Court Circular at Osborne highlights royal visit
The Queen and Royal family walked and drove in the Osborne grounds. Viscount Palmerston departed Broadlands for Osborne. Sir George Grey returned to town from Sandon Hall and then left London for Osborne. Four dispatches arrived yesterday at the Colonial Office from Canada's governor.
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Osborne
Viscount Palmerston
Broadlands
Hants
Sir George Grey
Sandon Hall
Staffordshire
London
Colonial Office
Canada
The Prince of Wales Visits Sandringham for Fortnight Shooting
His Royal Highness arrives at Sandringham in Norfolk with Lieut General Knollys and Captain Grey for a two week shooting stay. The journey by Great Eastern Railway was lengthy but orderly with cheers demanded by no one. The estates are praised for scenery and game, with plans for a Royal hunting day at Sandringham and a large yeomanry crowd expected.
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Sandringham
Royal
Norfolk
General Knollys
Grey
Buckingham Palace
Great Eastern Railway
Robertson
Sprowl
Platt
Wolverton
Lynn and Hunstanton
Knollys
Beck
H. Villebois
West Norfolk
Yeomanry of
Reeves Sings Judas Maccabbeus At Exeter Hall
National Choral Society presented Handel’s Judas Maccabbeus with Sims Reeves as principal tenor. The performance impressed with Reeves’s three airs and grand chorus, while Madame Rudersdorf Miss Palmer and Mr Lewis Thomas supported. The hall was crowded and critics praised Reeves though noting occasional soprano wildness.
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G. W. Martin
Sims Reeves
Handel
Judas
Reeves
Exeter Hall
Mr. Reeves
Judes Maccabis
National Choral Society
Madame Rudersdorf
Miss. Palmer
Scottish Hospital General Court Approves Honorary Secretary Gift
A quarterly general court at Crane Court, Sir George Clerk, Bart., chaired by a vice president, approved the report to honor Mr Kerr for his services as honorary secretary with a grant of 100 guineas and 50 guineas to funds, plus 25 guineas to a visitor and 10 to a resident beadle for extra duties. The treasurer Sir John Heron Maxwell was thanked for his leadership at the St Andrew’s Day festival, noted as the best public dinner.
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House of the Corporation
Crane Court
George Clerk
Bart
John Heron Maxwell
Dart
St. Andrew’s
Kerr
Beadle
Ken
Society
Webster
St. Andrew’s Day
Freemasons
Baronet
Liddle
John Maxwell
Blondin Leaves Crystal Palace After 130 Appearances
Blondin concludes his engagement at the Crystal Palace after nearly 130 appearances since June 1, 1861. The series has drawn over 1,450,000 spectators with no accidents. He performs on the low rope this afternoon at three o'clock before the Palace is lit. Mr. Marshall Wood is commissioned to sculpt a colossal marble bust of the Prince of Wales for Manchester Town Hall, with royal assent to grant sittings.
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Crystal Palace
Blondin
M. Blondin
Marshall Wood
the Prince of Wales
Town Hall
Manchester
Wood
Palmerston speaks at Romsey Labourers Reward Meeting
Lord Palmerston and Lady Palmerston attend the Labourers Encouragement Association annual meeting in Romsey Town Hall. He praises virtue and good conduct, distributes prizes to ploughmen and cottagers, and urges sobriety and industry as the sure rewards of labor.
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Romsey
Labourers’ Encouragement Association
Lord
Lady Palmerston
Mfr
Lordan
E. R. Berthon
Lord Palmerston
Charles Whitmarsh
Sarah Whitmarsh
Dinner at the White Horse Hotel Honors Parliament and Labourers
A large gathering at the White Horse Hotel heard loyal toasts and remarks from Ben Dutton and other guests. Mr Disraeli and Lord Palmerston were praised for supporting the welfare of the labouring classes, with emphasis on agricultural workers and education.
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White Horse Hotel
Lord Palmerston
Osborne
T. W. Henderson Angel
Ben. R. H. Dutton
C. A. Harris
W. H. Empson
E. L. Berthon
Lordan
Romsey
Dutton
Mr. Dutton
Buckinghamshire
Mr. Disraeli
Farmers Embrace Night Schools for Bread Winners
The speaker notes that locals see night schools as a path to prosperity and education for workers. He observes a broad willingness among farmers to support these institutions, and many toasts are given and answered before the gathering closes.
Distress in Macclesfield reflects long hardship in mills
A Macclesfield letter to the editor denies certain claims about operatives and outlines ongoing relief. It notes regular grants to cotton Speralarhe workers from Mansion House and Manchester, a dedicated silk operatives relief committee with substantial funding, and widespread property depreciation. It cites collapsed cottage values, debt, and unemployment, with weavers facing severe hardship for years. The writer supports that strikes and price rules harmed the weaving trade, causing manufacturers to source work elsewhere, while acknowledging multiple possible causes of distress.
