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... Tewkesbury, a member of the famous banking firm London. He was born on the same day as George 111. and sat for Tewkesbury in the Whig interests in seven parliaments (1776- 1807). He was a friend of John Wesley who visited him several times at Overbury. Romney ...
... a Band, to play throughout the season at this magnificent Spa. We hope to announce further particulars in our next. More Whig Economy.—The amount of the County Rate for this Borough for the next quarter amounts to 1,3401. 10s., or 5,3621. per annum ...
... appointment to this Church. TO CORRESPONDENTS.— In answer to 'An Enquirer,' who asks the question ' If Mr. Craven Berkeley [Whig M.P. for the borough], or his gallant friends Colonel and Captain Smith contributed to the relief fund for the poor?' We have ...
... chair, and, wishing them good morning, observed that he hoped all would part good friends. An attempt was then made by a few Whig-Radicals to throw contempt upon the minister's churchwarden, Mr. Binckes, by proposing a vote of thanks to him, and then holding ...
... The jury returned a verdict of ' Wilful Murder' against Cook and committed him to trial at assizes. Under the heading The Whig Opium War, the leading article of the Chronicle said: Our opinion of the projected war with China has been already expressed ...
... Chronicles [From the Cheltenham Chronicle and Gloucestershire Advertiser, August 6th, 1840J The Hon. Craven Berkeley (Whig M.P. for Cheltenham), attended the Commons on Wednesday last and voted against the abolition of capital punishment! The ...
... and political life —that of notable effort on the part of the Tories of the town, backed, I fancy, by quite a number of the Whigs, to break down what, even a century later, is still termed the Berkeley domination. Thanks to their being live wires ...
... Cheltenham, hence the following rebuke: Several of our correspondents are wrong in noticing the abuse which appears in the Whig-Radical papers of Cheltenham upon the character of the Rev. F. Close. We recommend them to treat them as we are determined ...