Royal Visit to Belgium Arrives at Ostend Harbor
The Queen and Prince Albert completed a royal visit to King Leopold in Ostend. Upon arrival amid cheering crowds, Victoria and Albert toured the city by carriage and boat, enjoyed a formal reception, and prepared to sail onward to Osborne after a brief stay aboard their yacht Victoria and Albert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
Victoria and Albert
Dover
Ostend
King Leopold
Brussels
Queen Victoria
Times
Royal Yacht
Royal Standard
Admiralty
Leopold
Prince of Wales
Princess Royal
Princess Alice
Mr. Curry
Déjetiner & la Fourchette
Kingeopold
West Sands
Osborne
Roman Catholic Synod Opens at Thurles in Ireland
The first National Synod in Ireland since the 13th century convened at the College of St Patrick Thurles with clergy from all ranks. The Rite featured the Primate opening the Gospel as each participant professed faith. A public audience from Dublin and beyond attended the ceremony and a 29th session was scheduled. The piece also notes Londonderry's down estate meeting and harvest labor wages rising amid famine and emigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roman Catholica Synod
Thurles
Gray
College of St. Patrick
Everard
Cashel
Dublin
Ireland
Henry the Second
J. Blake
Dromore
Blake
M‘hale
Lonp Lonponderry
Banner of Ulster
Marquis of Londonderry
Down
England
Scotland
Carlow
Morning Chronicle
Death by own hand and a tale of long life
John Warden a Lancashire Chartist leader, tried at Liverpool years ago, commits suicide by cutting his throat after a life of misfortune. He leaves a widow and child among several deaths in his family as he ends his life over employer account losses. The Gateshead Observer reports a gray hair lock from Mary Benton born near Raby Castle in 1781, now aged over 119, living in Elton with her grandson. Her daughter runs a pub, her husband’s mother survives in her late nineties, marking remarkable longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surenne
John Warden
Lancashire
Liverpool
Jacquards
Gateshead
Mary Benton
Raby Castle
Elton
Exiles, Forgery, and Bigamy Cases Tabled in Central Court
In the Central Criminal Court Charles Barnhard, a German, was tried for being at large before his transportation term ended and sentenced to ten years. John Johnson, alias Dixon Dawson, a Greenwich pensioner, faced forgery charges and gave a lengthy plea. two sailors testified to his naval experiences. Bigamy cases followed with William Augustus Sheen, Cecilia Franchall, and Robert Frost found guilty or convicted, with separate sentences. Edward Jones admitted marrying a second wife while the first remained alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beronnen
Central Criminal Court
Charles Barnhard
Barnhard
Hamburg
John Johnson
Dixon Dawson
Greenwich
Sarah Hawes
Messrs. Lubbock and Co
Benjamin Hawes
Dawson
Ralph Abercrombie
Cape Legal
Trafalgar
Lord Nelson
Gaeta
Italy
Caford
Naples
Sir Samuel Hood
Madeira
Guadaloupe
West Indies
Martinique
England
Copenhagen
Camperdown
France
Valenciennes
Moscow
Harris
Baron Platt
William Augustus Sheen
Cecilia Charlotte Franchall
Mary Whittaker Greene
Robert Frost
Edward Jones
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