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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 01, 1813
Page
4
Messages from Heligoland and Gottenburg relay a flag of truce from Gluckstadt authorizing limited English passage and warning merchants to beware, while Copenhagen reports Guadaloupe links and Danish transit of troops, noting Duke of Cumberland activity and a British ship engagement.
Correspondent reports arrival of Ostend and Paris papers with notices of a battle near Boulogne and armistice rumors. Danish and Swedish moves, Austrian diplomacy, and UK political debate surface as listeners await clearer details from Hamburg and Heligoland communications.
Newspaper account describes a brutal double murder at the Bonar home with Mr Bonar found dead and Mrs Bonar mortally wounded. The crime scene details a poker attack, bloodstains, and a night of horror. The killer remains unknown though suspects and a possible accomplice are discussed, with inquest to follow.
Details emerge of a Butler named Dale discharged from the Bonar family amid ill conduct suspicions. An alibi placed him at the Red Lion from Sunday 1pm to Monday 6am, leading to his release after examination by Bow Street officers and local magistrates. The Bonars, aged over 70, are praised for their respected conduct. Camden Place is linked to Lord Camden. Officers Adkins Lavender Vickery and magistrates Williams Read attended.
Portsmouth reports afternoon orders sending outward-bound convoys to St Helen's to await a favorable wind and gain an offing in the Channel. The Inconstant frigate and Ringdave with the Newfoundland trade join larger forces under Admiral Guirrity. Store ships unmooring to follow. Other ships sail to Lisbon Corunna and the Elbe region.
The Vice-Chancellor deferred judgment on dissolving the injunction against publishing certain letters from Lady Perceval to Mr. Mitford. The case debated whether courts may restrain publication of letters without clear literary property grounds and considered potential irreparable injury and confidentiality.
A garbled paste reports parliamentary votes on Catholic Claims with misspelled names, a Chesterfield Countess death, price of a quartern loaf, a charity print viewing at Mr. Ross’s Bookseller, and a note about a 75th Lottery anniversary. It mentions subscription drives, corrections on a painter’s career, and ongoing appeals for subscribers amid waning impressions.
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