Loss of Bon Accord and Alfred in Davis Strait disaster
An extract from a letter reports the total loss of two vessels, the Bon Accord of Hull commanded by Captain Les and the Alfred of Boness, with 98 men stranded on ice after a July 3 wreck. Crew endured hours on floes, saved few provisions, and later traveled by boats to safety, while awaiting return to Denmark aboard the brig Pera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davin’ Straits
Bon Accard
Hull
Les
Alfred
Bonees
Robert Collinson
Holl
Gates I Egerminde
Davis’ Straits
Pern
Copenhagen
Boness
Prinses
Wales
Lord Gambier
Truvlove
Hamburg
Holi
Constantesow
Eiben
Joly
Duck Island
Amall
Uppernavick
Lively
Pera
Denmark
Robert Wilson
Uppernarick
Thie
Loss of Life on the Manchester and Leeds Railway
An express train from Manchester to Leeds suffered a catastrophic accident near Sowerby Bridge. Two passengers died on site, including Mr Gillard, with Mr Weston and Mr Moon severely injured. Investigations point to a possible effect of high winds causing the last carriage to derail and strike bridges. The inquest returned an accidental death verdict and urged added safeguards and carriage guard communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Garavar
Manchester and
Leeds
England
Captain Ellis
Admiralty
Robert Weston
Thomas Moon
Gillard
Telegraph
Sowerby Bridge
Surveyor General of Customs
Moon
Hart
Weston
Boistead
R.N
Ansferera
Weaton
Customs
Royal Hotel
J. Dyson
Binsiesd
Hawkshaw
Great Fire Devastates Needingworth Homes In Week Fire
Villagers in Needingworth near St Ives suffer a devastating blaze fueled by strong winds. About ninety dwellings and numerous outbuildings burn, leaving over one hundred families homeless and insured losses reaching thousands. Investigations and relief plans are underway with local gentry and MPs cooperation. Community subscriptions to aid sufferers are being organized as authorities pursue inquiries into the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Ives
Huntingdonshire
Needingworth
Waule
S.sulk
R. J. M’ghee
Rose and Crown Inn
Crown Hotel
R. Fellowes
M.P
Board of Guardianshumanely
Arpseee
St. Ive's Union
Wimpole Hall
Earl of Hardwicke
Huntingdon Cambridge
St Ive's
Wisbech
Upeetar
Gloucester Musical Festival Opens Amid Stormy Weather
The Gloucester annual musical gathering began in bad weather with 160 choristers and over 100 instrumentalists. Patronage includes the Duchess of Beaufort and bishops, with a strong London band presence. Performances featured Handel, Boyce, Attwood, Mendelssohn, and Elijah, receiving mixed praise for novelty but strong vocal and instrumental efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Duke of Beaufort
Earl Fitzbardings
Lord Foley
Theishops
Worcester
Hereford
Marquis of Worcester
M. F. F. Berkeley
John Dean Paul
Madame Carador
Mademoiselle Alboni
M. Williams
Miss Dolby
Weiss
Lockay
Williams
Stagdigl
John Parry
T. Cook
Townshend Smith
Joshua Dons
Arnott
London
Handel
Esther
Boyce
Attwood
Seeg
Dr. Boyce
Mr. Weiss
Lord
Mendelssohn
God
St Paul
Misa M. Williams
Lockey
Misa Dolby
Edward Ellerton
Magdalen College
Oxford
Fallas
Shire Hall
Dene
Herr Standy
Glocester
Corelli
Messrs
Lindley, Lucas and Howell
Madame Caradori
Benedict
John Pi
Sterndale Bennett
Bennett
Misa Dulby
Mozart
Miss. A. Williams
Mr. Williams
Rossini
Wells
Lucia
Mendslesohn
Elijah
Messiah
Surman
Exeter-hail
Standigl
Mr. Lockey
Carador
E. Byers
Menars
Smytheon
Standig
Misses Williams
Scarborough Stakes at Doncaster Race Meeting
