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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 04, 1842
Page
5
The readable fragments resemble a garbled page with missing phrases and stray words. No clear person, place, date, or event emerges to form a factual headline or a substantive summary.
Crowds along the Dover and London routes cheer Queen Victoria with Prince Albert and the Princess Royal as the royal party travels by road to Windsor. At Canterbury and other towns streets are lined. a Great Western train carries the royal retinue to Windsor. The cortege, escorted by hussars, includes the royal infants and officials. the emphasis remains on loyalty and orderly arrival.
The Hon. Grantley Berkeley attempted a deer hobbling wager at Charborough Park with his hound Odin and Brock the horse. After a valiant effort the buck held the hound at bay, and Berkeley abandoned the single-dog challenge, later securing two deer with help from Drax's hounds.
The inquest into Samuel Britton's death at the Hunters' Lodge resumed at Lawford's Gate. Witnesses testified and the jury returned a verdict of man slaughter. A Preston court earlier convicted a dyer for stealing printed goods destined for America, with the judge condemning Americans as untrustworthy in regard to dividends.
Review of last night’s one act petite comedy at the Haymarket starring Charles Mathews and Madame Vestris. They play a charming young countess after her husband’s death, with Brindal and Hall as suitors and Miss Charles as a vivacious heroine. The piece is neatly staged and well received with applause.
Covent Garden opens under Commonwealth management with Miss Adelaide Kemble and Mr Bunn at the helm as rent and talent reshuffle. The audience and aristocracy attend, Massaniello and Sonnambula receive praise, and the season’s changes mark a pivotal shift in the theatre’s future.
A lively review of a night at Olympia Theatre with the Larkspur misadventure and a general, followed by Antony and Cleopatra ballet and The Miser's Daughter. Jullien concerts at the English Opera-house draw crowded houses, with praise for C. Smith and Halford stand-ins, plus updated pieces at Covent-garden and the Royal Adelaide Gallery.
In the arrondissement 1,537 votes were cast with General Jacqueminot securing 812 and all opponents totaling 695, giving him a majority of 147. The Farmers Frrexp notes this is no small triumph. A separate item mentions tenants at the Duke of Portland's Nottinghamshire rents office withholding response to news of Sir Robert Peel's health. A tariff era note says nitron from Egypt, once prohibited, is now taxed, likely affecting soda manufacture.
Sporting Intelligence from Tattersalls reports Derby betting stable around last week’s averages. Favorites Winesour Aristides and Amorino draw steady action while numerous named horses show recurring odds moves. Thursday’s Derry prices largely blank with a few £1000-level stakes against Amorino Lucetta colt Black Drop Languish Pastille and related bets.
The Queen's hounds met at Elmore's farm on Friday for a grand chase across prime grass country. A large, well hosted field enjoyed views from Wembly-hill and Harrow spire as the deer Hampton led a dramatic chase through Stanmore, Whitchurch, Hampstead, and Primrose Hill, ending near the Zoological Gardens after an hour and a quarter.
Subscription for a marble statue of the late Mr Kirkman Finlay grows. Funds exceed £600 with aim to reach £1,000 so the work may be placed in the new merchants hall after directors gave assent. In Paisley and areas unemployment rises, China news presses textile prices up and manufacturers struggle despite some sales gains.
A brutal murder near Liverpool is revealed by a full confession from Wilmot Buckley the husband of a pregnant wife Elizabeth Buckley aged about 23. Buckley a painter by trade describes jealousy as the motive and the couple were last seen alive on a Sunday evening near Eccleston Arms. The inquest at Eccleston Arms attracted a crowded public, with witnesses detailing the discovered body and Buckley’s demeanor during statements to officials and jurors.
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