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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Nov 03, 1839

Page

6

Meeting of the Metropolitan Assistant Drapers Association

A Crown and Anchor meeting chaired by H G War examined the harsh long hours faced by assistants and employers in the London drapery trade. Speakers urged moderation, education, and reform, proposing eight to nine hours in winter and summer adjustments, with Saturday nights exempt. The committee reported limited membership but urged legislative and social solutions to improve health, happiness, and productivity.

Drapers’ Association H. G. War Allich England Beecher Exeter Hall Taylor Ward Redmain Neill Davis Smith

Demise of Earl of Kingston Prompts Irish Peer Vacancy

The Dublin Mail notes the Earl of Kingston's death creates a vacancy in the Irish representative peerage with Lord Muskerry a candidate to represent peers in Parliament. Gazette items detail imperial appointments, commissions to study London-Edinburgh links, and unsettled European monetary conditions affecting London bills, with a drift of rates and banking pressures abroad.

Earl of Kingston Lord Muskerry Dublin Mail Dover Aberdeen Dundee Goole Lancaster Londonderry Portsmouth Southampton Sunderland Yarmouth East India Company Henry William Baynton T. Hardy Samuel Pym John Boscawen Savage K.C.B J. Whitley Deans Dudlas R.N Cunningham Liverpool United States Bank Europe America United States Messrs. Baring and Co Hamburg London Paris New York France England Bank of England

Duke of Bedford remembered as a kind landlord and donor

A London obituary notes the Duke of Bedford died at seventy four, leaving three sons from his first wife and a large family from his second. He lived mostly at Woburn as a country nobleman and benevolent landlord, supporting education, churches, and poor relief, while maintaining strong Whig principles and steady mercy. He rebuilt Woburn Abbey collections and Covent Garden Market, fostered art, and sustained charitable works, with the duchess dowager aiding in public benefaction. He is praised as a prudent, merciful, and unselfish figure whose legacy of charity endured.

Israel Duke of Bedford Lord Torrington Duke of Gordon Lord Wriothesley Charles Francis Woburn Lord Brougham Sterne Kaye Lincoln London Devonshire Bedfordshire Italy Woburn Abbey Canova, Westmacott, &Co&c Europe Hunt Abbey Russell Park Hayter Lord William Russell Covent-garden Market Woburn Church St. Dunstan's Fleet-street Blore F.S.A

Sculpture Gallery in Woburn Houses a Temple of Liberty

A Sculpture Gallery in Woburn houses a temple of liberty with an Ionic portico and busts of key Whig statesmen from the early 1800s. An inscription notes Francisco Russell Bedfordie duce indicatam and Joannes Russell heres ejus ex voluntate fratris momentes. A Garrard painting of the Duke of York and Lord Somerville led to a large folio engraving. The writer notes the duke may have been lord-lieutenant of Ireland in 1806 and recalls a 1816 brigand assassination scare. The duke donated 2000 pounds to the Metropolis Churches Fund.

Woburn Francisco Russell Bedfordie Joannes Russell Garrard Duke of York Lord Somerville Metropolis Churches’ Fund

Death of the Duke of Argyll at Inverary

The Duke of Argyll died at Inverary on Monday evening, reportedly from apoplexy after a ride and before dinner. Born 1768, he died in his 72nd year leaving no issue and was succeeded by his brother Lord John Campbell.

Duke of Argyll John Lord John Campbell Duke Earl of Argyll Lorn and Kintyre Earl of Campbell and Cowall Scotland Dunstaffnage Carrick Argyleshire Crown Regalia of British Museum Globe Inverary Glenary

Four men attack farmer and rob at Devizes fair

Matthew Dean, a farmer, was attacked by four men near a down. They seized his bridle, rifled pockets for a purse with three twenty pound notes, a sovereign, half an ounce in gold, and two pounds in silver. Dean pursued. others joined in the chase aided by Morgan, Hooper, and Sainsbury. The three suspects Waters and Sanders were captured. a third man lay dead on the road next morning. The inquest returned felo de se verdict, attributed to death from brain rupture due to exertion. A plate gift to Morgan funded by spectators.

Matthew Dean Devizes Fair North Wilts Bank Mr. Morgan Hooper George Waters Thomas Sanders Hitchcock Fisherton Staffordshire Morgan Deav

Fraud and deception in a pension fraud case at Chelsea Hospital

A pensioner Beresford alias John Conway and accomplice Middleton duped Mr. Langley a retired Liverpool tradesman turned traveler. Langley advanced funds for a supposed treasure spree at Vittoria and Lisbon, with rings and a chain used to bolster the deception. Langley’s loss is over £500. Middleton reveals the broader pattern of Beresford’s schemes spanning multiple years.

