The British Aristocracy A Review of Noble Power
Correspondence from London dated December 26 1848 describes the House of Lords composition with dukes earls bishops and peers. It argues aristocracy wields vast patronage in government and public offices while noting some noble honor courage and philanthropy. contrasts English liberty with American nepotism and calls aristocracy a stabilizing force in Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Courier & Enquirer
London
House of Lords
Hume
William the Conqueror
United Kingdom
Duke of Westminister
Euston
Berkley Squares
Duke of Buccleugh
Duke of Roxborough
Duke of Sutherland
Scotland
Duke of Buckingham
Richmond
Duke of Beaufort
House of Commons
Gramdia
Duke of Bedford
Court of Chancery
England
America
Great Britain
Lord John Russell
The Missing Tribes and American Indian Origins Debate
A Sunday Times article outlines the theory that North American Indians are descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes. It cites Adair, Heckwelder, Catlin, Penn and others, tracing Asiatic roots through Asia to the American Continent with customs, time reckoning, lunar calendars, and Mosaic law among tribes from Labrador to Tierra del Fuego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boudinot
New Jersey
Star
Nina
Snmaria
Judah
Benjamin
Manaasah
Judea
Osca
Salmanzer
Assyria
Asia
Tartary
China
Bhering’s Straits
Hudson’s Bay
Greenland
Pacific
California
Mexico
Central America
Peru
Egypt
Cholula
Otamba
Mitlan
Tlascala
Tyre
Babylon
Carthage
Zeyad
Columbus
Adair
Heckwelder
Cherleveaux
McKenzie
Bartram
Beltrame
Smith
Penn
Menassah
Ben Israel
American
Labrador
Cape Horn
Nisdrass
Catlin
William Penn
Israel
Chips
Solomon
Ophir
Sunday Times
Stumen Mixes Discusses Stunted Minds and Closed Beliefs
The passage laments men who age without learning, clinging to outdated ideas. It argues they avoid inquiry, resist new understanding, and remain stubbornly convinced of their own correctness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stumen
Gum Exports From Indian Archipelago Rise But Trees at Risk
Gurra Perona notes that gum imports to England began in 1840 with about two hundred weight. By July 1848 total exports reached 27,000 hundredweight, mostly to England. He warns tree destruction in gathering, yet cites vast habitat of over half a million square miles with abundant trees, predicting extinction is distant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
National Intelligencer
England
Indian Archipelago
Califormia Speculators Lose Captain to Missing Passengers
Hampden Mining Company from Springfield arrives city with about forty men largely ready to sail for California. Captain General announces chartered vessel and meets passengers at Old Tamany evening. Captain Hedges dines with the group and then leaves to fetch three missing men, later vanishing with their funds and accounts unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callifornia
Hampden Mining Company
Springfield
Mass
California
el Dorado
Old Tamany
Hedges
Sweet Brier hedge hopes from a farmer’s ditch planting
A Michigan Farmer writer recalls planting 90 yods of ditch along his marsh last fall using Sweet Brier seed gathered in spring. He sowed with a shovel, covered lightly, and the plants now stand 12 to 18 inches high. He predicts that in 3 to 4 years they may form a hedge against animals. Also noted is a New York legislature gift of a sword to Gen. Wool with a solid gold scabbard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Brien Henus
Michigan Farmer
Gen. Wool
New York
Discoveries in the Arctic Ocean by Sag Harbor Whaler Captain Royce
Captain Royce reports new whaling grounds north of Behring Straits with several whale species yielding up to 600 barrels of oil. He notes mild weather, clear waters, and easy anchorage, and observes native tribes on the Asiatic coast. The voyage suggests the area may soon attract more New England whalers and detail from Beechy’s voyages supports the finding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royce
Bhering’s Straits
Cook
Clarke
Beechy
Batlin’s Bay
Arctic Ocean
Koya
Becchy
New England
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bryant
Broadway
Ireland
Atzall
John Milton
Tacitus
Triump
Freeport Journal
Freeport
Stephenson County
Illn
Grattan & McFadden
Li. G. Grattan
Fa. McFanous
Business Directory
Cyrus A. Sheetz
Emmert & Strohin’s
Stephenson Street
E. H. Slyde
Ceater
Stephenson St
Public Square
Julius Smith
Illinois Law and Land Office
Turner & Turner
Chancery
General Land
S. D. Knecht & Co
I .Fues
J. Turnen
Jas. D. Tuner
Purinton & Betts
Court House
Grange Puntintoy
Cusnces Bers
G. Purixtox
Trainois M. FY. Insunasce Company
John A. Clark
State of
Pennsylvania
T. F. Goodhue
Ofice
Eixchange and
Stephenson Sts
Sweet & Brawley
Louse
M.P. Swarr
S. Drawley
DRS
Samuel Sweeley
D. A. Knowlton
Philadelphia
L. W. Guiteau
Broadway and
Locuststs
D. Knight &Co
Dr. Martin
HY Wright
Hlinoix
Emmert & Strohm
SD. Knight & Co
Jlouse
R. J. M. Bunasss
Main
Court Streets
Janesville
Wis
Rock River House
John Kent
Beloit
Wia
Southport
Galena
Janes
Vile
Chicago
Sons OF Temperance
Staten Mishinas
C. A. Clark
R. S
Stephenson County Hotel
Ian
Beast
Bedee
L. Guiteau
Wright's
O. HO Wright
Rene Ene Right & CO
Brock J. Locks
BY Mo M. Noail
Gen. Taylor
Memphis
Col. Pope
Tennessee
Ile
United States
Switzerland
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