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Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Aug 16, 1840

Page

5

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.

Liston 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.

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.

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.

Duke of Orleans Jockey Club Liverpool Jockies John Day Conolly Potteries London and Birmingham and South Western Railways Wiltshire Downs Earl of Milton 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 Scotland Burgh Earl of Clyde London Swimming Society Glasgow Swimming Society Scott W. Miller London New Forest Hants Beaulieu 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 Norton St. Phillips 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.

Britannia 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.

Norton 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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