Dramatic revelations unfold a murder and hidden past
A Friar recounts Count De Lorme and Du Barre history to Elmore and Lar, hinting at murder and a fugitive. Eugene’s death and a riverbank confrontation drive the plot as Elmore collapses, while notes praise stagecraft and reveal bankruptcy law pamphlets and an artist Minasi portrait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lay
Kim
Eugene
Count de Lorme
Brittany
du Barre
de Lorme
Starling
Dn Barre
de Lorma
du Barré
du Harré
Margaret
Elore
Margeret
da Barre
France
Count du Barré
Matthew Elmore
Elmore
Vandenhoff
London
Whittaker and Co
Forged Money Orders Case At Central Criminal Court
James Samuel Brown faced eight counts of forging money orders on August 24 with intent to defraud. Prosecution evidence linked the handwriting to Brown. defense claimed insanity. Experts testified to mental illness. jury returned not guilty by reason of insanity. He will be sent to Bedlam for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office
Foxcery
Central Criminal Court
Justice Wightman
Justice Cresswell
James Samuel Brown
Elizabeth Blundell
Camberwell
London
Witness
Sittingbourne
General Post Office
Robert Porter
Wells
Blackfriars Road
Brougham
Kennington
Clapham Road
Islington
Sadler’s Wells
Marsh
John Reeve Kenney
General Post-Office
Patrick Rowland Jackson
Charles Frederick Armstrong
Matthew Peak
Bowstreet
Mary Anne Brown
Catherine Brown
Branscombe
Amyette
Sutherland
Dr. Philips
Macmurdo
Lord Lowther
Groud
Bedlam
Westmisster Abbey
Weekly Chronicle
Fou
Marble Man
Don Giovanni
Westminster Abbey
Thorwaldsen
Shelly
Ireland
Tenebris
Tur Staten
Lorn Byron
Thorwalisen—Backwellar
Lower Thames-street
Yv.s
Brother John
Congress
Speaker
Brother Johan
House of Commons
Tue Spectaron
Chronicle
The
Spectator
Reform Club
Robert Peel
Anold
Itg Reform Crun
Bopy
Margate
Regent-street
Strand
Gro. River
Lower Wharton Street
Lloyd-square
C. Cassidy
America
John Russell
Edinburgh
R. W.H
C. E. Lewis
Preston and Ware
Preston
Fleetwood-on-Wyre
Preston and Wyre
Fleetwood
Poulton
Preston Chronicle
Chietres
Bes
Switzerland
Lynn
Norfolk
Henry Morgan
Clerkenwell
Combe
Smith
Hemingsford Terrace
Daly
Highbury
Cooper
Pentonville
Kerslake
Satterly
Darby
Phillips
Richmond
Partridge
Edward Smith
Shacklesford
Goddard
William Kimbrell
Beaumont
Mr. Goddard
Gooch
Compter
Charles Edward Smith
Bull and Mouth
E. Smith
Wellington-street
W. Strange
Paternoster-row
eAotys
Legal Q and A Excerpts on Property, Wills and Debt
A collation of brief legal Q and A items covers removal of woodwork bound to the freehold, limitations on bills of exchange, christening age, and administration rules. It includes notes on outlawry, immigrant apparel duties, parish support, nuisance actions, wills and legacies, and bank insolvency references with dated marginal commentary and notices to readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Norfolk
W. Dixon
Greenwood, Cor, and Co
Craig's Court
Charing Cross
Ijf
R. M. W.fou
T. T
H. S
Liverpool
New Theatre Music Proposals Stir Debate in London
In letters to the Weekly Chronicle and a follow up to the Princess’s Theatre in Oxford Street, readers discuss producing full operas with dialogue, praising native talent while urging refined standards. A reformist critic, Musica Duama, argues for strict lyric drama, accompanied recitatives, and specific composer qualifications, noting performers like Messis and Tucas and urging three double basses in the orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M
True Sun
Bayley
Cornwall
Coghlan
Strand
Musica Duama
Weekly Chronicle
Princess's Theatre
Oxford-street
Waas
France
Jiuffe
Covent-garden
Auber
Afessis
Tucas
Phillips
Fou
P.S
Darlington
Fd. W. CJ
How to Tell Sunrise Sunset and High Water Times
