Rescue of Crew Amid Shipwreck Sparks Heroic Efforts
Three crew members were seen in the main rigging and one in the fore rigging as the Stranger of Shields sank near London with coal. Life-boats rescued one man from each mast, but seven others died. A boy in distress perished despite efforts. Boatmen gave clothes, Scratchy life-boat aided by a warp, and the Royal National Life-Boat Institution rewarded the rescuers. The scene showed notable humanity from seamen.
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Royal National Life-Boat Institution
Shields
London
Severe Highland snowfall freezes Scots railways briefly
The North of Scotland saw heavy snow last week with no wind to hinder travel, frost plunged 10 degrees below freezing on Friday, then east winds cleared the snow by Saturday. In the Highlands the storm proved severe and some sheep perished. A Thurso resident was jailed for forging a birth notice to an Edinburgh Witness editor. A man injured after a fall from a roof near Gogar House was taken to the Royal Infirmary. A court case seeks £300 repayment to a Banff bishop over a loan linked to £400 lent by Rev John Lauchlan to Jean Malcolm. The Free Church mourns Rev J Sym, pastor at Greyfriars, aged about 46–48, cousin of the late Professor Wilson.
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Scotlanp
Scotland
Highland
Thurso
Edinburgh Witness
Gogar House
Royal Infirmary
Edinburgh Advertiser
Edinburgh Court
J. Sym
Free Church
Greyfriars Free Church
St. Kitts
John Shelley
Duke of Buccleuch
Countess of Colloredo
London
Paris
Massachusetts
Saragossa
Madrid
Rue St. Jacques
Count de Chambord
Dundas
C.B
Emily Dundas
Albemarle-street
Household Brigade of Cavalry
East
Thomas Edward Capel
John O’brien
Elmvale
M.P
Limerick City
Dublin
Gladstone
General la Marmora
Crimea
Constantinople
Rollo
John
Felton Harvey
Ireland
Galway
St. Petersburg
Sebastopol
Palais Royal
Regent-street
Society of Arts
Thomas Dickens
Taylor
County of Dublin
Robert Bourke
Earl of Mayo
Lord Naas
Conservative Land Society
House of Commons
Manchester
Liverpool
W. B. Otter
Chichester
Cowford
Sussex
Chicester
Lewes
Earl of Elgin
Canada
Dunfermline
Fife
Sutherland
St. Pancras
Home Office
Weare
Chelsea Hospital
A. F. Barnard
Westminster
Bank of England
Leeds
Patriotic Fund
Duke
Duchess of Brabant
Venice
Milan
Egypt
Nile
Palestine
Syria
Great Snowstorm in Dublin Fells City Streets
The Irish chronicles a severe Dublin snowstorm starting Saturday morning, covering streets to half a foot depth, with ongoing heavy flakes and bitter east wind. Impassable roads, scarce pedestrians, and a forecasted spell of extreme weather rivaling Crimea conditions in the Irish metropolis.
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Dublin
Crimea
Kilkenny
Victoria
Glasgow
Brown
Dalkey Island
Gilbert
Lisbon
Limerick
Roherbury
County Limerick
Coloony-street
M‘leod
Death of the Lord Bishop of Sierra Leone at Sea
The article records the death at sea of the Lord Bishop of Sierra Leone, aged 35, who died about December 23 while returning from a visit to Yoruba churches and was buried at Freetown on December 27. It also covers parliamentary debate on church reforms, clergy appeals for Lent prayers for military forces, lectures in Nottingham, and various ecclesiastical notices.
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Sirrka Leone
Sierra Leone
Freetown
East Retford
Dean’s Yard
Jerusalem Chamber
Westminster Abbey
Exeter
Oxford
Praver
SoLpiers
London
Tur
Lrycoty
Lincoln
Nottingham
St. Mary
St. Mary's Church
Stratford-upon-Avon
St. James the Great
Worcester
White Lion
H. Harding
Stratford Upon Avon
Piers C. Claughton
Elton
Brighton Herald
Brighton
Cook
Rochdale
Molesworth
Stowell
Young Men’s Christian Association
Star of
Ashton
J. E. N. Motusworth
Pendleton
V.v
Manchkester
Riot Origin Tied to 17th Depot Soldiers
Scene of action described as a riot that began when several soldiers from the 17th depot struck a militiaman early in the day, sparking ensuing clashes and unrest observed in the area.
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17Th Depot
Notable London Society and Foreign Affairs Roundup
London hosts a flurry of society notes and political chatter as Sir John Shelley returns, the Duke of Buccleuch arrives, and the Countess of Colloredo schedules February receptions. Reports from Paris, Madrid, and St. Petersburg recount unrest, diplomacy, and military movements, with deaths and appointments mingling with treasury bonuses and hospital elections.
Siege News From Crimea As Warmth Fails to Stop Battle
Telegraph dispatches report ongoing siege activity with frosty nights and mild days. Russians launch frequent sorties on French lines while supplies reach the camp, and units like the French Eighth Division and the ship Sphynx have arrived. Lord Raglan met Admiral Lyons at Balaklava and inspected trenches while reports claim orders for attacks near E u p a t o r i a and Balaklava.
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Bavagrava
Jax
Prince Menschikoff
Sphynx
Lord Raglan
Balaklava
Admiral Lyons
Tchorgoun
Vienna
Sunpar Morsixe
Menschikoff
Eupatoria
Ismail Pasha
Brailow
Berwin
St. Petersburg
Despatches From Lord Raglan on Crimea Letters
War Department records two despatches from Lord Raglan concerning Crimean operations. The first praises Brigadier-General Rose and aides St George Foley and Major Claremont for service in the trenches and urges acknowledgment by the Emperor of the French. the second notes a Jan 1845 report of casualties and winter hardship before Sebastopol, with illness and supply constraints affecting the siege effort.
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Lord Raglan
War Department
Duke of Newcastle
Lord’ Raglan
G.C.B
Sebastopol
Duke
Canrobert
Rose
St. George Foley
Claremont
Lord Kaplan
G.C Bie
Lord Duke
Amportines
Spalding
London
Commissariat
Despatches From Garrobe and Bru on Crimea Weather
French War Ministry and Vice Admiral Bruat despatches report milder Crimean weather, renewed assault plans before Sebastopol, and troops’ stout performance. General Canrobert, General Uhrich, General Niel, and Colonel Waubert de Genlis noted arriving. naval batteries kept ready for renewed fire.
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Garrobe
Bru
Canrobert
Sarre Ptt
Sebastopol
Crimea
Senas Toro
Jax
Uhrich
Imperial Guards
Ana Thsenone
Marseilles
Genesral Niel
Waubert de Genlis
Bruat
Montebello
French Naval Thanks For Crimea Expedition Allied Efforts
The British Parliament unanimously voted thanks to Admiral Hamelin and the French navy for cooperation with the British fleet in the Crimea transport and landing operations. Admiral Lyons conveyed the thanks and noted the pledge of a closer alliance and future successes. The December 15 1854 resolution marked a high honor and a sign of strengthened ties.
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Admiral Lyons
Hamelin
Brust
House of Commons
Lords
Hamelins
House of Lords
Hameiin
Crimea
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