Monuments to Hero of Balaklava Erected in Four Churches
Four facsimile monuments will be erected in the churches of Worlaby Raskelf Cowton and Westwick to Captain Augustus Frederick Cavendish Webb of the 17th Lancers who died from wounds received at Balaklava on October 25 1854 aged 22. The memorials honor his memory and express sympathy from his brother William Fred Webb the estate owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worlaby
Raskell
Cowton
Westwick
Webb
17Th Lancers
Balaklava
Wm.f. Webb
Augustus Frederick Cavendish Webb
Scutari
Fred. Webb
Liverpool
Jasper William Rogers
Massey
Hughes
Rogers
Rock Ferry
Ireland
Mary Russell Clarkson
Leeds
Edward Clarkson
Fatal Accident Aboard the Golden Fleece Transport
Albert Grant, a 24 year old Guardsman, died after falling from the rigging of the steam-ship Golden Fleece moored in the dock. The improvised ascent and a failed escape left him hanging about 100 feet above deck before his fall. An inquest returned a verdict of accidental death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Fleece
Southammpton
General Screw Company
1St Dragoon Guards
4Th Light Dragoons
Crimea
Albert Grant
Royal South Hants
Polish Military Expedition Calls Volunteers to Join
Captain C Capon invites Polish volunteers to join a detachment leaving British shores for Turkish soil to form a Polish rank. Communications should be sent by July 4 as of June 21 1854 from 10 Duke Street St James London.
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Czartoryski
C. Capon
Duke-street
St. James's
London
Obituary of Motable Bersons of Canysfort
The distinguished officer and one of the British army’s oldest generals died on the 11th near Bristol. He served with Russia’s forces, fought in Italy and Germany, Ireland under Cornwallis in 1798, aided Abercromby in Egypt, Moore at an early stage, and Corunna. He led the Grenadier of Lat Foot Guards in Walcheren and fought with Hill and Wellington in Spain 1811. He earned Egypt and old war medals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canysfort
Bristol
Russia
Archduke Charles
Italy
Germany
Ireland
Lord Cornwallis
Zurich
Ralph Abercromby
John Moore
Corunna
Walcheren
Grenadier
Lat Foot Guards
Spain
Hill
Wellington
Tarifa
Burgos
Egypt
Earl Hav
Death notices and inheritances from 19th century figures
The text records deaths and successions including a Barony heir, the ill fate of Mr. Grorae Curzon in Hyde Park, and other prominent figures. It notes Admiral Granville Leveson Proby’s Irish estates, the Earl Howe’s cousin’s death, and Sir George Rose’s career, with Dr. Estlin’s charitable eye dispensary and a frugal funeral wish.
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Ing
Granville Leveson Proby
Ireland
Wicklow
Kingstown
Grorae Curzon
Scarsdale
Earl Howe
Hydepark
Apsley House
Stanhope-gate
Curzon
St. George's Hospital
Derbyshire
Sm G. H. Rose
C.H
Sandhills House
Christchurch
Hants
Sir George
George Rose
Hague
Chesapeake
England
Munich
Berlin
Royal Order of the Guelphs of
Hanover
George
House of Commons
Estlin
Bristol
Southey
Coleridge
Robert Hall
Northumberland Plate Derby Picks From DiAerros
In a Sporting note the author reviews weights and contenders for the Northumberland Plate. He favors Canute as winner, notes strong bets on Rotherham or Bolton for stable money, and mentions Blooming Heather and Dame Judith for the North Derby. He also suggests Homily and Calamus as small bets for the Goodwood races, cautioning changes before the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Chronicle
Rataplan
Canute
Courtenay
Rotherham
Picton
Bolton
Blooming
Heather
Dame Judith
Jo Broughton
Sam
diAerros
Judicial Proceedings and Slander Case in Dublin and London
A Master of the Rolls in Dublin adjudicates charges of cruelty against guardian Paulina Roche and contemplates who bears costs. In London, Howes sues Vaughan for slander and libel over dismissal letters. The Lord Chief Justice notes privilege in the first count, and a second count for libel proceeds. Various other court notes include suspects in a fraud case, a preacher obstructing a street, and apprenticeship enlistment issues in the militia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Master of the Rolls
Dublin
Paulina Roche
John Roche O'Bryan
Robert H. O'Bryan
Queenstown
Cork
Stoche
O'Bryan
Clifton
Bristol
Court of Commons
Howes
Vaughan
Westbourne Terrace
Paddington
Cooper
Dover
Waterloo-crescent
Pot Howes
William
Thorley
Crizabeth Vaughan
William Slee
Minett
Forged Orders Charge Against Henry Bradley at Southwark Court
Henry Bradley, described as a military looking old man, was brought before Southwark Court on Monday for obtaining valuable goods by false pretences using forged orders. He lived at 51 Commercial Road, Lambeth, and posed as a dyer. He wrote to furniture dealer Mr Porter of Leicester for a rosewood table a sofa and other items in the name of Dr Barclay, a surgeon.
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Smyrna
Crimean
Clapham
Johnson
Leicester
Osborne
Barclay
Smyrna Hospital
Leicester Tradesmen’s Protection Society
Romaine
George Charles Smith
Boatswain Smith
Ingham
Ratcliff
Mr. Ingham
Daniel Mitchell Davidson
Cosmo
William Gordon
Mincing-lane
Cousin-lane
City
West Ham
Lewes
Essex
Guildhall
Bull
Edwards
Ballantine
Pearson
Robert M.laren
Lambeth Court
Hill
Solomon
Misa Hil
Elliott
Miss Hill
Mr. Elliott
Southwark Court
Misa Hill
Guest
Hull
Henry Bradley
Commercial Road
Lambeth
Porter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Motable Bersons
Sporting
W. Sleet
Gro
Vauauan
Mr. Cooper
Serjeant Byles
Sleet
Charles Harold, Godwin
Clifton Street
Finsbury
D’eyncourt
City of London
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