Flood washes away stage for iron bridge on Irwell
Heavy rain raised the Irwell, washing away a contractor stage at Hunt's bank for the planned railway bridge. The upright of the temporary bridge was broken, sections fell, but no lives were lost. A new wooden bridge is planned to be ready by the 20th with £40 from the councils toward costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Irwell
Messrs. Pawling and Henfrey
Hunt's Bank
Bridge Street
Salford
Wilson
Hunt’s Bank
Victoria Bridge
New Bailey
Hunt
Messrs. Bowers and Murray
Selford
Manchester Town Council
Salford Commissioners of Police
Dowlais House
Wrenn
Jarrett
Parker
J. Evans
Merthyr
Baronet
Dowlais
Reading
Berks
Abingdon
Children narrowly escape poisoning from poisonous nuts in Edinburgh
In Edinburgh near Jamaica Street, a shopkeeper dumped foreign nuts on the street causing about thirty children to eat them. They suffered vomiting and other poisoning symptoms. nine ill in one building and two to three in several families. All were on the mend by Monday evening after rapid medical aid. The nuts tasted bitter, heightening the surprise at their consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epinpurcu
Jamaica-street
Edinburgh
Divett and London election vote clash explained
The article retells how Mr. Divett elected to pair with Sir Gregory Lewin for the London contest, then traveled to vote for Mr. Pattison after a dispute over a missing register entry. It notes Divett’s swift vote and indignant response to the alleged manipulation, with further mortality and railway traffic data alongside a cheese sale report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Divett
City of Lendon
Gregory Lewin
Doncaster
London
Pattison
Baring
Gregory
Mr. Divett
Byetock
Bostock
Mernopolis
Enxetano
Scarletina
Ramway
Liverpool
Cambridge
George Washington
New York
Liverpool Albion
O Connell Leads Repeal Meeting with Sturge Letter Read
The Repeal Association at Conciliation Hall hears a message from Joseph Sturge urging clear aims for Ireland within the United Kingdom. O Connell defends the peaceful path, outlines Irish parliamentary supremacy, and calls for support of proposed repeal resolutions. Meeting adjourns after setting a weekly repeal rent of £1141 10s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tresham Gregg
O'Connell
John Molony
Joseph Sturge
Hear
Sturge
Irish Repeal Association
Birmingham
Ireland
England
Repeal Association
United Kingdom
Joseph St Tunee
Mr. O'Connell
Great Britain
Mr. Sturge
Saratoga
Burgoyne
America
House of Commons
Victoria
Queen Victoria
Difficult Case of Conscience at Elliston's Theatre
In Dublin a dispute unfolds over keeping promises and free admission. Elliston stalls Coronation access claiming oath compliance while aiding Ebenezer Ironsides by arranging free entry via a phony front, then postpones the show and ends with a revelrous Bath hotel gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliston
Drury-lane Theatre
Delphni
Devine
Stratford-place
Birmingham
London
Tim Nicke
Bardsley
Ironsides
Gratis
Mr. Ironsides
Tim Nicka
Bum-Bailey
Mr. Tron Sides
Post
the Herald
Bones
Tim Nicks
Ebenezer Ironsides
Ebenezer
Tyson
Ockey Clarke
Bath
Tragic Scottish tale of Jean Hamilton and Johnie Faa
The tale follows Jean Hamilton daughter of the Earl of Haddington who loves Johnie Faa of Dunbar. Her father arranges a rich marriage to the Earl of Cassilis. Jean flees with Johnie Faa when the gipsey band abducts him, the earl pursues and imprisons the lovers. Fifteen gipseys are hanged under a plane tree, then Johnie and Jean face doom as countess witnesses the executions. The countess endures lifelong disgrace while her husband forces the scene, ending with a tragic, memory-haunted staircase and carved figures symbolizing the lost lovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnie Faa
Scotland
Jean Hamilton
Earl of Haddington
Tourney
Jean
Haddington
John Fan
Dunbar
Earl of
Cassilis
Johnie Fan
Earl of Cassilis
Edinburgh
Lady Jean
Johnie Faas
Doon
Sir John Fan
Maybole
Johnie
Attacks by Rebecca Rioters Near Pontyberem
Nightly patrols posted at Mr Newman’s house after a raid by Rebecca rioters. Private Jackman of the 73rd fired in defense as 30 to 40 men approached. Police and troops pursued but the assailants vanished into the night amid ongoing unrest across Glamorgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontyberen
Gwendraith Ironworks
Anthracite Iron Company
Rebeccanteg
Newman
Tierney
London Police
73D Foot
Pontyberem
Rebeccaiies
Canal Bridge
Mr. Newman
Gwendraith Mountain
Jackman
73D
Houghton
South Wales
Swansea
Pentre
Penllwyn Robert
Gibbs
Llangafelach
St. John
Glamorgan
Canvict
Special Commission
John Hughes
Loyalty in Masquerade at Surrey Theatre 1830
During the Reform Bill excitement Elliston, lessee of the Surrey, dressed as Falstaff with horns for Herne the Hunter. The troupe sang God Save the King as various actors entered in Shakespearean roles, declaring loyalty to the crown in a festive tableau.
