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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jan 27, 1839

Page

7

Prosecution Over Prostitute Claim At Liquor Shop Case

Witnesses testified that on December 6 at the appellant’s liquor shop there were prostitutes present but no disorderly conduct. Judges upheld the conviction under the “notoriously bad characters” statute and dismissed the appeal, with costs awarded to respondents.

Spectora Jerrard Buoworth Corp Jerrar Tanta Inspector Bosworth Mr. Bland England Mr. T Mr. Stone Smith Bristol Mercury

Murder at Hoxton Inquest on Whitmore Road Tragedy

An inquest at Kingsland Workhouse chapel investigates the Saturday morning death of William Rushbrook in Hoxton. John Bull, a mercantile clerk, is charged with murder after a street brawl near Whitmore Bridge. witnesses describe a fight, a stabbing, and the deceased's fatal wound. The inquiry spans seven hours with multiple testimonies and an adjournment.

William Rushbrook Whitmore Road Hoxton John Bull Kingsland Baker C. Phillips Humphries Ball Worship Street Clerkenwell Thomas Lee Covent Garden Theatre Bartholomew-place Hereford Road Whitmore Bridge Regent’s Canal Mr. Phillips Horatio Tiry Leggett Duke of York Whitmorebridge Bridge- House Station House William Farmer Middleton-street New North Road Islington George and Vulture Haberdashers’ Arms Dalston Hereford Bull Phillips

Not a Cruse-ader Reply From Witful Actor

Mrs Cruse a celebrated provincial actress sought financial help from a famed wit actor. His answer was a single line stating he was not a Cruse-ader.

Corn Law Agitation Spreads Across English Towns

Reports describe wide petition drives against the corn laws in Bristol Manchester Leeds and Birmingham with firms subscribing large sums and farmers and trades urging repeal. Meetings in London Hawick and Yarmouth plan petitions while a Manchester letter recalls trade paid in corn and calls for immediate action to protect domestic agriculture.

Bristol Manchester Leeds William Molesworth Sussex Agricultural Express Woomer Exeter Gazette Gloucestershire Worcestershire Launceston J. Rundle Tavistock Strand Kirthaly Anderton’s Humphreys Leicester Birmingham Elso Hawick Preston Paris London Yarmouth Selby Agricultural Association Aberdeen Hambourgh Hull P. Thomson Newwton-heath Wm. Barratt

Overland Route to India via Egypt Described in Letter

An authentic letter dated Bombay Dec 2 extols the overland path to India through Egypt as most practicable and pleasant. It recounts a journey by a 60 year old lady and party of eight, Cairo to Suez on donkeys, slow steamer progress to Bombay, and notes high costs, delays, and a critic of administrative changes.

Times India Egypt Overland Mail Bombay London Mediterranean Marseilles Bombay Artillery Nile Cairo Alexandria Ganges Suez Kilkenny Mocha Red Sea Calcutta Madras

Embezzlement and fires mark London notices of 1839

Mary Anne Matthews and Daniel Hewitt were convicted of embezzling food and cruelty at Greenwich workhouse and fined. A London Caoutchouc Company fire endangers machinery. the London Madrigal Society festival at Freemasons' Tavern drew Duke of Cambridge and Sir George Smart. Rewards announced for Lord Norbury murder case. Royal Institution lecture by Faraday on gymnatus power. New churches to open in London. Bank losses despite dividends. Various petty crimes, fish seizures, and local incidents reported.

Mary Anne Matthews Daniel Hewitt Greenwich London Caoutchouc Company London Madrigal Society Freemasons’ Tavern J. L. Rogers Duke of Cambridge George Smart Lord Norbury Royal Institution Faraday Liverpool and Manchester District Bank Messrs. Elton, Baillie, and Co Bristol Edward Dalton Robert Brassell Thomas Brassell Hogsham Bucks Morning Mail Ireland Charing-cross Vere-street Borough General Postoffice Lombard-street General Post-office Lombard Street St. Katharine London Westminster Court of Common Council Court of Queen’s Bench Royal Exchange Worcester Great Western Milford New York Paris Lord Harewood Reynard James Clark Bow-street James Ager Adelphi Theatre Hatton Garden Lord Brougham Mansion House Bishopsgate Goldham Billingsgate Hatton-garden Queen Square Freemantle 1St Life Guards William Sloane Bulkely Admiralty Henry Gee Sloane Scotland Yard White Wombwell A la Amburgh James Gray Union Hall Charles Johnson Wm. Day John Meymot David Miller Commissioners of Customs Morrison Cheapside

Shipwrecked sailors seek aid as legal woes flash

A trio of sailors from the Ocean and a Manx schooner wrecked near Holland sought the lord mayor's counsel to reach home as destitution gripped them. Other cases include a fifteen year old sleeping on a doorstep and a murder suspect remanded after a stabbing in Worship Street.

Weymouth London Holland Hobler Welle-street London Docks Richard Dower Hatton-garden Somers Town Bristol James Whitfield John Smith Norris Temperance Society Bleaden Red Lion St. John-street Spiers Marylebone Thomas Essell Queen-square Essell John Carter John Bull William Rushbrook

Royal Oak Benefit Society Admits Members at Mitre Tavern

An appeal endorses the Royal Oak Benefit Society established at Mitre Tavern St Martin's and invites respectable young men within twelve miles to join. Details cover admission 8s 6d, monthly 23 6d, with sickness and death benefits including 18s weekly, 26s after death, and wife supplements. Meetings set for January 29 and February 5 from 7 to 10.

