Miscellany notes and oddities from early 1844 postings
A collage of notices and anecdotes: postal bag deliveries to towns, Admiralty vessel sailing from Woolwich, Bank of England loan terms, a Webster presidency letter reply, a Camberwell inquest on a newborn found near Primrose Hill, political and legal squabbles, a Lincoln’s Inn field attempted walk, a Dublin style prize fight report, education in the East and various racing and auction items with oddities and local scandal.
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Moro
Barnsley
Belper
Chester-le-Street
Werlingto
Derby
Deshete
Les Leicester
Nottingham
Jeffielda
Woolwich
Bank of England
United States
New Hampshire
Aniel Webster
Webster
Canning
Murpes
G. I. Mills
Middlesex
Elephant and Castle
Camdentown
Burnham
Regent’s Park
Primrose Hill
Cooper
St. Pancras
Johnson
Harrisburg
Lindenwold
Martin van Buren
Kinderhook
New York Courier
Bariston
White Lion Hotel
Spark
Bucknall and Spark
Great Western Railway Company
Gladstone
House of Commons
Clare Constabulary
Tomkins Brew
Nenagh Guardian
James Osbourne
Farndouron
Newark
Emerald Isle
Childs
America
Gainaborough
Osbourne
Pat
Stamford Mercury
Donna Maria
Portugal
Donizetti
Don Sebastian
East India House
East India Company
India House
Court of Directors
C. Napier
Scinde
Tate
G. Smythe
Cochrane
O'Israeli
Rous
Robert Peel
Smith O'Brien
Ireland
East
Nelson
India
Bombay
John Johnson
Thames
Mary Pilgrim
Poplar New Town
Elizabeth
John Vickers
Windsor
Buckinghamshire
Elizabeth Hancock
Bowchurch
Romford
Ion Cowanty Prizz Fiest
Dover
Tass Parker
Tipton
Wm. Perry
Parker
Perker
Caurros
Monsieur Petit
Leicestershire
Messrs
Tattersall
Monarch
Tattersall's
Chester
F. A. Millbank
Sir Robert
Sharrat
the Prior
Collett
Cradock
Pagan
Tuting
Tacita
Stephenson
Freedom
Gough
Greenfinch
Lord Westminster
Martyr
W. Dawson
Merry Andrew
Lord Eglintoun
Jamie Forest
Lovesey
D. Cook
Forth
Scott
John Day
Rogers
Crockford
Peel
Orlando
Lord Maidstone
A. Wood
Quinns
Loadstone
G. Heathcote
Bowes
Payne
Thornhill
Ae Sadler
Johnny Broome
Alchin
Fra Diavolo and Aged Forty at Drury Lane and Adelphi
The Drama, c c reviews Fra Diavolo with Mr Wood in the lead and praises Mrs Wood in Zerlina. Fortescue shines in Aged Forty, while The Young Scamp debuts with Keeley and Sala praised. Adelphi hosts Antony and Cleopatra with Wright and Miss Murray, etc.
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Paincess
Fra Diavolo
Mr. Wood
Miss Fortescue
Drury Lane
Scamp
Joseph
Mildew
Keeley
Madame Sala
E. Homner
Adelphi Theatre
Wright
Miss Murray
Selby
Miss Woolgar
Cleopatra
Antony
Mr. Antony
Racing Odds and National Steeplechase Report
Sporting intelligence covers Tattersall's betting on multiple horses including Sir Robert The Prior and Tacita, plus long lists of odds and results from the Liverpool National Steeplechase. It notes limited betting, key favourites like Cockamaroo and Ionian, and the Derby Oaks outcomes with The Ugly Buck. The Liverpool event featured 16 runners, Discount winning by a wide margin, with The Returned, Tom Tug, and Caesar also placing, in heavy ground and a near sixteen minute time.
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Dawson
Merry Andrew
Tuting
Gough
D. Cook
Lord Eglinton
Jamie Forest
Lovesey
Kent
Robert
Pharaoh
Tacita
John Day
Peel
Lord
Exeter
Forth
Leander
Crockford
Orlando
Lichtwald
Maidstone
Quin
A. Wood
G. Heathcote
Campanero
Mr. Bowas
Payne
Wat
Thornhill
Ongley
R. W. Bulkeley
Batson
Mr. Bradshaw
Sir Isaac
Loadastone
Feig-a-Ballagh
Liverpool
Eglintoun
Lynn
Wiverton
Discount
Marengo
Mr. Quatermaine
Crickmere
S. Crawfurd
Scott
F. Goodrickens
Beckley
Cesar
Barker
Albion
Lowland
Tom Tug
Peter Simple
Charity
Caravven
Gapglad
Robinson
Heslington
Gyre
Coser
Consul
Laged
Fitzmonarch
Magic
Luther
Robin Adair
Louis Philippe
Zo Zengaro
Saucepan
Little Peter
Nimrod
Seizure of Otaheite by the French shocks Paris papers
Paris papers publish Queen Pomare's letters to Admiral Dupetit Thouars and to Louis Philippe protesting France's occupation of Tahiti. They include the French admiral's report and the English commodore's criticism, with strong press comments in Paris condemning the move and noting British intervention.
