Marriage of the Queen and Prince Albert announced
Westminster reports Queen Victoria has chosen Prince Albert of Saxe Cobourg Gotha as her future husband. Privy Council convened at Buckingham Palace with over 80 present to hear her declaration. Details recount Albert's lineage, rank, and the anticipated royal union's impact on the empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Privy Council
Westminster
Buckingham Palace
Her Majesty's Privy Council
Lord Denman
Queen’s Bench
Duke of Wellington
Robert Peel
Prince Albert of
Saxe Cobourg
Royal
Duke of Cambridge
Archbishop of Canterbury
President
Privy Seal
Duke of Norfolk
Duke of Devonshire
Duke of Montrose
Duke of Welington
Marquess of Salisbury
Marquess of Anglesey
Marquess of Normanby
Lord Chamberlain
Earl of Surrey
Earl of
Albemarle
Earl of Jersey
Earl of Erroll
Earl of Tankerville
Earl Minto
Earl Howe
Earl Amherst
Earl of Durham
Earl Ripon
Viscount Castlereagh
J. Russell
Viscount Strangford
Viscount Palmerston
Viscount Melbourne
Beresford
Ebringeton
Burghersh
London
Willoughby de Eresby
Lord Holland
Lord Ellenborough
Lord Hill
Lord Besley
Lord Bloomfield
Lord Wharncliffe
Lord Lyndhurst
Lord Cowley
Ord. Wynford
Lord Brougham
Lord Abinger
Lord Ashburton
Lord Hatherton
Lord Langdale
Lord Monteagle
T. P. Courtenay
Henry Pierrepont
R. Peel
Gore Ouseley
Henry Goulburn
Justice Tyndal
William Alexander
George Cockburn
Stephen Lushington
Herries
George Murray
Henry Harding
Lushington
George Gray
Bart
Macauley
Albert
Gotha
House of
Saxe Coburg
Serene
Saxe Coburg, &c
Prince Albert
Herald
England
Duke of York
Osnaburp
William the Fourth
William Henry
Saxe Gotha Altenbourg
Saxe Cobourg and Gotha
Dorothy Louisa Paulina Charlotte Frederica Augusta
Augustus
Cobourg
Sophia Frederica
Count Emanuel
Mensdorf
Juliana Henrietta Ulrica
Ana Feodorovna
Constantine
Russia
Ferdinand George Augustus
Ferdinand Augustus Antony
Portugal
Donna Maria del Gloria
Maria Louisa Victoria
the Duchess of Kent
Prince of
Leiningen
Duke of Kent
Leopold George Christian Frederick
Charlotte
Great Britain
Belgium
Compeigne
Louisa State of
Orleans
Louis Philippe
Europe
Ernest
Luther
Worms
Leopold
Vienna
Gotha- Altenbourg
Germany
Duchess of Kent
Ferdinand
Saxe Cobourg Gotha
House of Saxony
Charles V
Bonn
Prussia
Royal palace crowd cheers and hisses as ministers depart
The crowd at the palace reacted with mixed applause and disapproval as her Majesty's ministers and leading political figures left. Lord Melbourne and Wellington received strong showings, while others drew groans or quiet passages, reflecting partisan tensions of the moment. The narrative shifts to the 1761 marriage stratagem during King George III's era, detailing the privy council’s announcement of seeking Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg Strelitz as queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Melbourne
Marquis of Normandy
Lord J. Russell
Duke of Wellington
Lord Monteagle
Spring Rice
Robert Peel
Mr. Goulburn
Wilson Croker
the Duke of Cambridge
Lord Palmerston
Privy Council
George the Third
Royal Authority
London Gazette
St. James's
Duke of York
Canterbury
Duke of Bolton
Duke of Leeds
Duke of Bedford
Duke of Rutland
Duke of
Queensbury
Duke of Newcastle
Steward
Earl of Huntingdon
Earl of
James Grenville
Willes
Henry Fox
Charles Townshend
Robert Nugent
Welbore Ellis
Francis Dashwood
Charlotte of
Mecklenburg Strelitz
Earl of Harcourt
Queen Charlotte
England
Strelitz
Harwich
Lord Abercorn’s
Witham
Queen Adelaide and fraud claims haunt Times 1830s pages
The fragment cites Times articles from November 1834 and 1839 accusing Queen Adelaide of mischief and recounts public outrage over counterfeit presentments. It notes James Lloyd Wardle, insolvent, discharged with debts between nine and ten thousand pounds. It also mentions Hatton Garden police office moving to a new site on the Calthorpe estate near the House of Correction for a new building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tzmporna Marantun
Queen Adelaide
Adelaide
James Lloyd Wardle
Colonel Wardle
Hatton-garden
Calthorpe
House of Correction
Inquest verdict of wilful murder against William Lees
