Eastern Question War or Peace The Imperial Balance
The article argues England must defend its empire against Russia’s encroachments in Europe and Asia. It warns that a potential clash in the Dardanelles could occur, stressing the need to preserve Turkish integrity and commercial interests while avoiding war unless necessary. It cites Persia, Afghanistan, and India as pivotal theaters and calls for united action with Austria and other powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Europe
England
Constantinople
Indian
Mediterranean
Black Sea
Cabul
Turkey
Herat
Seraglio
Dardanelles
Navarino
Lord Ponsonby
Persia
Austria
Poland
Lithuania
Courland
Finland
Crimea
Georgia
Wallachia
Moldavia
Bessarabia
Balkan
Sevastopolis
Caspian
India
Great Britain
Moscow
Bombay
Czar
Affghanistan
Birman Empire
Teheran
Caucasus
Araxes
Alexander
St. Petersburgh
Catherine
Nicholas
Prussia
Germany
France
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Sweden
Aland
Stockholm
Eighty sergeants refuse mercy in Spain duel
The account recalls Cabrera executing eighty Pardinas division sergeants ten by ten after they choose death over service to Don Carlos. The condemned chorus of will you take service? drew the same defiant reply, while La Creble urged gold lettering for their names on Spain’s military fronts. A later item reports a benevolent association meeting for aged actors and a note on Alderman Atkins' death and public respect. A factory case at New Bailey sees Bridget Byrne, a girl born 23 September 1826, employed by deception. the court sentenced Michael Byrne to fourteen days in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cabrera
Maella
Pardinas
Don Carlos
Spain
la Crecle
Tucatsicaal Benevolent Association
Hemming’s
Wrekin Tavern
Broadcourt
Covent- Garden
Corps Dramatique
Benevolent Association For
Lomas’s
Elton
Benjamin Webster
Haymarket Theatre
Alderman Atkins
City of London
Borough of
Arundel
New Bailey
John Heathcote
Michael Byrne
John Shawcross
Mosley Street
Bridget
Failure and Return of the Liverpool Steamer
A Cork report describes the Liverpool steamer’s Westward voyage ending in a forced return due to coal shortages. Passengers praise the crew while blaming the voyage failure on the company’s agent. The ship sails again with 800 tons of coal after repairs, and a passenger meeting seeks arrangements on fares or alternate passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Atheneum
Cork
Liverpool
William
Dublin
United States
Queen’s
Lord Durham
van Buren
Cove
Llanelly
Great Western
Welch
Mersey
Sheffield
Shaw
City of Dublin Steam Packet Company
Royal William
City Policing Slogans and Smuggling Schemes Stir London
Article notes efforts to unite day police with the nightly watch in London with strong support east of Temple Bar and questions the need for the metropolitan force. It also reports widespread letter smuggling schemes, where money is sent in letters and carriers return mail, yielding higher earnings for manufacturers than Post Office routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tas Pottee
Watch
Commission of Lunacy Probe for Louisa Ridge at Gray's Inn
A Commission of Lunacy opened at Gray's Inn Coffee-house to assess Louisa Ridge of Brook House Upper Clapton. The inquiry traced years of delusions about a supposed lover named Neville and a linked series of fancies from 1829 to the present, concluding she is a lunatic without lucid intervals since October 1835.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray’s Inn
Holborn
Phillimore
Winslow
Martin West
Louisa Ridge
Brook House
Upper Clapton
Yarmouth
James Williams
Richard Carpenter
Captain Bague
Charles Augustus Talk
Romilly
Miss Ridge
Mr Romilly
Lord Kennedy Erskine
Lord Prudhoe
Duke of Northumberland
Bath
Mr. Neville
Gloucester-place
Brighton
London
Howland-street
Fitzroy-square
No. 40
Upper
Baker Street
Blunt
John Russell
Neville
Geneva
Neville Prudhoe
Earl Carlisle
Marquis Carlisle
Duke Carlisle
Messrs. Bacon and
Hackett
Con secration of Holy Trinity Church at Rotherhithe
The Lord Bishop of Winchester conducted the consecration of Holy Trinity Church in the parish of St. Mary, Rotherhithe. The Gothic edifice seats about 1,000 and sits near the Commercial Dock in a densely populated area long needing a church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotherhithe
Holy Trinity Church
St. Mary, Rotherhithe
Winchester
Berger's Ladies’ Gazette of Fashion
Inquest on Mother and Illegitimate Infant at Vauxhall
An inquest at the John Bull public-house Vauxhall examined Mary Carter and her illegitimate newborn. Evidence showed the mother died after childbirth without medical aid and the infant was stillborn. The mother was found greatly blameable for concealing the birth. the coroner ordered her immediate arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bull
Tyer Street
Vauxhall
Carter
County of Surrey
Mary Carter
Cox
Dana
Smyth
Leyland-street
Thomas Dunn
Beadle
Prince’s Liberty
Lambeth
Thompson
W. Grey Smyth
Vauxhall Walk
Weaver
Tyer-street
Church- Street
Drinkwater Mountjoy race at Lord's on heavy ground
A crowd gathered for Drinkwater and Mountjoy in a 22 mile race at Lord's. Drinkwater won in 4 hours 25 minutes, despite rain delaying the start. Mountjoy faded with 28 stones remaining. Also published is an Friends of New England address warning of spirits and war munitions harming Pacific islanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcu
Astor
Drinkwater
Yorkshire
Mountjoy
Lord’s Cricket Ground
Yearly Meeting
Society of Friends For
New England
Pacific Ocean
Kimeo
South Sea
Brittany
England
America
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