Opera and theatre notes from London and abroad after Easter
Reports from London theatres describe a Costa opera based on Don Carlos at Her Majesty's after Easter, Tamburini joining Paris Opera, and Duprez appearances. Rankin and Catlin exhibitions of Ojibbeway Indians are reviewed alongside General Tom Thumb’s Buckingham Palace showing and Edinburg chair election delays. Other items cover Adelphi panic at Glasgow, theatre damage, and European musical events.
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Costa
Schiller
Don Carlos
Her Majesty's
Tamburini
Paris
M. Ernst
Sivori
London
Daury Lang
Duprez
Guillaume
Tell
Mademoiselle Lucille Grahn
Academie Royale de Musique
Aatley
Catlin
Bin
Rankin
Genera Tom Tuums
Tom Thumb
Buckingham Palace
Prince of Wales
Princess Royal
Alice
Napoleon
Duke of Wellington
St. Helena
Waterloo
Edinburgh
Henry Bishop
Gauntlett
H. H. Pearson
Trinity College
Cambridge
Salisbury
Adelphi
Glascow
Adelphi Theatre
J. Grey
Niven
Glassford-street
Fire Brigade
Miller
Easton
King
North Hanover-street
Christina M‘coll
Salmarket
James Chalmers
Peter Brodie
Cambuslang
Barney M‘pheely
Little Dovehill
C.J. Dupain
Saltmarket
Andrew Templeton
King Street
Dalton
Glasgow
Cologne
Handel
Rossini
Orpheus of
Pesaro
Joan of Arc
Rome
Cerito
Borgtese
Academy of St. Cecilia
Opera Comique
Auber
Scribe
Academie
Halevy
St. Georges
Gerrean
Miss Birch
Germany
France and Spain Debates and Calabrian unrest highlight European tensions
Reports from Paris show M Garnier Pages urging the conversion of Five per Cents, rejected 207 to 163 as finance ministers warn of opportune timing. Madrid describes surrender of Cartagena via a “transaction” aiding insurgent leaders. Calabria sees a growing popular movement with casualties and a strong royal response. In Alexandria and Egypt, new monthly links threaten Peninsula steamers. Fire at 287 Oxford Street destroys Crown and Cushion wine vaults, with multiple deaths feared and a massive property loss as brigades battle the blaze through the night.
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France
Paris
M. Garnier
Chamber of Deputies
M. Gouin
Finance
Assis
Cvée
Spain
Madrid
Villa de Madrid
Senor Llanos
Roncali
Alicant
Mediterranean
Calabria
Naples
Alexandria
Osiris
Marseilles
Oriental
Egypt
Peninsula and Oriental Company
Naval
Foratry
England
Malta
Gibraltar
Corfu
Toeasure Trove
Bank of England
Messrs. Ladbroke, and Co
Tattersary
John Day
Coombe
Keely
Anson
Joe Lovell
Chester Cur
Bristow
Pharaoh
Collett
Cradock
Pagan
Plummer
Alice Hawthorn
Lord G. Bentinck
Bramble
Worthington
Hooton
Stephenson
Freedom
Milbanke
Sir Robert
Graydon
Roscius
Tuting
Tacita
Dawson
Merry Andrew
Litdefield
the Prior
Mostyn
General Pollock
Captain Berkeley
Treen
Halloe
G. Bentinck
Emma
Igoe
Orlando
A. Wood
Maidstone
Ongley
Peel
Lichtwald
Scott
G. Heathcote
Watt
Ford
Osborne
Westminster
Cooke
Diggory
Williams
Oxford Street
Gilbert Street
Crown and Cushion Wine
Fritchley
St Marylebone
Grand Junction Waiter Works
Bridge
King-street Brigade
Wells-street
Baker Street
Regent-street
Chandos-street
Crown-street
Holborn
West of England
Connorton
London Fire Establishment
Fogo
James
Grosvenor Market
Royal Society For the Protection of Life
Truebick
Gilbert-street
Godfried
Mash
Cook
Brigade
Disgraceful charge against London clergyman in death case
A protracted inquiry at Anderton's Hotel into the death of a young woman, alleged to have died after taking laudanum. Witnesses described seduction accusations against Mr Charles Scratchley, housekeeper misconduct, and prior child, with testimonies from relatives, neighbors, and the coroner. The case, tied to pilfering suspicions and a pending custody dispute, adjourned to Thursday for further evidence.
