Press Freedom Clash Deepens in Paris Debates
Paris dispatch reports a bitter fight between chambers and press over official reports and seal violations by the post office. Papers mock a ministerial plan to suppress tribune access, while Libel cases reveal seized letters at the post office. A cabinet discussion on Cass’s American protest frames the day’s developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Deputies
M. de
Courier Français
M. Martillac
Tribune
Augsburg
Afessager
Moniteur
The
Monde
Count Walsh
Paris
Council of Ministers
Cabinet Council
the Tuileries
General Cass
France
Tha
M. Carrogrand
St. Denis
Isle of Bourbon
Nos-Be
Bourbon
le Temps
Spain News Highlights Madrid Dissolution Threat and Barcelona Junta
A Barcelona correspondent reports the reestablishment of the vigilance junta with local assent. It plans actions against moderados and French residents, while Carlist bands gather near Berga. The Madrid government faces a tough line between rebels and allied factions as mobilization looms and parliamentary moves continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Junta of Vigilance
Gonzales
Madrid
Paris
Spain
Spartero
Espartero
Portugal
Algerian dispatch reports fort destroyed and progress
The Moniteur cites a telegraphic dispatch from Tlemecen dated February 11 stating the Lebdon er la Frasna fort ten leagues south of Tlemecen was destroyed. The emir’s forces fled, leaving fourteen artillery pieces, seven cast at Tlemecen, and fifteen tribes submitted. The emir remains near the Moroccan frontier as campaigns advance in the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Moniteur
Tlemecen
Algeria
Lebdon Er la Frasna
Qth
Morocco
Asylum in London Planned by Count D Orsay
The Metropolis reports the establishment of a French asylum in London to aid natives of France destitute during their stay. Count D Orsay leads the effort, stressing aid without promoting idleness, with a one guinea subscription and a 20 member committee. Funds to be collected at Scott and Co Cavendish Square London and Lafitte and Blount Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Constantinople
Baron de Bourqueney
Smyrne
Tunis
London
Count D'Orsay
Courrier de l'Europe
France
Metro- Polis
Count D’orsay
MM. Vouillon
Pinault
Lewy
Comte de St. Aulaire
Kent
Lloyd's
Commercial Steam Navigation Company
Lakeman
Barton
Hamshire
Southampton
Torquay
Devonshire
Poole
Hurst Castle
Christchurch Point
Amon
Coast Guard Service
Gravesend
Eastern Counties Railway
High-street
Shoreditch
Bosanquet
Haseltyne
Esdaile
Hamilton
Birmingham
Great Western
Northern and Eastern Railway
Camberwell Caunco
St. Giles, Camberwell
Royal Free Hospitalor
Destitutee Siex
Gne- Ville-Street
No. 2
Galston Square
Whitechapel
Jewish National Friendly Society
Wellclose
Jeffery
Alliance
Basinghall-street
Pennell
Wheeler
Newtonstreet
High Holborn
Sun
Regent's Park
Chaise
Hillingford
Bury St. Edmund's
University Coiu
University
Gower Street
William Warburton
Atkinson
John Brundrett
Faculty of Medicine
Birkbeck
Losses and charity schemes dominate London notices
The page outlines charitable plans in France including asylum funding and a school for indigent French children. It also reports the Kent steamship loss near Barton, Lloyd's underwriting details, and a Fisheries of rail and hospital notices across Eastern counties.
