King Josiah Interferes With Empire Ends in Destruction
A reader letter recalls the biblical King Josiah who sought to mediate a quarrel between Egypt and the Euphrates, only to be slain and Jerusalem set alight. The writer, BRAINSCKHROFFOV, compares the event to Queen Victoria’s interference with Nicholas, warning of national lamentations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Josiah
Egypt
The
Euphrates
Kings and Chronicles
Jeremiah
Judah
Victoria
Nicholas
Jerusalem
Brainsckhroffov
Where the Guilt Lies in War Critique Letter
A reader writing as VERITAS lambasts The Times for promoting war and accuses venal papers of desiring bloodshed. He argues patriotism requires Christian pacifism, condemns church complicity in war, and rejects hospital aid and patriotic funds as insufficient or misleading. He calls for national repentance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
Times
Morning Advertiser
Inkerman
Patriotic Fund
Veritas
War as a necessary evil and the army’s role in security
George of Little Moorfields argues that war is a necessary evil as a safety valve for human passion and conflict. He compares national armies to police forces, noting both use force to prevent greater harms, and questions critics who oppose war yet tolerate policing when it suits a local need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Empire
George
Moorfields
Scalp dance proposal to editors during war era
A letter to editors proposes sending scalps to war-boosting newspapers as a provocative recruitment tactic. The author notes this is a press war and suggests showcasing trophies from fallen Russians to spur public support, while conceding personal lack of bravery and urging consideration of the idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Empire
Illustrated London News
Punch
Daily News
Lloyd’s News
Jerrold
Post and Herald
Standard and Chronicle
The
Manchester Guardian
Cobbett's Ghost Disturbed By War Trade Claims
A letter argues Cobbett's Ghost misstates trade with Russia and overstates its size. It contends ten million imports imply a similar export total, totaling twenty million a year, and questions whether the war has helped or harmed commerce. The piece urges inquiry into the corn trade, vessel employment, and artisan livelihoods affected by the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobbett
the Empire
Russia
Lord Aberdeen and Co
Black Seea
Danube
United Kingdom
Artizan
Balaklava and the War's Toll on Bread and Trade
A critic accuses wartime policy of inflating bread costs despite a bountiful harvest. Wasteful shipping to Australia, marked by the Aberdeen and Co. crediting public funds, fuels financial distress. The public bears the cost of gun and shell production with misery and ruin as the result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Aberdeen and Co
Figure Facts and Reflections to the Editors of The Empire
A letter from IOTA Camden-square criticizes widespread tobacco use in the United Kingdom. It argues the habit funds hospitals and charities while draining modest means, notes rising per head consumption from 12 to 19 ounces and 24 million pounds annually, and urges philanthropists to curb tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Empire
Londonbridge
Thames
Inngland
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
United Kingdom
London
England
Ieren
Camden-square
The Book of Armagh Rediscovered in Ireland Exhibit
A rare one copy ancient manuscript known as the Book of Armagh, once a sacred symbol of episcopal power in Armagh, has been moved to Trinity College Dublin after long neglect. Rev. Dr. Reeves of Ballymena provided a detailed description, noting its pristine condition and key passages about its historical use and reverence among Roman Catholics in medieval Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Hyde-park
John Manners
Newman
Earth
Heaven
Armagh
Trinity College
Dublin
Reeves
Ballymena
The Book of Armagh and St Patrick Manuscripts
A Dublin article examines the life of St Patrick through memoirs and the Book of the Angel. It notes the Book of Armagh’s pre diocesan outline, mentions a St Patrick confession, and describes manuscript features such as vellum pages, Greek insertions, and fine capitals. Dr Reeves dates the volume as over a thousand years old and praises its beauty and preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick
Ireland
Armagh
Rome
Mist
Heaven
Tertullian
Augustine
Judas Iscariot
Christ
St. Paul
Reeves
Trinity College Library
Various 1855 Notices On Land Law Books And Society
A miscellany of 19th century notices reviews several books on land laws entail transfer and social effects. Included are Beal on Free Trade in Land, Hornscox on the Family Feud, and Hodgson on Parlour Library reprints. Also featured are poetry and fiction titles by Watthew Tipp Pratz and Bright speech references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardwicke
James Bean
Chapman
Mr. Beal
Adam Hornscox
Routledge
G. P. R. James Hodgson
G. P. R. James
Mr. James
Frepenick J
Watthew
Clarke
Beeton
Berges
Trubner and Co
Jonx Tipp Pratz
Her Majesty
Pratt
John Bright
British periodical notices critique works and war views
A long-form review comments on the Foreign Enlistment Bill publication and the British Workman, praising and critiquing its tone and aims. It discusses The Northern Tribune, Blackwood's Magazine, Bentley, Colburn's New Monthly, The Mail Coach, and Part XII of Chemistry with notes on Schamyl, the Circassian Chief, and Irish portraits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Cash
Bishopsgate-street
House of Commons
Messrs
Partridge and Oakey
Northern Tribune
Nicholas
Leeds
Turkey
England
Italy
Hungary
Poland
Blackwood
Schamyl
Bentley
Lord Aberdeen
Garter
Greenwich
Colburn
New Monthly
France
Hardwicke
Temple of
Knowle
Inkerman Battle Described by an Officer in Action
The Portfolios account recalls the dawn attack on 5 November as Russian galleys stirred a wary camp waking to battle. The valley and Woronzoff road witness heavy artillery, a retreating outpost line, and brave charging by the 47th, 49th, and Buller’s light division, with Captain Hume wounded and Allix killed, as the infantry and guns press the crest toward Inkerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inkerman
Tchernaya
Robert Hume
Allix
Evans
49Th
Buller
Bac
41St
Adams
Woronzoff
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