State of Ireland before Union and Protestant power
The piece reviews Ireland on the eve of the Union, detailing Catholic and Protestant agitation for independence in 1798, the Orange persecution after the rebellion, and the harsh treatment of Catholics like Mr. Hay. It cites habeas corpus suspensions, prison ships, and miscarriages of justice, arguing persecution shaped loyalty and helped drive Catholics toward England as a refuge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Dungannon
Rotunda
Flood
Orange
Hay
Wexford
Wesford
Mr. Hay
Dublin
King’s Bench
Clonmel
Lord Fitzwilliam
England
Lake
Vinegar Hill
Hunter
United States
Lord Kingsborough
Kitty
Baron Smith
General Grese
Lord Cornwallis
Earl of Donoughmore
Justice Chamberlain
Price of bread in the metropolis and court notices
Market updates report bread price cuts due to English wheat supply and bonded imports, with loaves reduced to 8d and 6 1/2d. The column also covers legal interruptions, charity reports, clemency notes, royal arrivals, funerals, and fashion trends from the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.
Representation of Bucks and London News
Representation of the County of Bucks notes Mr C Baggott Murray may resign his Bucks seat when the Chandos heir comes of age next September. It adds that a select committee on election petitions may not meet until after Easter. London and Birxton Railway reports weekly traffic and revenue. O Connell invited to Liverpool reform meeting. A Journal of Commerce item protests dismissing anti Christian voices in Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucks
C. Baggott Murray
Murray
Marquis of Chandos
Duke of Buckingham
Exection
East Indies
China
Esmeralda
Zollverein
Singapore
Koln Zeitung
Manchester Guardian
Hvrtt
Ganges
Blythe
All Packet
92D Highlanders
Fife Herald
London and Bricuton Railway
O'Connell
Liverpool
Reformers
O’connell
Birmingham
Coventry
Ventleman
Journal of Commerce
Ten Hours Agitation Moves Across Manchester 1844
Delegates from twenty four manufacturing towns gather in Manchester for the Ten Hours Bill campaign. Resolutions praise Lord Ashley and Parliament while urging continued pressure, with memorials calling for dismissal of Sir James Graham and a common hall in London to press the cause. A Islington Clerkenwell meeting supports ending late hours, citing widespread factory work harms and noting gains from earlier closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
London
Her
House of Commons
England
Lord Ashley
John Russell
Lord Howick
Francis Egerton
J. S
Victoria
Great Britain and Ireland
Lancashire Central
County of
Lancaster
Home Department
James Graham
Groncz Hiacincxorron
City of London
Crown
House of Comamons
Lanour
Islington
Clerkenwell
Churchstreet
Metropolitan Drapers’ Association
Daniel Wilson
Venn
Holloway
Auriol
Hughes
Rogers
Hill
Owen
Lillwalls
Foskey
Davis
Dickson
Central Society
Exeter Hall
Emerson Tennent
Pimlico
Chelsea
Lillwall
Quicksilver Parcel Rumor and French Harbour Plans
A specimen shows quicksilver imported from China packed in bamboo. Part of the import costs 4s 6 1/2d per pound and may rival Spanish supplies. French naval harbor improvements are outlined, with funds totaling 46 million francs for Marseilles Havre and Bordeaux works, plus lighthouse and auxiliary harbor plans. Workers at the Mint are striking off new coinage for April dividends as old weights exchange ends soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Spain
Eapick Harpours
Mediterranean
Channel
Marseilles
Havre
Bordeaux
Jaliette
Bone
Martigues
Taz Roya Mixt
Capture of a Leicester Square gambling house near Marlborough Street
A large police force led by Afr Superintendent Baker raided 16 Leicester Place Leicester Square on Monday night capturing owner John Harlow and 22 others involved in a gambling operation. Officers seized tables wheels counters and cash while sentencing ranged from 14 days to fines of 40s to 59. The operation followed a conmanCaptain Rogers and a Mendicity Society officer Horsford who posed as a local resident to gain entry and trigger the apprehension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afr
