Privilege Committee Wrestles Fitzwalter Claim
In a morning session a Privileges Committee heard the claim of Sir Brook William Bridges to the barony Fitzwalter. The case traced the barony’s history from Magna Charta to the Ratcliffe and Mildmay families, noting a 1756 abeyance. The claimant’s petition was reported proved with reasonable certainty and referred to the house. Wigram, Nicolas, and the attorney general argued on both sides, with further evidence and adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bourh
Teesvar
Brook William Bridges
Fitzwalter
Army of God
Italy Church
Ratcliffe
Ain
Benjamin Baron Fitnwalter
Loafing Wigram
H. Nicolas
Jury Verdict Returns for Plaintiff in Darian Forty Shillings Case
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff Darian forty shillings. The attorney-general appeared for the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darian
Remarkable County Notices Attend No Show as Simon Speaks
At a recent session 194 radical notices were served for the county and one for the borough. Only Simon Mahassey, an old man, attended and engaged the attorney in a heated exchange. The dialogue touched on leases and accusations of drunkenness and impudence amid the crowdless proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arches Court
Monnay
Kine
John
Eliza King
Stacey
Sutherland
Curt
Phillimore
Blackstone
Phas Asdwite
Birmingham
Saell
Street
Burne
Burder
Oxford
Rew
William Hawkes Langley
Wheatley
Victoria
H.n. Fust
Defendinot
Langley
Teall
Simon
Court
Wilpire
Tipperary
Ford
House of Lorts
England
Lord Broughanm
Lord Lyndhursts
Court of Queen's Bench
Court of Common Pleas
Saieni Ai
Homden
Alow
Paw
Simon Mahassey
Carrickbeg
Deuce
Steam boat dispute over Blackwall stop at Deptford Woolwich
Captain William Dunbar of the Woolwich steamer Nymph faced Mr Somes and two friends over a promised Blackwall stop. The vessel veered toward Woolwich despite bills advertising a Blackwall halt. The lord mayor dismissed the case with a caution, urging better public transport regulations for steam vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwall
Woolwich
Winckwall
John Luscomb
Somes
London Court Minutes Chronicle A Night of Courtroom Ironies
A long London courtroom narrative recounts petty thefts to violent acts, detailing cab scams in Tudor Gate Street, assaults on police, drunken disputes, knocker thefts, and a farmer’s public insult case. Individuals include Stephen Curry, Mr. Rawlinson, and Mr. Jolliffe, with Barnet guardians, Regent Street notices, and police interventions shaping outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andien Mariep Brote
Stephen Curry
Stephen-street
Lisson Grove
Rawlinson
Nielson
Widnesday
Roper
Phanixz-street
Somerstown
Little Chesterfield-street
High Street
Marylebone
Beinp
St. Pancras Road
King’s Cross
Efe
Armstrong
Luingsworn
Kings Cross
Aid
Francis
Mr. Rawlinson
Mr Rawlinson
Mills
Jermyn Street
St. James's
Gray's Inn
Holborn-bars
Chesterfield Street
Oxford
Tigh-street
Cleveland-street
Marylebone Police Court
Queen Square Murder Charge Against Pencil Hawker
Alexander Barr a young hawker in Queen Square is charged with causing his wife Eliza Barr's death through brutal, violent abuse. Witnesses describe her dying after injuries in Gardner's Lane and Barr’s taunts while dying, with remand ordered for coroner’s inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Square
Cuarnes
Murven
Alexander Barr
Eliza Barr
Eliza Davis
Gardner's Lane
Gregorie
Grace Bene Case Involving Repeated Self Harm Attempts
Magistrate Mr Broughton hears a case about Grace Bene a young woman charged after multiple examinations with repeatedly attempting to destroy herself. Police from the N division had initially brought the charges following a rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regent's Canal
London
Bristol
Bath
Union
Barnet
Hurlstane
Franklyn
Board of Guardians
Coste
Shoreditch
Broughton
Custer
Liventy
Sup
Frederick Astlett
Thomas M.hugh
Hyde Plac
Hoxton
Regent's
Piebey
Lie
Ife
Bingham
Commissioners of Police
Tonge
Paceman
Fraudulent weights and measures crackdown in Tower hamlets
In Lambeth Street tradesmen faced penalties for light and unstamped weights and false balances. George Hale's shop used a scale with a two ounce quarter bias, causing annual losses to customers. Welger, Liftwich, Watson, Shumbury, Sellers, and Fisher also faced fines from £2 to £5 for deficient, unstamped or misused weights. Total penalties neared £20 with warnings that the poor would benefit from enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton
Thomas Reynolds
Tower- Hamlets
Welger
Lambeth-street
Liftwich
Watson
Shumbury
Sellers
Rosemarylane
Reynolds
England Hails Thee With Emotion Sailor Anthem
