Natal Natal May 25 report of Congella attack and losses
A field report to the government details a failed assault on the Congella camp by Captain J. C. Smith and a mixed force of 27th Regiment Royal Artillery and Cape forces. Heavy fire from mangrove bush halted the attack, oxen were shot, and several officers were wounded or killed, including Lieutenant Wyatt. The engagement ended with high Boer losses and requests for reinforcement as farmers threaten renewed action.
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Natal
Mey
Te Perro
Ea Gui
Cape
Wyatt
Royal Artillery
Cape Rifles
Lonsdale
Lunnard
27Th Regiment
J.C. Sirs
Hare
Royal Sappers
Burridge
Sebbs
A. Callaghan
J. Fitzpatrick
S. Greeson
J. Griffin
W. Grime
Robert Kerr
W. Bowles
J. Bowne
Haycock
James Fitzpatrick
H. Stuart
J. Baker
J. Glaney
W. Gallaghan
D. Donohoe
J. Kelly
J. Sullivan
Kerberry
H. Coyne
T. Higging
J. Mulvey
Armstrong
Cogan
J. Ford
J. Kane
J. Reaves
J. Breslen
Cape of Good Hope
Cape Town
Southampton
Simon’s Bay
Dallas
Beattie
Maclean
Port Natal
Smith
Police reform contenders for Southwark high bailiff post
In The Metropolis the contest for city police commissioner of Southwark unfolds with candidates listed including Captain Kingcard, Colonel Campbell, Colonel Angelo, Colonel Gaunt, and Major-general Sir Burgess Camac. The corporation delays promises as canvassing proceeds amid rivals. A devastating fire at 18 Tottenham Court Road destroys warehouses and a tallow melting operation, with losses estimated at 12,000 to 15,000 pounds. Fire crews struggle against flammable stock and spreading flames, aided by an official report detailing property damage across several nearby premises.
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Hina Bawirr
Southwark
Harvey
Kingcard
Bridewell
Kingdom
Campbell
Angelo
Gaunt
Burgess Camac
Corporation
Tottenaan Court
Her
Tottenham Court Road
Chandos-street
Kerslake
St. Patrick’s School
Braidwood
Tottenham Court-Road
Thomas Morgan
Norwich Union
Westminster
Henry Bare
Sun Fire-Ofice
Louis Kyror
James Johnson
T. Edwards
Victualler
Devastating fires sweep multiple buildings in London area
A sequence of blazes cripples properties across dense districts. Insured and uninsured structures burn or suffer heavy damage including a factory, a Lucifer match works, and St Patrick's Schools, with losses estimated around £14,000. Fire engines respond. investigations point to fireworks and accidental ignition amid crowded urban surroundings.
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Bryer
Comner
Parker
St Pen Mick's
Phonix
Wp Te Society
Sanna
Alliance
Nea A
Gresse-atrest
Rathbone-place
J. Bardell
Omnibus
Sun
Hanway-yard
Baldock
Norwich Union
Westminster
Morgan
The
British
St Patrick's Society
Waite
Pumpcourt
Golden Lane
Loader
Whitecross Street
Braidwood
Watling-street
Jeffrey’s-Square
Farringdon-street
Peraone
Metropolis
London Brigade
Southwark-bridge-road
Morgan's-lane
West of England
Connerton
Waterloo-road
Westminster Abbey
Parry
Barbadoes
Austin
British Guiana
Davis
Antigua
Rochester
Webber
Ripon
Coleridge
J. Dodson
London
Winchester
Chichester
Esther
Lupton
Waters
Tallis
Turle
Sale
Bradbury
Hawkins
Hobbs
Jerusalem
Canterbury
Cole. Tidge
Abbey
Lord John Thynne
St. Edward's Chapel
Chapter of Westminster
Chevalier Bunsen
Boxoucu
Fixspury
White Conduit House
Pentonville
T. Duncombe, Esq
Rogers
F. O'Connor
Moore
G. Rogers
Enq
James Savage
Great Britain
Savage
Meeting Adopts Proposals for Parliament Call on Petition
A large assembly adopts resolutions blaming class causes for a severe crisis and urges Queen to convene Parliament. They call for a petition to secure representation aligned with prior Commons petitions, to be signed by the meeting chair and forwarded by borough MPs. Feargus O Connor and Feargus speak as attendees depart.
