Education inspectors to visit Church of England schools
The Committee of Council on Education outlines how inspectors will visit Church of England connected schools and states no non Anglican will be appointed. It allows inspection of religious instruction by request and emphasizes non interference in general school management, aiming to reassure promoters and public.
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Committee of Privy Council On Education
Committee of Council On Education
Council Office
Committee of Council
Echocle
Church of England
The Late Storm on the Simpson
A correspondent recounts a deadly September storm in the Simplon Gondo region. The party passes through collapsed galleries, dammed torrents, and rock slides with a destroyed carriage and several injuries. A German baroness and guide perish. rescue work and carriage dismantling follow as engineers assess the route.
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Paris
Brigg
Simplon
Storz
Gondo
Isella
Pzas
Auberge
Our Inn
Doveria
Dome Doszola
Cherasea
Domo Doszola
Lyons
Dome
Steam ships to connect Atlantic ports by 1842
The New York Herald extols 42 large steamers planned for Atlantic routes in 1841, predicting by 1842 every major commerce hub will be linked by steam. It recalls Junius Smith from Connecticut who faced ridicule yet achieved a breakthrough in transatlantic navigation.
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Atlantic
Junius Smith, Esq
Conecticut
New York
New York Herald
Lady Hester Stanhope Queen of Palmyra Dies in Solitude
The article recalls Lady Hester Stanhope who died at Djouni Syria at sixty four after a long illness. It chronicles her ascent as a desert ruler to the Arabs and her fall from power from Palmyra to obscurity, ending in solitude on the East’s volatile stage.
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Hester Stanhope
Djouni
Syria
Lacy Hester
Stanhope
Palmyra
Oll
Mapie
Mohammed
Hester Stantope
M. de Lamartaine
Pitt
England
Europe
Constantinople
Spain
Lady Heater
Gulf of Macri
Caramania
Lady Heater Stanhope
Latakia
Laodicea
Broussa
Breussa
Mount Lebanon
Zenobia
Jerusalem
Damascus
Aleppo
Desert
Heater Stanhope
Lebanon
Hester
Lacy Hester Stanhope
Zaslern
Extraordinary non fatal dosage of prussic acid reported
A Scottish report recounts Mr John Ruthven of this city who survived a large dose of prussic acid believed given to him by malicious hands. After convulsions and near death he recovered within two hours and appeared in good health, prompting notes on the acid’s non fatality in such quantities.
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John Ruthven
Butler
Epona
Paul Periwinkle
Cavendish
London
Tegg
Boz
The Renegade Daughter and Other Ballad Snatches
A long prose miscellany combines poetic extracts and comic sketches: The Renegade's Daughter laments a bride's vow amid memory and cultural tension, while tales of a giant and a dwarf prank end with dramatic downfall. A lively note on chemistry literature and a gossiping dinner table follow.
A Mock Speech Elevates Mr Harry V Bothierem in Courtroom Jest
A satirical recital extols the versatile Mr Harry V Bothierem known as Harry Botherem. It catalogs his imagined talents from law to science and letters, praising his breadth while joking that only his “lair” remains unexplored. The piece wittily lampoons scholarly pretensions and social esteem.
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Harry V Bothierem
Harry Botherem
Botherem
Lord Harry
Tam
Indigo and Gamboge
Proad
Syle
Legal Etiquette Satire Ends With Punishing List
A biting satire on courtroom manners lists senior lawyers and the crimes they were deemed guilty of by a merciful court. Names like Mr. Serjeant Sharpshins Mr. Quick Mr. Buffer and Mr. Greenhorn appear, each punished with comic fines and odd penalties reflecting the era's legal culture.
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Serjeant Sharpshins
r.Quick
King's Counsel
Buffer
Greenhorn
Anvarne Position and a Drunken Man in a New York Scene
A humorous vignette depicts a New York gentleman whose deeply lined face is used by his wife to grate nutmegs. In a separate image a drunken man prays at a pump, begging robbers not to strike him as the handle rattles.
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New York
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