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Pasure
W. Payne
City of London
Paes Derton
Fleet-street
Griffin
Ibisit M Scrarealey
Fleet Street
Charles Scratchley
Peckham
Ciele
Opie
Mr. Watson
Mir. Watson
Mary Watson
Charles Lock
Scratchley
Mark Gosling
Eagleton
Steeple Ashton
Wiltshire
Payne
Anderton
G. Scratchley
Moxon
Lewis Day
Salisbury Square
Roke
Seduction Case Ends with Coroner Verdict in Temporary Insanity
Witnesses offered little new, coroner’s summation condemned Mr Charles Scratchley’s conduct toward Charlotte Griffin. Jury finds death by own action fueled by cruelty and heartless treatment, noting Griffin’s distress and audience approval. Scratchley’s clerical post listed as curacy at Queen’s Square Chapel Bloomsbury.
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G. Scratchley
Mr. Moxon
C. Scratchley
Canterbury
Mr. Scratchley
Charlotte Griffin
Charles James Scratchley
Scratchley
Queen’s Square Chapel
Bloomsbury
Funeral and inquest details from London and Marylebone
The report narrates Frances Elizabeth Crouch's funeral in St John’s Wood after her murder by William Crouch, with police presence. It also covers an inquest into William Brown’s death in Marylebone, revealing a starving family’s plight and parish relief tensions. Additional items note the launch of the Wellesley India man, parish governance tensions at St Stephen’s Walbrook, discovery of Roman wall foundations near Aldgate, and late Earl of Lonsdale's privately conducted funeral.
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Mary Lenone
Fayxhrat
Mrs. Craven
Frances Elizabeth Crouch
William Crouch
Little Marylebone Street
St. John's Wood
Tedman
Serjeant Bennett
D Division
Waors
Wakley
Allsop Arms
Allsop Terrace
Newroad
Marylebone
Mr. Wakley
Mrsa. Brown
Cotton
Woolwich
Wellesley
Green
Blackwall
East India Docks
Lady Hayes
Alderman Gibbs
Parissioners
St. Stephen’s
Walbrook
St. Bennett’s Sherehog
Croly
Rock
St. Bennett Sherehog
Wallbrook
St., Bennett Sherehog
John Williams
James Crosby
J. Cass
Duke Street
Houndsditch
St. Botholp
London
Tower Ditch
London-wall
Winchester-house
Earl of Lonsdale
Lancaster
Royal Oak
Burton
Lowther Castle
Kendal
Lowther
Saucy Arethusa renamed Bacchus at Liverpool quarantine
In Liverpool the Arethusa, now serving quarantine duties, will be renamed the Bacchus. A Welsh field day in Woolwich marked the launch of the Boscawen a 70-gun ship, christened by the Countess of Haddington. The launch slipped early due to high tide, mirroring its Cumberland-class design from 1843. A pension society donation emerged after pensions were voted, while a large free trade meeting, headlined by Cobden and Bright, prepared in Wolverhampton with a massive pavilion for the anticipated turnout.
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Arethusa
Liverpool
Bacchus
Lauxen
Boscawery
Woolwicu
Woolwich
Boscawen
Countess of Haddington
Chatham Dockyard
City of London General Pension Society
WolveRn
Mptoy
National Anti Corn Law League
R. Cobden
M.P
J. Bright
R. R. R. Moore
C. P. Villiers
M.B
Thomas Thornely
Wolverhampton
Mathews Insolvency Proceeding Ends in Court Order
Comedian Charles James Mathews appeared in the Court of Bankruptcy for final examination. Creditors debated appointing Anderson as assignee while Mathews’ health and earnings were reviewed. The court granted a final protection order and set quarterly or half yearly payments from April 13, with advances to cover travel and wardrobe repaid from earnings. Also notes on church-state ties and a strict Eton admission rule for boys under fifteen.
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Froggatt
Anderson
C. F Williams
Lewis
C. F. Williams
Roberts
Mathews
Mr. Froggatt
Sir Charles
Lewin
Timm
Stamp Office
Stamp Office, Had Consented To Allow the Matter To Stand Over Until He (Mr.Lewis
Mr. Mathews
Mr. Lewis
Bank of England
Sir C. F. Williams
Etox Corbeer
Eton&chool
The Working Man's Ten Hours Bill Argument
A self described working man argues against a ten hours per day limit. He warns Parliament cannot fix wages or prices and that shorter hours would reduce earnings. he urges workers to rely on themselves, noting doctors and lawyers would face impossible schedules. He contrasts labor value with legislative interference and cautions against deceiving promises.
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Lord Ashley
England
Sam Weller
Blue Book
Mr. Hansard
Parliament
Lancashire
Oasler
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