Mixed News From Aylesbury and London Dec 1841
Aylesbury News reports Scott Murray MP travels to the continent with his mother while discussing the slate of offices and reform. London notices recount naval dispatches, post reform debate, bank failures in Chichester, a fatal ice accident near Eyre Arms, and the Duke of Cornwall revenues debate with Lord Lemon urging timely settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Murray
Aylesbury News
Arabia
Verderer
Epping
Hainae
George Palmer
Nazing
Austria
Great Britain
Prussia
Russia
Downing-street
Baron Schleingesighie
St. Aulaire
Earl of Aberdeen
Baron Kohler
Weermow
Baeintine
George Dawson
Robert Peel
Ivan
Segateshead
Goldsmiths’ Company
Incii
Julia
Newcastle
Robinson
Rouen
Northcote
Fitzavethy
Martin
Northsye
Coven Velock
Chine
Plymouth
Belleisle Squers
Lord Siltoun
Howe Grant
Lancers
Cunonguame
Buffs
60Th Rifles
98Th Regiment
Campbell
Apollo
Sapphire
Colne
Bartley
40Th
Pasley
Greenwood
Hamburgh
Rotterdam
Sno Calais
Dna
Hamburg
Ditto Calais
Paoressunsnie
Portay
Oxforp
Paseyite
Pasevite
Williams
London
Coqcall
Nassau Senior
Cousey
Magdalen-college
Rom
H'S College
Twiss
D.C.L
University-college
Merivale
Will
London Mercantile Committee
G. Larpent
Messrs
Travers
Lestock
Wilson
Moffatt
Rowland Hill
Hill
Hyde-park
Kensington Gardens
Regent’s Park
St. James’s Park
Royal Humane Society
Eyre Arms
St. Daims Wood
Pire Constable
Marylebone Worksense
Chichester
Lidge and Co
Glyn and Co
Dolphin Hotel
Missing
Douglas
Paddon
Adams
Elizabeth
Nanny Fowler
Smith
Kent
Duke of Richmond
Severn Stoke
Richard Kinton
Tewkesbury
Manton and
Craig
Tippin
Hughes
Boar's Head-inn
Severn
Worcester Journal
Cornwall
C. Lemon
Duke of Cornwall
George IV
Prince of
Ales
George the Fourth
Duchy of Cornwall
Drama at Adelphi Theatre Barnaby Rudge staged with strong cast
A detailed Adelphi performance of Barnaby Rudge adapts Dickens with vivid tableaux. Mrs Yates leads as Mrs Rudge, Mr Yates plays Sir John Chester and Miggs, Mr Lyon and Mr Wilkinson deliver notable turns, and a crowd-pleasing No Popery Hornpipe completes the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelphi Theatre
Barnaby Rudge
Lyon
John Willet
Wilkinson
Dolly Varden
E. Terry
Paul Bedford
Mr. O. Smith
Hugh
Newgate
Simon
Wright
Haredale
Maynard
Cullenford
Binge
Dennis
Edward Chester
Yates
Humphrey
Teatro del Fondo
Emma Bingley
Curioni
Lowrher-Rooms
Prince of Wales
Lowther Rooms
Signora Tamburini
Mr. Laporte
Carlotta Grisi
Cantatrice
Cara Sposa
Perrot
Mr. Lumley
Paris
Milan
Grisi
Lablache
Theatre Italien
Persiani
Mario
Dannecker
Stutgard
John Heinrich Dannecker
Nestor
Charles of
Milo of
Academy
Wagner
Rome
Tattersalls Sale and Racing Odds Report
Sporting intelligence notes the Ballinkeele sale and betting latest with odds on Denry Robert de Gorham William de Fortibus Master Thomas Policy Gobbo and other mares plus Oaks entries. Fire at Kinmel causes Lady Gardiner to sell greyhounds. fox encounter on Trenton farm ends with a victory for a terrier. Derbyshire grouse shooting ends amid a lingering epidemic among moor birds.
