Shannon steam packet burns at Catwater Plymouth
The Shannon steam packet, capt Moppett, of the British and Irish Steam Packet Company, caught fire near Catwater Plymouth after leaving Southampton. Passengers, including two women saved from the water, aided by crews and locals. the ship later beached and scuttled. Firefighters and military engineers contained the blaze. repairs expected to cost up to £15,000 with possible move to Dublin for renovation.
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Piimours
Shannon Steam Packet
Moppett
British and Irish Steam Packet Company
Thames
Southampton
Plymouth
Falmouth
Dublin
Catwater
Mopprtt
Thiraty
Woolwich
Avon
Bennett
J. 13
Dixon
H.T. Veitch
Prajesty
Queen
Plymouth Citadel
Barlow
Blunden
Bultvel
Ligtenant Holman
Plymouth Police
Clark
Cornish
Rudyerd
Royal Engineer
Brajor Maxwell
Protheroe
Lish
T. Shaw
Columbus
Mill
Shaw
Shannon
Prysovty
Me. Hill
Miner
Southemptra
Mopper
Toondon
Primocrs
Cattedown
Nurder
Duke of Cornwall
Kemptny
British and Irish Steam Packett Company
Purmaerts
London
Doniin
Kempston
Actie
W. B. Cuming
Lioyd
Pope
Sime
Morris
Bank of England
Ireland
Narrow Escape of the King of Sweden at Stockholm Palace
A lone ill-dressed man threatened King through his chamberlain at the Stockholm Palace. Pistols discharged without injuries. the assailant, named Platen, is deemed insane and reabsorbed to Danviken lunatic asylum. Details include misidentification as Duke of Bourbon, later restrained after a second pistol shot grazed Count Von Horm. A public audience and theatre hymn followed as guards arrested the intruder.
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Stocknaum
Peyron
Count Horn
Platen
Dalecerlin
Danviken
Stockholm
Tiey
Och Invikes Vidninger
von Platen
Peyrou
Count von Horm
Duke of Bourbon
Rich
Dauviken
Hlad
AG. G. von Matin
C. A. von Platin
Dalecurlia
Highway robbery and attempted murder case in Hertford
The trial recounts a brutal highway assault on James Jarvis near Fishwood by Charles Pearse and Benjamin Smith. Jarvis describes savage blows, pocket searches, and threats of murder as the pair, seen at the Horse Shoes and Chequers public houses, sought his money. Bloodstained evidence, trousers, a hat lining, and a bloodied stick link the suspects. Both men are committed for trial.
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Renal
Hetura
Mills
Prns
Charles Pearse
Benjamin Smith
Hertford
James Jarvis
Welling
Horse Shoes
Prisuorre
Ware
Datchworth
Jarvis
Gouda
Fishwood
Halloa
Smith
Pearce
William Higde
Elay
Pearse
Central Soviety to Reconsider Mart Tax at January Meeting
At the monthly meeting of the Central Soviety for the Protection of Agriculture and British Industry held on Thursday at 17 Old Road Street, the committee discussed repeading the mart tax. A resolution was adopted to summon a meeting on January 12 to consider the subject.
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Central Soviety For
Old Road Street
A Calendar For Sunrise Sunset And Tides In Britain
A dated calendar entry explains how to compute sunrise and sunset times across Great Britain and Ireland using latitude and offsets from 51 degrees 80 minutes. It also provides high water adjustments for major ports like Bristol York Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton and notes the week’s Advent timetable and liturgical readings.
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Great Britain and Ireland
Aunset
Furest
Lonvon-Dochtes
Bristol
York
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Juvenile Delinquency Court Scene Sparks Debate
A seven year old boy is indicted for pocket picking in a late 19th century case. The Serjeant Adams faces moral questions on state versus parental responsibility as a judge condemns the child yet questions the old system of summary convictions. Parents plead to reclaim their son amid a heated courtroom discussion on criminal youth and reform.
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Hanover Square
B. B. Cabbell
Kay
M.V
Dr. Archer
H. Hughes
Cochrane
Howitt
Nash
Queen's
Cabbe
Covent Garden Theatre
Zémes
Thal
House of Business
Pine Secon
London
Hear
Mr. Cochrane
Hewitt
Archer
Hughes
Metropolitan
Secheaut Adams
Terina Sorjeent
Weil
Birbridge
Muaray
Tle
Loya
Serjeant Adams
Hei
Filteyu
Roy
Serjeant
Adams
Dinevaner
Carnent
Phere
Han Kou
Call to curb juvenile crime in Westminster and palaces
In Westminster and its wealth, nobility and Parliament, a call is made to act against rising juvenile crime. The writer cites 1,600 child convictions aged seven to fifteen in a year and urges the rich to share responsibility, fearing future danger if inaction continues. The piece pleads for accountability beyond empty complaints.
