Sir Sydney Smith Cross Badge Enduring
A description extols Sir Sydney Smith’s Templar Cross as richly jewelled and worn on a gold chain, likening it to the emblem once borne by Richard the Lion-hearted and noting its ornate Latin form and central emerald with large carbuncles and surrounding gems. It references its notable, enduring display among his honors.
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Sydney Smith
Sir Sydney Smith
Richard the Licrihearted
Holy Land
Thomas Gresham
Thomas Greshas
Royal Exchange
Thomas
Billingsgate
Johnson
Boswell
Tim
The Courtier's Daughter and The Exile Returned In Review
A review lauds The Courtier's Daughter as a dramatic romance with secret plots and a fatal prison scene, praising Maltravers Evelyn and the author’s mastery. It also sketches a parallel excerpt from The Exile Returned showing Maltravers’s return, the steward’s gossip, and a moment of disturbed authority juxtaposed with unexpected poetry.
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Caroline
Maltravers
Max
Maltravera
Tief
Justis
Merton
London
Harkye
Fustis
Mr.Justis
Queen and lordship discuss papers on the Sabbath in Charles II era
The young Queen questions a nobleman about sermons and papers of importance. He promises to examine them at seven the next morning, while portraits of Lady Denham Nell Gwynn and duchesses are praised in reviews of period works.
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Burleigh
Aunt Cleveland
Bluebeard
Cameron
Evelyn
Cleveland
Lord Dolfimere
Mr. Maltravers
Maltravers
Lord’ Baltimore
Lord Baltimore
Controuer
Houtae
Ashe
Lord Daltimore
Lord Deltimore
Peacock
Her
Marshall
Lord Elphinstone
Windsor
Charles ii
Lady Denhem
Nell Gwynn
Duchess of Somerset
Duchess of Richmond
Lely
Thomas Bell
van Voorst
William Yarrell
John Bennett
Victoria steamer Victoria of Blackwall detailing boiler accident
After the Victoria of Blackwall arrived, access to the engine room was restricted until the inquest into the stokers Thomsen and Brock. The Dreadnought report details injuries to Allen, Walker, and Robinson from the boiler failure, and Captain Fox of the Topaz is cleared of blame in aiding distress, with Henry Rosuge supporting his conduct.
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Victoria
Blackwall
Thomsen
Brock
Allen
Walker
Robinson
Dan O
Gravesend
Fox
Woolwich Beach
Earda
Fopaz
Errth
Topez
Purfleet
Diamond Steam-boat Company
Topaz
Captain Fox
Rosher
Rosherville
Northfeet
Distonct
Txpaz
Parish Burden of St George's Hospital Debate
In St George Hanover-square parish officials complain that discharged patients seeking relief overburden the workhouse. A hospital critic urges admissions only from known settlements, but most patients lack verifiable parish ties. An accident victim later mocks the claim as staff note admissions without settlement. A separate tale recounts a fatal murder plot in Nicolausberg near Gottingen.
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St.George, Hanover-square
St. George’s Hospital
Mount-street
St. George’s Parish
Apsley House
Nicolausberg
Gottingen
Roth
Nisegelf
Post Office Reform Plan Aims at Great Letter Savings
Concluded discussion promotes cutting bulk and weight of letters to boost mail efficiency. Proposals cover government paper use, simplified accounting, wholesale to retail sales, and revenue gains from paper sale. regulations include post paid options, enclosures, and penalties to prevent revenue loss.
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H. M. Postmaster-general
Stamp-Office
Somerset House
Great Britain
Ireland
Pest
Folk
Quarto
Eetavo Post
Mos
Anid
C. Franks
É&C
Weekly Chronicle
Kidd
Tavistock-street
Covent-garden
Post Office Rate Proposals Increase Letter Costs
The piece discusses hotel tavern and boarding-house keepers charging higher rates for letters, plans to raise postage to 2d per single letter, and adjustments with folio post sheets at 5d. It notes extra charges for nonconforming correspondents and warns about enclosures skipping or delays and surcharges that will not be remitted.
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Hill
Nebulous Necropolis Bills Stir Parliament Debate
The article discusses the Necropolis Bill aimed at enclosing Hampstead's walk and facing strong opposition in the House of Lords. It notes rising charitable receipts for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and records vast numbers of tract circulation, including hundreds of thousands of Bibles and Prayer Books, alongside horticultural anecdotes and comparative naval figures.
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Necropolis Camatery Bil
Wa Eo
Gatwaies Ie
House of Lords
Hampstead
Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge
Paton’s Green
Rench
Collinson
Is‘owa
France
England
Royal Navy
Orance
Navy of
Great Britain
Ingland
French Marine
le Poule
Osck
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Elicy
Hin
Siin
Ed Inners
Wien
Kew Palace
Manchester
Kepatoam Tallid
Glasgow
Thare
Mr. Pigeon
Susan
Tandelsy
Sam
Lithratuor
Colburn
Radcliffe
Oratia
Fanga
Glen
Joyce
Dungarvan
Tad the Earl
Horatia
Dungarvon
Berty
Jord
Thord
Maltmvars
Hazard
Alice
Fine Arts
William Lee
Asapord
Baron de Berenger
Cremorne House
Chetsea
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