Deadly Explosion at Royal Arsenal Woolwich Kills Seven
A violent blast in the Laboratory department of the Royal Arsenal Woolwich at ten o'clock on a Wednesday morning killed seven workers, five men and two boys. Foreman Mr Drake and others perished amid scorched bodies. coroner's inquest opens with witnesses recounting the scene and possible fuse causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arsenal
Drake
Royal Sappers
Adjutant Webb
Jones
Royal Artillery
Arsenal
Samec
Cockburn
Dansey
Lacy
Colynhorn
John Drake
Henry Batters
Robert Burgeye
Samuel Henry
Michael Portell
Alexander Leonard
C. Carttar
Weet Kent
Joseph Carlyle
Colonel Cockburn
Micheel Partell
The Registration Courts in City of London and Surrey
Monday opened the city of London revision of voters lists from liverymen to householders with 478 new liverymen and 3 914 new householders, plus 2 003 on claims. Decisions on occupation and abode noted amid objections. Middlesex and East Surrey sessions also reported with various cases, bankruptcies, and electoral disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City OF London
Arnold
Pras Court
Guildhall
Quin
Wansey
Potter
Anti- Corn Law League
W. Pegg
Hackney
Marriott
Common Pleas
Finsbury
Brough
Lincoln’s Inn
D. A. Moylan
James Jenkinson
Rebecca Walbank
Jenkinson
East Surrey
S.C. C. Fish
of Surrey
Reigate
Hart
E. Russell
Joanes
Davis
Anti Corn Law League
James Ivory
Betchworth
Thomas Green
Drummond
Francis
Sugden
Lord Redesdale
Inclosure Act and railway schemes discussed in letters
A reader’s discussion touches on the Farmers Commons Inclosure Act, railways and investments, and a mockery of a rail team committee. An Old Subscriber laments foreign corn costs, while others critique post office incompetence and legal remedies. Names include Sir William Aldesworth, John Shirley, and a Norwich correspondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purchard Sara Irifie
Alpha
R. Ward
England
Ags
William Aldessworth
Henry M
Ste Ourl
John Shirley
Jetter
L.S
Ovrice
General Post Office
Cuames Johnson
J. P
Eid
Oliver and Boyd
Edinburgh
W. DN. RR
Norwich
Arc Terminus
Arrival of the Great Britain steamship to Liverpool from New York
The Great Britain, Captain Hosken, arrived in Liverpool after about fifteen and a half days from New York. Passengers offered a hearty address to Captain Hosken, praising the ship and its officers. The vessel carried six hundred tons of cargo, and, despite engines rated at 1000 horsepower, operated at lower pressure due to boiler and furnace limitations. The voyage featured detailed daily distances, a noted lack of reliability in compasses, and plans for future improvements to the rig and mechanisms. A separate note reports the death of William Camplin in Newgate prison from natural causes after a life sentence for rape was reduced due to health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Liverroor
Great Britein
Hosken
New York
Sue
Asabe
Hibernia
Boston
Hovke
Atlantic
Great Western Steamship Company
Liverpool
Britsipopthis
Lieut Hosken
Duith Ors Paisones
J. Payne
Newgate
William Camplin
Corge Wright
Central Criminal Court
Old Bailey
M'Mardo
Time calculations for sunrises and sunsets in Britain and Ireland
The method uses latitude from local guides to adjust sunrise and sunset times by per-degree rules: add or subtract 6 minutes per degree above or below a baseline, and include further adjustments. It also outlines high water times at major ports with per-port offsets from London Dock Lees tides and notes historic calendar and lunar data for specific September dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Ireland
London
Bristol
Cork
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
What Are the Chances Between Mexico and the United States
A London paper argues the U S would gain Texas yet avoid war, predicting Mexico resists annexation and prefers restraint. It praises Mexican cavalry prowess, notes naval leverage through letters of marque, and warns Britain may suffer from trade disruption if Texas remains contested. It also discusses European harvest worries, bread prices, and political maneuvering over Corn Laws and free trade.
