Unusual Incidents

Big Dipper

“In consequence of the curious account given in the public prints of the swimming Elephant at Poonah, the people at Margate were lately surprised...

Damsels in Distress

“Sept. 7: Yesterday as Miss Mellon and her friend, Miss Stevenson, were driving in her chariot along Little Russell Street, Covent Garden, a coal...

Carriage Accident

“June 15: The Earl of Sefton met with a serious accident yesterday afternoon. As his lordship was driving his lofty barouche at a great...

Look Again

“Suffolk: A gentleman with a small independent fortune was surcharged for keeping a livery servant and not giving in a proper return to the...

Determined Petitioner Rebuffed

“July 2: Yesterday, just as His Majesty’s carriage arrived at the Queen’s palace, a woman decently dressed attempted to force her way into the...

Wife Sale

“A few days since, the following extraordinary circumstance took place at the White Hart, Sittingbourne: A woman of the name of Coveney was led...

A Ruse Uncovered

“Southampton, April 4: A circumstance has occurred in the neighborhood of a large town in Hampshire which has occasioned much conversation. A young lady,...