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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 02, 1850
Page
13
The article describes electric eels in marshy waters of Bera and Rastro capable of powerful shocks that kill large animals. It notes horses drowned crossing streams due to eel activity and recounts Indians driving the fish back with bamboo spears as they disperse after exhausting their galvanic force.
A compilation of moral maxims and reflections on doing good, temperate conduct, and religious example. It discusses treating others with patience, choosing constructive openings for usefulness, and avoiding harsh punishments of children. The text cites Dr. Johnson Gilpin Bishop Horne and The Science of Human Life.
An item notes the American steamer Massachusetts carries a life boat made of iron with airtight compartments and designed to float even when full, reflecting on naval safety features of the era.
The column reports a £2000 donation to the London Missionary Society via Rev James Sherman and notes notable society items. It also covers theater moves at Madame Tussaud's, legal damages for a dog’s death, a large transfer to Louis Napoleon, a German singer buying Austrian land, and a bustling London book trade driven by Mr. Murray’s sale with high volumes of major works.
Announcement says more measures will start tomorrow to cut Sunday work at the Post-office. Partial end of Sunday morning delivery within the three to six mile circle relieves about 106 letter carriers from Sunday duty, and further discontinuations follow.
The London District Post Office extends Sunday relief by delivering letters on Saturday evenings and halting Sunday deliveries within the three to six mile circles. This reform exempts over a hundred workers from Sunday duties and provides relief to numerous officers across the London establishment, aiming for broader labor relief.
A batch of birth announcements from December across Cambridgeshire, Kent, Bolton, Tamworth, Bedford, Stockbridge, Masbro, Herts, Southampton, Watford, Notts, Stoke Newington, and London list newborn daughters and sons born to wives of reverends and local residents. Names include Wiscart, Agpson, Etheridge, Gaistue, Goppard, Faremantle, Stowell, Candy, Murch, Wilkinson, and others with associated locales and chapel venues.
A compilation of obituary notices listing deaths and memorial ages in December from various UK locations. Entries include Rev Bananiv Southwell in Shanghai aged, Mrs Hassan Boacuent in Surrey aged 17, Archdeacon Jens naxas in Hampstead aged 66, Bishop Willish Hant Cottinpad in Canterbury, Rev F Merrick in Western Africa, Admiral Lord Colville in Portland Place aged 82, Patrick Fraser Tyrier in Springfield Lodge Great Malvern, John Willans of Gledhill and Willans, Susanna Stonald in Tottenham aged 86, and other late 19th century clerical and civic figures with brief biographical notes.
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