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Somerville
Vincent
Catherine
Rosalind
Old Williams
Scotch Williams
Shylock
Vale
Wight
King
Robert William
Surrey Theatre
Elliston
Herne the Hunter
Andjo
Dibdin Pitt
Asbury
Warwick
Tom
One
the Hortons
Ariel
New Food for Sheep and Town News Items
In Geneva autumn 1837 horse chestnuts fed to fattening sheep at specific per bushel price, given crushed two pounds per sheep morning and evening. Geneva mutton noted for rich flavour. Also reports on a branding eye injury from quick lime misadventure, Sheffield drainage inquiry, university honours, ship gale impacts, a rare inland cormorant, and the wreck of the Europe brig near Narva Bay with survivor account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
England
Wales
Wall
Pas-de-Calais
Towns Commission
James Smith
Deanston
Sheffield
Chadwick
G. Crossland
Smith
Leeds
York
Hull
Halifax
Flocton
Highway Board
Lee
Raynor
Firth
Sheffield Mercury
University OF Lendox
George Jessel
University College
Wm. Ridout Wills
Univerity College
Bunnell Lewis
Joseph Ash Baynes
Stepney College
Albert Mott
Reading
General Steam Navigation Company
Menai
Goodburn
Brighton
Havre
Channel
Dieppe
Venezuela
Shoreham Harbour
London
Chertsey
New Ham
Dundee
Europe
Bridie
Narva Bay
John
Repeal Meeting Prosecutions and Local Incidents Across Cork
A Cork correspondent reports government efforts to gather information to bolster prosecutions dating back to the Mallow repeal meeting. The piece notes police informants and a possible intimation from Dublin Castle, plus a morning consultation with Mr O Connell's counsel. Also described are a Kensington street court case for indecent exposure and a new Kensall Green church stone-laying ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opstix
Clifden
Galway
O’connell
Frederick Bond Hughes
Ireland
Constabulary
Kemmis
Crown
Repeal Association
Dublin Castle
Dublin
O'Connell
Mr. O’connell
Grand
Special Commission
Wales
Justice Burton
Pennefather
State of Ireland
Tag Police
Cork Mail
Mallow
Cork
Percy
Crawford
Anderson
Orange
Castle
Evening Mail
Merrionsquare
Orange Party
Marlborough Street
William Brown
Davies Street
Berkeley Square
Ann Teague
Alfred Jones
Grosvenor Street
Hardwick
Westminster Bridewell
Cuuren
Kinsall Green
Kensall Green
Archdeacon Lonsdale
King’s College
All Souls College
Oxford
Kensington
Willesden
Little Broughton
Cockermouth
John Atkinson
Great Broughton
Thomas
John
Lamb
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Literary Chronicle
The
Noah Yardly
Calaban
Gough
Cardinal Wolsey
Henry VIII
Ainsworth
William Maginns
Miss Skelton
Tynringham
Kendal
Casailis
Tymringham
Fraser
Louis Philippe
Puginiemi
Pugin
Fitzboodle
Boccaccio
Beyrley
Ledbury
Ingoldsby
United SrErvick
United Service
Spain
France
Fisuer
Colonial Magazine
George Etheridge
Beau Nash
Lavuper
Lonpoy
New York Magazine
Chambers's Journal
John Bull
State of South Wales
Mrs. Vale
Buckingham
Harry Kemble
Osbaldiston
Richard III
Ntile Elliston
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