Pension Board of Chelsea Hospital Beresford John Conway Duke of Welington Vittoria Waterloo Middleton Langley London Liverpool England Holyhead Chester Falmouth Lisbon Mr. Langley

Turbulent Toledo Carlists seek pardon amid negotiations

Report from the Gazet of the 22d Oct notes 133 Carlists including two chiefs Latomino and Valentin Lopez negotiating with General Espartero. He demands they lay down arms and acknowledge Queen Isabella before granting liberty and a full pardon for political offences.

Jdrid Toledo Latomino Valentin Lopez Orense Espartero Ieabel Palillos Cabrera Valdepenas Daniel Whittle Harvey City of London Southwark Tur Charles Pearson Saunders Pearson Princes-street Drury-lane St. Giles’s Gem Gravesend Terrace Falcon Waterloo Bridge Devonport H. Tufnell Lord Minto Lords of the Treasury James St. Aubyn Woodham Mortimer Hart Woodham Mortimer Hall Essex Herald the Globe Earl of Clarendon Coney Henry Tufnell Treasury D. W. Harvey Tufnell Tourves Var St. Maximin Draguignan Galignani

Ev Envolent Fire and Life Insurance Prospectus at Strand

Enevolent Fire and Life Insurance and National Benefit Society promotes life, annuity, sickness, and endowment insurance for modest means. It offers fire insurance for small personal property with quarterly payments and sixpence quarterly duty. Prospectuses available at 361 Strand or via agents. Henry Wilson is actuary and secretary.

National Benefit Society Strand Lst Henry Wilson

Holloway's Universal Family Ointment praised by Mayo 1887

A letter from Herbert Mayo, senior surgeon, endorses Holloway's Universal Family Ointment as highly effective for ulcers, wounds, rheumatism, skin diseases, burns, and cancers. It notes 640 medical certificates from authorities and recommends Holloway's External Disease Pill as a supplementary treatment. Sold at Broad Street Buildings in London with prices listed.

Olloway Universal Family Herbert Mayo Middlesex Hospital King's College, London Thomas Holloway H. Mayo George-street Hanover-square Holloway King's Evil Her Majesty B. C. Brodie London

Money market closes with mixed prices across bonds

Market notes show Danish bonds and Colombian, Mexican, Brazilian issues trading firm to modestly higher. Declines seen in some British and Belgian issues while Paris and Westminster and London Joint Stock banks negotiate small premia. Greenwich and Southampton shares move within narrow ranges.

Great Western Brighton Ackwall Greenwich Southampton Paris and Westminster Bank London Joint Stock Bank

Insolvent and bankruptcy notices from the London Gazette

London Gazette lists insolvent W Gardiner of Wokingham and S Kent victualler of Salford. Bankruptcies include N Davis Westerham upholsterer J M D Kieffer Southampton Street baker R Archer Cheapside wine-merchant J Lasalle Muscovy Co. Nov 15 W Pearsall Birmingham. Partnerships dissolved include Pimlott Manchester common-brewers Clemitson Sinclair Bishopsgate Street T Field Smithfield white smiths Allford Kemthorne Sherborne bankers Taylor Lloyd Co Birmingham woollen-drapers Dobson York glass writers J and J. Dobson etc.

London Gazette W. Gardiner Wokingham Berks, Dealer and Chapman Ana Buetor S. Kent Salford Lancashire Victualler N. Davis Westerham Kent M. D. Kieffer Southampton-street Covent-garden Baker R. Archer Queen-street Cheapside J. Lasalle Muscovy- Co Pearsall Birmingham R. Bright Holborn-bars Drogeist Pay Peat G. Pimlott Manchester Clemitson and Sinclair Camomile-street Bishopsgate-street Morton ‘and Copeland Francis-street Tottenham-court-read Watkins and Vickers Baker-street Portman-square Wren and Thwaites Forge Keswick Cumberland Cox and Co Wood-street Warehouseraen

Bankruptcy Suppressed and Partnerships Dissolved Address Roll

London Gazette lists bankruptcy superseded for W Boam and a long slate of bankrupts including W Phillips W Francis J H Curtis R Richardson J Sheppard J Truscott C Burch T Johnston and others certificates granted to E Lloyd W Martin R Jordison C Taylor G Graham A Coy J Taylor J Taylor and more. Partnerships dissolved include D Kennett with J Kennett S Wilkinson with E Moorhouse Rimington with W Fothergill Mabbott with T Waller and S Waller F E Bingley with H Bingley Franks with E Franks L Gawtrey J A Smith and F B Coleman Middletons and others as listed.