The lyric lauds a ship as a foremost marine symbol, praising timber, expansion, and Britannia’s glory. It envisions the vessel as a martial beacon, its sailors bearing pride and duty, ready to unfurl sails and race the seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britannia
The Half Farthing Coinage Through English Irish history
This article traces the long history of half farthings from the reign of Henry III and subsidies for the Holy Land through later monarchs. It notes coin designs, legends, and inscriptions across periods from Edward I to James II, including Queen Mary and Elizabeth, observing Irish minting, brass and pewter issues, and notable curio pieces such as a St Catherine token and Jacobite issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry III
Innocent
Holy Land
Henricius Pex III
Hibernia
Henry Lil
Ireland
Henry VI
Edward
England
Edwani
Richard
Henry VII
France
Philip and
Mary
Duilip Z. Mana
D. G. Rex
Regina
Adiitur Nester
Qrsen Elizabeth
Mirabeth D
James the First
Bacnius
Cain
Treland
James II
Dublin
Christo Vicvere
Williams
Old English Living at Yeoman Table in Kent
A fragment describes yeomen hospitality in Kent with ample joints and dishes served without fancy sauces. The text emphasizes sturdy, straightforward食 food and swift service, contrasting with elaborate preparations and praising the welcoming meal and substantial fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Kent
Folly and Folklore Mix in Old Austrian Hydrophobia Cure
An archival remark mixes a grotesque hydrophobia remedy from Austria with a 1761 London wig trade anecdote. The piece details a lethal looking regimen involving bloodletting and gentiana preparations, then shifts to a caricature of petitioning wigs by George III era and a Walpole quip about wooden legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upesa
London
George III
St. James's
Horace Walnvle
Fragmentary text hints at a historical column
The readable fragments reference a Saturnine local scene with odd names and a distant dispute. Mentions Jupiter caf Lucian and a Monsieur de Very Tame, plus vague notes of military matters and a clash between mules and muleivers. No clear event or outcome established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jupiter
Lucian
Monsieur de Very Tame
Solar Eclipse of July 7 1882 Described for Travellers
A lengthy article surveys the upcoming total solar eclipse on July 7, 1882, detailing Stratford’s tables tracing the moon’s shadow across Europe, the potential for visible planets, and observers’ methods. It cites Silliman’s Journal, Bailey, and Philadelphia’s Philosophical Society, noting expectations of atmospheric and optical effects and implications for measuring Earth-Sun distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
America
Royal Astronomical Soviets
W.S. Stratford
Rov
Italy
Germany
Stratford
Greenwich
Threenwich
Vartan
Mercury
Mars
Ard Moni
Castor
Pollux
Silliman
Science and Arts
Europe
Francis Bailey
London
Scotland
The
Philosophical Society of Philadelphia
Venus
Eurone
Moe
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LAW
Wermspay
Viscount Canterbury
Lord Cottenham
Lord Canterbury
Tuiss
Waddington
Thomas Wilde
Sergeant Mannning
Lord Redesdale
Sergeant Manning
Anne
George
Lord Chauerty
Servants of the Crown
Queen Victoria
William IV
Moxpay
Knowles
Taprell
Giltspur Street Compter
Adelaide Wharf
Clark
Ciagistrair
Knill
Compter
Lord Abinger
Lawson
Times
New South Wales
Plymouth
the Times
Court OF Bankruptcy
Trespar
Ths Bayxrortrey
William Hirchcock
Holroyd
Viay
Sole
Cooke
Cooke and Gladstones
Pritchard
Tawlasenpraveny
Williams Ano Mor
Ram
Evans
Moxway
Thomas Epwanpvs
Thomas Edwards
Nichols
Norfolk-street
Strand
Arundel Yacht Club
Dauntless
Cambridge Terrace
Edgware Road
Middlesex
Trisvay
Sergeant Adams
Hemp
Sherif
William Archibald Campbell
St. George
Hanover-square
William Richard Arthur Pole Tilney Long Wellesley
Dover-street
Piccadilly
Edmund Smith
Walter Smith
Arabella King
Arabella King, Late of Lt. Park Walk
Little Chelsea
Jacob Connop
William Henry Rainsford
Jermyn-street
James Gibbs
Francis Rolfe
Charles St. John Fancourt
Palace-yard
Westminster
Charles Street
St. James's-square
Thomas John White
Charles-street
Darcy Godolphin Osborne
Henry Jack
John Tucker
J. Menzies
Southampton
Monnar
Sergeant Cockburn
Toxour
aAnn Roberts
Herbert Kynaston
St. Paul's School
James Duke
Gentleman
Farington
Kithen
Gentiman
J. Duke
Daniel Lambert
James Prime
St. Paul's Churchyard
Lambert
Deptford
Mr. Lambert
Cashel Sessions
Mansion House
Mr. J
Maerlborough Street
John Jones
Ntossic
Thomas Carling
Weston Jolliffe
Esq
Pall Mall
M.P
Surrey
Jolliffe
Mr. Maltby
Mr. Jolliffe
Marquis of Camden
Lord Mansfield
Donelly
Callaghan
Mr. Donelly
Croas-street
House of Lords
Common Pleas
Lambeth Street
SIG
Toa
Merleooft
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