This guide explains calculating sunrise and sunset by latitude using a fixed 61 deg 80 min reference and adjusting by 5 to 6 minutes per degree. It also lists high water times at major British ports relative to London Dock, with extra offsets for Bristol Orkney Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton and notes these ports govern many smaller harbours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain and Ireland
London Dock
Bristol
Ork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Ashburton Treaty debated amid free trade and peace aims
The piece argues for preserving peace with the United States over Lord Ashburton’s treaty, praising its boundary benefits while cautioning against war or coercive concessions. It weighs national honor, slave trade issues, and potential future conflicts, urging restraint, wise negotiation, and revived trade as harvests and tariffs shift. It also critiques operative unrest and calls for a steadier, productive economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
Tory Morning Herald
Chronicle
Urquhart
Lord Palmerston
Werald
Madawasca
Morning Chronicle
Lord Ashburton
Holland
Colonel Mudge
Featherstonhaugh
America
Europe
Netherlands
Lord Grey
New Brunswick
Canada
Sir Robert Peel
Monsieur Guizot
France
Africa
West Indies
American Union
Manchester and surrounding districts report satisfactory accounts
The Manufacturing Districts area including Manchester Stockport Stalybridge Ashton and Oldham reports very satisfactory accounts. The text notes that these districts were the cradle of the late Turn-out and that work is said to proceed well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Stockport
Stalybridge
Ashton
Oldham
Natal Relief of Captain Smith and His Party
The piece lauds the Natal relief of Captain Smith and his small force after a Boer siege. It critiques the Cape Government for sending an inadequate force, notes Smith’s miraculous survival aided by 18-pounder gunfire and sorties, and details the harbor landing by Colonel Cloete’s troops. It also discusses Emigrant Boers and potential colonial policy, urging prudent terms and broader understanding of the Dutch migration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natal
Captain Smith
King
Cape Frontier
Cape Town
Cloete
Southampton
Port Natal
Dumford
Algoa Bay
Smith
England
Cape
France
Holland
Pretorius
Cape of Good Hope
Colonial Office
Not provided enough context for a full headline
Fragmentary quotation discusses punishment or conciliation of an armed populace and the hope of independence. It notes that conciliation through arms is not the path to future security or an explanation of the past. The tone suggests a historical political statement about independence and restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tory
Prominent Jewish Society Reports Record Yearly Gifts
The Society for Promotine Christianity reports total contributions of £24,699 8s 9d for the year, the largest in its history, with major support from the Irish auxiliary and Aurilia societies. Allocations include Jerusalem Hebrew Church funds, Scripture and Hospital support, and temporal relief, while overall balances and securities are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society For Promotine Christianity
Amon Jews
Jerusalem Mission and Scripture
Hebrew Church
Jerusalem
Operative Institution
School of Industry
Jerusalem Church
Aurilia
Chain Pier
19Th Foot
19Th
James Barker
Matthews
Sussex County Hospital
Whitehouse
Barber
William
Adelaide
Brighton
Palermo
Barbara
Stradella
Rubini
Sicily
Palmer
Bank of England
Messrs
Deane
Hoskins
Freshfield
Giltspur Street
Liscomb
Dean and Hatton's
Newgate Market
Mr. Deane
Mr. Hatton
Teague
Messrs, RicHarp
Tar Zor
Kennington
Richard
London
Waterloo Road
Hambleton
Watling Street
Southwark
Bridge-Road
Morgan's-lane
West of England
England
Richard and Taylor
Brooke
GST Theoas
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Charles Phillips
Minasi
Praed Street
Paddington
Largal
Murphy
Legh
Meteo
Ephem
St. Cyprian
Leipsie
E.N.M
St. Jerome's
Eghem
Daniel iii
Daniel vi
Furphy
the Weekly Chronicle
Tuum
Spain
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