London Gazette W. Boam Buxton Derbyshire W. Phillips Stanford Rivers Essex Dealer Chapman W. Francis Birmingham J. H. Curtis Soho-square R. Richardson Judd-street New-road J. Sheppard J. Truscott Manchester C. Burch Barnstaple Devon T. Johnston Lewes J. Haxworth Sheffield J. Hamilton W. H. Hamilton Calico-Printers E. Lloyd Broad Street Bloomsbury W. Martin Union-street Southwark Currier R. Jordison Stockton Durham C. Taylor C. Graham Liverpool A. M. Coy J. Taylor Central Bank of Livola Brotherston H. H. Richards Devonport H. P. Ramsey D. Kennett J. Kennett Chapel-street Belgrave-square S. Wilkinson E. Moorhouse Leeds S. Rimington W. Fothergill Gateshead J. Mabbott T. Waller Lancaster C. Roberts J. Simpson J. Pomroy W. A. Brander Shad Thames T. Fearnley J. Eastwood Little Town Liversedge Yorkshire Mary Middleton Ann Martin York Ann Smith Enocers Blackburn J. Cliff Wakefield B. Walker S. Walker E. Walker Mylholm Boyd and Stainland Halifax

London Marketeets Corn Exchange listing for Oct 28

London Corn Exchange report shows small wheat supply, firm demand for foreign wheat at premiums, higher malt and unchanged beans and oats. Prices for English and foreign grains listed with duties. Arrivals totals given for English wheat, barley, oats, flour and foreign grain. Wepyespay Oct 30 notes nominal English wheat. foreign demand steady, barley beans peas unchanged.

Mark-Lane

Smithfield market prices for livestock and meat

Mownpay October 30 reports beef at 3s 8d to 4s 6d per stone, mutton 4s 5d, veal 4s 2d to 5s 2d, pork 3s 2d to 4s 0d. Beef prime gains 2d per stone versus Friday. inferior beef steady. Mutton brisk but unchanged, veal sales strong.

Smithfield

Hungerford Market Fish and Poultry Prices

Fishy Market notes turbot prices from 12s to 16s and cod from 3s to 10s with assorted fish. fresh herrings 1s to 2s, eels 10d to 1s 8d per pound, Thames founders 2s to 236d per dozen. Poultry and game show geese 6s to 10s 6d, fowls 2s 9d to 5s, ducks 2s 6d to 2s 9d, rabbits 1s to 1s 6d, grouse 6s to 7s, pheasants 4s to 4s 6d. Supply moderate to good, trade dull to middling.

Hungerford Thames

Hay Market Prices Reported for Smithfield HunGerrorp and Recent’s Parc

Hay and straw prices across Smithfield HunGerrorp and Recent’s Parc show hay at 4 to 4 5s per load of 36 trusses in Smithfield and similar ranges in HunGerrorp. Clover markets hover around 5 to 5 58, with straw between 2 and 2 5s.

Smithfield

Coal prices with delivery charges added per ton

A listing of coal prices from multiple suppliers with delivery included. Prices range from 19s to 28s 6d per ton, various colliery names noted, plus a note that ships arrived totaling 208.

Coal Exchange Newmarch Northumberland Perkins Braddyll Hetton Haswell Lambton Russell Stewart Whitwell Hartlepool Adelaide Barrett Brown's Deanery Gordon South Durham Tees Hetton Tees Windleston Cowpen Hartley Llangennech

Births in Gloucestershire and Cheltenham

In Gloucester place the Lady Helena Cooke has a daughter. At Williamtrip Park Gloucestershire the wife of Sir H M Hicks Beach Bart has a daughter. On the 25th alt the Countess Albizzi has a son. On the 23d alt at Somerset house Cheltenham the wife of Major Roberts Bengal Artillery has a daughter.

Gloucester-place Helena Cooke Williamtrip Park Gloucestershire H. M. Hicks Beach, Bart Countess Albizzi Somerset-house Cheltenham Major Roberts Bengal Artillery

Printed at No. 387 Strand Middlesex 1889

Printed at No 387 Strand in Middlesex by Norris of Fetter Lane in St Andrew Holborn London published for the proprietor by Charles Penny at No 337 Strand Advertisements and communications requested Sunday November 3 1889

Strand

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