The inquest at the Golden Lion in Cannon Street concluded with a verdict of wilful murder against William Lees, husband of the deceased. Witnesses described a tense domestic scene, pleas for assistance, and Lees's erratic conduct including a declared plan to destroy himself and a passion for alcohol. The coroner and jurors weighed testimony from Elizabeth Frazer, surgeon Mr Garrett, and others before returning the strong finding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Lion
Cannon-street
Elizabeth Frazer
Lees
Garrett
Waites
Witneas
Leos
Mr. Garrett
Aentleman
Lambeth-street
Gerrett
Jaror
Ms. Garrett
Mr.Garrett
Thomas Clark
John's-row
St. Luke's
Old-street
William Lees
Tom
Thomas Stowe
Staples
Gary
John Lees
William
Levi Cranged
Hall
Srening
Ie O'Slos
Arson and Robbery in the Strand
Harriet Parker, remanded on the 14th instant, is re examined at Bow Street on a charge of wilfully setting fire to No 10 Strand and stealing items therefrom. Police traced large pawns of Mr Westmacott and Mr Stammers’ property, with most recovered. Parker implicated by missing clothing and pledged articles. She is committed for arson and remanded on the theft charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Parker
Strand
Bow-street
Westmacott
Steammers
Mullins
Macgregor
Twyford
William Love
Burgess
Roby and Bolling Nominated for Bolton Election
The Blackburn Standard reports Mr. Traitor Roby of Rochdale has received an invitation to stand alongside Mr. Bolling on the conservative interest in Bolton’s forthcoming election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Representation
Bolton
Roby
Rochdale
Bolling
Blackburn Standard
Inquest Opens Over Seamen Deaths in London Dock
An inquest at the Black Boy, Wapping, examines the deaths of Frederick Weat and John Musgrove aboard the William Nicol after a voyage from Calcutta. Witnesses recount severe scurvy, poor provisions, and the captain Potter's conduct, amid claims of starvation and bad bread, with the cargo valued at over £350,000 and logbooks sought for confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Black Boy
Wapping
Frederick, Weat
John Musgrove
George’ M‘clarence
St. Katharine ‘Dock
Queen's Head Alley
West
Musgrove
Hugh Dancan
Calcutta
Greenock
East Indies
William Berry Thompson
William Nicol
Isle of France
Cape of Good Hope
Cape
Gravesend
Star Pauling
Thomas Brown
William Nical
William Nicolas
Betson
Potter
John Bnrnett
Channel
Mauritius
St. Katharine Dock
Calentia
James Davidson
Cowes
Isle of Wight
London
Verdict finds captain not guilty of manslaughter in scurvy deaths
Coroner recounts voyage difficulties and crew bias against Captain Potter. Jury returns that Frederick West and John Musgrove died natural deaths from scurvy due to bad provisions. They deem the captain lacked humanity for not securing a doctor or fresh provisions at the Isle of Wight. Six more crewmen aboard William Nicol suffer severe illness from scurvy with uncertain survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick West
John Musgrove
William Nicol
Illness and return of the Duke of Wexerton to London
A Times correspondent reports the Duke of Wextineron was briefly seriously unwell after a cold hunting day. He received medical advice, improved by Tuesday, and traveled to London to attend Privy Council with doctors claiming he could return by evening. The piece also covers penny postage reforms and various international dispatches from Spain, Persia, and South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wextineron
Walmer Castle
London
Privy Council
Wallace
Penny Postner
Morning Chronicle
Treasury
Baring
William Rutherford
Roxburgh
Henderson
Spain
Espartero
Saragossa
Madrid
Christiae
Cabrera
Parras
Cadiz
Murcia
Cortes
Paris
Francisco Narvaez
War Department
la Hera
Benavedez
de Viluma
Home Affairs
Marine
Persia
Vna
Kerak
Lord Auckland
Central Asia
England
Russia
South Ammerica
Monte Video
Entremos
Rivera
Rosas
Entrerros
Oribe
Buenos Ayres
Lavalle
Cabout
Martin Garcia
Landa
Don Basilio
Gualeguaychu
Etrerian
Mananuam
Santa Anna
Brockave
Standard
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the Lancers
Windsor
Hyde Park
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