Sir Robert Wilson Visits Newcastle amid Supporters
A Durham County Advertiser report notes Sir Robert Wilson rode to Newcastle on Friday, met James Losh in Mostey Street, and addressed about 50 to 60 assembled locals. He spoke of ministerial vengeance, his army dismissal, and urged firmness and liberties. Morpeth correspondent backs the reception, countering Newcastle Chronicle criticisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham County Advertiser
Robert Wilson
Newcastle
James Losh
Mostey-street
Queen’s Head
House of Commons
Lambton Hall
Qur
Morpeth
Newcastle Chronicle
Morpeth Humbug Exposed in Morpeth Reception Tale
A letter to the editor rebuts a Newcastle Chronicle claim by an "Old Inhabitant" denying the Morpeth reception of Sir Robert Wilson. The writer accuses the anonymous figure of smearing the town, notes alleged recruiting bounties, and asserts the agent acted under clear instructions. The piece dismisses the agent’s denial as irrelevant and defends Morpeth's loyal sentiment in November 1891.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morpeth Humbug
Durham County Advertiser
Newcastle Chronicle
Morpeth
Robert Wilson
London
Lambton Hall
Wilson
Chester-le-street
Manchester
Robert
Betting-Room Odds and Fox Hounds Meet in Britain
A page-long summary of betting odds for horses including Frolic Marcellus and Partizan with many entries. Also reports on hunting events and stag hounds meets at Bracknell Catterham Common Nutfield Cross Westerham Farley Green Sanderstead Chipperfield Oakley Hast Essex Thurlow East Sussex fox hounds Ditchling Laughton Clayton and other locales. Also reports a trial of William Blithe for assaulting Robert Longdale with a bayonet before London Sessions, verdict Not Guilty, with defense and political commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bracknell
Earl of Derby
Catterham Common
Walton, Heath
H. Jolliffe
Fox
Nutfield Cross
Surrey
Westerham
Farley Green
Sanderstead Harriers
Ken
Clayton
Willow Manor
Svortine
Worcestershire Fox
Mr. Hornyhold
Chillington
Patshull
Mytton
Chadwick
The Salisbury packet ship and a London murder case
The Salisbury packet from the Leeward Islands arrived at Falmouth with mails and passengers after leaving St. Phamas’s on October 19. It reported severe hurricane damage including lost masts and sails and lumber floating. a passenger list included Mr Ferrier Mr Kartwright and Mr Georges, with Captain Ogle of the 9th regiment of foot having died at sea on November 12. A London court note reports John Crooks charged with stabbing his wife. wounds were deep and dangerous. Also, convicts were moved from Newgate to Woolwich. a rescue attempt prompted Dragoons to intervene. Public notices advertise watercolours and furniture at Bishopsgate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Graham
Leeward Islands
Falmouth
St. Phamas’s
St. John’s
N. GB
Jamaica
Ferrier
Kartwright
Georges
Ogle
9Th Regiment.of
Foot
Cornwall
John Crooks
Tuttle-street
Liquorpond-street
Gray's Inn-lane
Hatton Garden
William Read
Skinner
Newgate
Woolwich
Blackfriars Road
Coorer
Sox
Bishopsgate-street
Middlesex Sessions Fire Ambush of Home Guilty Verdict
At Middlesex Sessions before a full bench led by F Const Esq, Edward Evans and Virtue Evans were found guilty of wilfully setting fire to their home. Evidence showed fires in four parts of a lower room and in a shop. Insurance assessed losses around 30 pounds, with valuables claimed at 2000 plus. The court will deliberate on fitting punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Const
Edward Evans
Virtue
Watronro
Virtue Evans
Thomas Stead
Sun Insurance Office
Sun Fire Office
Atxey
Convictions for Theft Lead to Seven-Year Transportation
