06 Jan 1829
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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 06, 1829
Page
1
A letter to the Courier editor argues for tougher measures against receivers, proposing private pardons for informants exposing hideouts and signals. It urges immediate police access to suspect premises, harsher punishment for thieves, longer solitary confinement, and labor, to make theft a nonviable livelihood.
A letter warns that London University may drift away from religion, risking hostile lectures and atheistic materialism. It contrasts King’s College with the London University, arguing only a Christian framework can secure government support and a royal charter, and predicts political and doctrinal shifts if Islam, Judaism, or infidelity gain influence.
Fresh notices from Gesur dated December report health of divisions improving and losses since Pran departure totaling 541 men with 22 officers. Western Greece chiefs fight Ottoman forces as Redschid Pacha moves toward Constantina and Turkish winter operations appear likely.
A curiou s manuscript recounts Jose Rutherford, an Englishman who returned from New Zealand after ten years. He was captured by cannibals, married the chief’s daughters, and describes taboo ceremonies and island customs. The piece notes Rutherford’s acquittal for larceny and his return to the Society Islands.
A Leeds Patriot report describes a Watch Night at Brunswick chapel attended by a large Methodist congregation. The service began around ten, included singing and prayer, Rev Grindrod delivered a brief address on mercy and the year ahead, and at twelve they kneeled in silence before singing a New Year hymn and exchanging well wishes.
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