Charity and Public Works Highlights In London
Reports from Cremorne Gardens opening of a charity school for 1500 children over fifty years. Mentions Bishop of London bank donation for church extension. Local crime includes a jewelry robbery and manslaughter case at Paddington inn. Public health notes lower London deaths and cholera cases. sewer flood at Clerkenwell. composer rooms in Fleet Street. needlewomen society hunger relief and reforms in cheap drapery trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennington-lane
London
Cremorne Gardens
DowninG-srkeur
Tus Loxdon and Westminston Bank
Strand
Strahan, Paul
Bates
City
Aberdeen
Tite
M.V
Lord Raglan
Munster
Pappincton
Henry Watts
Railway Inn
Paddington
Haru
Loxton
Walworth
Tan Freer
Clerkenwell
Thames
King’s Cross
Tau Composerons
Ragnet-court
Fleet Street
Needlewomen's Society
Lome
Newman-street
Caroline Bellew
Earl of Shaftesbury
Hyde Park police orders revealed in 1855 inquiry
Sir TR Mayne testified on the Wednesday provisions for July 1 as police prepare at 9 and 2 o'clock near Lord Grosvenor's house and Wyde Park. The plan includes reserves, divisions, and notices to disperse rioters. Mayne defended actions and noted riot act implications and later testimony from police officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TR. Mayne
O’brien
Lord R. Grosvenor
Vinestreet
Vine-street Station
Vine-street
King-street
Marylebone-lane
Park-street
Wydepark
Hyde Park Corner
Mumane Society House
Kensington Gardens
Walton Street
Stanhope Gate
Marble Arch
Kensington Station
Triumphal Arch
Hyde-park Corner
Knightsbridge
Stanhope-gate
RK. Grosvenor
Slyde Park
Ry Mayne
Reynolds
Hughes
0. P
R. Mayne
Metropolitan Force
Fry
Tidd Pratt
L. Sedgwick
Capt. Paget
Col. Lindsay
M.P
The New Beer Act Report of the Committee
The committee reports difficulty in full inquiry due to lateness of session and time. It urges amending the Sale of Beer Act of 1854 to allow Sunday opening from one to three and five to eleven in the afternoon and to remove the term bona fide from clause one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Addresses to Electors of Marylebone and Southwark
Addresses dated July 23 1855 from B Great Stanhope Street and Winning Motuswork Eaton Place urge electors to reelect the incumbents as they serve as President of the General Board of Health and Secretary of State for the Colonies. They boast of local improvements and war support, with pledges to continue public works and vigorous effort for a just peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marylebone
Southwark
Gentiemery
General Board’ of Health
House of Commons
Vienna
Soutilwark
Guntlemen
Colonies
Great Britain
Turkey
Russia
Black Sea
Eaton-place
Destruction of a 120 year old elephant in Birmingham
In Birmingham two officials attempted to euthanize a 120 year old elephant owned by Mr Wombwell. After chloroform and poisons failed, they tried a knife and then a bullet to end the animal’s suffering, but the efforts proved unsuccessful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kintina
Lernant
Wombwell
Ek, Vince
Llewitt
Birmingham
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
Hyde Park Commission
Mayne
H. Berkeley
Great Stanhope-street
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