Great City of London Corporation Reform Measure
The court of common council discussed a sweeping reform plan proposed to Parliament to amend the George I act on city elections. The report urges franchise extension to ratepayers, consolidates voting rules for mayoral officers, and consolidates polls to one day, with safeguards and new ward equalization, aiming for a practical local representation overhaul. The committee favors printing, a member briefing, and early ministerial consultation before final approval.
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Court of Common Council
Wire
George I
House of Commons
Bishopsgate-without
Bishopsgate
Bridge Without
London Bridge
St. Bartholomew the Great
the Less
City of
London
Richard the Second
Farringdon
Court of Aldermen
James Duke
St. Thomas's Day
Anderton
Trial by Jury Commemoration at Blackfriars Dinner Rallys Supporters
At Radsley’s Hotel Bridge Street Blackfriars W J Fox presided for a forty ninth anniversary dinner honoring the jury acquittal of Hardy Tooke Thelwall and others. Speakers praised jury independence the sovereignty of the people and the Corresponding Society with tributes to Erskine Gibbs and O Connell.
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Home Tooke
Hardy
Thelwell
Aolcroft
Radsley’s Hotel
Bridge Street
Blackfriars
W. J. Fox
Richard Taylor
Alexander Galloway
W. Pritchar
Colonel Thompson
Dr. Hodgson
P. A. Taylor
James Coppock
J. P. Burnard
H. Patten
Dr. Simpson
David Pirie
J. Gurney
E. B. Geary
Charles Horsley
Robespierre
Britain
Pitt
Bury
Tooke
Thelwall
Galloway
Newgate
Mr. Galloway
Dr. W. Hodgson
Corresponding Society
Mr. Hodgson
Mr. Parry
Parry
Erskine
Gibbs
Tocke
England
America
Ireland
O'Connell
Pattison dinner backs free trade in Southwark
A Tuesday night dinner by Pattison supporters at the Three Tuns in St. Margaret's Hill celebrated free trade triumphs in London. Guests included W. Hawes, Pattison, and others as toasts praised free trade. Pattison spoke grateful for support, pledged to back measures over men, and urged unity for future contests.
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Pattison
M.P
Southwark
Three Tuns Tavern
St. Margaret's Hill
London
W. Hawes
B. Hawes
Travers
James Wilson
Heppell
George Wansey
Scotland
Paris
Therm
Lord John Russell
House of Commons
City of London
Pocock
Traverse
Baringites
Bribery claims taint election polling as Pattison faces losses
The report describes a heated election scene where Bribery oathes were reportedly offered to Jewish electors by Mr. Barings' agents. It notes Pattison's vote loss on polling day and suggests a large majority for his opponent. Attendees believed many valid votes were blocked by the alleged coercion. Mr. Travers urged renewed effort for Pattison and hailed the defeat of his adversaries.
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Pattison
Baring
Travers
Mansion House Banquet to Dissenting Ministers in London
A Lord Mayor hosted a large banquet for leading dissenting clergymen and influential laymen, with toasts to Civil and Religious Liberty. Rev. Burnet praised liberty while condemning past penal laws against dissenters. the Mayor defended education reform and personal conviction. Dr. Bunting and other ministers voiced support for education by religious groups and mutual aid among denominations.
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Burnet
God
James Graham
Bunting
Mr. Burnet
Reed
Leifchild
Vote of Censure on Alderman Gibbs at St Stephen's Walbrook
A vestry meeting at St Stephen's Walbrook adjourned to obtain full accounts from Alderman Gibbs amid accusations of garbled ledgers and concealed parish affairs. The vote of censure and demand for papers were proposed, with calls to extend adjournment and open vestries to Parliament for accountability.
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Alderman Gibbs
St. Stephen's
Walbrook
Chancery
Rock
Gibbs
London
Mr. Rock
Eddiston
Williams
St. Stephen
Flight
Howett
Coventry
Mr. Howett
Homer
Dr. Croly
Diary of Travel and Adventures IX Arrent Invi
A London review of Lieutenant-Colonel Davidson’s Travel and Adventures IX critiques Indian diaries for humor and blunt truth. It highlights passages on British rule in India, mocked governance, ruined cities, and vivid prison life imagery with observations on wealth decline and population pressures.
