Railway plans to Hastings spark large 1843 debate
Arthur Rennie Briggs outlines a Hastings railway link from Lewes via a Lewes to Brighton double track and a single rail line to Hastings, with a Dover coast connection via Rye and Headcorn. He cites costs around £350,000 to £400,000, possible Parliament Act approval, and viaduct and Falmer tunnel as key works, with Brighton company funding hoped.
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St. John’s
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Headcorn
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Brighton Railway
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Henry Moor
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Durham
Jane Dunn
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Amsterdam
George Mason
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Ware
Were
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James Hudson
William Cater
Nathaniel Connam
Henry Coddington
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Henry Coppinetoy
Nataaniel CoBuam
Wells
Hicuway Kopsen
Seymour
W. G. Hayter
Thomas Britten
Gipsey Jack
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Somersetshire
Britten
Inspector Hodgson
Serjeant Lambert
John Burton
Highwayman Captain Britton Captured After Long Chase
A notorious gang leader linked to Somersetshire highwaymen was tracked to Langley Leicestershire then arrested at a Waltham fair. Officers proved his identity as a dozen-year fugitive once believed executed in 1827 Taunton. Over £300 found on him, awaiting trial at Shepton Mallet for capital charges.
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Hedge
John Burton
Moan Burton
Taunton
England
Lambert
City of London
Smithfield
Leicestershire
Hodgson
Wells
Britton
Somersetshire
Inspector Hodgson
Waltham
Goodyear
Lington
London
Shepton Allet
Hell
Braemar
Riot at Rosskeen church blocks Presbyterian induction
A mob of 200 to 300 armed locals hostile to the presbytery of Tain disrupted the induction of Rev. John Mackenzie at Rosskeen. Stones, sticks, and abuse forced the party to take shelter at Lower Kincraig. later, Mackenzie was inducted after two other ministers were settled in nearby parishes. Civil authorities and the sheriff worked to restore order, with the mob lingering through the night. inquiries target ringleaders while sections of parishioners condemn the violence as unlawful and irreligious.
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Roaskeen
Mackenzie
Mesars
Gibson
Avoch
Wood
Rosemarkie
Hall
Cromarty
Sir Hugh
Lady Fraser
Braelangwell, &c
Lower Kincraig
Messrs
Bethune
Dingwall
Downie
Contin
Donnybrook
Cadbell
Macleod
Crawford Ross
Ross
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Sheriff Cameron
Taylor
Invergordon
Rose
Kincardine
M‘bride
Kilmuir
Logie
Free Church
Ross-shire Advertiser
TE Paviour
Southwark
Bermondsey
St. John’s
St. Thomas's
Lloyd’s
St. Amedee Constance
Alert
Falmouth
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Sunderland
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Constance
Poulet
Havre
Vera Cruz
le Deseada
Guadeloupe
South Shields
Tynemouth Castle
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Arbroath
Scotland
Tynemouth Bar
England
Villa Nueva
Spain
Cork
Dover
William
Robinson
Hull
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Ann
William Jones
Portmadoc
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Duke of Wellington
Stouscai
Gulph
Finland
Adventure
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London
Quebec
Express
Margate
Bristol
Beaver
Rochester
Norfolk
Darlington
Wright
Grimsby
Christopher Ransom
Raboon
China
Neptune
Tartar
Becca Threats and Land Rent Turmoil Near Pemboys
At a meeting near Car marthen farmers discuss resisting oppression by high rents. Becca warns of punishment and urges parish trips to press landlords to lower rents to avoid workhouses, promising aid to those defending their farms. In Carnarthen police patrol Pontyberem after reports of planned attacks on Pontyberem works. no raid occurred and police remain briefed.
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Becca
Pemboya
Carnarthen
Pontyberem
Pontyberem Company
London Police
Freedom and Livery Abuses in City Governance Chronicle
The Westminster Review excerpt criticizes London city funds management and monopolies. It cites high costs to gain city freedom, fines paid by tradesmen, and the power of livery companies to tax members. It laments river tolls, coal duties, and navigation issues inflating prices while urging reform.
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Westminster Review
S. Clarke
Pall-Mall East
Merchant Tailors’ Company
Municipal Corporation Commissioners
Poulterers
Court of Aldermen
London Companies
Ticket Porters and Tackle House Privilege in City
A historical note describes two porter fellowships the tackle house and ticket porters, their monopolies and duties, how innkeepers seek to unload carts without porters, and the city court's 1883 ruling upholding ticket porters. It laments limited numbers, with about 500 ticket porters and public reliance on their work, amid employer bias for lower costs.
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Court of Common Council
Watermen's Company Monopoly and River Navigation Debate
A historical critique outlines the Watermen's Company as controlling river plying from Staines to Yantlet Creek, limiting hire vessels to members, while sparking clashes with rivals and public authorities. It cites 1836 boat licensing data, fines, and a committee report illustrating enforcement practices and economic burdens on the public.
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Watermen’s Company
Watermen's Company
Staines
Yantlet Creek
Kingston
London
Thames Watermen
Watermen'’S Company
Blackwall
Freemen Watermen
The Tax on Coals City Duty Discrepancies
The city levies 1s 1d per ton on coal brought by land or water, tax due before coal can leave Lancashire by rail to London. Yet the annual city estate report shows only 4d, omitting 8d and 1d duties claimed for specific purposes. Citizens note this accounting anomaly in municipal finances.
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Lancashire
London
Freemen Privileges and Penalties in Early London Governance
A historical account outlines the powers and immunities of freemen within the city including appointment rights voting and toll exemptions. It notes penalties for nonfreemen such as a £5 fine for a rival employing a journeyman artisan and references the London Bridge Approaches Fund with figures and a 1812 report date April 28 1812.
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London
Christ's Hospital
Middlesex
Dr Sleigh Pitches Labour Protection at Huddersfield Meeting
A Huddersfield gathering of clergy merchants and manufacturers hears Dr Sleigh of Brillhouse advocate a national ministry to protect labour. He urges a broad petition to Queen Victoria demanding fair wages, mutual dependence of labour and capital, and protection for working people, with a plan to tour towns collecting support. The meeting endorses the petition and tasks Sleigh with presenting it to the throne.
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Sleigh
Brillhouse
Buckinghamshire
Duke of Buckingham
League
W. Stocks
Viarious
Maijesty
Huddersfield
Timhe
The Barber from Hell and a Paris French Lesson
A narrator recounts a terror filled encounter with a madman claiming to be a shaving official, describing threats of violent death and a near suffocating restraint. The piece closes with a review of a French language manual by M. Lepage, praising its practical dialogue and vocabulary for learners.
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Ecnope
Paris
M. Lepage
Efingham Wilson
Garcon
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Watt
Chronicle
London-bridge
West End
Commissioners of Woods and Forests
Port of
Greenwich
Committee of
Coal Committee
J.J. Hubbard
Common Council
DR. Sleigh
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