Letters by JT 1 SHS and the radical quest for reform
A long letter from JUVENAL to JOHN ROEBUCK urges radical leaders to elevate John Arthur Roenick as a steadfast Commons figure. It condemns Whigs while warning of Tory intimidation and calls for ballot reform and annual parliaments. It recounts a cruel incident by an official named Hudson and praises Roebuck as a model advocate.
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John Arthur Roenick
Dean Rorstek
Republic of the United States
Sir Roberts
Earl of Durham
John
Commons
Spectator
Manchester
Liverpool
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Leeds
Birmingham
Lyndhurst
Lord Melbourne
Scotland
England
Acta
Tuomas Hopson
Esquire
Robert Peel
Rome
Jast
Tebbutt
Windsor
Windsor Park
Hudson
Prince George
Clarkson
Austin
Arthur
Roebuck
Juvenal
Spanish Army Shakeups Mark Shifting Command in Madrid
General Rodil is removed from army command and cabinet seats. Narvaez takes over with 11,000 troops and pursuit of Gomez continues. Debates in the Cortes criticize Rodils leadership as failures mount. Lisbons counter revolution reports reach Madrid as the British government faces scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Maaorriid
Rodi
Gomez
Marescal del Campo Rivero
Vallarobledo
Alaix
Narvaez
Navambral
Berlangs
Utiel
Navaez
Madrid
Castellano
Jadraque
Peon
Rodil
Cortes
M. Domenech
Talavera
Ciudad Real
M. Baeza
Lisbon
Villiers
Greeks and Bavarian rule in Greece in Finlay pamphlet
The article discusses Germania and Greek governance, praising Greek shrewdness and criticizing Bavarian rulership. It references George Finlay’s The Hellenic Kingdom and the Greek Nation, noting bureaucratic overreach and the need for prudent statecraft. An anecdote about Count Armansperg shows Greeks resisting colonial schemes and favoring self-funded foreigners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Murray
George Finlay
Lyosha
China
South Sea Islands
Germany
Mr. Finlay
England
America
Council
Bureau of Statistics and Political Economy
Public Economy Department
France
Finlay
Armansperg
Italy News Brief on Arrests and Rumors in Naples
Reports from Napres state the government ordered arrests of people spreading a tale that police poisoned provisions. Rumors implicate Prince Charles in unrest though authorities doubt his influence. Ancillary chatter mentions a supposed Austrian garrison at Gaeta and a disputed bank robbery claim without confirmation.
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Italy
Napres
Charles
Malta
Sicily
Gaieta
Austria
Saxony Diet Opens With King’s Speech on Reform
A Dresden courier reports the Diet of Saxony opening with the king’s address. He honors the late monarch, pledges wise administration and a liberal code, promises religious support and strong finances, and notes Saxony’s ties to foreign states and the German commercial alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saxony
Dresden
Diet of
Diet
Germany
Extraordinary sport at Studley Castle yields near one thousand heads
Sir Francis Goodricke and a party hunted two days in Studley Castle preserves. They killed 486 heads on Tuesday and 503 on Wednesday, totaling 989 heads in four hours each day, including pheasants hares rabbits and a cock. The group roared through the game with a shot roughly every two minutes. The Strassure Affair see probes near completion as Colmar Assizes near.
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Francis Goodricke
Studley Castle
Baronet
Massey Stanley
Pakington
Lyne Stephens
George Payne
Worcestershire
Funeral of Cambridge's Rev. Simron draws vast awe at King's College
The Cambridge scene marked by a solemn funeral for the late Rev. Mr. Simron at King's College. Thousands, including professors and undergraduates, filled the chapel and quadrangle in mourning, as the Bishop of Lincoln preached and the Dead March rang out.
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Brighton
Burling Gap
Cambridge
Funsra
Simron
King's College
King’s College
College
Mr. Thackery
Richard Simeon
University
Saul
Pratt
Bishop of
Lincoln
St. Mary’s
Trinity Church
Mr. S
Dr. Dealtry
Archdeacon Hodgson
Carlisle
Bank of Messrs
Messrs. Forster
Cumberland
Westmoreland
Lancashire
Yorkshire
Bank of England
Forster
Bank of Measrs
Connell
John Ferguson
John Dixon
G. G. Mounsey
Simon Ewart
Chester
William Williams
Mary Williams
Manchester
Derbyshire
Bexzies
George Holland
C. Swan
Devizes
Isaac White
Eissex
Laindon
Excise
S. Fish
Havenhole Station
Castle Inn
Wickford
Sneezum
Billericay
Swindle at a West End Tailor and Adelphi Theatre Row
A respectable West End tailor claimed a swindler ordered a fine suit and great coat, paid with a missing receipt, then vanished with goods. At the Adelphi Theatre two young gentlemen faced Sir Frederick Roe for causing a major disturbance and resisting removal after creating chaos in the boxes.
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Halls
Lichfield-street
Soho
Mr. Halls
Sheridan
Adelphi
Williams
F. Roe
Hawker Faces Charge Over Missing Five Pound Note
An elderly German hawker sold steel pens in London and denied taking part in a note theft after a five pound Boston Bank note disappeared from a letter. Evidence showed the note lay with the letter. the hawker claimed he found the note among his pens and reported it. The Lord Mayor warned of penalties for hawking without a licence and left the case open.
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Madame Maliispax
Joseph Ewart
Liverpool
Madame Malibran
Madame de Beriot
M. de Beriot
Mr. Lewis
Madame de Bennot
Dr. Bellaomini
Beale
M. de Bennot
Joseph Ewarrtt
Ueelore
Wihico
Mopdock
Messia
Hernsman and Co
Bashall-street
Banedece
Curtis
Robarts
Boston Bank
Haymen’s
No. 5
Smithr Buildings
Goodman’s Fields
Boston
Messrs. Hernsman and Co
Curtis and Robarts
Robinson
Messrs. Harrison and Co
Barge Yard
Witneag
Curtie
Murdock
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Foreign Intelligence
Strassure
Paris
Strasburg
Colmar
Countess de Bruc
Madame de Bruc
Querec
Brittany
Madam de Brue
Country News
Maldon
Wm. Downham
Henniker
Great Dunmow
Braintree
Threes
Little Dunmow
Felsted
Downham
Robertson
Einecolimn
Denny
William Jarvey
Loanfoot
Larbert
Loanhead
Sunderland
Whitley
North Shields
Surrey
Coleman
Croydon
Chipstead
Joseph Reid
Thornton-heath
George Thompson
George Miles
Shirley
Addington
Spouthill
Mr. Reid
William Johnson
Beckenham
Border 3
Miles
Reid
Johnson
Bow-Street
Polich
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