Sea voyage fog trial ends with Falmouth pilot aid
A London bound East India captain and crew endure dense fog in the English Channel. AB scores a near miss with a Swedish vessel, a Falmouth pilot boat appears, the captain buys a small pipe of tobacco, and a tug declines service before fog eases near the Isle of Wight.
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John Ebsworth
English Channel
Old England
East India
London
Azores
Jamaica
India
Falmouth
Collsion
Board of Trade
Mizsen
At & Am
Isle of Wight
Curious London Era Gallery Show and Prison Tale
A vivid account recalls Humphrey Chetham's Manchester library and a boy guiding visitors through curiosities from skulls to crocodile bones. The piece shifts to prison life with Mr Brunning describing harsh conditions, meager meals, and grim reflections on escape and future visits.
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Manchester
England
Chetham
Humphrey Chetham
Anchester Hoeehdey
Ghetham
Wolfe
Humvey Chetham
Waterloo
Duke of Richmond
Bosworth Field
Richard the Third
Robin Hood
Oliver Cromwell
Gog
Magog
Brunning’s Seven Day, Seven Pence Education Rate Release
London Daily News reports the release from Wandsworth Gaol of Mr Councillor Brunning of Beckenham, a Passive Resister jailed for seven days over a sevenpence education rate. The governor is accused of unwarranted conduct as Brunning waited five and a quarter hours before release amid protests from supporters outside. Interviewed at his St John’s residence, Brunning spoke to theDaily News.
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London “Daily News
Wandsworth
Councillor Brunning
Beckenham
Brunning
Parker
Daily
Newa
St John's
Sweating Gold Scam at Lambeth Mint Case
At the Old Bailey on 21 April, Ralph Appleton and Fredrick Brooker faced indictment for creating counterfeit coinage through a method known as sweating. They reportedly earned up to £5200 yearly, converting sixpences into half-sovereigns, with police undercover work tracing and preventing further wrongdoing.
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Mathews
Lambeth
Old Bailey
Ralph Appleton
Fredrick Brooker
Tyer Street
Appleton
Mathew
Justice Darling
Mr Booth
M. Nathan
Hatton-garden
Knell
Beard
Post Office
Ward
Daily Mail
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Mr Brunning
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