Letters by Juvenal on Government Note Issuance and Tax Reform
Juvenal argues for a government issue of small notes as legal tender to equalize tax burdens, shield foreign trade, and reduce absentee rents. He asserts the Bank of England should be privatized and urges MPs and readers to demand pledges on these reforms, condemning Peel and the current system.
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E. &. Cayley
M.P. Sin
Senres
England
Britain
Mr. Cayley
Bank of England
Peel
Widows at Westminster Abbey Share Medieval Charity Tradition
On Sundays after church at Westminster Abbey, forty poor widows receive beef bread and two pence as charity. Tradition links the bounty to Lady Margaret of Richmond, mother of Henry VII, though records are unclear. Cromwell seized Abbey lands during the Civil Wars, later restoration returned lands to the Abbey.
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Westminster Abbey
Margaret of Richmond
Hewry VII
Oliver Cromwell
Case of unparalleled delinquency in Abergavenny ends in Mexico flight
Abergavenny reports a young hairdresser George Daniel who married a Bristol woman then vanished to London and Paris. He later claimed to sail for Mexico with 800 dollars a year, leaving his wife ruined and debt-ridden across tradesmen. Residents plan to fund a pursuit to England for trial.
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George Daniel
Bristol
Daniel
London
Paris
Abergavenny
Havre de Grace
Mexico
England
United States
Sheffield
Bedford
Courcu Rares
Birmingham
Tuve Weekly Chronicre
Chronicle London
Carlisle
Deraut
Elizabeth Cuthbertson
Haltwhistle
Northumberland
Miss Cuthbertson
Cumberland
Derby
Agar-street
Friar-gate
George Harlow
Thomas Tomlinson
John Heeley
George Watson
Guernsey
Royal Court of
Louis d’Orleans
d’Orleans
Devils and snowbound travels haunt Ipswich and beyond
A dramatic tale of impostors and sorcery ends with grand jury action. Ipswich reports a harsh December storm with heavy snowdrifts blocking coaches and mail routes from Yarmouth to London. A Stockport incident ends with arrests after a mob battle, while a Lancashire boiler accident leaves several injured.
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d'Orleans
d’Orleans
Ipswich
N.E
Bury
Claydon
White Horse
Halesworth
Shannon
Yoxford
London
Metropolis
Yarmouth
Wexford
Star
Norwich
Barhath
Saxmundham
Midmarnock
Beith
Hallowe'en
Maccclefield
Heaton Norris
Urmston
Lancashire Hill
Manchester
Queen’s Theatre
Signor Gavaldi
Stockport
Mellor
White Hamlet
Moses Hadfield
Hawk-green
Maple
R. Simpson
Melton Lodge
Mr. Simpson
Abraham Barber
Hedge End Ditch
Barber
Mr. Eccles
Eccles
Murray
Hallan
Gambling trouble on Regente street ends with fraud exposure
A baronet in Regente street lost 500 pounds at a questionable dice game in a notorious den. After demanding the dice, two marked tokens were found. on return to the establishment the baronet retrieved his cash and the dice were later inspected showing two cinque and two deuces. The keeper agreed to repay the losses following exposure threats.
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Regente Street
City of
London
Middlesex
Surrey Co
City and Liberties of
Westminster
Crimi nal con with employer’s wife damages set at 800
A Birmingham court heard a suit for criminal connexion with the plaintiff Edward Peters’s wife. Defendant James Ladbury admitted the charge by default. The jury awarded damages to Peters amounting to 800 pounds, reflecting harm to hospitality and his family, not vindictiveness.
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Birmingham
W. Wills
Crini
Lloyd Williams
Edward Peters
James Augustus Ladbury
Lee
Foleshill
Coventry
London
Egerton
Temple-row
Peters
Isle of Man
Manchester
Cox
Ladbury
William Parkes
Woodcock-street
St. Philip’s Church
Frederick Egerton
Exeter-row
Mr. Peters
Bull-street
Temple Row
W. Peters
Butlring
Mr. Cox
Hassall
Handsworth
Charity Begins at Home in Bath Union Christmas Plan
Guardians proposed six ounces of roast beef and plum pudding for the aged sick and poor on Christmas Day but were warned by the clerk as per Poor Law Commissioners diet rules. The motion was rescinded to avoid disallowance and personal cost, leaving the paupers with bread and cheese.
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Bath
Poor
Coal dealer charged over weight shortfall in Westmorland case
Clement Patrick, a grocer and coal dealer, faced magistrates for selling 42 lbs of coal while weighing 14 lbs short, defrauding customer William Woolford. Evidence showed weight discrepancy at weighing, with a fourth of coal allegedly missing. Patrick agreed to keep a balanced shop and reweigh in public, avoiding further committal.
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Patrick
Sherbornelana
John Edgar
Sherborne-lane
Alderaan Johnson
Humphrey
Woolford
Nicholz
Aldersente Street
Humphreys
George Abelthorpe
Alderman Johnson
Alderman Harmer
Old Bailey
Newgate
Alderman Jonson
Smashing charge in Old Bailey final examination
The case opens with William Godfrey accused of passing bad money and attempting a second counterfeit half crown at a tobacconist. The Lord Mayor questions the accused as Powell asserts familiarity, and the prisoner laments harsh treatment before being committed for trial amid public spectators. Another case involves Poole and Bailey over misappropriated £5 sums, with Poole recounting a dubious joint venture and awaiting equitable resolution.
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William Godfrey
Powell
Mr. Powell
Spooney
Poole
Bailey
Peele
Mr. Poole
Ash
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Juvenal
Country News
Mansion House
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