Birds and game prospects in Scotland and accident at Peel Green
The Greenock Advertiser reports scarce Argyleshire grouse and rising Inverness shire supply with 4s to 6s per brace prices. Partridges plentiful in England. West Argyles salmon and trout fishing poor but rains bring trout. An inquest at Peel Green details a fatal drag accident when three were thrown from a vehicle driven by Mrs Paton, witnessed by Betty Wood, with both parents injured and intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenock
Argyleshire
Invernessshire
Iowa
Wells
England
Pee. Greex
W. S. Rutter
County of Lancaster
Margaret Ellen Paton
Paton
Irlams
Manchester
Betty Wood
Peel Green
T. Bentley
Romantic Englishman’s Paris suit over English and French estates
A lengthy Paris Civil Tribunal case centers on William Anderson, an elderly Englishman who pursued Catherine Burthe in Nancy across decades. After wills in 1843 and 1848, one favoring her, the Paris court asserts Napoleon Code jurisdiction over a foreigner involved case, while the Cambrian Archaeological Association begins its annual meeting at Llandilo Fawr with Lord Doynevr presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
William Anderson
Nancy
France
Journal de la’ Meurthe
D’tithon-Laneuville
Madame de Tithon-Laneuville
England
Bank of England
Ireland
Madame de Tithon- Laneuville
Anderson
M. Guichard
Catherine
London
Privy Council
Madame de Laneuville
The
Cambrian Archeological Association
Llandilo Fawr
Carmarthenshire
Lord Doynevr
Insurrection at Sabbagee records deadly clash and siege
A private letter from Gambia dated August describes Governor O'Connor sending 130 West Indian troops and French aid to Sabbagee after Mandingee rebels killed 25 and wounded 70 at Cape St Marys. The stockade fell, Sabbagee razed, and French forces helped drive rebels from the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabbagee
Gambia
O'Connor
Peoton
Queen's ‘Advocate
2Nd
West India Regiment
Davis
Bathurst
Fenton
Cape St. Mary’s
Lieut
O’connor
Cape St.Mary’s
O’conner
Goree
Entreprenant
Villeneuve
Jones O'Connor
West India
Armstrong
Hendley
Finden
Royal Gambia
de Grigny
Myrmidon
England
Marcharit
Sierra Leone
Endowed Irish Schools Under Scrutiny Uncover Management Flaws
Ireland commission reports reveal Cork endowments misspend funds as lands yield far higher income than charity distributions. St Stephens Bluecoat School shows £323 revenue but £6,000 annual rent, while Greencoat faces filthy conditions and limited pupil numbers. Some schools like St Nicholas are better run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Ireland
St. Stephen’s Bluecoat ‘School
Cork
Edward Worth
Spital
Chapel East
Chapel West
Trinity College
Dublin
Greencoat
Ballyvournay
George Colthurst
St. Nicholas
Dunscombe
Bein
Wealthy Cork endowments misused says Constitution
A Cork inquiry criticizes local charities for mismanagement and alienation of endowments. It cites Barry bequests supporting a large school with extensive lands and 1700 pupils, yet notes perverse leases and underfunding of schools like the Bluecoat Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Brothers
Fenmier
Barry
the Constitution
Cork
Bowring Helps Missionaries in Siam Freed from Prohibition
During Bowring’s Siam mission, he secured royal aid to American missionaries, ending their months of travel ban. A thank you address by Siamese Protestant Mission ladies and Bowring’s warm reply highlight support during Bangkok treaty talks and translation work aiding British plenipotentiaries. Catholic persecutions in Cochin China and Tonkin contrast with Siam’s religious freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bowring
Siam
Sir John Bowring
John
Bangkok
Bay of Siam
Sam
Joan Bownine
Cochin China
Tonpuin
Ness Bridge Nears Completion Opens To Traffic In Scotland
The iron suspension bridge across the Ness, newly erected, opens for traffic and praised as the north of Scotland’s best. Its 225 foot span and finish are acclaimed as unequalled in the Highlands. Also notes parliaments spirits figures and Edinburgh University medical chair candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ness
Scotland
Highlands
Inverness Courier
Scottand
University of Edinburgh
Alison
J. H. Bennett
Institutes of Medicine
Edinburgh University
Alexander Wood
W. T. Gairdner
Halliday Douglas
Edinburgh
Jenner
London
Nelligan
Dublin
Laycock
York
Obituary notices of Dr James Thompson and notable figures
The obituary column records the death of Dr James Bowen Thompson amid his service for a proposed India land route project, detailing his illness on a voyage and death at Kululee hospital. It also notes Major-General Sir Arthur Torrens’s death in Paris and Captain William Hay’s passing in Chelsea, with brief career highlights and ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bowen Tompson
Mafia Times
Janes Bowen
Thompson
India
Suedinh Ani
Willey
Qorontes
Balakhina
Scutari
Sandiy
Dr.Thompson
Kululee Hospital
SS Duatu
Torrens
K.C.B
Arthur Wellesley Torrens
Paris
Henry Torrens
Balaklava
Inkermann
Hay
Metropolitan Police
William Hay
Cadogan-place
Chelsea
16Th Light Dragoons
15Th Foot
Apsley House
Shoreham Corner Stone Laying At St Marys College Event
The ceremony for laying the corner stone of St Marys College in Shoreham was led by Sir John Patteson with a morning service at St Marys Church and a sermon by Rev Arthur Stanley Canon of Canterbury. About 400 guests attended a luncheon after the rite. The new building outlines include two quadrangles and a central chapel with Caen stone and flint. Notables present included the Lord Bishop of Chichester and various bishops, peers, and clergy. Also noted are arriving elephants and tigers donated by prominent patrons and plans for a Scottish archery meeting in Glasgow with a York Round competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary
St. Nienonas
Lancine
Snore Hamm
John Patteson
Shoreham
St. Mary’s Church
New Shoreham
Arthur Stanley
Canterbury
St. John's
Sir John Patteson
Chichester
Gilbert
Earl and Countess Delaware
Mildred Hope
Patteson
Baroni
Alderson
R. Liddell
N. Porter
M.P
Canon Pilkington
Canon Hutchinson
H. Campion
Campion
Miss West
A. Richards
A. Wagner
W. Wheeler
E. Tower
J. Rich
Mr. Swanson
Mr. Wratislaw
G. H. Byrne
R. W. Blencowe
J. D. Chambers
Crispin, Esq
H. Verrall
G. Rawlison
A. C. Wilson
Shore
Edinburgh
Bengal Tigers
Marquis of
Dalhousie
Liverpool
D. M'Allum
India
Prorosep Scorris
Scotland
Kinning Park
Glasgow
York
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Aghada
Battevant
Oatlands
Bluecoct Hospital
Chatterton
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