The Registrations in London City Election Debates
A London revision list hearing reports on Thomas Pickford, objections over votes and rates, and trials across Aldersgate wards. Details cover tendered rates, forged claims, and the conduct of barristers Arnold Wansey and Smith as they rule on who may be registered to vote.
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City OF London
Arnold
Thomas Pickford
Mortimer Terrace
Kentish Town
Charles Shaw
Armold
Ives
Shaw
Espinasse
Hertford
Pickford
Sarvaray
Uiie
Alderegate
Alderegate Wisbout
Stationers’ Company
Sir J. Kry
Ratort
Cheltenham
Charles Longman
Hemel Hemp- Freed
Jarman
Mr. Jarman
Tubb
Mr. Banney
J Apain
Mr. Arnold
Aime
Twansey
Tub
City of
London
Sidney Sasith
Alexander Rathid
John Tubb
Arnold Bere
Sidney Smith
Cathid
Aldersgate
Common Pleas
John Nunn
John Autrobas
St. Andrew Andersbeft
David Isaacs
King Street
Houndsditch
Coats
Brown
Murder in Liverpool: Wife killed by husband in Thomas Street
An Irish husband Owen Tully killed his wife Catherine Tully in a brutal attack at their Thomas Street shop. After striking and kicking her, the blows caused fatal internal bleeding. Coroner's inquest returned a verdict of manslaughter against Tully. Police sought him without success. he may have fled to Ireland but is believed to remain in Liverpool.
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Thomas Street
Liverpool
Thomas-street
South Castle Street
Paradise Street
Custom-house
Owen Tully
Catherine Tully
Tully
Williame
Tarleton-street
Failore
Catherne Fitzgerald
Catherine Hing
Bridget Smith
Moorhouse
Cleveland Square
Central Police Station
Central Station
Brown
Clarence Dock
Ireland
James Smith
Thomaeatreet
Mrs. Murphy
Sally
Mrs. Tully
Mr. Tully
John Taylor
Blue Coat Hospital
Siz
Marquis of Granby
Waltham
George Bentinck
the Times
America
League
Lord George
Public health debates on graveyards and emigration cautions
In letters to the Weekly Chronicle, writers criticize burial practices and private fever reservoirs, urge a British Hoard of Health, and discuss New Zealand emigration risks. They call for refuges beside gaols, critique food quality, and urge prudent colonial investment amid public health and prison reform concerns.
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Berit
W. B
Brompton
Mackinnon
England
Lord John
France
John Nelson
Liihu Starritt
Lenance
Hanwell
Aiten Reed Cauley
Tix
M. Fells
Iin
Zranaxn
Bart Eurerant
Norwood
New Zealand
New Zealand Company
Actilementa
Colonial Office
Brajesty
Somes
New Holland
Port Philip
Cook's
Straits Settlements
Hz Prua
Grey
British Association For the Advancement OF Science
T. B
Ihs
Times
Germany
T. S
F.M
Frederick Trench
Weekly Chronicle
Exeter Hall
Evangelical Alliance
Alliance
Atill
Athout Strong
Marie O
America
Counterfeit Half-Sovereigns Flood the Metropolis
A correspondence notes the city being flooded by electrotyped counterfeit half-sovereigns that are hard to detect. The piece also reports on rumored Post Office improvements, including a complete management revision, expanded services, and more frequent dispatches and deliveries to the north of England Ireland and Scotland, with extra port offices planned.
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St Ie
England
Ireland
Scotland
Time Rules On Sunrise Sunset And Tide Data From 18th Century Table
The text gives complex rules for calculating sunrise and sunset times in Great Britain and Ireland, using latitude, degrees, and minute adjustments. It lists offsets for higher or lower latitudes and provides high water times at various ports with hours and minutes, then cites weekly dates, liturgical lessons, and calendar notes from a 270 to 277 day year, including references to municipal actions and court notices.
