Siege and naval operations near Acre and Salamis in 1840
Reports from AirExanparra dated Oct 16 1840 describe blockades around Alexandria with no change in the squadron, Mehemet Ali’s movements, and Ottoman fleet neutrality at Salamis. Details from Acre note fortifications active under siege, artillery readiness, and 1000 troops with 125 guns and 12 mortars, plus 1600 prisoners awaiting galley duty and disaffection among artillerymen.
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Salonica
Porte
Mehemet Ali
Pacha
Cairo
Abbas Pacha
Ali Bey
Raven's
Hill
Mr. Green
House of Riggs and Co
Peninsular and Oriental Company
Liverpool
Egypt
Alexandria
M. Walowski
Syria
Khosrow Effendi
Ibrahim Pacha
AtueEss
Salamis
Jena
Hugon
Montebello
la Sasse
Scipion
Hercule
Santi Petri
Salamis-bay
Pirmus
Dardanelles
Thernica
Malta
Emir Bechir
Acre
Hydra
Napier
Cyclops
Kafffa
Pique
Castor
Mount Carmel
Kaiffa
Djouni
Zib
Benallet-al-Lallesh
el Tahta
Sidon
Water Witch and Britannia Await Indian Mail Dispatches
The Dover packets lay at anchor awaiting overland mail from Paris while the municipal court heard a case about fishing-boat No. 50 crew accused of stealing luggage from the Phenix and a carriage imperial. Papin’s arrest followed, with police probing ownership and 2000 francs value. Papin released after depositions. Fortifications of Boulogne criticized as weak. Queen Isabella II's Madrid entry described with pageantry, crowding, and royal reception. Espartero and San Carlos present. sentiments of loyalty noted.
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Bown Locxe
Water Witch
Britannia
Dover
Paris
Overland Indian Mail
M. Guizot
Naples
Papin
Colonel Bullock
M.bailly
London
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne
Standard
Sparms
Maprip
Madrid
Isabella II
Puerta d’Atocha
Royal Guards
Luciana Chasseurs
Reina Gobernadora
National Aids
Toledo
Lopez
Lorenzo
Puerta a'Atocha
National Guard
Marchioness de Santa Cruz
Espartero
Duke de San Carlos
Hussars
Infanta
Isabella
Case of Wesleyan infant burial dispute at Lincoln archdeaconry
A Wesleyan couple petitions the Lincoln Consistory Court over a vicar’s refusal to bury Elizabeth Ann Cliff, arguing baptism by lay Wesleyan ministers invalidates Anglican rites. The case centers on whether lay baptism and nonconformist practices render burial lawful, with arguments referencing Kemp v Weeks and Hampton Court canons. The court considers admissibility of a responsive plea and the broader implications for nonconformist baptism.
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Herbert Jenner
Masron
Thomas Sweet Escott
Lincoln
Thomas Cliff
Gidney
T. S. Escott
Elizabeth Ann Cliff
Thomas S. Escott
Diocese of
Elizabeth Ann
Thomas
Sarah Cliff
T.S. Escott
Elisha ‘Bailey
Estcott
Church of England
Hampton-cowt
John Wesley
Wesleyan Methodists
Queen's Advocate
Haggard
Nichol
Phillimore
Harding
Escott
Maston
John Dodson
John Nichol
Kemp
Weeks
Hampton Court
Sir John Nichol
Kempt
James
Bancroft
Kemp Y. Weeks
Mant
Hampton
King James
Supreme Court
Sir H. Jenner
Dr. Phillimore
Wesley
Question on Validity of Lay Baptisms and Admissibility
The article debates whether lay baptisms are valid and whether most of the articles are admissible. Under the circumstances the eleventh article may be struck out and the allegation admitted to proof after that.
Court of Chancery Open as Lord Chancellor Leads Proceedings
Monday marked Michaelmas term opening with a formal breakfast at Bruton Street attended by the Lord Mayor elect and a large judicial entourages led by Lord Denman and other senior judges. A defendant, accused of assaulting a constable, was fined £4 or three weeks in prison after claiming provocation.