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Macclesfield
Mansion House
Manchester
London
Maceleafield
Myddleton
Ormekirk
Southport
Lancashire
Tam
W. BR. B
Astley
Sutton Parsonage
Jan
American Difficulties and American Union Disintegration
A European critic traces the Union’s crisis and Confederate strength, arguing the Northwestern states and New England views differ on the war, predicting rapid disintegration of the Confederacy and rising secessionist sentiment in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania as 1861 begins. Also reports railway collisions near Liverpool and a note on Captain E. Jervis joining the Conservative Land Society executive.
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United States
Cassius M. Clay
England
Canada
British Empire
Lincoln
St. Petersburgh
Grand Army of the Potomac
Paris
South
North America
Freedom
America
Ohio
Great Lakes
Missouri
New England
Virginia
New York
New Jersey
Ennsylvania
Washington
New
Seward
Navy of the French Empire in 1862 aims to trust timber iron ships
Paris dispatch reviews French naval plan to replace line of battle ships with iron loaded frigates by 1870, detailing timber stock, dockyard expansion, and private yards building iron cased ships and batteries. Notes strong iron ships face fouling issues, touts wooden vessels as superior for speed and seaworthiness. Calls for US naval expansion to mirror French strength with timber frigates and fast corvettes.
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Boston Commercial Bulletin
Paris
Empire
Pee
Ote
France
Minister of Marine
United States
Colonial Service
Steam Navy
Sereen PS
Pi Permanant
Toulon
Romagna
Sardinia
Burgundy
Mourillon
Alabama
United States Navy
England
Laird
Birkenhead
Navy
Baie E Gloire
Normandie
Mf. Dupuy de Lome
Couronne
Invincible
West
Tate
Vera Cruz
Atlantic
Gloire
Magenta
Brest
Solferino
L’orient
Provence
L’onent
Flandre
Guienne
Heroine
Surveillante
Cherbourg
Stochefort
M. Arman
Bordeaux
M. Lemoine
M. Gouin
Nantes
Ciotat
L'Orient
Castigneau
Cherury
Rochefort
Ministry of Marine
Naval Appointments and Promotions Update
A Victorian naval update lists Lieutenant George Henley promoted to the Forte and multiple first and second class assistant engineers assigned to ships and bases. Also noted are embarkations at Spithead from Chatham, ship salutes to Vice Admiral Brace, and preparations for vessels at Devonport and Plymouth. An inquest into the death of William Lowther RN records suicide amid ill health and loneliness, with coroner and engineers testifying to his life aboard.
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George Henley
Forte
C. M.keever
J. M. Murphy
Mjestic
C. Wakeman
Majestic
W. M‘glashan
Cumberland
Munstera
John A. Collicson
W. E. M‘grath
Thos. B. Hayman
Charles W. Hoss, and
Ettrick W. Creak
Pylaites
A. Hood
Spithead
Chatham
Brace
Victory
Liverpool
Devonport
Shearwater
Douglas
Plymouth
Heath
Cambridge
Delight
A. C. Key
C.B
Thais
Key
Devonporton Monnlay
James E. Brymer
Edward D. Oliver
George Oakes
20Th
East Devonshire
Gravesend
Ixpia
Cornwallis
Madras
103D
Lunatic Hospital
Fort Pitt
Corps of
Royal Marines Light Infantry
R. A. D. Ramsay
Portsmouth
H. Gritton
F.N. Forth
O. S.F. Fagan
Woolwich
F. H. March
Secon
W. P. Wright
Duke of Cambridge
Mackinnon
Uth
Witrsas Lowrson
R.N
Thomas Hills
William Lowther
Manor Street
Wa. Crow
Pylades
George Augustus Tuck
Royal Oak
Efe
Africa
Seabrook
Brompton
Juy
The Globe on Baronetcies and Richmond Seat Sacrifice
A reader protests the Globe for softening the baronetcy grant to Mr Rich who vacated Richmond to allow Sir Roundell Palmer to advance. The writer argues Rich deserves recognition for his Liberal consistency and resignation, urging plain acknowledgment of the sacrifice and the politics behind patronage.
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Lord Zetland
Richmond
Treasury
Lord John Russell
Henry Drummond
Roundell Palmer
W. Atherton
Yorkshire
Rich
Lord Patherston
Anover
Jon
Liberal locusts to the editor
A reader condemns naval patronage and family jobbing involving Sir Charles Wood and the Greys Russells and Elliots. The letter claims appointments to the Mediterranean fleet and Portsmouth Dockyard are awarded to relatives, with Parliament urged to end such “three tribes” favoritism and reduce public expenditure.
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Sra
Naval Service
Admiralty
Greys and
Elliots
Charles Wood
Frederick Gray
Mediterranean
George Grey
Frederick
Portsmouth Dockyard
Sir C. Wood
Earl Russell
Admiral Elliot
Locusta
Mr. Elliot
ST AT Arms
Christmas Entertainment At Hall Istrvaton Delights Crowds
A Christmas program at Hall Istrvaton draws large audiences with an 80 piece band led by soloist Mr Lavy 23. Vocalists Mr and Mrs Henri Drayton and new tenor Mr David Mirandt captivate crowds with The Miserere The Bay of Biscay and The Death of Nelson. Blondin remains the nightly star performing high and low rope feats to applause.
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Bay of Biscay
Nelson
Blondin
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