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Ballinkeele
Dixon
Robert de Gorham
William de Portibus
Denry
Lord Verulam
G. Clark
William de Fortibus
Osborne
Thomas
Honest John
Goodman
Lord Holderness
Rover
Etwall
C. Wilson
Yorkshire Lad
G. Bentinck
Duke of Rutland
Col. Westenra
Gardiner
Kinmel
Dinmont
Trenton
Reynard
Fifeshire Journal
Derbyshire
Extraordinary boy and voyage ends in London return
A correspondent reports on Cavanagh a notorious figure eating voraciously on his diet while cheekily mocking religious fast days. The tale shifts to 18 year old James Edwin Jones who, after a voyage on the Tiber to Bahia and a perilous 210 mile walk home, arrives exhausted in Liverpool then London. An inquest at Bermondsey into James Price’s death absolves no one, blaming a bursting blood vessel after a candle led to fatal bleeding during work at Cordsey leather dressers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cavanagh
London
Boy Jones
Bahia
Tibet
Ramsay
Messrs
R. G. Benn
Liverpool
Highlander
Waterloo Road
Clarence-dock
Tiber
James
Edwin Jones
Wm. Carter
Eny
Surrey
King’s Head
Longlane
Bermondsey
James Price
Cordsey
Exchequer Bill Fraud Commission Named For Forgery Probe
The Gazette reports Crown action appointing Lord Ashburton, John Nicholl, George Glyn, and John Lefevre to investigate exchequer bill forgery after the 1841 reform. It notes speculation on hidden conspirators and hints that senior stock exchange figures may be involved as hidden confederates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Alexander Lord Ashburton
John Nicholl
George Carr Glyn
John.Shaw Lefevre
Pjesty
William the Fourth
Herald
Granny
Central Criminal Court
Beaumont Smith
Rapallo
Exchequer Bill Forgery Details Revealed in Editorial
A detailed account explains exchequer bill preparation from paper molding to sealing and signing. It outlines security steps, audits, and the role of the comptroller-general, clerks, and paymasters, and notes weaknesses exploited by a conspirator to forge signatures and circulate fraudulent bills.
Eldest son of Sir D K Sandford chosen for Glasgow bursary
The eldest son of the late Sir D. K. Sandford at age 17 has been unanimously elected to a bursary from Glasgow to Balliol College Oxford. Reports in well-informed circles say church of Scotland negotiations near finalization with Sir R. Peel likely to back a Duke of Argyle introduced bill and rescind proceedings against Strathbogie ministers. Also notes a Bank of England fraud case, a notary death inquiry, a Chelsea workhouse starvation inquest, and various public notices from the Liverpool area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. K. Sandford
Glasgow
Baliol College
Oxford
Cuuxen
Scorann
Church of Scotland
R. Peel
Duke of Argyle
General Assembly
Strathbogie
Caledonian Mercury
Bank of Enclanp
Liverpool
Ttle
Societe Generale Pour Favoriser Industrie Nationale
Rangier
America
Igal
Damine
East India Company
Higgs
Grapes
Gerard-street
Soho
M. Claude Lechine
Besancon
Claude François Bonnet
Franche Comte
Calcutta
M. Bonnet
M. Godin
Mr. Clarke
Larksfield House
Rawden
R.N
St. Jude's Church
Church of Rome
Church of England
Hugh M‘neile
Tennison and Magee
M‘neile
Starvatiox
T. Wakley
Chelsea Workhouse
Maria Mansfield
Chelsea
Newington
Surrey
Mary Anne M‘keen
Mrs. Fox
Sarah Fox
Newsom
William Jay
Upper Chelsea
Royal Hospital Row
John Slade
John Webb
Lawrance-yard
Jew’s-row
Dec
Newington Parish
Pimlico
Warder
Loxpon Lettenrs
Corn Laws Reform Talk At Lincoln Dinner
Mr Christopher, Lindsay member, spoke at the City Arms Lincoln, advocating a government driven reform of the corn laws. He attacked fictitious averages in duties, proposed regional average offices, and outlined a plan to prevent fraud, aiming to protect consumers and farmers while reducing artificial values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher
Lindsay
City Arms Hotel
Lincoln
the Times
Duke of Buckingham
Times
Robert Peel
Mr. Christopher
Handley
Barton
Baronet
Chamber of Commerce
Manchester
House of Commons
John and
James Gregory
Wakefield
Norfolk
Lincolnshire
Louth
Gainsborough
London
Liverpool
Hull
United Kingdom
York
Haddington
Scotland
Hull, &c
A Debating Speech on Corn Laws and Duty Scales
A parliamentary speaker argues for a regulated sliding duty on corn to stabilize prices and protect agriculture. He cites historical price ranges, proposes a maximum and minimum duty tied to market levels, and critiques the current averaging method while urging consumer and producer interests be balanced. He warns against fraud and favors a fixed minimum at 65s with possible adjustments as prices rise.
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England
Europe
Sweden
Prussia
Saxony
Westphalia
Rhine
Bordeaux
Bordeaux, 260; Hamburgh, 321; Dantzic, 235; Petersburgh
Trieste
Mr. Neville
Stock Exchange
Hull
Dantzic
Rotterdam
Hamburgh
Ham
Hamburg, &c
Corn Law League
Barton
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the Weekly Chronicle
Sporting Intelligence
Tattersall’s
Peils
John Newport
Lord Monteagle
Arthur Eden
Dudley Perceval
Exchequer
Lords of the Treasury
Eden
Rinter
Comptroller-General
Comptroller
Somerset-place
Bank of England
Mr. Smith
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