University and charity notes amid 19th century meetings
The report on college grounds valued at £30,000 is noted along with a library expansion of 344 books and 127 pamphlets. Officers are elected including Lord Brougham and the Duke of Somerset. A Cripplegate Charitable Fund dinner at the London Tavern highlights relief work for the poor, with Duke of Cambridge chairing and signs of rising donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brundrett
John Smith
Pendarves
M.P
Thornely
Cope
Leicester Stanhope
Pitt
Robinson
L. N. Goldsmid
Latouche
Dale
Yates
Lord Brougham
Duke of Somerset
John Taylor
F.R.S
Gardiner
Fellowes
John Dillon
S. Loyd
G. T. Nicholson
E. F. Strutt
Thomas Cope
Guy’s Hospital
London
Guthrie
Royal College of Surgeons
Chipplegate
Fore-street
Cripplegate
London Tavern
Royal
the Duke of Cambridge
Col. Jones
Benj. Barnard
Dillon
David Wire
Messrs
Jolley, Young
Atkins
Masters Ball and Sutch
King's College Chapel
England
Europe
Benjamin Smith
Provincial tale of church rate fight and theatre notices
Birmingham parish fights a church rate after a heavy poll defeat. The report also lists theatre bills and local notices in Bridgwater about church thefts, a shipwreck near Cape Lopez, and a grim Cambridge case of alleged neglect and confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Sturges Bourne
Hamlet
S. Knowles
Celeste
Bath
Ducrow
Stud
Bridgwater
Carrukz
Coanp
Chardchurch
Rossiter
Russell
Thomas Evans
Thomas Smith
Chard
Somerset Assizes
Bussell
Devonshire Chronicle
Brisfol
Losa
Bristol
Pitt
Messrs
King
Africa
Gaboon
Angola
Cape Lopez
Antrobus
Edwin Knight
Benjamin Shuckburgh
James Kirkwood
Cambridgh
Dobson
March
Anoise
Doddington
Gloucester
Gloucester and Birmingham Railway Company
C. R. Moorsom
Cheltenham Looker
Isle OF Wight
Newport
James Kirkpatrick
County Hall
Pier
Ryde
Distressed Island bank details insolvency and heirs
The text outlines a near century old island bank's collapse with liabilities around £150,000 and assets near £45,000, predicting a dividend of 5s in the pound after expenses. Assignees include John Eames, John Cook, George Randal, and Joseph Sayer, creditors totalling about £10,000. It notes alleged continued involvement of deceased partners and a history of overvalued property and winding up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dustry
Essrs
John Eames
West Cowes
John Cook
Newport
George Randal
Pier
Ryde
Joseph Sayer
London
Roberts and
Gregory
James
Joseph
John
Leeds
Free Grammar School
Batley
Senior
Leicesthe
Tory Azacue
Leicestershire Mercury
Markham
Cooper
Greenwich
Stamford Mercury
Kent
Nottingham
Philips
Clark, Mitchell
Bowman
Mr. Bowman
Leicester
Walter
Times
Middleton
Spints
Lanxcashire
Manchester
Carpenter’s Hall
Leeds Intelligencer
Worthampton
James Messenger
Houghton Regis
Dunstable
Sidmouth
Chit Rock
Lushington
Ellen Hughes
James Newton
Puper
Stockport Advertiser
The Last of the Buc e Part Meets the Governor Sir Henry Morgan
In a vivid narrative set in Jamaica, Governor Sir Henry Morgan battles loneliness and past deeds. He regains vigor after a night of revelry, plans a bold attack, and secretly gathers men aboard a fast yacht to confront Bahamian buccaneers near Cowboy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Souchag Wabitik
Henry
Sir Henry
Morgan
Mahomet
Jamaica
Tiny
Annie
Doctor Sloane
England
Edward Mostreen
Henry Morgan
Edward
Lady Morgan
West Indies
Sir Henry Morgan
Porto Bello
Jacob
Jacob Everson
Everson
Barkelonga
Port Royal
Earth
Keys
Cowboy
Morgan's Bold Capture Ends in Pirate Bloodshed and Death
The onshore party closes, Morgan leads a boarding as Jacob Everson dies from a fatal wound. The prize ship falls to Morgan after a fierce melee, while the governor’s cutter withdraws. Morgan’s brutal pursuit stains his fame as old allies desert him and prisoners face brine and Spanish mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Jacob
Morgan
Sir Henry
Jacob Everson
Morwan
Sir Henry Morgan
Carthavena
Hayward
The Death Chase of Quashie and the Bloodhound
A grim tale follows Quashie the ballad singer as he is driven from village to village by Morgan’s fearsome influence. In Wales he battles Yap the bloodhound, aided by Henry Morgan’s unseen witness. The chase ends with Quashie and the hound mortally wounded in moonlit pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Wales
Hecattykick
London
Jim Crows
Sir Henry Morgan
Quashie
2 Morgan
Penaboch
Bristol
Yap
Taps
Kingston
Cuba
Henry Morgan
Sar
Berry
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Hong Kong
Burrell
the Metropolis
the Weekly Chronicle
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