Municipal Reform in London Ward Meeting on Voting Reform
A Friday meeting of inhabitants in the ward of Farringdon Without in the Central Criminal Court discussed amending the Act of George I governing London's municipal elections. Sir James Duke presided as debate centered on restoring general citizen voting rights and the mechanics of a proposed bill to Parliament, with resolutions read and adopted by the committee's recommendations.
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Farringdon Without
Central Criminal Court
George the First
James Duke
Common Council
St. Thomas’s Day
R. Taylor
Mr. Taylor
George
Hear
Broad-street
George I
London
Bridge Without
Court of Aldermen
Aldersgate Ward Meeting Backs Franchise Reform
A Friday Aldersgate ward meeting at the City Dispensary, led by Sir Peter Laurie, endorsed a report proposing franchise extension to all ratepaying occupiers and ward equalisation. The resolution, opposed by parliamentary interference, passed 21 to 8 as Sir Peter lamented the outcome.
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Aldersgate
City Dispensary
Peter Laurie
Allcock
Committee of Common Council
London
Besley
Sir Peter Laurie
Mr. Besley
Henry
Peter
Appeals Decided In Stockport Chatham Lewes Listings Fire At Turnham Green
On the 6th the Court of Common Pleas ruled on appeals from Stockport Chatham and Lewes relating to housing and qualification of voters. A Turnham Green fire destroyed valuables at Samuel Hoadley’s cottage with extensive property loss but no total ruin. A pregnant woman Harriet Jones suffered a severe concussion after a van wheel ran over her in Commercial Road near the East India docks.
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Court of Common Pleas
Stockport
Borough of
Chatham
Lewes
Turnbam-Green
Bpacions
Samuel Hoadley
Turnham-green Terrace
Turnham-green
King-street
Fogo
Union Fire Office
England
Whitechapel-road
East India Docks
Meteors and jelly of the heavens stir 1843 readers
A Boston area observer urges meteor watchers to observe on November 13 for height data of shooting stars. He recounts three jelly like meteor remnants with foul odor and stone like fragments, discusses altitude estimates, and proposes a new meteorology theory. The letter links to a South Carolina report of flesh like showers in 1843 and hints at mysterious atmospheric phenomena.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Washington
Derk
Cavello
Jas. Arlington Bennett
Arlington House
Bennett
South Carolina
Tennessee
Massachusetts
William M. Inlow
Laurens
Enore River
Musgrove’s Mill
Wm. Insow
L. M. Davis
Union District
S. C
Midshipmen Duel in Bombay Hotel Sparks Naval Row
The Brandywine’s officers near Bombay were hosting a dinner when midshipmen from the American frigate clashed with Indian navy cadets over remarks about ships and nations. A broadside followed, tables toppled, and police intervened to end the fight after the Yankee was forced to apologize for insulting the Queen. Reports also list weekly railway receipts for numerous lines across Britain and Ireland.
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Fnricares
Brandywine
Bombay
United States
Independence
Portsmouth
John Bulls
S.S
Birmingham
Derby
Gloucester
Brandling Junction
Eastern Counties
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Paisley
Ayr
Greenock
Grand Junction
Great North of England
Great Western
Hull
Selby
Liverpool
Manchester
London
Blackwall
Brighton
Croydon
South Western
Greenwich
Bolton
Leeds
Midland Counties
Newcastle
Carlisle
North Se
North Midland
Northern
Beeworn
Paris
Orleans
Rouen
York
South Eastern
Dover
Dublin
Kingstown
Declaration of the Queen of Spain hue and cry in Cortes
A lengthy account details the December 1843 events in Madrid. Olozaga faces impeachment proceedings amid royal declaration by Queen Isabel II alleging coercion to sign a dissolution decree. Gonzales Bravo presents the declaration with witnesses, while press and deputies react amid political turmoil and public demonstrations.
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Madrid
M. Luis Gonzales Bravo
M. Olozaga
Corps Diplomatique
Royal Household
Messrs
Madoz
Portillo
Alonzo
Mon
Castro
Garnica
Reca
M. Gonzales Bravo
Luzuriaga
Cantero
Domenec
Serrano
Frias
M. Roca
M. Posad Herrera
Congress
Mesars
Olozaga
M. Sanchez de la Fuente
Senate
Luis Gonzales Bravo
Don Maria Ramon Lleppart
Supreme Tribunal of Justice
Francisco Ferraz
War and Naval Departments
Duke de Frias
Duke of Castro Serrano
Spain
Don Francisco Serrano
Don Ramon Maria Narvaez
Don Jose Maria Nociedal
Manuel Larrain
Duke of Hijar
Marquis of
Santa Colonia
Malpica
St. Adrian
Duke of
Saragossa
Marquis of Palacios
Don Domingo Dulce
Cortes
Gonzales Bravo
Heraldo
Marchioness of
Santa Cruz
Pidal
Espartero
Duke de la Victoria
Progresistas
Death of Captain Burt Royal Engineers by Laudanum
Last week in Piddletown the death of Captain Burt Royal Engineers was reported after a long illness from laudanum consumption at a relative’s house. Surgeons treated him with a stomach pump but he relapsed and died the following night. An inquest returned a verdict that he died from taking laudanum while of unsound mind. He was the eldest son of Adjutant Burt and well respected.