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Davidson
London
Henry Colburn
Hindoos
India
Gil Bias
N. Bruce
Clever Expedient In A Grim Bargain With A Priest
A narrator vents hunger and vows to kill a cow calf to feed his cattle. He pleads with a Hindoo Punditjee and, terrified, the priest agrees to fetch meat. In hours, a party arrives with enough provisions, and the narrator boasts of his talents in law and politics as the episode closes.
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Punditjee
Accessibility and corruption in Indian judiciary dialogue
A speaker argues India needs cheaper government and more accessible civil servants. He cites a landholder who fears approaching a high official and laments costly false claims. The piece extols a judge must be accessible, praises Captain Murray for prompt rulings, and calls for market-like openness to curb bribery while reducing costs for natives.
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Tam
India
Kotwal
Murray
ReligiouS rites and bustling Ganga pilgrims scene detailed
The account describes pilgrims along the river bank near a main street where rich visitors stay in compounds and the poor sleep outdoors. Hair shaving crowds, barbers thriving, infants dunked in cold river water, and numerous fakirs with striking features populate a vivid, sometimes grotesque procession.
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Ganga
Krishnaa
Rima
Maharaj
Classical weight tale sparks Troy weight debate
The passage notes the historical name Troy weight and recalls Eueas carrying his father from Troy. It criticizes ciphering-books for claiming twenty four carats in one penny weight and jokes about attempting to obtain twenty four carrots at pennyweight cost.
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Troy
Eueas
Armorial Bearings and The Potato Song
The item blends notice of armorial bearings with a satirical poem about the potato. It references Jewish merchants and duties on crest-like insignia, then presents The Song of the Potato praising storage and lasting virtue while mocking plant drama and modern romance writers. It mentions a phraselike gloss about a ship crest and a motto Such is life.
The Merry Feast and the Rogue Who Skewed Spectacles
In a crowded hall Sir Geoffry de Buggyns presides over merriment with bold talk of noble aid and shared wine. The scene shifts to reports from Widdicombe and Afghan campaigns, detailing vivid stage performances, captivity, and Lady Sale’s dramatic reunion, ending with literary notices and plans for faster imperial mail routes.
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Buggynsdale Hall
Merlin
Sir Geoffry de Buggyns
Buggynsdale
Everard
Geoffry
Blount
Knight
Gramercy
Fortescue
Piers of Pokingham
Cabool
Widdicombe
Astley
Afghanistan
Akpan Kuan
Akbar Khan
Khoord Cabal Fort
Ghuznee
Etoren
Lonpoy and Brighton Railway Week Traffic Report 1843
Week ending Sunday November 5 1843 shows 10490 passengers and total revenue of 3880 pounds 7s 10d from passengers and goods. The figures include 3402 pounds 4s 3d from passengers and 478 pounds 38s 7d from goods.
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Lonpoy and
Brighton
Honourable Society
Henry Mills
Vincent Stuckey Lean
John W. Martin Fonblanque
Wm. Partridge
David Morrin
David Wm. Nash
Thomas Chaloner. Smith
Nelson
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Great City of London
Wark
Py Post
Treasury
Lords of the Treasury
Higgs
Royal Standard
Vauxhall Road
Joseph Auley
Royal Navy
Windsor Terrace
Brumshill
James Hornsby
C.J. Carttar
Duke’s Head Tavern
Dartmouth-row
Blackheath
Henry Absalom
Absalom and Stubbs
Cannon Street
City
Batten
Vauxhall Bridge
George and Vulture Tavern
Cornhill
Barron
Her Majesty
Suite
Fearon
Thames
Southwark Bridge
R.M
Meek, Gent
Fowler Hicks
Meek
Mr. Meek
Mrs. Meek
Mitchell
Sutton Bonnington
Casey
John Hands
Charles Chadborn
John Webster
County Hall
Chadborn
Mansion House
Humphery
Literary Chronicle
Delhi
Agra
Booranpore
Aurangabad
Hindoo
Mohammadan
Malthus
Goodwin
Leadenhall Street
Gros de Naples
Burkundauze
Punen
Waterloo Bridge
Punch
Sir Geoffry DE Buggynss
George Selwyn
George the Third
Cocker
M. Scribe
Auber
Merry
Tae Peorre
Treeland
William Strange
Montgomery Martin
Waghorn
R.N
Smith, Elder, and Co
Hon. East India Company
China
Aden
Egypt
Alexandria
Malta
The
East India Company
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