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Westminster Stoane
Weatminster
England and France and the Alliances Debate
A newspaper letter argues against exaggerated ministerial push for English French lines. It urges separating from suspicions of coordinated opinions and rejects exclusive alliances with either side, warning that such hostilities invite retaliation and undermine justification for alliances. The piece questions the utility of special conventions amid shifting geopolitical aims.
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France
Dortind
Emancipationist Lord Chancellor in Irish estate case
A lengthy discussion critiques a court decision in a case where a nun renounces property for a convent. It argues the Lady is not dead in law, that duress framed the conveyance, and that the Times misattributes the principle to Protestant bias while asserting the Reformation restored civil rights.
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Irland
Court of Chancery
Dureese
Westminster Hall
the Times
University Proctors and Police Powers Spar Over Cambridge Case
The Cambridge incident highlights contested privileges claimed by Cambridge and Oxford authorities to arrest and detain women suspected of improper calling. A nineteen year old girl was seized by Proctor officers in the streets, raising claims of unlawful violence and detention in a grim University Prison.
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Cambridge
Oxford
Ates Ute Tsidien
Murder in a University Dungeon Calls for Action
A distressed account condemns confinement conditions and a student's death blamed on prison neglect. The writer urges formal indictments or criminal information by authorities to curb abuse and hold officials accountable, urging an Inspector of Prisons or Attorney General intervention.
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Vics
Her Majesty
Conciliation Hall and Young Ireland Face Old Ireland
An Irish political piece argues that a truce offers little risk and warns Young Ireland against joining Old Ireland. It mocks leaders like O Connell and Smith O Brien, condemns Nation writers, and urges rebels to choose open battle over capture or surrender.
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Ireland
Smith O'Brien
Peresa
Rebela
Quackery Abroad and English Parity in a Bygone Era
A satirical critique contrasts English openmindedness with imported quackery and foreign exemplars. It recalls two centuries past when religion and medicine sought higher aims while criticizing legal torture and land reforms. The author argues England has outgrown quackery, viewing current trends as mere amusements for idle writers.
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Rome
Saveiuin
Krance
Ingus
Sismondi
Englend
Mars
England
Hahnemann and
Pressnitz
Crown
Herod
Willy
Nilly
France
Switzerland
Meeting on Manchester candidate Lord Lincoln report
A Manchester gathering of Whig and Conservative friends heard a deputation report on Lord Lincoln standing for Manchester. Alderman Neild attacked Bright and praised Lincoln, then read Lincoln's letter offering to stand if requisitioned, promising to serve Manchester if elected. The crowd cheered and dispersed.
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Mascheston
Friends
Lord Lincoln
Manchester
Music
Alderman Neild
Clair
Bright
Despatter Ltd Lincely
Nield
Dravien Manor
Islands
Pacific
Sandwich Islands
Alr
Miller
Liverpool
Retford
Sheffield
Doncaster Gazette
Panama
Wellington
New Zealand
Erisia
Endi
Sydney
London
Erie
St. Giles's
Madame Tussaini
Jack Steppard
Dick Turpin
Jetty Abershaw
9Th Regiment
Galway
Romain
Ure Weeteu
Globe
Wes
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William Symonds
Admiralty
Albion
Morning Herald
Liverpool Albion
Great Britain
Abe
Gremner
Bremner
Stoneclough
Bolton
Manchester Courier
King of
Sweden
Metropolis
Litgratvar
Literary Gazette
Hyde Park Corner
Punch
Lordehin
Leeds Mercury
Buncrar
Belfast
Colin Sloen
Peter Trainor
Frederick M‘cann
Patrick Magre
Ile
Magee
Sloan
Hugh Boyle
America
Stoan
Soan
Charles Lawrence
Nottingham Charlie
North John-street
Tom
Senway
Taaiah
Isaiah Xavi
Peter i
Moxvat
Mth
Tunapay
Werpakxnar
Ith
Tunaspay
Frarpay
Great Britain and Isleland
Lombos
peGhkke
Nouti
University Police
OLD and Young Ireland
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