New Police Act sparks mixed effects on London streets
The Times and Herald report on the first week of the New Police Act enforcing twelve o clock closure for pubs and gin palaces. Publicans resist, crowds pack venues until midnight, and many drinkers shift to carrying home alcohol. Police and magistrates tally fewer drunken charges and note broader impacts on streets, workplaces, and gambling houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regan
Lambethwalk
New Cut, &c
Hawes
Lambeth
Lambeth-walk
Herald
London
Whitefriars
Mint
Claremarket
New Cut
Westminster
Bowstreet
Brixton
Alderman Humphery
Guildhall
Benett
Hatton-garden
Gregorie
Queen-equare
French
White
Carter
Lambeth-street
Solomons
House of Correction
Leman-street
Townhall
Southwark
Stowell
P. Laurie
Peter
Peter Laurie
Stewell
West End
The Privilege Question Involving Stockdale Proceedings
Mr. Stockdale has started another suit against the Messrs. Hansard, continuing the same ground as before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockdale
Messrs
Hansard
Diary Memoranda For The Present Week
Diary entries outline high tides and notable historical dates for September. Each day lists celestial events, tides at London Bridge, and occasional historical milestones such as battles and deaths. The fragment blends astronomy with reminders of past events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London-bridge
Debate on legality of marriage to a deceased wife's sister across eras
A scholar notes the unsettled status of whether such a marriage is within prohibited degrees of affinity and cites historical guidance, statutory changes, and authorities. The piece urges legislative settlement and abstention until law clarifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
America
Law Magazine
W. B.— Sewer
M.C. T
M.C
M.c.'l
Reide
George Scott
C. R
Cook
Needham
Wwe
Pope
Took
Hartley
Bro. C
W. Tuner
W. Turner
Admiralty
K. W.T
Canterbury Court of Requests
B. Y
J. H.N
Bevan
Sanderson
Cowell
Talfourd
A.V. C
W. W
Southwark
Medical remedies and diet guidance amid varied prescriptions
A long list of medical formulas and instructions appears, detailing tonics, purgatives, and diets for unspecified ailments. It includes prescriptions with tartrate tastings, gentian tinctures, creosote, and opiate mixtures, plus advice on exercises, bathing, and abstaining from alcohol, with notes mocking questionable claims and references to Abernethy and Byron.
Weekly Chronicle Offers Portraits with Memoirs at Sixpence
Subscribers may take the Paper at Foururrence Hall Penny with a weekly steel-engraved portrait and a memoir for sixpence. An alternative portrait-only option exists. Non-subscribers pay 2s 6d for the Monthly Part. This issue includes a memory of Earn Durham and announces next week’s portrait of Lord Dunfermline, late Speaker of the House of Commons.
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Emily
London Pharmacopeia
Battley
Castile
J.B. M
Dole
Pilus
G.H
A.Z.M
B. P
Agere
Dublin
W. W
Hydrarg
Creta
Weekly Chronicle
Fourrence Hall
Earn Durham
Lord Dunfermline
House of Commons
Harvest and Money Market Linked by Weather Glass Fears
The Weekly Chronicle notes the harvest state now openly tied to the money market. It cites the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s warning on how weather-driven price shifts affect national finances, with monopolies influencing the picture daily.
Crop prospects and financial strain threaten national prosperity
The piece warns that if crops fail and foreign exchanges deteriorate, gold must leave for every quarter of corn imported, endangering bullion reserves and home credit. Yet reports suggest wheat, potatoes, barley, and oats look robust in many regions, despite weather and September sun risks, with Parliament’s next meeting seen as pivotal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
the Times
Morning Chronicle
Post Office Reform and Mr Rowland Hill Honor
The piece questions why Chancellor of the Exchequer Francis Baring steers the postal reforms while Rowland Hill, originator of the penny post, is sidelined. It urges a commission headed by Hill and public recognition for his pivotal role, arguing the reform’s success benefits all and should be officially acknowledged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lex
Grattan
J. Ritches
Nacwich
Bindnese
R.M
New Zealand
H. C.G
Francis Baring
Mr. Hill
Lord Melbourne
Rowland Hill
France
Germany
Belgium
Atlantic
United States
Treasury
Hill
Marplot Again in Manchester and Cambridge Elections
A Times article criticizes Manchester and Cambridge contests as skewed toward Conservatives. It questions Mr Gregg as a Government tool and attacks Sir George Murray's centralising stance. The piece argues Melbourne has not hindered debate on Corn Laws and frames Murray as aligned with Wellington and Peel while exposing Liberal-leaning rhetoric as opportunistic.
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Times
Manchester
Cambridge
The
Gregg
Anti-Corn Law Association
George Murray
Lord Melbourne
Duke of Wellington
Robert Peel
Gas at Full Cock and Brougham Cock-A-Hoop at Dover
The Cinque Ports Dinner to the Lord Warden fell short of expectations despite lavish spending and careful planning. Lord Brougham’s Wellington toast drew praise for oratory while critics noted a perceived plagiarism linked to Bishop Percy’s Reliques, arguing the speech overreached in its heroic rhetoric.
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Cinque Ports
Eglintoun
Francis Burdett
Times
Chronicle
Lord Brougham
Duke of Wellington
Lord Harry
Blackwood
Peter Pindar
George
Harry Brougham
Harry
Hotsom
Brougham
Rosalind
Ceasar
Hannibal
Marlborough
Napoleon
Temple
Percy
St. George
John Grubb
Christ Church, Oxon
Pendragon
Achilles
Hector
Pantaloona
Barebreech
Pedant Rhadamanthus
Jook
Sheridan
Lord Melbourne
Manchester contest echoes and colonial politics
The piece discusses Colonel Thompson's political maneuvers to harvest radical votes while aiding Liberal targets. It notes Mr. Gregg at Manchester and Mr. Clay at Hull, with Mr. Wells and Samuel Wells cited as potential factors. It warns that gold from Tories could influence outcomes, and predicts a severe yet hopeful struggle for Mr. Gibson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay
Hull
Manchester
Gregg
Cambridge
Samuel Wells
Wells
Corruption in Cambridge and Manchester Election Fallout
The piece claims Cambridge corruption has caused a temporary triumph for mischief while Colonel Thompson failed to defeat Mr. Gregg at Manchester. Gregg appears set for a strong majority on the Borough poll, with Thompson withdrawing in the mayoral contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Manchester
Colonel Thompson
Gregg
Sir George Murray
Earthquake Disrupts Bristol and Surroundings
A sharp earthquake shocks Bristol and nearby areas about 1 am Monday with beds rocking doors opening and crockery moving observed in Kingsdown and across South Wales including Newport and Cardiff. The preceding night Aurora Borealis lit the skies from eleven to midnight, lasting for some time.
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Bristol
Kingsdown
Newport
Cardiff
Wales
Bristo
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Es Monnay
Flodden Field
Toxspay
Mars
Venus
Lord Chesterfield
Marshal Blocher
Mercury
Gibraltar
Charles James Fox
Moscow
Correspondenga
LEGA
Medical
James Sarmin
Byron
Hume
Abernethy
D.Y
Maidstone
J. D
Botanical
Persia
Europe
C. H
F. R
L. L
Hackney
National Gallery
Rowland
Marplot
Dover
Fullcock
Grege
Thompson
Marylebone
Col. Thompson
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