The Mercantile Panic and Credit Crises in London
A third meeting of creditors and parties interested in Sanderson and Co. reports bills outstanding near £350,000 with total running bills since suspension around £1,000,000, and further reductions expected. Other firms including De Jersey and Co. and Barclay Brothers face large liabilities and suspensions. notices cover bank failures, asset losses, and new excise and public works plans, with widespread financial distress and questions about government handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Touxapar
Partis
Sanderson and Co
Sforendie
Messrs. Sanderson
Ana
Measts, Senderton and Co
William Sitrest
London
Samuel Jones Loyd
Eng
Messra
Sanderaun and Co
J. Lorp
de Jersey and Co
Manchester
Russia
Germany
Holzaner
Moscow
Rochdale
Menara, de Jersey and Co
Thomas, Son
Lefevre
William Nash
Nash
White and Co
Waterford
Wepuzspar
House of Barclay, Brothers, and Co
Reid, Irving, and Co
Mauritius
England
Sunderland
Mesars
Barclay
Liverpool
Mocatta Land Son
la Guayra
Reid, Robertson, and Co
Lyall Brothers and Co
Itjy
Glasgow Mail
Somerset House
Excise Office
Broad Street
Secretary's Office
Security Office
Wixoson
Windsor Castle and Town
Lord Morpeth
Windsor
J. T. Bedborough
Commissioners of Woods and Forests
Thames Street
High Street
Walla
Sussex
Surrey and Sussex
Shadbolt
Sessions House
Newington
Surrey
Camberwell
Kennington
Vauxhall
Kingston
Croydon
East Grinstead
Inn of the South Western Railway
Nine Elms
York Road
South Western Railway
T. Bowley
Bewley
Tragedy at Bacup Chapel Claims Three Lives
A crowd surged from Bacup Methodist Chapel when fear of a collapsing roof spread. Three people died and several were injured as panicked worshippers trampled one another while fleeing the folding door. Victims include Mary Ashwood and Richard Low. others injured or unaccounted for, with local officials aiding the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Association
St Bacup
Methodist
Newton
Atate
Trapedtora Higgs
County Constabulary
Howarth
Blecksmith
Broadclough
Richard Low
Richard Law
Ar. Worrall
Rachel Ann Rushton
Lee Mill
Abe
Bock Inn
Henry Moaks
James Cunliffe
Smelt
Christiana
Hiiga
Haven
Whittaker
Sunrise and Tide Tables for Britain and Ireland
The fragment describes methods to compute sunrise and sunset by latitude adjustments and lists high water times for London Dock and various ports with fixed offsets. It references dates in October and notes changes in day length, moon age, and specified saints days in a 19th century calendar style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain and Ireland
London Dock
Bristol
Gork
Cove
Falmouth
Bull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
St. Luke
Ireland and the Irish Question The Old Man and the Ass Debate
The piece critiques the public response to famine relief in Ireland, likening it to the Irish Drummer fable. It argues for external aid and government action to prevent starvation, condemns attacks on landlords, and cites murders in Ireland as evidence of systemic breakdown. It stresses that Ireland must be stabilized and defended to become prosperous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Voice of Charity
Digitalia
Cass
Times
Campbell Foster
Acore
Foster
Jim
Theas
Roe
Scully
Tipperary
Hounslow
Cashel
Sairdale
Torel
Landforde
Spain and Italy in a cautious reader advisory voice
The piece notes Spain’s volatile politics with Narvaez as a temporary administrator and corruption as the constant power, warns readers against drawing conclusions, and comments on Italian quietude and the cautious path toward emancipation. It references French muskets to Rome and urges readers to consider Byron’s lines on liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Narvaez