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Grea Gritais
Ireland
Parket
Landen
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Ezekiah xiii
Musvar
Teesmay
Michael
Werpnesday
Tuorstar
Ti Ainutes
The County Franchise Case on Rent Charges at Bath
A Bristol involved Rent Charge case before the Revising Barrister at Bath tests eligibility for the County franchise. Wilkins Tennants, owners of Twerton Cloth Mills, allegedly conveyed the rent to Bristols thirty-nine partners while remaining in possession as tenant. The Bank’s trustees challenge whether fifty investors qualify to vote under the statute requiring owner names in voting claims. The question centers on identification of the real owner and whether masked ownership voids the franchise.
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Landet
Northcote
Kimey
Court of Common Pleas
Bristol Gasette
East Somerset
Tyrrel
Guildhall
Bath
Twerton
Charles Wilkins
Willliam Naish
Bristol
Naish
William Tothill
Joseph Fry
Samuel Pim Jackson
Jackson
Wilkins
National Provincial Bank
Twerton Cloth Mills
John Melville
William Henry Sharp
John Ruddell Todd
Bishopsgate Street
London
Joyce
Heary Abbot
Rent Charge and secret conveyances threaten voter rights
The author argues the law wrongly requires rent charge grantees to disclose property owners. A silent yearly transfer could erase voters by shifting ownership without notice, then returning, expunging claims each year. The piece anticipates a forthcoming decision and promises next week's report.
Poor Law Dietaries and Workhouse Food Critique
A coroner inquest topic returns in a meeting of Directors and Guardians addressing workhouse diet and inmates’ discontent. Doctors Birmingham and Howarth praise food quality while inmates like Margaret Odell Jane Lyne and others report insufficiency and poorer rations especially for porridge bread and soup with lean meat and inadequate vegetables. The discussion includes monitoring meals, ration testing, and access for visitors to verify portions.
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Birmingham
Howarth
Margaret Odell
Jane Lyne
Anne Farrell
Anne Penington
Isaac Taylor
Aliment of Paupers Food Sparks Inquiry and Debate
A House of Commons style report rebuts misgivings about pauper dietary standards. It criticizes fixed portions and urges better cooking and inspection while noting differing sample rations. The writers call for independent scrutiny beyond the commissioner's directives.
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John Cope
Somerset House
Home Secretary
London
Teabeli
The Spanish Marriages and French Diplomacy
The author denounces French diplomacy over the Spanish marriages, accusing France of violating the spirit of its engagement with England. England seeks no gain but wishes Spain as a counterbalance to keep peace in Europe, criticizing France for risky meddling and urging focus on internal strength rather than costly, destabilizing alliances.
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England
France
Spain
Algiers
Europe
Ripon Correspondence on Lord Ripon and a Tablet Inscription
A reader letter from Lincoln dated September 22 criticizes Lord Ripon for snobbery in how he described Mr. Newton, a former farmer’s servant who rose to steward duties for the Robinson family. The piece requests publication of a tablet inscription in Nocton Church commemorating Mr. Newton and his 23 years as estate steward, noting the contrast with Ripon’s remarks.
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Lincoln
P.S
Newton
Ripon
W. Newton
F. T. Robinson
Sarah Robinson
Dunston and
Welbourn
Viscountess Hardinge's Illness At Bramham Park
Lady Hardinge, returning from Nice for health, fell seriously ill at Bramham Hall near Bedford while visiting her niece. Doctors in attendance report a tranquil night but persistent languor as the illness, initially thought influenza, remains serious.
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Scopes
Harpixer
England
Nice
Viscount Hardinge
India
Bramham Hall
Rice Trevor
Bedford
Walter James
Ma. Bricat
Bright
Rochdale Committee
Wray
Wicklow
Rep Sea
Lloyd's
East India House
Barker
Hon. East India Company
Victoria
Saddle Island
Seddie Island
Zebayer Islands
Red Sea
Benarea
Zrbayerslands
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Vanccy
Court of Common
Wansey
Mr. Wansey
Queen's Bench
Court of Justice
Legal & Miscellaneous
Great Britain
Reland
Lonnon
Aoe Botn
Rives
Bers
Tunsday
GOGS
Imi
the Weekly Chronicle
BAG
Times of
Lord Ripon
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