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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Apr 30, 1842

Page

5

Mixed 19th century notices from Hanwell and beyond

A dense miscellany recounts ordinations in Oxford Lincoln Hereford Exeter London Peterborough and St Asaph with June and August dates. It covers Hanwell new council church consecration by the Bishop of London, a fancy fair, a whisky incident in Ireland, a Jersey postman escape to France, Donhead St Andrew fire, and various crime, shipping, and market items across England.

Farnham Durham Salisbury Norst Norwich Hanwell Middlesex London Duchess of Northumberland Park 78Th Regiment Ugha Ireland Iment Birmingham Yey le Geyt Jersey France Fice Weymouth Glebe Ynsey Donhead St. Andrew Salisbury Herald SeppEx Tye Son Mic Texas Was & Boatman Champlain Canal

Desperate Attempt at Murder in Southampton Court

A Southampton magistrates' court deals with Thomas Maslin accused of a desperate knife attack on 14-year-old Frederick King and of threatening the boy and a shopkeeper. King survived after facial injuries. Maslin showed evident mental distress and was committed for Winchester assizes. Witnesses include Mr. Morris, Captain Ward, and Dr. Cooper.

Southampton Thomas Maslin Frederick King Peter Dickson C. B. Fall Captain Ward County of Hants John Morris Charles Cooper No. 10 Bar Mr. Cooper Cooper Winchester Assizes

Murder at Menthyr Trpvit in Glamorgan Shire

A grisly murder case shocks Merthyr with suspicion the killer is the victim’s son Richard Edwards and his wife. Tamar Edwards, over seventy, was found dead in Plymouth Street after neighbors noticed her absence. Police, coroner, and a jury pursue leads while recalling a previous accusation against Edwards for killing an Irish girl. A separate Westminster blaze claims a boy’s life and a caregiver’s injuries. a separate trial in Hamilton ends with six months’ imprisonment for cruelty to a horse.

Devon Cornwall Western Times Ivsraper Press Benevolent Association Jordan Knox Ithe Dungeness Regimn St. Prienspurch Ukfort Waterside Ndsworth Wakley Wee Kings Clerkenwell-close New-river Sadler's Wells Tre Amwell-street Charity School St. Helena Mallard Tyiver Masety No-hill Surrey Hardiestone Mr. Church Chobham Chertsey Ottersham Batley’s Park Shepperton Windsor T. Lingham Tiddesley-wood Tore Worcestershire Henry Lawrence Neighbaur Birmingham Gloucester Bard Terns Mon Oeth L. H Sete St. Andrew’s Worcester Chronicle Broome Jem Burn Swift Spring Hannan Peter Crawley Sporls Charlotte Ann Fowey Galley's Quay Thames Street Rotterdam Lord Strangford Ashendon Bucks J. S. Baron Thomas Martyn George Gurney North Weston Aylesbury Leeds Huddersfield Rochdale Bradford Wethers and Wether Halifax Manchester Robert Noyes Marylebone Elizabeth Webb Edgeware Road Byan Welbeck Street Bin Newgate Henry Hollis Chas Rabbeth Lambethwalk Cottingham Union Hall Fulham Menthyr Glamorrganshire Merthyr Tamar Edwards Richard Edwards Plymouth-street Dowlais Edwards Davis T. Davis Livy Loder’s Place Lady Dacre Chapel-street Westminster Hopkins Andrews Westminster Hospital Honrnip Wm. Camnock Walker Tontine Sheriff Court Hamilton

Concussion on the Manchester Liverpool Railway Crossing

On the Liverpool and Manchester line near Warrington junction an accident between two colliery engines the Magnet and the Black Diamond caused both to derail slightly. Slowness of speed likely prevented fatalities though a later collision with a train might have been worse. Additionally reports an unrelated drowning and possible infant homicide with post mortem to follow.

Mancaxgster and Liverpool Liverpool and Manchester Warrington Haydock Messrs. Jones, Turner Evans Grand Junction Magnet Deatus St. John's Street-Road Islington Thames J. Serle Stangate Lambeth London and Greenwich Beadle Deptford Carttar Edward Downing Metropolitan Police Force

Jack in the Water at Olympic Theatre amid stage spectacle

A Monday night production of Jack in the Water or the Ladder of Life by Leman Rede at the Olympic Theatre depicts a tale of a waterman heir and his illegitimate cousin, with comic tableaux, a Waterloo Bridge scene, and strong applause for the author. Additional vocal and orchestral performances at Hanover Square Rooms and Williss’s Rooms accompany a busy cultural scene.