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Weacd
Watson
House of Commons
Duncombe
Feargus O'Connor
Tragic Arundel Boat Outing Claims Three Lives
In Arundel a boat trip ended in tragedy when two young men aged about 20 hired a boatman to sail up the Arun and into the sea. They failed to return and only wreckage was found. one was Constable’s son and the other Mr Carter’s clerk. The boatman Clare left a widow and children to mourn.
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Arundel
Perons
Clare
Arundel-bridge
Arun
Littlehampton
Carter
Duke
Bristol
Chester
John Brindley
Gloucesteer
Daownkd
Batuixe
William
James
John Liewellin
Tonamith-street
Lorpox
Dover
London Bridge
London and Dover Railway
Cubitt
Croydon Railway
Pasley
Aden
Tonbridge
Headcorn
Staplehurst
Maidstone
Dejeuner & la Fourchette
Ashford
Grove Bridge
Canterbury
Folkestone
Liverpool
John Orr M‘gill
John Osborne Quick
Richard Jones
Sessions House
Liverpool Standard
Messrs. Roe and Co
Pain's Hill
St. Edmund's
Dolphin Inn
Culver Street
Morridew
Pain’s Hill
Merridew
Young
Jones
Walters
St. Anne’s Street
Chapman
Edgington
Cooper
Mr. Giddon
Lord Hungerford
East Indiaman
W. Pigott
H.C.S
Isle of Wight
Calcutta
Lord Auckland
India
Algor Bay
St. Helena
West Indies
West India Mail Packet Company
Admiralty
Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Committee of Privy Council For Trade
Whitehall
Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures of
Manchester
Packet
Joan Grorge Span Levgre
Holland Hoole
Chamber of Commerce
Waterman's Company
Greenwich
London
Mill Wharf
Deptford
Birwincham
CoRonEn
Railway Tavern
Boxmoor
F. J. Osbaldeston
W. Sibley
Birmingham
Spring
Falkner
Miller
York
Watford
Abbot
Merry
Bedford
Harlow
Fata Fant
Charing-cross Hospital
Higgs
James Chinn
Winsley
Duke-street
Bloomsbury
Langley-street
Longacre
Messrs
Turner
Baker
Jolly Weavers
White’s Row
St. Luke’s
Wm. Laurence
Mary Basil
Brick Lane
Southampton Election and Local Disturbances Noted
Reports detail a Southampton by election amid Tory goodwill for Lord Charles Wellesley, with sparse opposition, a procession, and references to the Bribery Act. Nearby fires and injuries at a local site are described, including complaints against a pump owner and several affected tradesmen. Also covered are Sunderland mayoral concerns and the Duke of Cambridge’s visit and related arrangements.
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Brewer
Kitto
Excise
Hiacocks
Coombs
Andrews
Nash
Conway
Wheeler
Neate
W. Sloane Stanley
Lord Charles Wellesley
Redington
Bath
A. R. Drummond
Charles Wellesley
Dolphin Hotel
Sunderland
Rerousal
Mayon
Hepworth Williamson
Duke of Campridge
Beckett
Duke of Cambridge
Marquis of Londonderry
House of Lords
Youra
Hepnosta Williamson
Thomas Branton
Ywore
Wynyard Park
Black Swan Hotel
Robert Davies
City of
York
Prince George
Leeds
17Th Lancers
the Minster
Alderman George Hudson
Mansion House
Darlington
Queen's visit to Edinburgh and Scotland plans provoke civic pageantry
Reports from Edinburgh Glasgow and Dalkeith detail royal visit preparations with processions routes city decor blue coats and tartan favours. Citizens encouraged to celebrate with fires on Arthur’s Seat and hills across Scotland while churches and public bodies debate dress code and involvement. References to Dalkeith palace services and potential foundation stone.