Sessions opened before the Chairman and a full Bench of County Magistrates at Horsemongers Lane. George Earl, Joseph Salmon, and Henry Bird were convicted on theft charges and each sentenced to transportation for seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacs
Harrison
Horsemonger Lane
George Earl
Joseph Salmon
Henry
Bird
Aurora Borealis Report From Manchester Observer
The Aurora Borealis visible Monday evening between five and six o'clock, observed north of west and near the zenith, lasting ten minutes to a quarter hour. Describes a single open column rising to the zenith then thinning and vanishing. Notes weather prior light showers, clear skies, and a SW wind. Mentions Dalton’s meteorological view of aurora influencing weather and contrasts winter wet days with summer fair forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.W
Dalton
Manchester
Cere Ees
Lisbon Papers Describe Brazilian Dispatches and Naval Concerns
From Lisbon on November 15 and October 27 reports detail Cortes discussions on preparing a battalion for Rio de Janeiro and Pernambuco, conditions for landing if tranquil, and governance. November 1 notes a decree against contraband with public naming, while Cortes debates naval distress and the November 6 reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diario
Diario Do Governy
Lisbon
M. Vasconicalias
New Organization of the Corps Diploma Tique of Portugal
A list of diplomatic postings and officials from Portugal and several capitals. Names include Lonnox Joao Franciscé de Olveira and Jose Fernandez Thomas in Paris, D Almeida Portugal in Viewna, Francisco Solano Constancio in Washington, and others in Rome, Brussels, Narces, Turin, and Stockhorm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corps Diplomatique
Portugal
Lonnox
Joao’ Franciscé de Olveira
Legation
Jose Fernandez Thomas
Thomas Vanzeller
Paris
Sebastiano Xavier Botelhow
Jose Diego Mascarennas Neto
Torquato Jose Ferreira
Mapron
Menoel de Castro Pereira
Joao Bernardo da Rocha
Pereasnivxcu
Antonio Joaquim Gomes de Oliveira
Luiz Antonio Dé Abreu Lima
Roma
Luiz Francisco Risso
D. Francisco d’ Almeida
J. Freire d’ Andrade Salazar
Washington
Francisco Solano Constancio
Verissino Antonio Ferreira
Stockhorm
J. F. Torradez-Pereira de Asambuja
Ricardo Albuquerque Corte Real
Corendacen
Antonio Esteves Chaves
Bestisr
J. Balbino Birboza d’ Aranjo
Brussels
Naples Letter Notes Quiet Kingdom Amid War and Inventions
An extract from a private letter dated November 13 discusses a 3 million ducat loan for Sicily and negotiations for 5 million more for the Kingdom of Naples. It notes the King’s health, restored tranquillity, robber bands subdued, Austrian troops nearby, and praise for the troops’ conduct. It describes a lavish Austrian fete at Pompeii, arrivals of the Duke of Leeds, a Palermo Journal hemp and flax macerating machine, and an Austrian patent for a new travel braking device by Liebelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicily
Kingdom of
Naples
Rothschild and Co
Haggerman and Co
Messrs. Labonet
Feano
Terra di Lavoro
Capua
Ionian
Fondi
Rome
Abruzzo
Calabrias
Prince of
Hessel-Hombourg
Wit
Ca Ua
Girard
Teano
Hornlof
Sulmona
Pompeia
Madame Fiquelmont
Duke of Leeds
Palermitan
D. Francesco Castro
D. Elia Mingrino
Italy
Milan
Austria
Godfrey Liebelt
Vienna
Severe storms cause sheep drownings and property damage
A late violent storm from the northwest caused widespread damage across the town. About twenty five Colonel Rawstorne’s sheep drowned as tides rose, with roofs slates and glass blown from houses, trees torn up, and hedges turned to salty crystals, while reports of storm effects extend to West Stoke Nyton Park and Felpham Levels and disruptions to mail services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawstorne
Penwortham
Holmes
Spring Bank
Caunce
Cannee
Preston Sentinel
Largs
London Mail
Kirkmuirhill
Glasgow Courier
West Stoke
Nyton Park
S. W
Felpham