Madrid
Duke de Valencia
Duke de la Victoria
Serrano
Espartero
Italy
France
Rome
Byron
Greece
Cobden Return Sparks Comfort in London Rail Transit
The Standard notes Cobden’s return to England by cab from the steamer to the railway, contrasting it with Henry Hunt’s London entry. It mocks Hunt as vulgar and indecent, accuses him of plagiarism, and laments Consols’ fall tied to Free Trade. The Post’s alarm over De Praslin murder and aristocratic treatment is cited as a misdirected consolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cezarus
Baker
Copland Lane
South Hackney
R. Cornish
J. Corniah
Silkmill Row
B. Clarke
Hackney Union
Hackney Brook
Clarke
Nursery Lane
Hackney
Dir
London Hospital
Poreirs
Afr
Evans
Board of Guardians
Clerkenwell
Tyrwhitt
Williams
Harriet Dana
Bethual Green
St. Pancras
Dana
Bethnal Green
Williame
Mr. Tyrwhitt
Heston
Williamea
Heaton
Hhe
J. Heaton
Heatop
Mr. Hunt
Henry Hunt
Robert Peel
Hoo
Peel
T Be
Bia
Cobden
London-bridge
de Praslin
Newgate School of Literature
Duchess de Praslin
Frederick Douglass Letter in Anti Slavery Standard
A fragment from the August 19 New York National Anti Slavery Standard presents Frederick Douglass’s letter in which he laments the burden of reporting troubling events. He recalls a brutal confrontation last night that endangered Harrison and himself, signaling tension within abolitionist ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederick Douglass
America
A Harrisburg Mob Disrupts Garrison and Douglass Talk
A mob disrupts a Harrisburg meeting led by William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass. Eggs, rotten fruit, pepper, and stones fly as bystanders defend speakers, while authorities and townspeople clash over rights to assemble and speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisberg
Gernaog
Garriaag
Felavery
S .Tory Derves
Ualavery
Harrisburg
Rose
Petrigen
Govargy
Measrs
Garrison
Douglass
Raven
Epere
Welly
Sal
Gaede
Derbenes Coedes
Gene
Girrinan
Mub
Cardia
Freper
Also Mentioned on This Page
Legal & Miscellaneous
Lesley Alexander and Co
Seers King and Melville
Coventry and Sheppard
Douglas and Co
Giles and Co
Frezer, Neilsop, and Co
Woodley and Son
Greenock
Thomas Booker, Sons, and Co
Wobaveetees
Gemmell Brothers
Glasgow
A. Denny and Co
Thames Osborne and Sons
Gower, Nephews, and Co
Bastia and Hutchinson
Alison, Cumberlege, and Co
Bill Brokern
Westlake and Co
Cockers] and Co
Cockburs and Co
Army Agen
Wondon
M. L. Bensusan
Perkins
Stockbrokers
Phillips and Co
Rongemont and Co
John Thomas, Son, and Leevre
Watson, M'Knight, and Co
William Steel and Co
Catate
Cours
Amicus
Great Britain
Pri Albert
Ollendorff
Preas Printera
Benevolent
Falcon Tavern
Gough Square
Fleet Street
Br. B. Kensie
Dode
Court Guide
Princes Street
Leicester Square
Ers
Catherine Street
Strand
Br. J. George
J. A
Sandwich
Anger
L. M
Pimlico
Buckingham Palace
St. James's Park
Palace Garden
Her Majesty's Garden
Weekly Chronicle
Sir Fou
Chester
Alan
B. Boncess
Manchester County Court
Hyde Park
Dagenham
Stratford On Avon
Shakespeare
Godfrey Kneller
Woods and Forests Department
C. K
Lambeth
Herapath
Europe
Miss Coutts
F.bf
Afiss Coutts
Apsley House
Marquis of Douro
Presen
Putney
Charing Cross
Sloane Street
Charing Croat
Seoul
Duke of Wellington
Fey
Dowsaea
Poantsmoore
Howe
Spitheed
Ida
Prince Edward
Amelia
Anne
Saxe Weimar
Lady Clinton
Horace
Miss Seymour
Lord Scott
Cornwall
Bedford
R.N
David Davies
J. Hudson
Fay
North British Mail
Andreland
Inclubiva
Vorpos
KORTE
McOme
Bundsy
the Weekly Chronicle
United States
Bristo
The
Ooe
Don
Siren
Carder
Boards of Health
Coe
Briatol
Dean
Henry Ford
St. Pancras Cteam Mills
Pancras
Dinsel
Ateags
Tadim
Tassno
Wwe
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