Extensive and Destructive Fire at Liverpool
A fierce blaze in Crompton Street Liverpool destroyed timber yards and stables, killed horses, and endangered lives. The fire spread rapidly from a bone yard to a cotton shed and a marine store, prompting a large police and engine response. An inquest later tied deaths to a wall collapse, with debates on origin and calls for stricter building controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Devon
Bushell
Crompton-street
Thames
Leverett
Qi Tdees
Whitty
Thake
Liverpool
James Bell
Northern Hospital
Edward Knight
Samuel Tack
Hugh Falkner
Joseph Massey
Michael Martin
Mr. Harris
Peniston
John Coghlan
Murray
Mr. Peniston
Mr. Penison
Beadle
Mr. Isaac
Ts. Isaac
Coaner
Penistox
Dreadful execution scene and Bible Society praises
The narrative describes a brutal public hanging on a brig and the heart wrenching reactions of the condemned man’s family. It then shifts to observations on native reactions to a missionary, a Spaniard’s praise of English books, and the Bible Society’s influence on Balize, with claims of improved behavior and respect for English people due to religious tracts and Spanish translations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wellington
Balize
Deverin
Englis
Iig
Bible Society
Senor Ruis
The
Sen
The Elegant Cabinet-Piano And The Plight Of Manchester Poor
A narrative recounts a once prosperous family who owned a cabinet piano kept as a memento after ruin. Describes extreme destitution in Manchester with overcrowded homes, meager incomes, and families subsisting on scraps. Includes review of Restic Skercuss a poem on Angling in East Devon, praising dialect sketches and regional flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dail
Manchester
Restic Skercuss
East Devon
Piscator
London
Longman and Co
East
Devon
Somerset
Dorset
Sherborne
Misadventures In A Rod and Fly Tale From Edinburgh
A fragmentary Scots vernacular vignette recalls a mishap where a huge salmon fly snagged a grazing ox, dragging the line and dogged angler through a rapid chase before surrendering tackle. It includes a humorous dialogue about fishing skill and misfires, with characters Piscator and a pupil trading quips on casts and catches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Drmline
Scorris
Piscator
Izade Watton
Th' Wold Stwonin' Brdge and its vanished majesty
An array of fragmentary verse and prose laments the demolition of an ivy clad bridge once famed for its picturesque stance over the stream. The piece recalls how the old bridge stood stout against floods and time, while a cheap replacement now blocks the view and erodes local memory.
Fraud and corruption in silk trade revenue frauds exposed
A investigative narrative details fraud schemes in the silk lace and glove trade tied to revenue officers. It describes staged shipments and swapped goods to gain duties, notes widespread witness testimony, and signals potential legislative action as the inquiry expands under the Liverpool customs probe and a court of inquiry led by George Robert Dawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Robert Dawson
Messrs. Dowding and Weston
Liverpool
House of Commons
Huskisson
the Customs
Commissioners of Customs
London
New Master in Chancery debated in London lists
In a Chancery case before Mr. Christie at the Guildhall the status of James Harmer and others is examined for voter qualification. Harmer defends his residence claims through subordinates at Fleet Street, while authorities void his name for insufficient occupation. Reports on almsmen, John Chambers, and Longman’s will follow, noting disqualifications and legal interpretations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapman
Middle Temple
London
Smith and Elder
New Zealand
Lord Stanley
John Abel Smith
Mr. Chapman
Gay
Tom
Supreme Court of
Auckland
Cook's Straits
Supreme Court
Wellington
Nelson
New Plymouth
East Cape
Justice Martin
Bay of Islands
Port Nicholson
Hokianga
Kororarika
Wanganui
Litton
Dublin Evening Post
City of
Guildhall
Ingresshall
Kent
Harmer
Fleet Street
Wansey
Marr
Mr. Harmer
Dispatch
M‘christie
M ‘Christie
John Chambers
Clarke’s
Vines
Lord Tenterden
Witt
Loveman
T. N. Longman
Rees, Orme, and Co
Paternoster
Longman
Ayr Advertiser
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Literary Chronicle
Mosquito Sucre
Trujillo
Bonacca
Roatan
Thomas Young
Smith, Elder, and Co
British Central American Land Company
Black River
Honduras
South America
Pitpans
Wasla
Wanks
George Frederic
Collins
Pollard
Hawks-Bill Turtling
Cape
Bell
Osnaburg
Lyndia
Everin
Joseph Adshead
Henry Hooper
Relief Committee
Ancoats
Oldhamroad
Cornlaws
Babylon
Xady
Tancashire
W. Cooke Taylor
Lancashire
L.1
Weippert
Jemma Dagelops
le Postillon de Sons
Crecyn
Scotland
Our Lady
Her Majesty's Customs
Board of Inquiry
James Hastings
William Burnby
R. Hamersham
J. E. Foote
Lang
Poole
Rolls
Burnby
Dowding
Burnley
Burnly
Fiat
Messrs. Williams and Mottram
How
Hamersham
Hastings
London Dock Company
St. Katha _Tine
Royal Davy
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