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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Dec 05, 1847

Page

2

Federalists Take Gisikon Heights in Swiss Seige Action

Turbulent reports detail Swiss Federalist forces breaching Gisikon fortifications near Lucerne after a night march across the Reuss. Colonel Egloff led the successful passage with columns from Zurich and Argovia, capturing the redoubt and driving the League from Rothenberg amid heavy artillery exchanges.

Swwwitzerland Lucerne Sonderbund Federaliet Reuss Sins Canton of Argan Zug Zurich Egloff Wolfgang Hones Gisikon Dietwy Muller Soleure Dietwyl Hooenberg the League Honan Denzier Rothenberg League Donatz and Bourchards Ochsenheim Entlibouch Schupleim Jittie Emme Schapfeim Schupfeim Hasle Bourckhard the Forest Fleod Scheure Roth No. 5 Meyern-Keppel Derove Alsner Bale Schwyz Billiet Constant Vevey Valais

THH Metropolitolig2 Botanical Society Anniversary Meeting

The eleventh anniversary of the Botanical Society of Lexosx was held at the Society Room, 20 Bedford Street Strand. J Reynolds chaired. A report showed 32 new members since the last anniversary, totaling 212. New plants British and foreign were to be distributed at the next duplicates distribution. J C Gray was reelected president. J Miers and E Doubleday named vice presidents. The meeting was well attended.

Botanical Society of Lexosx Rooma Bedford Street Strand J Reynolds Esij J. C. Gray F.R.S J. Miers, Esq F.rs E. Doubleday, Esq F.E.S City of Lospex General Pension Society Mondas London Tavern Richardson H. Pownall Mence Garraway Simester Sweet Mr. Garraway London London Road G. Stasiewicz P. Brzezinski Sussex Chambers Duke Street St. James's Gielgud Russia Poland Galicia Hoxtox Pitfield Street Hoxton Old Town Messrs. Lawrence and Co Queen Street Boot Street Garden Court Lawrence Wes James West of England Waterloo Road Braidwood Comworton

Portraits and career sketch of Rajah Brooke of Sarawak

The piece outlines Becrter's misck and a Copenhagen monument engraving, then centers on Mr Brooke Rajah of Sarawak. It traces his birth April 20 1808 at Coombe Grove near Bath, his strict upbringing, East India Company service, Burmese war injury near Rangpore, recovery in Europe, language mastery, travels in France Switzerland and Italy, and his shift from India to trade in the East Indies after a shipwreck near the Isle of Wight.

Becrter Menthetssohn Thorvaldsen Copenhagen Loncars Andersen Aketch Brooke Sarawak Bt. John Mr. Brooke Coombe Grove Bath Rajab Ngland East India Company Bengal Presidency Asam Rangpore Europe France Switzerland Italy Tasso India Iale Wight Bombay East Indian Archipelago England Sarawak River Borneo Rejah Muda Hassim Maley

Murder, unrest, and Brooke in Sarawak also Cromwell letters

The report blends Irish violence with a future colonial tale. Vicious murder near Elphin, Roscommon, and rumours of further atrocities unsettle Ireland while British observers debate measures. Separately, a detailed portrait of James Brooke in Sarawak describes his governance, diplomacy, trials, and culture. Blended extracts from Cromwell letters depict Civil War planning and armament movements amid editorial commentary.

Melancholy inquest at Queen's Hotel over German widow

In Liverpool Mercury report on a widow Regina Victoria Dungrave, known as Mrs Regina Davina, who died after taking oxalic acid at the Queen's Hotel Haymarket. Husband absent, evidence points to settlement and despondency following bill dispute. Coroner’s jury verdict: death from oxalic acid with no evidence of administration details. Also notes Oxford and Swansea items: Hampden controversy and British Association funding in Swansea for 1848 meeting.

Messrs. Lawrence Queen Street Webster Bedatead Coombes Downlog Tarver Wybrer Nou Griffith Derryman Mesars Lawrence Bradwood Imperial and West of England Pitfield Street James Mills Baker Taoman Grifin Union Milkman Mesers Lawrence Imperial Mr. W. Webster WW. Coombes Mr. Dunning Turner Garden Court Bailey Green Walk Emma Griffin Sun Fire Office Surrey Surrey Zoological Gardens Joseph Roberts Mr. Tyler Propripapy Villiers Street Strand Martin Stately Mesers Jackson Welmaley Philanthropic Society For Juventile OF George Grey London Brixton House of Correction Cranecourt Feet Street Chisholm Adair Perenna Duke of Sutherland Duke of Montrose Alderman Wood Cordwaivers Friends David Salomone Crown Tavern Bowlane Fiee Greenwich Anne Stevenson Elizabeth Mary Clement Golden Lane Panian St. Pancras King's Rood Camden Town Roodwin Churchwarden Howarth Metropolitan Turnpike Howarth Rorda Clarke Southampton Paving Trust Eee Cotlision Huipane Paddington Waterloo House Cockapar Street Pia i Great Western Railway Bristow Wea Dagaprot Ireland Couxrat Leinster Express Great Southern and Western Railway Ganger Smith Queen's County Tipperary Smith John Rourke Great Southern and Western Railway Company J. J. Bagwell Templemore Knockard Ballybrophy Bagwell Rourke Shelly Kiltilane Storp Roscommon Ballyglass John Lloyd Lisauella Elphin Toy Mr. Lloyd Committee of Association Cambridge Hobbes Rose Bullards Stamford Sluggards D.C Huntingdon Bia Orr Cromwell Slope Oliver Fen Joseph Jacob Parliament Essex Bedford Gormanchester Montague Earl of Sandwich St. Neots Cornet Sti'ton-bee Spalding Wisbee Wisdeach Wildman Lincoln Lynn Downham Ely D. C Trenworks Richard Baxter Lowestoft Cornet Squire Swaffham Copher Berry Casey London Lane Oliver Cromwel Norwich Squire Wisbearh Gainsborough Queen's Hotel Liverpool Mercury Oxford Tandantan Consuraacy Hawoper Hampden Hereford Auch Regius Oxford City Hawpden

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