Debut of Mr. David Rees at Haymarket Theatre
The Dublin comedian David Rees impressed in Selby’s The King's Gardener and later as Crack in The Turnpike Gate with quiet wit and strong timing. Strand Theatre offered Boz drama Mr Weller's Watch with Salter and Attwood praised for vivid character work. Miss Vinning’s concert at the Polytechnic drew royal attention and praise for a precocious child pianist.
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Strand Theatre
Boz
Humphrey
Widder
Mr. Weller
Birmingham
Mr. Salter
Pickwickians
Verry
Howard
Samuel
Salter
Weller
Jiniwin
Selby
Daniel Quilp
Attwood
Quilo
Strand
Charles Kean
Mr. Webster
Madame Vestris
Covent Garden
Davry-Lrane
Haymarket
Vinnine
Mozart
Carehioy
Polytechnic Institution
Regent-street
Miss Vinning
Opened Rosherville Gardens at Gravesend fete
A large Monday gathering of over 300 toured the new Rosherville gardens near Gravesend. Sir Edward Filmer presided as bands played and a lavish dejeuné was provided by Mr. Birch. The event highlighted the gardens' beauty and drew praise for their seaside setting.
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Kent
Rosherville
Gravesend
London
St. Paul's
Dejenne
Birch
Cornhill
Edward Filmer
Bullock
R.N
Goodwin
Royal Gazette of
Jamaica
Blackwell's Island
John Harris
Harris
Frost
Winniams
JonEs
Avgeport
Williams
Perth
Simon’s Bay
Cape of Good Hope
Falmouth
England
Hobart Town
van Dieman's Land
Rennes
China
Drunkenness and Fire Cause Severe Leg Injury in Holborn Hovel
An elderly woman named Campbell suffered a near fatal leg fracture after a lower room fire started by a drunken occupant in Field lane Holborn. She jumped from a 20 foot window escaping the blaze and may require amputation. The incident highlights squalor in the building and the dangers faced by its residents.
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Campbell
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
Field Lane
Holborn
Conviction for Wilful Murder in Somersetshire Case
Edward Garrett, a 34 year old shoemaker from Norton St Phillips, found guilty of wilful murder for poisoning his seven month old Edwin Garrett. Evidence showed laudanum use by Garrett and his two children, with dazed symptoms and a prior coroner verdict of temporary insanity. Judge Coleridge urged repentance and sentenced Garrett to the hangman’s doom, with mercy recommended by the jury but not granted.
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Jockies
John Day
Conolly
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F. R. Price
G.S. Preservation
East Essex
Cups Hotel
Colchester
Cork Yacht Drug Intelligence
Masque
Cynthia
Cowes
Prince Albert
Little
Paddy
Tartar
Charlotte
Plymouth
Druid
Cailinog
Circe
Psyche
Arab
Ellen
Katrina
Giaour
Black Bess
Teignmouth
Broconsea
Union
Cardigan
Dolphin
Garnet
Amulet
Archery
Silver
Musselburgh
Royal Company of Archers
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Clyde
London Swimming Society
Glasgow Swimming Society
Scott
W. Miller
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Hants
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Brockenhurst
Sussex
Pilch
All England
Royal Cricket Ground
Brighton
Lord’s
G. L. Langdon, Esq
Ponsonby
E. Napper, Esq
Redgate
C. G. Taylor, Esq
Mynn
Mr. Box
Mr. Dean
Mr. Lillywhite
Mr. Hudson
Mr. Barton
Mr. Hawkins
Wenman
Mr. Millyard
Cobbett
Mr. Pilch
J. Hudson
G. Langdon, Esq
C. Taylor, Esq
Box
Dean
Lillywhite
Hillier
Barton
A. Mynn,Esq
Hawkins
Millyard
A. Mynn, Esq
Langdon
Mynun
Sewell
Guy
Fenner
Hilyer
Vauxhall Bridge
Samuel Chalk
James Drew
Andrew Bray
Benjamin Swaine
Ralph Gardener
John Piper
Robert Evans
David Coombes
Milbank
Houses of Parliament
Alderman Johnson
Green
Blue
Middlesex
Edwin
Mr. Stone
Thomas Wa
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Garretts
Hodges
Dalby
John Webb
Bath
Chandos-louse
Martha
Shepton Mallett
Tyler
Elizabeth Davis
Norton Saint Philips
Stone
Edward Garrett
Britannia Arrives Liverpool with Mailed Passengers
The Britannia steamship sailed from Boston August 1 and Halifax August 4, reached Liverpool Friday after ten days at sea delaying mail and passenger ashore by low tide. Reports note strong commercial impact and Boston celebrations, with broader notes on Canada governance, New Brunswick canal plans, and Mexican and U.S. market updates alongside a boat attack tale and London news.
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Liverpool
Boston
Halifax
Mersey
Canada
New Brunswick
Corporation of St. John’s
St. Lawrence
Bay of Fundy
van Buren
Mexico
Tabasco
Campeachy
Arista
Texas
Charleston
New York
England
London
France
Irwinton
Brown
Apalachicola
Columbus
John Gill
Pittsburg
P. Kenricks
Metchner
Randolph and Co.'s
New York Herald
Portsmouth
Suspicious assault and self destruction cases at police courts
A string of London magistrates hearings includes Charles Norton accusing landlord William Gibson of assault after Norton was found in a compromising bedroom scene. Other incidents feature Sarah Knight attempting suicide, John Cox and staff facing fraud over a gold plated watch key, and a boy neglect case in Marylebone with a 20s fine and dismissal.
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Gibson
Sarah Knight
Alderman Copeland
Barnett
Blackfriarsbridge
Weymouth
Messrs. Moffitt and Co
Breams-buildings
Chancery-lane
Thames
Bow Street
John Gilbert Cox
Garret
Longacre
Hall
John Roman
Grenadier Guards
St. Martin’s Lane
Central Criminal Court
Marylebone
Suamerut
Lawrence Parsons
Rawlinson
Camdentown
Jeffreys
Hampstead
Marlborough Street
Jane Watkins
Ramsey
Dover Street
Piccadilly
George Lewis
Robert Warren
Westminster Hospital
Haymarket
Great Russell-street
Mr. Henry
Shropshire
Broadway
Westwinster
St. Giles’s
Queen Square
Jemima Coates
William Ansell
Charles Coates
St. James’s Park
Lambeth Street
John Bass
Regent’s Canal
Ben Jonson's Bridge
Stepney
Shim
Prisoer
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