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Mexico
Texas
United States
la Rochefoucault
Polk
England
Lord Palmerston
Washington
Pampas
New Spain
Vera Cruz
San Juan de Ulloa
Tekep
Tampico
Europe
Weather and Harvest Praise Arago and Peel
The article lauds Arago and Peel for bringing four days of fine weather since August 20 that eased harvest gloom. It notes the drought risk and pota to crop fears abated by favorable spells, contrasting with critics who doubted improvement and warning against corn law gloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsieur Arago
Ireland
Spectator
Stagnation and Reform Debates in Irish Politics
In a period of global calm and shifting loyalties, Irish public life shows upheaval as Railways and Religion fuse into new lines of faction. Lord Winchelsea resigns to seek fame while Dublin Reformers clash with Repealers over governance and church-state roles amid general political fatigue.
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Peeham
Lord Winchelsea
Protestant Operative Association of Dublin
Ward
Rome
Dublin
John O'Connell
Wysey
John
Mr. O'Connell
Dublin Corporation
Lrgo
Repeal talk and parish clerk tolls in a stormy letter
A controversial excerpt rails at Repeal and Irish politics, then shifts to parish life. It reports Reverend W A Morgan’s complaint that Tresmere church duties go unpaid, clerks skip duty, and no law enforces payment when no land is apportioned. It then covers a shooting accident involving Mr J M Hogg’s family, a London misdeed about a man named Riley, infant death investigations, and a railway crash with destroyed carriages and disrupted service.
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Scotland
Coroset Cromer
Massey
St. Lawrence
Ramegate
Cromwell Massey
Hon. East India Company
Perimbancum
Mysore
Baillie
David) Baird
Hyder
Seringapstam
Hyders
Albert-terrace
City-road
Aaron
Sheffield
James Street
Covent Garden
London
West of England
Royal Exchange
Lee
Church Jane
Whitechapel
Smithers
Taylor
Clapham
Mr. Love
Bye Standera
Harvey
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
Whscatoney
W. A. Morgan
Tresmere
Launceston
Esid
Morgan
Exeter Paper
J. M. Hoce
Hoxnes
J. M. Hogg
J. W. Hogg
Egns M.P
The
East India Companys
Grosvenorstreet
Ogg
Duke of Buckingham
Wootton
Bucks
Hogg
Afr
Robarts
Lombard-street
Roberta
Eastwick Park
Leatherhead
Surrey
Robarta
Rovarts
Edward Rile
Hadlow Street
Burton Deacent
Riley
Madrag
Maiden Lane
Seymour Street
Argyle Square
Daker
Rose and Crown
Bromley
East Middlesex
River Lea
Limehouse
Bromley Bridge
William Paris Baker
Firth
Dronesick Wharf
East India Dock
Bain
Poplar
Eastian Counties Railway
Tottendem
Eastern Counties Railway
Cambridge
Raila
White Hart
Hewlett
Marshal
Thames
George Day
Chigwell-street
Bishopsgate
Thomas Stephens
Rosemary
John Koott
Acap
Knovtt
Leadly
Knott
Stephens
Mithio
R Broderic
Das
Mr. Broderip
Bob
Brodenip
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Woolwich
the Registration Courts
Middlesex
Shadwell
Uxbridge
Hillingdon
Ruislip
Ickenham
West Drayton
Harefield
Cowley
Hayes
Norwood
Payne
James
Meek
Mr. James
Mr. Meek
Shedwell
Sussex Arms
Hammersmith
Chiswick
Fulham
Kensington and
Chelsea
Lord Ravelagh
League Party
Pray
Rawlings
Bia
Clifton
Mr. Pray
Mr. Clifton
Hague
Rotterdam
Scottish Railway Gazette
Legal & Miscellaneous
Ezek
Matthew xxii
Xaiv
Daniellii
Daniel vi
Bisoe
Sats Bondsy
Bonday
the Weekly Chronicle
Belgium
France
Baltic
Dantzic
Mark Lane
Duke of Richmond
Duke of ‘Buckingham
Squiresx
Robert Peet
Cubden
League
Midland
Hurt Lane Express
Bickhaw Eatcott
Huts
Canada
New South Wales
van Dieman
Estcott
Hutt
Sir Robert Peel
Zrgo
Reynolds
Fox
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