Hunger in Garden Leads to Fatal Tree Bites
In a Garden where Yew trees grew, three people died on site after biting branches. Four more died the next morning. This is not the only such incident in the neighbourhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tindal
England
Winchester
Alverstock
Hampshire
Feversham
Kent
Saunders
Rayner
Weilclose Square
Stepney Fields
Bow
Canterbury
Dunkirk
Rifbank
Lisoon
N.S
Gibraltar
Rock
Unity
Hunter
Good Hope
Laurel
Philadelphia
Flower
Burlings
Cape Spiral
John Peddie
Prince of Orange
St. Chrisopher's
Downs
Vernon Birth Day Extolled Amid News From London Borough Race
London notes mark Admiral Vernon’s birthday with an extempore verse and public cheer though some debate the exact date. The issue in Taunton Dean sees two placemen accused of buying votes, while warnings of bribes and venality unfold as voters pledge to support principled candidates. Reports describe naval actions, prize seizures, and a royal ode performed at St James, with firings, bells, and illuminations marking the day. Officials anticipate sheriff selections and confirm church and college appointments, deaths, marriages, and local disturbances as lines of defense and privateering challenges press Britain’s seaside harbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Taunton Dean
Ghs
England
Blackwall
St. James’s
Colley Cider
Laurent
Dr. Green
His Majesty
Duke
Patncesses
Guernsey
Cork
Dartmouth
Plymouth
N. N.E
Cornwall
Portrieve
St. Michael
Thomas Scawen
Ely
Westminster
House of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Oriel College
Mortmain
John Barker
Sproughton
of Suffolk
Bart
Mills Alice Fytch
Eltham
Kent
Comport Fytch
Coneir
William
Crouch
Bank of England
Lothbury Church
Miss Clark
Clark
Stoke-Newington
M. D’affefeldt
Brussels
Edinburgh
Anne Mackenzie
Markle
Earl of Cromartie
High Wickham
Buckinghamshire
Countess of
Adamson
Hermitage Bridge
Browning
Southwark
Requiem or Ode on the British Power at Sea
A declamatory verse scene laments war and vengeance, with refrains on Thames thunder, Indian shores aflame, and a Royal eagle motif. The refrain calls forth a boy from the Chapel Royal to voice warnings of foe and the fragility of security for Britannia in troubled seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeley
Thames
Britain
Chapel Royal
Also Mentioned on This Page
London
AurcusTus
Mr. Abbot
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!