Curious Microscopic Fly Vision and Millennial Medley
A playful column surveys a house fly eye with 8,000 hexagonal facets for sharp vision. It tucks in antiquated musings on the soul, lawyers in country life, Burke and daggers, orthography, lotteries, Erasmus era learning, Jew banishment, sheriff lore, and a spring ode to the cuckoo, all in a brisk miscellany voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewenkepeck
Jock
Stokeshill Place
Burke
Birmingham
France
M‘nic
Edinburgh
Augustus
Nero
Heliogabalus
Stewe
St. Paul’s Cathedral
James
Virginia
St. Paul’s
Erasmus
Spain
Ferdinand and
Jeabella
Kingdom of
Grenada
Torquemada
Judas
Trifles
Alfred the Great
London
Pertreve
Uncle Horace and the Death of a Seducer in The Monthly Gossip
A breezy review notes Mrs Hall’s Uncle Horace as a strong season’s novel with a vivid scene titled The Death of a Seducer. It follows a sculptor Philip Marsden and a confrontation with a criminal figure, ending in a self-inflicted death. Also covered: Sikes and Nancy in Dickensian material and snippets from Bentley’s Miscellany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Horace
Gore
Hall
Philip Marston
D'Oraine
Philip
D’oraine
Philip Marsden
Claude
Monater
Scul
Lazarus
Abraham
Bentley
Boz
Oliver Twist
Musto Ine'er Will See Thee More Ballad Review
The piece by Stephen Glover, performed by Mr Ransford, is a flowing four flat ballad with good accompaniment. The reviewer praises its tasteful composition and attainable vocal range, recommending it for general inclusion in song collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gully
Gregson
Six Mile Bottom
Crockford
Midas
Carey-street
Newmarket
Ossian
Margrave
Stephen Glover
Falkner
Bond-street
Glover
Ransford
Birmingham Chester and Holyhead day mail launched
A new Birmingham Chester and Holyhead day mail from London began service. The route links the Birmingham and Liverpool Railway, delivering passengers to Chester and Holyhead in under a day, with onward mail to Dublin. The experiment aims to extend to other major towns if successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Chester
London
Messrs
Sherman and Co
Bull and Mouth
Birmingham and Liverpool
Birmingham, Chester
Holyhead
Hartford
Cheshire
Holywell
St. Asaph
Conway
Bangor
Dublin
Manchester
Liverpool
Sam
Arabella
Clifton
Ma’m
Dinner for Sir Astley Cooper at Edinburgh Royal College
The Royal College of Surgeons hosted Sir Astley Cooper Bart at a dinner in the Royal Motel. Attendees included Dr Abercrombie Professor Maze Alison Sir Charles Ell and former public service physicians. Sir George Ballingall presided and Lord Provost sent health wishes after conferring the freedom of the city on Sir Astley. The gathering praised Cooper’s career and urged integrity and skill among surgeons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal College of Surgeons
A. Cooper
Bart
Royal Motel
College
Abercrombie
Astley Cooper
Sir Astley
Edinburgh
Cullen, Black, Gregory, &c
Bristo-street
Reom
University
Chas Bell
G. Ballingall
Colleges of Surgeons and Physicians
Hope
Medical School of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Courant
Reform through Ballot The Longford Letter on Stamping Bribery
Lord Longford urges reform in Stamford and elsewhere by introducing ballot voting to curb bribery and intimidation. He cites electors under landlords and merchants, registration fraud, and the need for a franchise trial by ballot in places with proven corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Longford
John Russel
Stamford
Burghley
St. Martin’s
Marquis of Exeter
Stamiford
An Anecdote of Lord Elphinstone and a Murky Death Case
An anecdote says Lord Elphinstone resigned as a bedchamber lord to become governor of Madras earning £12,000 yearly, replacing £1,000. A private inquiry in Cavan into Elizabeth Phair’s death found poison in her stomach, with servants suspected. coroner verdict cited an unknown perpetrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Elphinstone
Madras
Melbourne
Cavan
Elizabeth Phair
James Baunderson
Enq
Cleverhill
Miss Saunderson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henrietta Maria
Tyburn
Charles
John
Saffron Hill
William Sikes
Mr. Sikes
Bill Sikes
Tee
Sikes
Favin
Bill
Bobody
Fagin
Jéty
Barney
Barmmey
Dubody
Nancy
Miss Nancy
Brr
Misa Nancy
Oliver
Clerkenwell
Pentonville
Rascal
Crockford and Gully
Temple Bar
King’s Place
Fortune
Croesus
Tattersall’s
St. James’s Street
Lombard-street
Sir A. Cooper
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