Sussex
Chronicle
Stetore
London‘mail
Lumfries Journal
Stainmore
London Mazil
Hurricane at Liverpool devastates Mersey coast ships and homes
An early December Liverpool gale unleashes a hurricane on the Mersey. Ships drift from anchors, flats sink, and the Albion and Amity are wrecked or stranded. A brewer Mr Barton and his family perish in a collapsing chimney stack, while a brave 12 year old steers a drifting vessel safely to Queen's Basin. Several buildings and chimneys collapse, leaving streets dangerous and roofs ruined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mersey
Dublin Packet
Queen’s Basin
Albion
Barton
Scotland
Frightful Buonaparte critique amid historic notes
In the Philadelphia Intelligencer excerpt the writer condemns Buonaparte’s tyranny and Europe wide bloodshed, recalling revolutionary tribunals and his alleged theft of American property while denouncing his lust for power and plunder across nations. A separate item explains a tragic stock fire accident in St George’s Southwark. Harriet Butcher, 10, died after her dress caught fire reading by a mantle in Delph street, her clothes and hair burned away, she collapsed and died within hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buona
Philadelphia National Gasette
Intelligencer
France
Rosespierre
Buonaparte
Europe
Harriet
Birth announcement for Lady Morris daughter
The Istinst at Bryn Glamorganshire reports the Hon Lady Morris has given birth to a daughter in Glamorganshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istinst
Bryn
Glamorganshire
Lady Morris
Marital links at Kensington and notable deaths reported
Married in Kensington on Sunday Rev Henry Taylor officiating Lieut George Bague RN of Holly House Ipswich weds Miss Yarraw of Jermyn Street. Died in Richmond aged 71 widow Mrs Greets, relict of Thomas Greening. Ann Fraser wife of Thomas Fraser late High Sheriff of Oxfordshire succumbed after long illness at Woodcott House Reading. William Durant, son of Rev S Durant Poole, dies in Glasgow age 19 after brain swelling and paralysis amid late University honors. Jane Whinfield of Gracechurch Street, wife of Mr Wm Whinfield, died. Thomas Mander aged 89 late of Bishopsgate Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kensington
Henry Taylor
George Bague
Royal Navy
Holly House
Ipswich
Yarraw
Jermyn-street
Richmond
Surrey
Thomas Greening
Woodcott House
Reading
Ann
Thomas Fraser
Oxfordshure
Wardlaw
Glasgow
William
S. Durant
Poole
University of Glasgow
Jane
Wm. Whinfield
Gracechurch-street
Islington
Thomas Mander
Bishopsgate
Surgeons offer cure for intemperance related diseases
Goss and Co surgeons announce a proven method to cure debility and disorders arising from intoxication and vice. They claim rapid, safe restoration to health, with cures in two days in early cases, based on fifteen years of practice and extensive experience. Patients are invited to send case details, and books on the topic are advertised for sale through booksellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alsers. Goss and Co
London
USS and Co
Bouverie-struet
Ktee
Goss and Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sir
Robert. Wilson
Deasy
Marcellus
Bess
Tolngstc
Sycorax
Miscanyve
Agst Partizan
Toi Agst F
Tagst Meteora
Riddlesworth
S&sssions
Lord Mayo
William Blithe
Foot Guards
Robert Longdale
Mr. Pulteney
Longdale
Ludgate-hill
Fleet-street
Avouruus
Talbot
Avétixes
Charles the Second
James George
Old Bailey
Coover
Cosmon
Middlesex
Sessions
Cortes
Vasconditas
Govarnindut
Rio Janeiro
Pernambuco
Éramquil
Rio
N.B
Brazil
M. Moniz ‘Lavates
Luiz de Stego
Rego
Nuriver
Kescher
Thomas Skelton
Pentreath
Tregarthen
Penzance
Venice
Trieste
Pilelards
Mount's Bay
W.S.W
W. ON. W
Cornwall-Guzette
Liverpool
Hall IL
Strands and
Lorton
R. Wanless
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!