Second Case Of Tory Bribery At Cambridge Court
The Cambridge magistrates hear a bribery case involving William Marsh a Fitzroy street watchmaker and a Long suspected of offering ten sovereigns to influence votes. Witnesses describe meetings at Long's house and a plan to sway electors for Mr Sutton with money. Bail set at £200 with two sureties of £100 each as the case proceeds.
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Slicks
Favell
Marsh
Fitzroy-street
John M. Doyle
Magistrates’ Court
Cambridge
William Marsh
Fitzroy Street
Mr. Long
Eden-walk
Messrs. Swann
Long
Gibson
Ipswich
Long Ther
The
Britannia
Sir John Doyle
Sir John
G Bson
Goal-street
Wall of Eden Chapel
Oliver
Mr. Oliver
Mr. Sutton
Mr. Cooper
Charlotte Smith
George Smith
Hobson-street
Mrs. Smith
Edward Cory
Benett-street
Henry Foreman
College- Butler
Brighton
Hastings
Dover
Boulogne
Dieppe
Kent
Sussex
Dupes
Eastbourne
Longshaw
Church
George Hatherington
Seaford
Hatherington
Cudhmere River
Mentury Law Magazine
Politican Review
London
Richardson and Co
Law Magazine
House of Commons
A. Colburn
Barnaby
Anglice
Cauvery
Mysore
Shikarpoor
Mansfield
Lightning Destroys Ships and Panics Sailors in Royal Navy
Parliamentary returns reveal 174 lightning damage cases to British navy ships since 1793. About one sixth of these ships were set ablaze in masts and rigging. half of the incidents saw crew casualties. Seventeen dead and many wounded across several vessels, including the Resistance Loup Cervier York and others. Fear and panic followed, with sailors rushing hatchways during storms. Lords of the Admiralty urged safer conductors to replace faulty lightning protection.
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Resistance
Loup Cervier
York
Cape Frangois
Plymouth
Mediterranean
Lord Exmouth
Toulon
Admiralty
Falmouth
Jamaica
Snake
Port Royal
Puerto Rico
Havannah
Holland
Sierra del Pilar
Onium
Pickle
Gresham Trust
Mercers’ Company
Robert Smirke
Hardwick
Barry
Royal Exchange
London
Newgate
Privy Council
North
Smith
Board of Superintendence of
Sir Edward Blakeney
Justice Perrin
Blake
Board of
Board of Superintendence
Eterimls
Dublin Evening Post
Stevens
Wheal Kitty Mine
Cornwall Royal Gazette
Burley’s Lane
Leicester
Eppystone
Babarter
Hugh Brown
Plymouth Journal
A Caffre Hero and the Rise of Shaka the Zulu
The article recounts the 1780 rise of Tingescho and the boy Chaka who becomes Shaka. It details Chaka's brutal conquest uniting tribes into the Zulu nation and his ferocious warfare, including the adoption of the stabbing assegai and mass killings. Dingaan ultimately assassinates Chaka and seizes power.
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Tingescho
Toghela
Senzengakona
Chaka
Tingesco
Umtogas
Tingeswho
St. John’s River
Dela Goa Bay
Attila
Dingaan
The Boers of the Cape and Ingenious Smuggling Tales
A pithy colonial survey contrasts Boer marksmanship and mounted warfare with Zulu tactics. It then recounts elaborate smuggling schemes at Beachy Head, including a cliff derrick, chalk platform stations, and a dramatic rescue of a sentinel.
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Beachy Head
Eastbourne
Nightly horror recalled in smuggler tale of peril
A vivid account describes a man peering over a chalk-pit where smugglers hid at night. The scene ends with the figure hanging near the brink and a ships officer later guiding a West Indies voyage, suggesting the tale mirrors real danger and lingering dread.
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Bhurmah
Hag
Vilage
Mansfield
Hisollowers
Smuggling Foiled by Dog Tracking and Tiger Hunt
In the early blockade era smugglers buried cargo near a lighthouse and used bladders to move liquor inland. A coast guard officer trained a Newfoundland to sniff brandy scents, leading to seizures until smugglers killed the dog with a ball, ending the chase.
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Panto
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United Service Journal
Colburn
Portsmouth
Tulloch
Central Africa
St. Helena
Cape
Sir George Napier
Africa
Birling Gap
Jack
Charles
Drapah
Mansfiel
Howdeh
Lord
Oxford
Hummin
M.P
P.S. Kumarly
Onder Kipper
Brekfist Reddy
Long Tom
Don
Old Don
Snob
Thority
Nathan Nevermiss
St. Mark's College
Tom
Steme
Bolongaro
Martinique
Pontet
Fribourg and
Treyer
Bureau
Htrenne
Lanterne
Chablis
Cuba
Mr. Skinner
George Brummell
Portman Square
Brummell
Gahoad Omnibusses
Snip
Harrington