23 Sep 1869
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Newspaper
Edinburgh Evening Courant
Location
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 23, 1869
Page
1
A sprawling, fragmentary monologue weaves romantic verse with political menace, referencing Byronic figures and public figures while debating poetry, rhetoric, and moral stake. The author critiques tyranny and valorizes perseverance and national duty amidst chaos and conflict.
The Western Meeting at Ayr unfolds with racing thrills including Ladybird and Good Hope victories, plus the Cup and Stakes events. Reports cover hospitality, spring weather, and social bustle, noting Earl of Eglinton hospitality and the presence of elite sportsmen amid eligible society.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions several individuals tied to Oxfordshire and surrounding areas, including references to B A degrees, vicars, and family notices. Names and places such as Mertonalles, Chicheter, Braswar Cees, Uxdeid, and York-hire appear amid unclear phrasing, suggesting a local obituary or memorial column with uncertain dates.
The report covers a windy golf meeting at the Royal and Ancient club with Tom Morris assisting by inspecting holes and noting improvements. It also details Longchamp races with Lady Henriette winning the Gianium Handicap by two lengths, and other races including Boulogne and Nita, plus a scullers race from Putney to Mortlake and a Wenlock Baths swimming match where Coulter edged Pamplin.
The surgeoncy of the eighth Light Infantry is vacant due to the death of Surgeon E Mall at Poyntz Pass on Lith inst. The List Regiment will embark from Queenstown for Gibraltar on the 23rd February to replace the 83rd Regiment, which departs for India.
Tuesday notices record appointments for Royal Adelaide and Agincourt supernumeraries, grand ball preparations at Naval College with the Excellent, Calcutta in dock for social events, and visits across the Channel as 2000 guests expected. Ships Revenge and Simoom arrive or depart Spithead, with prisoners and soldiers moved to guard and Netley. News of Oleg loss, clergy and Broadhead license debate, a Milan rail accident, and cyclone-era vessel losses referenced in scattered items.
At the Académie des Sciences on the 13th, M. Chastes reviewed alleged forgeries tied to Pascal, Newton, and many other figures. He cited documents claimed long to America and tied to a genealogical dealer, denying full access but offering inspection. He noted extensive sets of letters and papers, questioning authenticity and arguing a single forger seems unlikely. The affair centers on the origin, authenticity, and possible deception surrounding these documents and their provenance.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Tur Drvtn or Grovaynt CarRoLi and a band of men who sought to make their Rome in the autumn of 1867. It references Ibernation of Italy, Benedetto, and a war death combat with a Mor 1407 date fragment.
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