Doncaster racing notes report a list of races including the Scarborough Stakes for three-year-olds one mile, won by Mr. Conway’s Christopher by a neck from The Black Dwarf and Menar. Also covered are Park Hill Stakes, Gascoigne Stakes, and the Doncaster Cup with War Eagle and The Hero amid heavy betting and unsettled accounts. Richmond and Scarborough meetings conclude with detailed results and closing odds, noting a large unsettled cash position and widespread betting activity across events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doncaster
Tauvasway
Scarborough
Mr. Conway
Christopher
Mr. R. Stephenson
Mr. S. Fox
Menar
Lord Eglinton
Lord Strathmore
Brocardo
Mr. O'Brien
St. Leger Conrae
O. V. Harcourt
Ellerdale
J. Maroon
Mostyn
Lord Glasgow
Miss Whip
Mr. Mostyn
Tae Swallow
Colonel Peel
Palma
van Tromp
Bouverie
John Day
T.Y.C
Mr. B. Green
E. Edwarda
A. W. Hill
Wolley
Mr. Little
Convict
St. Leger
Mr. Payne
Clementina
Nat
Colonel Aveon
Lazarillo
Yarburgh
Sally Meggs
John Scott
Tim Whiffler
G. Simpson
Mr. Brooks
Luminous
Harrison
Lady Mallorie
Tattersall
Momnary
Ulysses
St. Paul
C. Maraen
Rafes
E. Rosesell
Horace
Robertenn
Nono
St. Margaret's
Gordon
Greville
Scott
Monatyn
Bowes
B. Green
Anson
Mr. Pedley
Richmond
Monpar
Major Yarburgh
Sally Moggs
Oates
Princess Alice
Mr. S. L
Fox
Paalmsinger
Africa
Jokpatope
Shelforth
Wwon Easy
Easby
Lord Zetland
G. Abdale
Sadler
Lord Lieutenant
Mr. T. Dawson
Cartwright
S. L. Fox
Johnstone
Hodgson Ba
Landrost
Carterigh
James Cookson
Camphine
J. Holmes
Normandy
Romi
Atake
Ja Aea
Nell Cook
W. H. Johnstone
Mr. Meiklam
Godfrey
Winirisghas
Mr. Shafto
Valacipede
Mr. Arrowsmith
Robin Gray
Tracta- Han
Mr. Dawson
Cain
Ada
Grey Stone
Portuguese Political Exiles at Mossamedes and Dyke's Betrayal
A July letter from Angola details Count Bomfim and relatives fleeing to St Helena via Mossamedes aboard the British ship Flying Fish. They faced capture after Captain Dyke refused asylum, later delivering them to Portuguese authorities despite prior promises of protection, prompting charges of unprincipled conduct and political betrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Bomfim
Angola
Bomfim
Luanda
Mossamedes
Porta Eae Corvetia Belam
Conselho
Fortre
St Helena
Lewis Valdez
Valdez
Major Valdez
Captain Dyke
Count Bomfi
St. Helena
Count Bemjim
Mr. Santoe
Helena
Conot
Toom
Flying Fish
Mr. Santos
Himeslf
England
Man
Correa
Loande
Loanda
Bomom
Madeira
Donna Maria
Don Miguel
Canning
Don Afiguel
Canzing Axid
Great Britain
Messimedea
Oporto
Laonda
Mr. Brant
Capt Dyke
Styx
Count Bomifio
Cannai
Pasig
Remarkable stage performances and balloon ascent noted
A lively review highlights a tiered theater showing with Mrs. Warner and Mr. Betrays praised for high casting while praise shifts to G. Cooks and Vinley. The evening also features Nicut Ascent by Mr G B Gale at Cremorne Gardens with the Prince of Wales balloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Garz
B. Gale
Prince of Wales
Cremorne Gardens
Vauxhall Bridge
Gale
Harry Coxwell
Coxwell
Mortram
Croydon
Food raid tale echoes Jeanie Deans in Bar Grey
Three Burghead fisherwomen, implicated in a late food theft, traveled to Ardvarakle to petition the Queen for clemency in a harsh transportation sentence. They were dismissed by the Duke of Argyll with a blunt directive to return home and end the petition by post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanie Deans
Burghead
Ardvarakle
Bar Grey
Duke of Argyll
Clemency Granted to Lieut Muara at Newgate
A communication from Sir George Grey informs the governor of Newgate that Queen Victoria has commuted the death sentence of Lieut Alexander Thompson Muara to twelve months imprisonment. Muara expresses gratitude, and in prison he is moved to a comfortable room with reading material, visits, and care from the governor, chaplain, sheriffs, and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munro
Lieut
Monro
Biz
Sixth report of the Irish Relief Commissioners 1847