Baker
Leicester-place
Leicester-square
John Harlow
John Lang
Lewis Barland
Luke Brown
Augustus Mevas
Thomas Dowling
John Smith
Joseph Patgrieu
John Martin
Robert Field
William Lewis
John Braner
Dominique
John Rasper
Louis Bernard
Pierre Entippie
Herkof Herman
James Smith
John Clark
Bernard Setiling
Edward Rossill
John Rogers
Benjamin Rotile
John Higgins
John Fitzallen
John Riley
James Johnson
Horsford
Rogers
Mendicity Society
Devonshire
London
Leicester Square
Jengih
Marlborough-street
Harlow
Lang
Barland
Brown
Flower
Baxer
Commissioners of Police
Leicester Place
Thomas Pettit
St. Ann’s
Jooseph Gillam
St. Ann's
Leicester
Tnepector Beresford
Long
Bernsford
No. 16
M. le Breet
Maltby
Bernard
Mevas
Dowling
Smith
Patgriew
Fitzpatrick
Patgrieu
Herman
Clarke
Leffling
Alonsieur
Mr. Maltby
Rossill
RofHe
Higgins
Inspector Beresford
Captain Rogers
Fitzallen
Riley
Jones
Johnson
Inquest Directed in Drowning Case at Mile End
In Mile End road at the New Globe tavern an inquest on George Furley aged eighteen months determined that his death resulted from the wilful murder by his mother Mary Furley who attempted to drown herself and child in Regent's canal near Mile End bridge. The jury committed Mary Furley to Newgate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trachan
Baker
New Globe Tavern
Mile-end-road
George Furley
Mary Furley
Regent's Canal
Mile-end-bridge
Lambeth Street
Causes and Remedies for the Nation's Distress by John Wade
A compact treatise by John Wade examining the nation's distress and proposing remedies. Wade, known for The Chronological History of Britain and The History and Political Philosophy of the Productive Classes, outlines causes, duties, and measures to restore prosperity and order within the state. The work blends historical insight with political philosophy to argue for reform and practical policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John.wade
Britain
Remedies by Legislation for National Distress
Part II outlines remedies for national distress through legislation, capital, and workers. It argues for expanding the home market by boosting consumption via education, housing, sanitation, and better wages, while enlarging farming and industry to widen employment. Legislation should promote agricultural improvement, drainage, better husbandry, and tenant reforms to lower costs and raise purchasing power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales
Scotland
Lord Kames
Earl Fitzwilliam
London exports of precious metals for week ending Thursday
Official weekly returns from the port of London show silver coin sent to Rotterdam 26000 oz and to Belgium 6000 oz while New York received 618 oz. Silver bars shipped to Hamburg 16800 oz and to Rotterdam 13500 oz. Small sales included 78 oz coin to New York and £190 to Port Philip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rotterdam
Belgium
New York
Hamburg
Port Philip
Also Mentioned on This Page
Laake
New South Wales
Ricar
Baron Brady
Cork
Bennett
Q.C
Bar
St. Ayye’s Society
Bishopsgate
Alderman Johnson
Brixton
Madras
Cuvurcu Katti
Richey
John Wilkins
Richmondplace
Brighton
Aylmer Haly
James Cranbourne Strode
Her Majesty
John Bradshaw
William Alger
Benjamin Wood
James Edwards
Hapyan
Saracen’s Inn
Hadnal
Oxford
Dean
Walshe
Brighton Guardian
Buckingham Palace
Prince Albert
St. James's
Germany
Prince Consort
Amrival Oy Hern
Woolwich
Oatend
Duchess of Kent
Royal Marines
Lord Bloomfield
Francis Collier
Greenwich
Ostend
Dover
H.R.H
Continent
Paris
Switzerland
Paince Albert
Hampshire Advertiser
Gosport
Tars
Marning
Quentin
Earl of Lonsdale
Twickenham
Euston Square
Lowther Castle
Lowther Church
Prussia
Hampton Court
Polytechnic Review
Brussels
Gros de Naples
Paille de Riz
Baris
Part
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!