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Essex
Essex Marshes
Tilbury Fort
Henry Ball
Alfred Davis
J. H. Gramshaw
Gravesend
M. E. Jones
Gravesend Parish
Armstrong
Alfred Davies
Kentish Town
Gray’s
Mr. Morgan
Assembly
John Grady
Turkey Smith
Bell
Balls
Knowlton
Gall
Crane
Mansfield Arms
Gray
Ball
Mayfield Arms
Peter Stevens
Grapes-place
Mansfield-place
Kentish-town
Maidstone
O’connell
Smith O’brien
Limerick
Freeman's Journal
O'Connell
Ireland
the Times
The
Morning Herald
Finner
Borrisukane
Lord Elliot
John Tyson
Fen Ditton
Mr. Kent
Cambridge
University
Norwich Union
Kirby
Boxworth
Kerby
Thornhill
County of Beds
Alderman Higgins
Kimbolton Road
John Summers
Parkens
James Hindley
Hursthall
Calchett
James Blackburne
Ashley
Lancashire
Berkshire
Stock-Cross
Newbury
Mathews
John Grey
Burden’s Heath
Chatham
Denvil
Erle
Mr. Denvil
Deavis
Vick
Enngianp's Court
Miss Crellin
Lyox
Scotland
Gretna Green
Ann Crellin
Romilly
Bacon
John Orr M‘gill
Queen’s Bench
Bosaxquet
Woon
Banco
South Western District Bank
London and Westminster Bank
Devizes
Nisi
Huceins
Coates
Lord Denman
George Bentinck
Connop
Courts of Chancery
Hamer
Wens
Nisi Prius
Justice Patteson
Lock
Lee
Platt
Jones
Brydges-street
Catherine-street
Strand
Webb
John-street
Smithfield
William Hirkam
Harper's
Deaf Burke
Dutch Sam’s
Cross
Christie
Messrs. Green
Smith
Green
Harper
Janell
Marquis of Exeter
Mr. Platt
Morning Post Office
Robert Nightingale
Mr. Smith
Beale
Wattison
Mr. Lee
Christie and Green
Garry
John Williams
Pantheon
William Bidmead
Messrs
Royal Victoria
Mr. Green
Guildhall
Jane Pattison
Newington Causeway
Alderman Gibbs
Keith
Wilson
City of London
Prendergast
Keith and Wilson
Pattison
Bow Street
Grap
Thomas Penfold
Mr.Twyford
Mr. Twyford
Marlborough Street
Samuel Rice
Compton Street
High Street
St. Giles'’s
Hardwick
Le'cester Square
MevanenoLty Dezata
Captain C. Burt
Piddletown
Burt
Royal Engineers
West Indies
Reeks
Jackson
Dorchester
Capt
Adjutant Burt
Sherborne
Fatal Inquest Over Aperient Medicine Hint
An 1813 Westminster inquest found Henry Butcher died from a brain vessel rupture after neglecting aperient medicine. The coroner urged middle aged men to use aperients, praising Parr's Life Pills and listing global agents and official stamps on boxes to prove authenticity.
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Higgs
Red Lion
Strand
Henry Br‘cher
No. 1
Catherine Street
Kent
Snitch
Wild
Westminster
Morning Herald
Parr
Butcher
United Kingdom
London
Edwards
St. Dani's Churchyard
Barclay and Sons
Farringdon Street
Sutton
Paris
Robertson and Co
Pariss
Place Vendome
New York
Broadway
de Hon
T. Roperts and Co
Cranecourt
Fleetstreet
Lucas on Manly Health Promises Restoration of Vitality
An 9th edition medical pamphlet offers guidance on concealing causes of premature decline linked to solitary habIts and indulgence. It details restoration, marriage health, and treatment of gonorrhea and syphilis with cases, urging consultation with Lucas and Co at Newman Street London.
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C. J. Lucas & Co
London
Newman-street
Oxford Street
Brittain
Paternoster-row
J. Gordon
Leadenhall
H. Robinson
Greenside-street
Edinburgh
T. Price
Dame Street
Dublin
New Bell’s
Messrs. Lucas and Co
No. 60
Oxford-street