

Remains of Robert Fergusson Sent Home for Interment

The body of Right Hon. Robert Cutlar Fergusson, judge advocate-general, shipped from the Custom-house after arriving from Calais to be buried in Craigdarroch family mausoleum. Seut.-Colonel Henry Fergusson escorted the remains to Scotland. Fergusson’s widow and children remain in Paris.

Robert Cutlar Fergusson Calais Craigdarroch Henry Fergusson Grenadier Guards Scotland Paris Great Western Steamer New York Canada Lord Durham Quebec Bristol Mirror Mansion House Jane Holmes Tower-street Nichols Holmes Gravesend Bliga Hamburgh St. George’s Hanover Square Evan Nepean Duchess of Gloucester Grosvenor-Chapel T. F. Mortimer Edinburgh Emily Clark South Audley Street Bloomsbury Reginald Smith Stafford Dorsetshire Francia Smith Rawston John Wylbore Smith Down House Dorset Mary Isabella Bogue Royal Horse Artillery Simia Mitchel, Newphew East Indies Mitchel Dewlish Louisa Anne Churchill H. M India Jeremiah Barry Reddish Stockport Blackheath Matthew Martin Westminster Greenhills John Reid Sarah Cooper Patton Cunningburn Ireland Ibstock Mary Thomas Paget Ihide Leicestershire Tor Cirencester-place John Taylor Peanycress Wilt Hill Sonteve Greenwich Hospital Allen Nelson

Notice to rent Harwich cement manufactory Rights to cement stone

The Board of Ordnance invites tenders to rent the Harwich cement manufactory and the right to collect cement stone within defined limits. Terms and particulars available at the Secretary's Office Pall Mall London. Tenders due by Saturday December 29. By order of the Board. Office of Ordnance November 26 1838 R Byham Secretary.

Board of Ordnance Ordnance Department Harwich Pall-mall London Ordnance Winchester Yiset Davis Hughes Tsaders Pall Mall Wincheater James Smith Ordnance Solicitor Craver-street Strand Messrs. Davis and Hughes Heymarket

Public Sale of Outstanding Debts in Ellizabeth Ives Estate

Sold by order of the High Court in the Chancery division at the Public Sale Room Chancery Lane London on Friday December 21 1888 at one o'clock for debts due to the estate of Elizabeth Ives varnish maker late of Little Queen Street Holborn Middlesex Amounting to seven thousand pounds and upwards. Details free at Master’s Chambers Southampton Buildings Chancery Lane and at Messrs Paste and Birch solicitors New Bridge Street Blackfriars.

High Court of Chancery Mde Stubbs Sargon Lord Henley Southampton Chancery Lane London Elizabeth Ives Little Queen Street Holborn County of Middlesex Southampton-buildinga Chancery-lane Pasate and Birch New Bridge-street Blackfriars Avery Abernethy Weekly Chronicle Henry Hetmerington Strand Messrs. Hannay and Co Oxford Street Tom H. Hetherington Hannay and Dietrichsen Lancashire Binney Ditto Kay Cambridge Petty Cary Wa Catherington Ockerby Chard Chaffey Grocer Cheater Platt and Son Fletcher Colne Baldwin Coyres Isle of Wight Rover Neales Exeter Fitze Ditte St. Sidwell’s Pring Heywood Heys Hall Haycraft Hyde Flowery-field Booth Jersey St. Hellier le Cras Leeds Briggate Heaton

Admiralty Increases Draughtsmen Wages in Dock Yards

The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty raise daily wages for mould loft and draughtsmen in dock yards. First man seven shillings, second six shillings, third six shillings and three pence, modellers six shillings. Draughtsmen under master shipwrights assistants receive six shillings. Hull Town Council discusses renewing invitation to Earl Durham for a public dinner in Hull, move approved.

Lords Commissioners The Admiralty Her Majesty Hull la Marche Jolland Earl Durham St. Petersburg England Mr. la Marche Mr.La Marche Lord Durham Atkinson

London Markets Corn Exchange Grain Report December 2

The London Corn Exchange reports a liberal land sample supply from Kent Suffolk and Essex though grain conditions are weak. Millers show limited purchase interest at higher prices with fair clearances for quality grain. Foreign wheat gains about 38 per quarter and ship flour up 1s per sack. barley and malt firm, oats bid up 2s per quarter by needy buyers.

Corn Exchange Mare-Lanf Kent Suffolk Essex London

Newgate Market Prices Dip as Trade Slows on Meat

In Newgate Market Tuesday December 4, town and country meat sold fairly but trade was dull overall. Meat unsold remains in stock while other goods hold steady with little price change from last week.

Newgate Market Truesday

Potato Market Report Shows Limited Arrivals

Our arrivals last week were very limited due to boisterous weather and an advance in rates was obtained. When supplies arrive prices will drop. York Reds 1003, Devonshire Reds 995 1008, Scotch Reds none, Kidneys 903, Natives done, Shaws none, Jersey Whites 75s 808, Jersey Blues 808.

York Reds Devonshire Jersey

Publication details from 1838 London newspaper

Printed at No 16 Catherine Street Strand Middlesex by Jon Norris of 58 Fetter Lane Holborn and published for the Proprietors by Charles Penny at the same office. Advertisements and communications requested. Sunday December 9 1838 issue.

Catherine-street Strand Middlesex Jon Norris Fetterlane St. Andrew Holborn London Charles Penny

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