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Arches Court
Monnay
William Frederick White
D.C.L
Trinity College
Oxford
Thomson Broadhurst Buckle
Be Court
Monpar
Lituiz
Charles James Pownall
Fleet-street
Brandon
Hnry Chappman
Keston
Bromley
Kent
Tollemache
Lord Huntingtower
Orpington Cottage
Woodroffe
Jardine
Court Proceedings Open Term With Judges at Westminster
The Michaelmas term opens with Lord Denman and Justices Littledale Williams and Coleridge on the Queen's Bench bench. Glover and Gaselee enter serjeant-at-law on the Common Pleas. Lord Abinger presides in the Exchequer Chamber as term begins. Lord Lyndhurst arrives later, appearing in good spirits.
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Court OF Queen’s Bench
Mownar
Banco
Queen's Counsel
Westminster
Lord Denman
Justice Littledale
Justice Williams
Coleridge
Court OF Common Pleas
Glover
Gaselee
Tindal
Exchequer Chamber
Equity
Lord Abinger
Mr. Simpkinson
House of Commons
Simpkinson
Lord Lyndhurst
Smuggling Ring Busted as Barges Carry Duty Free Spirits
Royal street court hears cases of theft and assault, including John Gillard charged with stealing fivepence halfpenny from his master at St Martin's Lane. In a separate matter, George Hills and John Honey, with kin, are tried for smuggling 937 gallons of spirits and 4 chests of tea from a barge on the Thames Medway route, valued at £2000, with heavy fines and imprisonment.
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Sreatme Fiverexck Halerpenny
John Gillard
Thomas
Draper
St. Martin's Lane
Jardine
Newgate
George Roberts
Grenadier Guards
Westmoreland
Bedford-street
Covent-garden
Watkins
Strand
Thames
George Hills
John
Maidstone
John Hills
John Azoney
Medway
Broderip
Clerkenwell
Commissioners of Customs
Geneva
Cooke
Customs Solicitor's Office
George Taylor
Thames and Medway Canal
Milton
Gravesend
Renton
Erith
Woolwich
James Renton
Lobster
John Honey
Dar
London
Tadaters
Henry Morgan
Gees
C. B
Pen
Mr. Cooke
Mr. Broderip
Eee
Maidstone Cetc
Queen Square Indecent Conduct Case Ends in Fine
Cesar Bercot a well-dressed Frenchman faced Hyde Park indecency charges after witnesses described a cloak with a hidden man. He claimed innocence, spoke French, and was fined ten shillings after the magistrate’s ruling and his Parisian-style testimony.
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Queen Square
Cesar Bercot
Hydepark
Burrell
Thomas Browne
Hyde Park
John Blazen
Mansenall
Brompton
Rough Sailor Faces Window Breaker Charge at Chiswell Street
Tape, a weathered sailor, stood before Mr Bingham charged with attempting to smash a pawnbroker’s plate glass window in Chiswell Street to steal valuables. The incident, details from a shopman, occurred about four on Monday afternoon. Tape claimed drunkenness and hoped to relieve his lover by breaking the window. he was discharged after the judge noted the need to keep the peace.
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Combe
Greenwood
Mr. Combe
Mr .Dehay
Worship Steeer
Bingham
Gy Bon
Chiswell Street
Jack
Bronterre O’brien
Edwards
Holland
Holand
Hackney Road
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Diarylebone
Henry Alford Buttrill
Mary Anne Perry
Hardwick
John Balls
Oxford-street
Cummings
Buttrill
Robinson
Hatton-garden
William Taylor
Marylebone-lane
Anne Rathbone
Aston
Warwickshire
Peter Jackson
Hoxton Old Town
Eliza Cowderoy
St. James’s Church
Kent Road
Oxford Street
Marylebone
Witess
Mr. Hardwick
Perry
Mallett
Cape
Dehay
LAW
Bow Street
Hatton Garden
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