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Otaheite
Paris
Queen Pomare
Dapetit Thouars
Louis Philippe
Nicolas
Dupetit Thouars
Papelle
France
Hontononta
Pomane
Tahitii
Pomare
Thouars
Bay of Papaiti
Tahiti
England
Society Islands
Doureti Thouars
Papeete Harbour
Pomaroe
Elmo
Europe
Provisional Government
Lavaud
Valparaiso
M. Guizot
Siécle
Journal Des Debats
London
House
Lof Commons
National
French policy on Tahiti occupation and English influence examined
In a mid 1840s debate, M Guizot delays action while Lord Cowley hints at disavowing occupation. Le Monde and Charivari mock English power, with Sir Robert Peel and Guizot traded notes on Tahiti. Fontaine defends the government as presses in France and England clash over Admiral Dupetit Thouars actions.
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M. Guizot
Pomare
Lord Cowley
Tuileries
England
Robert Peel
Otaheite
Sir Robert Peel
London
Carthage
France
Guizor
M. Fontaine
London Morning Post
Journal Des Tribunaur
Dupetit Thouars
J Journa
Entente Cordiale
Afessager
Tahiti
Chamber of Deputies
Courrier Francais
Presse
Pritchard
Worldwide News Briefs From Atlantic Despatches and Europe
A digest from United States and European sources reports Senate debates over Oregon territory expansion, cotton market movements in New York, and Spain’s Alicante bombardment with dispatches on Yucatan, Mexican politics, and Paris stock activity. Paris notes Boulnton and others facing a Clerkenwell theater raid, while Oxford protests poor law changes and London sees a controversial stage raid crackdown. Also covers Stockholm king’s health bulletins and Stock exchange prices.
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George Washington
Liverpool
New York
Duchess of Orleans
Havre
Senate
Hannegan
Indiana
Oregon Territory
England
Montreal Gazette
Kingston
Buchanan
Cork and
Connaught
Welland Canal
Charles Metcalfe
James Macaulay Higginson
New Orleans
Texas
Congress
United States
House
Mexico
Californias
Montezuma
Vera Cruz
Campeachy
Yucatan
New Fork Journal of Commerce
Mexican Republic
General Congress
Paris
Aube
Brest
M. Barrot
France
Hayti
MM. Barrot
Republic
Orleans
Rouen
Avignon
Cours Authentique
Rente de
Naples
London
Rente de Naples
Spain
Madrid
Alicante
Jose de la Concha
Alicant
Roncali
Olozaga
Portugal
Seville
Hampunen
Stockholm
Free Trade and Profits Echo in Cotton Twist Redivious No VI
The brief item touts free trade as a path to high profits and good wages while noting cheap bread as a key benefit. It frames the era’s economic rhetoric around cotton markets and labor conditions without detailing specific events or dates.
Man of One Idea and the Corn Provision Grievances
A clipped divergent letter from Philo Twist extols the virtues of a Man of One Idea while urging balance in political debate. It cites abolition, prison reform, vaccination, the New River, and gas lighting as pioneering efforts, and suggests addressing smaller issues like the enclosed alongside broader topics.
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England
Videlicet
Philo Twist
Printer Certifies Receipt of Mr Twist Letter for Weekly Chronicle
The Printer of the Weekly Chronicle confirms receiving a letter addressed to him in Mr Twist's handwriting. An Autograph Note asks the printer to publish the enclosed in the Weekly Chronicle with Mr Twist's consent. The Editor agrees noting Mr P Twist's copy reads better than Mr C Twist's. Dated Imposing Stone Friday Morning.
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Weekly Chronicle
P. Twist
C. Twist
Stone
Letter to Sir Frederick Pollock on Cheap Law and the Poor
A correspondent urges Sir Frederick Pollock, HM Attorney General, to oppose the idea that Parliament offers cheap law. The letter argues cheap law harms the poor, inflates local oppression via local acts, and favors the rich, merchants, and officials. It condemns Huckstering Trust and small debts enforcement as ruinous, proposing limits or abolition for debts under forty shillings and wage attachment safeguards.
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England
Birmingham
Butt
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