Royal Oak Benefit Society Mitre Tavern St. Martin’ane Adi Isa H. Hillier Union Coffee Rooms Cool-couct St. Martin

Holloway's Universal Family Ointment praise letter 1837

A letter from Herbert Mayo praises Holloway's Ointment for many ailments including ulcers wounds and skin diseases. The advertisement lists extensive claims and medical authorities, noting prices 1s 4d 2s 9d and 4s 6d and urging purchase from Broad Street Buildings London and other vendors.

Fuollowway Universal Family Herbert Mayo F.R.S Middlesex Hospital King’s College London Thomas Holloway H. Mayo George-street Harover-square Holloway Her Surpron B. C. Brodie

Money Market Reports and Foreign Prices Amid Belgian Treaty News

The morning note reports scarce arrivals due to northeast wind and mentions Sebastiani signing the Belgian treaty. It records prices across Consols, Exchequer Bills, India Bonds, Bank Stock, and international markets with shifts after the Hamburg mail arrives. The mood centers on the French ambassador’s article signing and its limited effect on Dutch funds.

Sebastiani Customs House Havre India Taner

Insolvents and bankrupts listed in Gaeltets area

Insolvents include John Money of Doanington and Samuel Smith of Pump-row. Bankruptcies feature Chas Rotherham of Birmingham and clerks, builders, printers, and traders across London and regional towns. Certificates show Francis Smith of Marylebone.

Stainer George Samuel Boddy James Welford Boddy Duke’s Had Sptalfields Charley West Liverpool Arthur Nicholon Newcastle-upon-Tyne William Horrabin Morgan Runcorn Chester Joseph Singleton Aston Birmingham John Tod Newcastle upon-Tyne Currier Francis Smith Crawford Street Marylebone

London Galette Tourevay Bankruptcy Notices and Names

Bankruptcy notices list William Jesse and William Thomas Jesse Bourton Dorsetshire manufacturers Henry Hood Hope Great Well-at- street Middlesex piano colourman William Maudams Thebearsroad Red Lion Square cabinet-maker John Whitchurch Bennett York Road Lambeth boarding house keeper Joseph Johanson Cockermouth Cumberland saddler Frederick Schenk and John Heapy Brighton watch-makers Thomas Morris Worcester builder Edwards Magon Kingston Herefordshire inn keeper John Wood Manchester laceman Certificates February 12 John Henry Gurney Broad Street Bloomsbury victualler Richard Martin Oxford Street siren-draper Charles Cook Birmingham grocer William Underhill Wells Somersetshire innkeeper George Alcock Heaton Norris hackney man Robert English Oxford Street grocer Geo Widgooze Mackclesfield grocer

London Galette Wels Somersetshire George Alcock Heaton Norris Lancashire Hackneyman Robert English Oxford Street Geo. Widgooze Macclesfield

London Markets Report Wheat Beans and Oats Trade Declines

Monday and Wednesday market notes show a mixed grain picture with Suffolk and Essex wheat scarce and Kent quantity fair. Prices for new wheat dampened by wet weather while dry foreign wheat held, barley firm, oats trading mainly to consumers, and beans and peas in fair supply with some reductions for most varieties.

Mark-Lane Suffolk Essex Kent London

Beast and mutton market reports from Smithfield

Monday at Smithfield saw a moderate beef supply and steady to better prices despite bad weather. Mutton trade was dull with last week’s prices hard to sustain. pork and veal shows ranged yields. Weal scarce and unsold lots remained at market close with tally figures for beast sheep calves pigs beef mutton veal and pork per stone of eight pounds.

Newgate Teesway

Odd Timeline Shifts in Hide Trade Terms

A terse ledger style note lists years 1838 1837 1886 1848 1837 1836 alongside terms like Baga Ditto and Saddlers hides woes. It references horse hides English and general ditto repetitions, implying a historical record of hides trade prices or classifications without further context.

Baga

Obituaries and Death Notices From Victorian Era Run

A sequence of brief obituaries notes the deaths of Ann Easum in Brighton at 78, Elizabeth Lloyd at 85, James Harria aged 73 with royal service ties, Rev Dr Brennan of Johnstown at 90, John Weaver aged 86, Mrs. T Rich aged 81, Sarah Pechell at 77, and Rev Edward Goddard at Cliffe House Wilts aged 78.

Ee Brixton Ann M. Easum Epney Brighton Elizabeth John Lloyd London Vauxhall Road Pimlico James Harria George III George IV Bedford Lodge of Freemasons Johnstown Brennan Dee Curry Mallett Edward Goddard Cliffe Pypard

London Advertisement Note from 1839 Strand Office

Printed at No 16 Catherine street Strand Middlesex by Joan Norns of No 68 Fetterlane St Andrew Holborn London and published for the Proprietors by Charles Pinny at No 337 Strand Advertisements and communications requested to be sent Sunday January 27 1839.

Catherine Street Strand Middlesex Joan Norns Fetterlane St. Andrew Holborn London Charles PiNny

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