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Granton
Inverleithrow
Pitt-street
Princes-street
Nicolson-street
Dalkeith
Dalkeith Palace
George the Fourth
Edinburgh
Merchant Company
Maresty
Glancow
Hamilton
Duke of Hamilton
Brandon
Palace
London
Glasgow
Glasgow Chronicle
Arthur's Seat
Spetepehin
Pentland-hills
Lomond-hills
Fifeshire
Fife
Large-law
Benartie
North Berwick-law
Trapanelaw
Soutra-hills
Moorfoot-hills
Lammermuir-hills
Tintock-hill
Binny-craigs
Scotland
General Assembly
Prince Albert
Caledonian Mercury
Epinsvurca
Palace of Holyrood
Duke of
Buccleuch
Marquis of
Breadalbane
Earl of Mansfield
Earl of Kinnoul
Lord Willoughby D'Eresby
St. <Ann’s
Glasgow Argus
Riots at Belfast Election and Irish appointments
From Dustlin August 2 reports disorder at the close of Belfast election as Tory supporters jeered and tried to assault Liberal Mr. Ross while Mr. Emerson Tennant led the poll. Dublin’s lord mayor post may go to Alder man Roe. Meath bishopric eyed by Archdeacon Pakenham. Also details of an execution in Nenagh for a Tipperary murder with Catholic rites and a condemned man’s final pleas.
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Belfast
Dustlin
Gaya
Ross
Macnamara
Orange
Sovereign Verner
Emerson Tennent
O'Connell
Dublin
Alderman Roe
Duusuin
Evening Mail
T. B. C. Smith
Queen’s Counsel
Jackson
Archdeacon Pakenham
Duke of Wellington
Meath
Lord de Grey
Ireland
Robert Peel
Litton
Coleraine
Mr. Smith
Munper
Newaca
Nenagh Guardian
Tipperary
James Shea
Smyth
Rody Kennedy
Loughane
Scanlan
R.C.C
Virgin Mary
Bodgennedy
Messrs. Power
Magrath
P.P
The
Silvermines
Visit of Queen and Prince to Scotland Sparks Debate
Rumors swirl over landing site and route for the royal party in Scotland with Leith and Granton competing as landing points. Reports note deliberations about a city appearance and a possible Dalkeith route, amid broader chatter on royal plans and public reception. The piece also covers a series of railway and steamship incidents and inquests, including a fatal Birmingham line accident and a fatal fall from scaffolding, all presented in a rapid, column-like Scots context.
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Prince Albert
Scotland
Granton Pier
Leith
London
Duke of
Granton
Dalkeith
Corstorphine-hill
Braid’s Hill
Edinburgh
Treaty of Commerce and Navigation 1842 Lisbon pact
The treaty between Great Britain and Portugal signed at Lisbon on July 3 1842 restores mutual trade and religious freedom, grants full property and residence rights to nationals, provides fair taxation, and ensures equal duties for ships and goods in commerce between the two monarchies. It includes provisions on navigation, exemptions, and dispute resolution, with ratifications exchanged July 30 1842.
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Lisbon
United Kingdom
Grey
Britain
Ireland
Portu
Algarves
Great Britain
Portugal
United Kingdom of Great Britain
Sr Augustus
Lord Howard de Walden
Loti Cane
Great Britain and Ireland
Order of the Bath
Algares
Dom Pedro de Sousa Holstein
Palmeira
Chamber of Peers
Order of Christ
Royal Guard of Archers
Sanfré
Piemont
Concelho de Districto
Treasury
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland