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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Apr 06, 1844

Page

5

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Lord Ashley England Sam Weller Blue Book Mr. Hansard Parliament Lancashire Oasler

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