Biographical Sketches of Africans and Descendants
The volume includes narratives of Gustavus Vassa Job Ben Solliman Sadiki Placido Richard Cooper Anthony William Amo Toussaint l'Overture Geoffrey l Islet Capitein Othello and others with portraits. It promises uncommon interest and new facts and illustrations, as well as entertainment and significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustavus Vassa
Job Ben Solliman
Sadiki
Placido
Richard Cooper
Anthony William Amo
Toussaint l’Overture
Geoffrey l’Islet
Capitein
Othello
J. W. Pennington
Frederick Douglass
Feiran Scenes Thiers Portraits and Lake Michigan Notes
A literary miscellany excerpt describes Feiran under moonlight with Arab campfire glows and a desert oasis scene. It offers a skeptical portrait of Thiers, noting his wealth, hatred of England, and political ambitions. A long item reports Professor Drakes inland seas observations and lake depths, elevations, and water clarity with unusual depth measurements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake
Cincinnati
Ontario
Erie
St. Clair
Huron
Superior
Michigan
Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Saginaw Bay
Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence
Albany
Portrait of Bishop Bonner in a Scornful Light
A sonnet from Wendover in Bucks depicts Bishop Bonner as a malevolent figure with a poisonous gaze. The poem recalls his alleged cruelty and public punishment of dissenters, urging readers not to forget his "raging fits" and the suffering of the innocent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Bonner
Bonner
Wendover
Mementos by Currer Bell in a dusty old closet
The poem reflects on forgotten keepsakes stored away in a long unused room. Mementos from past loves and pains lie among faded volumes, stone clasps, and Indian shells, now coated in green mould. The house sits damp and mossy, with ivy and birds nesting near a turret as windows glimpse a fading world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferraan
Feiran
Desert
Walla
Ragged School Teacher and the Raceage School Founder
A poem praising a compassionate teacher who seeks out neglected children in dark streets to rescue them from neglect and vice. The figure is credited with forming the "Racage School" and is lauded as a blessing by the rescued siblings and their families. W. B. Tarpan, Boston, U,8.
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Lane
W. B. Tarpan
Boston
Dream led to river find of missing gardener body
Report details the recovery of William Smith, gardener to Sir Clifford Constable, found by a local man Ande who dreamt of his location. The body with a broken arm was pulled from the Tees near Whorlton Bridge after a river search and an inquest returned a verdict following the discovery. The deceased left a widow and large family. watch and purse were found. Galvanism advert discusses Halse's reforms and promotion by notable figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Smith
Clifford Constable
River Tees
Ande
Little Newsham
Wycliffe
Smith
Whorlton Bridge
Awde
Gent
Dinsdale
Ralph Green
Hutton
Durham Chronicle
Births and Deaths Notice from St Ann Jamaica to Camberwell England
Births record multiple entries including a daughter born to the Reverend T. H. Crank in Jamaica and several other births in England. Marriages note unions in Northamptonshire, Pimlico, Newport Pagnel, Rotherham, Brixham and surrounding areas with various spouses and residences. Deaths list Menahan Levy Bensusan age unknown, George Watlington Prothonotary, Mary Emma Burr’s daughter, and William Walker with ages omitted, plus Hannah Le Bronce.
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Baptist Chapel
Earls Barton
Northamptonshire
W. Todman
Yardley Hastings
Georgce Hawthorn
Kettering
Sarah Longland
Grendon
St. Peter’s
Pimlico
Edward Auriel
Ricnard Macan
Greenmount
Castle Bellingham
Ireland
Caroline Helene
Professor Macar
Longsight
Manchester
Mary Elizabeth
T. Cowen
Eng
Moorgate
Yorkshire
Independent
Brixham
G. Smith
Joan Mortemore Tucker
Higher Brixham
Mary Ann
W. Mitchelmere
Dittisham
Dalston
Menahan Levy Bensusan
Upper Bedford-place
Russell, Square
George Watlington
Caldicot-house
Aldenham
Herts
Court of Common Pleas
St. Albans
Mary Emma
Money Market And Commercial Intelligence In London
The English Funds remained firm with little recent business. Consols fluctuated to around 88, aided by East Indies uncertainty. Foreign securities stayed dull but comparatively well priced, with Spanish, Mexican, Brazilian, Russian, Dutch and Belgian issues noted. Share trading was light, future calls expected to be small, and overall market tone cautious but steady for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Indies
India
South Sea
Ecuador
Buenos Ayres
Venezuela
Great
South-Western
Midland
Also Mentioned on This Page
M. Thiers
Thiers
Paris
Perfide
Albion
England
France
The
Republic
the Mirror
Currer Bell
Halse
London
Charles Clark
H Halse
Jalse
Brunswick Square
Williamsfield
Dry Harbour
St. Ann’s
Jamaica
T. H. Crank
Harriett-terrace
Barnes-green
William Cliff
Carlton-terrace
Bunsen
Ernest Bunsen
T. J. Yromans
Theberton-street
Islington
East India Mail
Calcutta
Bombay
West India
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