Queen Elizabeths Mettle and a Coal Vein Tale
A curious miscellany noting Queen Elizabeth rode to public events on Lord Mayor's Day when coaches were rare, with later notes on Walls End coal near Newcastle, a witty view of wit, genealogical accuracy, and poems. The piece blends historical quirks with brief social observations and literary extracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Elizabeth
Guildhall
London
Elizabeth
Tower
Wall's End
Walls End
Newcastle
Gateshead
Life and Correspondence of Dr Sannner and the Rose Fanciers Manual review
A review of John Baron's Life and Correspondence of Dr Jenner, with a sample epistle from E Jenner to Rev Clinch, and a notice on Mrs Gore's The Rose Fanciers Manual. The pieces discuss Jenner's virtues, family letters, and the rose cultivation guide, highlighting domestic detail, education, and horticultural lore. The essay admires Baron's work and notes Rose cultivation insights and historical varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sannner
John Baron
M.D
Colhurr
Jenner
E. Jenner
John Clinch
Newfoundland
Berkeley
Clinch
Catherine
Edward Jenners
England
Provence
Persia
Europe
Fayum
Egypt
Ganges
Cashmere
Laffay
Clifton
Switzerland
Ayrshire
Dundee
Scotland
Brown
Slough
Windsor
The American in Paris and Other Works Review
A collector’s note reviews Charles Dickens era travel prose The American in Paris comparing humor and pathos in Havre and Paris with remarks on garden manners and French customs Also covered are Maria A Wilby The Orphaned Poet and two elementary spelling guides noting their editions and educational value.
New Great Seal or Enaianp Description by Wyon
Describes the new great seal by engraver Benja min Wyon with obverse and reverse designs showing Queen Victoria on horseback and crowned, plus figures of Justice and Religion. Also argues Lord Durham will not be recalled nor Lord Melbourne resign, praising Melbourne's patriotism amid coronation preparations and political tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Hen
Henry
Benjamin Wyon
Order of the Garter
Turfon
Lord Durham
Lord Melbourne
Westminster Hall
Hyde Park
Canada
Juvenile Prostitution Case in Middlesex Sessions
Mary Stewart pleaded guilty to keeping a common brothel in St Marylebone with a child witness detailing abuse by a male visitor. The court, noting dire medical prognosis, sentenced her to twelve months hard labour with £390 sureties to keep the peace. The report also mocks Smithfield market improvements and dashes into Missouri politics anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex
Mary Stewart
St. Marylebone
Bodkin
Ballantine
C. Phillips
Clarkson
Society For the Prevention of
Phillips
Charlotte Street
Bayswater
Jane Newell
Newell
Bay-street
Edgeware Road
Maria Davies
House of Correction
Smithfield
St. Johniz Street
Giltspur Street
Common Council
Islington
Missouri
State House
Senate House
Senate Chamber
Old Luke
Emigration Plans and Highland Settlements Spark Debate
The Montfest Courier reports the governor general will issue six commissions directing immediate inquiries into promoting emigration from Britain to North American colonies and settlement schemes. It notes 400 emigrants reached Quebec on June 17-18, discusses crop failures in Eboulements, Saguenay, and raises sharp questions in New South Wales about Highland emigrants and public funding, land grants, and church-supported settlement policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montfest
United Kingdom
North America
Charles Baller
Quebec
Eboulements
Saguenay
St. Lawrence
Canada
Sydney Herald
New South Wales
Broughton
England
Paulding
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Cheste Field
Israel
Quarterly Review
China
France
Austria
Alexandria
Plymouth
India
Canton
Calcutta
Weghorn
Kent
Faversham
George II
Queensborough
George III
Napoleon
St. Helena
Mogland
Spain
Victoria
Oliver Cromwell
Blackstone
Baron Smith
Irish Exchequer
Vandael
Vangirard
Paris
Colburn
Havre
Garden of the Tuileries
Rue Rivoli
Lucretia
Mother Eve
Diana
Manibus
Hercules
Venus
Chestnut-street
Jacob
Maria A. Wilby
Longman and Ox
Henry Butter
Simpkin and
Marshall
Butter
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