Tragic Struggle Aboard Open Sea Vessel and Sceptre Rescue
Survivors recount a doomed voyage as eight men remain in a lifeboat, two go mad, and two more die before a Calcutta bound barque, the British Sceptre, rescues the six crew and lands them at St Helena. The Cospatrick disaster follows with numerous drownings after a panic on fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macdonald
Calcutta
Undee
St. Helena
Daily Telegraph
Cospatrick
Elmslie
Dr. Cadle
Royal and political notes from Osborne to Dublin
The piece covers royal attendances at Osborne with the Queen, Sandringham visits by the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, and imminent travel to Holkham Hall. It notes illnesses and recoveries of several nobles, Gladstone and Disraeli birthdays, the Bishop of Natal’s voyage, and appointments in Ireland. It also touches on public notices including a baronetcy rumor for Mr Baird and Whitelaw, plus various local incidents and public health items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice
Duke of Connaught
Osborne
George Connor
Newport
Duke
Duchess of Edinburgh
Sandringham
Prince and
Princess of Wales
Holkham Hall
Earl of Leicester
Eastwell Park
George Grey
Duke of Rutland
Belvoir
Gladstone
Disraeli
W. E. Forster
Burley-in- Wharfedale
Yorkshire
New York
Southampton
Cape of Good Hope
Natal
Dublin
Ball
Ireland
J. W. Cooper
Norfolk
Ipswich
Lambeth Baths
G. M. Murphy
G. W. McCree
F. Smith
United Kingdom
Band of Hope Union
Glasgow
Frederick Ihenderson
Limerick
Hugh Daley
Philip Burtley
Kirk
Frank Wright
Chorley
Fulwood
Barnardo
East End
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh
Livingstone
James Simpson
St. Andrew’s-square
Prince’s Street
Bignall Hill
Newcastle-under-Lyne
London
Election at St Ives shows Conservative lead narrows
In St Ives the Conservative candidate C T Praed won 617 votes to Liberal Sir Francis Lycett's 552 a 65 margin. Previous February results had Davenport 751 and Bolitho 432 a 319 Liberal lead. current totals reveal shifts of 134 and 120 respectively. The report also notes other assorted items from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ives
E. S. Davenport
C. T. Praed
Francis Lycett
Davenport
Bolitho
Diocese of
Rochester
Attwood
Cheshunt
Birmingham
Attwoods
John Bull
Belfast News
West-end
Miss Hill
Hyde Park
Joshua Craven
Thornton
Bradford
Ile
Messrs. J. Craven and Sons
Mechanics’ Institute
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Durham
Baird
Church of Scotland
Whitelaw
Jhixcise
Micaiah J. M. Hill
Samuel Hill
Berhampore
India
J. Bailey Denton
James Howard
Abbotts Smith
Girton College
Cambridge
Miss Kingsland
N. Kingsland
Miss Dove
J. Dove
Cowbit
Lincolnshire
Coleraine
Londonderry
Stepher Church
Sheffield
John Brown
Stonehouse
Mr. Hunt
Notting-hill
Hendon
Sir Thomas Moncrieff
Lady Dudley
Dudley
Darwen
East Kent Liberal Registration Association
Canterbury
E. Knatchbull-Hugessen
East Kent
Westminser Abbey
Dean Stanley
Jesus
Scotsman
British League of Abstainers
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