Olympic Theatre Mr. Wyld Lorrington Joe Hatch Jack Quillett Fragile Betty Waterloo-bridge Hanover Squarke Charles Mangold Duchess of Coradori Allan Allan Water Wright John Parry Benedict Willis John Fiddes H. Cawse Rossini Il Tancredi Williams Balfe London Fiddes R. Blagrove Rode Geary K. Bott G. Smart Shakspeare Society Royal Society of Literature St. Martin’s Place Charing-cross J. P. Collier P. Cunningham T. O. Goodchild H. F. Amedroz F. G. Tomlins Duke of Devonshire Lord F. Egerton M.P Collier Marquis of Normandy Earl Howe B. Field H. Hallam F.rs John Oxenford T. J. Pettigrew F.R.S J. R. Planché F.S.A Covent-Garden Theatre Madame Vestris Corps Dramatique Farren Nishett Haymarket Miss Kemble Plymouth Corporation Kentucky Donnybrook Fair Donne Pope Mr. Lumley Milton Ronconi Frezzolini Grisi Martini Persiani Mario Edgardo Madame Ronconi Caro Sposo Torquato Tasso Leonora Signor Poggi Little Man Guasco Poggi Violetta Her Majesty's Theatre Molle Pollione Stella John Bull Verbum

Art Union of London Draws Prizes at Drury Lane Theatre

The Art Union of London held its annual general meeting at Drury Lane Theatre, crowded with a fashionable audience. Prizes were drawn with two ladies presiding, awarding £300 to Alexander Crose and £60 to Christopher Hodgson, with the Duke of Cambridge and Mr William Wytherley Brooks among notable draws.

Art Union of London Drury-lane Macready Duke of Cambridge Fortune Alexander Crose Tabernacle-rew Lord Prudhoe Christopher Hodgson Dean's-yard William Wytherley Brooks Whitchurch Alop

Newmarket First Spring Meeting Opens With Promising Card

Sporting Intelligence reports a mild, clear day as Newmarket hosts the first spring meeting. Races feature a 20 sovs Handicap, 50 sovs sweepstakes for fillies, and several matches with Hawk's-eye, The Ladye of Silverheld Well, and Eleus among the notable winners. Bets are lively, with Meteor and Misdeal drawing strong support ahead of the Two Thousand Guineas, while arrivals include Peloponnesus and Gazelle amid a crowd of aristocratic spectators.

Newmarket Monnpay Holderness Meteor Lord G. Bentinck Tedworth Firebrand Peloponnesus C. T.Y.C Col. Peel Hawke’s-eye Chapple Mr. Goodman Rover Capt. Daintree Mulatto Middleton Mr. Thornhill Menalippe Mr. Osbaldeston Capt. Colquitt Astronomer Lord Kelburne Retainer St. Patrick Hawk's-eye Hawk’s-eye T.Y.C Mr. Bowes Silverheld Scott Eusebia Fulwar Craven Mr. B. Greene Wiseacre Zany Rogers Lord Albemarle Robin Mr. Price Marshal Biron Lord Exeter Mr. Crockford Buzzard Emma Ishmael Mr. Barnes Emilius Benefit Patchwork Patch Duke of Bedford Oakley C. Edwards Mr. Byng Garry Owen Duke of Portland Dr. Syntax Ruth J. Day Lord Chesterfield Muley Moloch Carew Duke of Rutland Flambeau Robinson Mr. Ford Ballet A.F Rosalind Albemarle Ralph G. Bentinck B.C B. C Duke of Grafton Florence E. O George Bentinck Lord Orford Bowes Chester Car Greville Rory O'More Holmes Vulcan Kirby Lanercost Verulam Robert de Gorham G Clark Lord of Dixon Biggs Eleus Dukes of Rutland Portland Bedford Jersey Chesterfield Orford Stradbroke Kelburne E. Russell Maidstone J. Fitzroy Alice Peel Anson Thornhill Byng G. Fitzroy A. Villiers J. Shelley Payne Graham Udny Gregory Knox Gardner Crommelin Jun Portman Hawker Batson Newton Phillimore Brand Booth W. Etwall Shelley J. White S. Stanley Magennis Misdeal Gazelle Silverfield Eleuscut Chifney Bettin Usua Scott Cambridge Bury Heath R. C Barbara B.M Ft. T.Y.C Uffington Ab. M Buffalo Colonel Peel R.M de Meteor Mr. Wreford Taurus Peel Archy Saros Jerry Mr. Ridsdale Lucullus Petulance John O’gaunt Attila Stockbridge Auckland Jack Chester Marshal Soult

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