The sixth monthly report details progress under the Temporary Relief Act, noting that advances end by September and many unions will cease in August or September while a few hospital advances extend to the end of September. It discusses rural relief reductions, effects on outdoor relief, and the shift toward harvest work, urging careful final accounts, audits, and disciplined relief to prevent pauperization, with thanks to banks and auditors and a note on fever hospital expenditures and fever act implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Relief Commission Office
Dublin
Victoria
Bank of Ireland
Acc
Afr
Bromley
Commission
Central Board of Health
J. F. Buacornz
F. N. Repixetor
E. J. B. Twierzton
D. M'Garegon
Her Majesty's Tresaury
Saint Etienne Journeyman Self-Destructs After Delusions
A journeyman yousmith in Saint Etienne, distressed by insanity, smashed his apartment furniture and threw debris from the window. He drew a pistol before a mirror and declared he would shoot himself, then fainted. since then he believes himself in another world and refuses nourishment claiming that dead men never eat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maroon
St. Etienne
Teillere
Marcon
Hia
Dhone
Yousmith
Saint Etienne
Galignani
Silent Friend and Perry's Preventative Lotion Publicized
An advertisement details a medical work on reproductive infirmities and habits, illustrated with numerous engravings. It promotes The Silent Friend by B. L. Perry and Co, listing prices, locations, and a range of allied remedies including Perry's Purifying Specific Pills and Preventative Lotion, with daily attendance and a long distribution network across London and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.ard L. Perry
Perry
Berners Street
Secret Companion and Balm of Zayl Advertisements at 68 Berners Street
A cluttered 19th century classified-like notice promotes The Secret Companion a medical treatise on marriage generative diseases and habits to prevent decline. It lists authors RB Brodie Co and agents at Oxford Street, with prices and post options, plus cures and other remedies including Balm of Zayl and Brodie’s Purifying Vegetable Pills, detailing addresses and delivery notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berners Street
Oxfordtreet
RB. J. Brodie and Co
Beresis Street
Oxford Street
London
Bherwood and Co
Paternoster Row
Gordo
Soho
Hannay
Anger
Nalson
Witran
Zayl
Brodiz
Johnnston
Yallowe
Mesara, Brodie and Co
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Hapumien
Eastern Union Railway
Ipswich
Trafic
Sarah Brooks
Charlottes Brooks
Harriet Pittuck
Marianne Payne
Seth Payne
Lonnie Payne
Harriet Wilding
Jobo Sibbons
Susan Falkner
Mary and
Eliza Pittnck
Sarah Cross
Thomas Hoares
Susan Scowen
William Scowen
Eliza Barnes
Eliza May
Elizabeth Martin
Susannah Baker
Mary Baker
Susan Abbot
Thomas Brown
Thos. Beeston
G. Grimwade
Jane Bateman
William Batemat
George King
Benjamin Bare
G. F. Garmmham
William Hoddy
Charles Fann
Hennab Lamb
Mica Louisa Lamb
Jobo Staines
Elizabeth Staines
Emma Rey
Elizabeth Scrivener
Serjeant
Horsby
Mr. Segrave
Sarah Segrave
Charlotte Double
George Donoble
Ann Spell
William Sheldrake
Elizabeth Cook
Eliza Arms
Sarah App Arme
Eliza Cook
Harriet Cook
Charlotte Greges
Maria Josselyn
Harnet White
Eliza White
Ellen Arma
Mery Durrant
Jane Theobald
Thomas Theobald
Susan Eighteen
Amelia Gray
Ann Ratcliffe
Edward Buckle
Daniel Granger
Eliza Fidget
Susan Whyat
Martha Nay
Davey Lawrs
M. Jullien
Italy
Molle
Mayes
Hich
M. Laneri
M. Merelli
la Scala
Malle
Hayes
Paris
Her Majesty’s Theatre
Jenny
Sporting Intelligence
the Irish Relief Commission
Irish Relief Commisioners
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