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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Dec 04, 1842

Page

5

Fragmented OCR text offers little coherent event

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Majesty and Prince Albert Return from Walmer Journey

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.

Sjest Prince Albert Prince of Wales Princess Royal Windsor Dover Deal Nawich High Ys Canterbury Leicester Chatham Gravesend Blackheath Shootershill New-cross Shooter's Hill Op Divison Sucess Sophia Matilda Th Hlussars Chathare Great Western Railroad Vekham Camberwell Vauxhall Bridge Groevenoroo Hyde Park Edgware Road Great Western Railway Hyde Park Corner Woolwich War Western Railway Russell Mr. Ambers Mr. S. Clarke Lyttleton Prince of Ayesty Proserne Laiestys Hily Police G Division Cacoiu Oes Baltpant

Berkeley's Deer Match at Charborough Park Disappoints

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.

Grantley Berkeley Charborough Park Drax Grantley Berkeley Crayon West of England S. E. Drax Wareham Jomson Rome Lichfield London Charborough-park Winborne Southampton Queen Adelaide Canford Hall Stour England Stourminster Blandford Charborough Mr. Drax Hussey Edwin Landseur Mr. Berkeley Brock Odin Damon Pythias Dian Mark Dheer Mr. Hussey Butler of Frampton George the Fourth Prince of Wales Shellsbury Rings Drax and Lincoln Green Din

Inquest Verdict and Lancashire Theft Trial

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.

Fara Arrray Samuel Britton Hunters’ Lodge New Inn Lawford's Gate Jonathan Preston Lancashire Wild England America Justice Marshall New York Courier

Drama at Haymarket Petite Comedy with Mathews and Vestris

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.

Charles Mathews Madame Vestris Haymarket Madame Cornwall Mathews Miss Charles Brindal Mr. Hall

Covent Garden theatre under new Commonwealth management

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.

Covent Garden Theatre Commonwealth Adelaide Kemble Covent-garden Theatre Kemble Indy Burn Ain Rob Boy Travers Harrison Tye Covent Bardon Company Leller Horncastle Alfred Shaw Prince Civorge Cambridge Duke of Devonshire Marquis of Tavistock Denistoun William Curtis Creorge Wombwell Dyce Massaniello Avian Sister Dear Bay of Naples Auber Miss Kemble Amina Elvino Giubilei Haymarket Theatre Messrs Farren Buckstone Mr. Ladgrove Buckstones Felix Trimmer Dicky Dolus Jollity Felix Ladgrove Avelpri Theatre Vauxhall Larkspur Mr. Wright Mr. Larkspur Miss Faucit General Larkspur Mr. O. Smith Simon Pure Marianne Henry Belmont Mr. Maynard Ferret Duu

Amusing theatre nights at Olympia and nearby

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.

Lothario Mr. C. Smith O. Smith Antony and Cleopatra Alma Olympic Theatre Jully Dick Lieut Frankville Halford Hall Lord Fawnington Scate Brookes Edward Fitzball Beverly and Scott M. Jcols English Opera-house M. Jullien London Jullien Dion Koenig Madame Celeste Caledonia America Boston Times Haymarket Society of British Musicians James Krat Berneys Hunt Hereford Thalberg Signer Madame Ronconi Dublin Babylon Spohr Manchester Professor Taylor St. James's Theatre Metropolis Covent-garden Bunn W. Phillips Royal Academy of Music Princess's Theatre Oxford Street Fitzwilliam Royal Adelaide Gallery Julian Adams Wilson Miss Thornton F. Martin R. F. Smith Wisher Betty Burke Thalia Garrick Italy Mary

General Jacqueminot elected deputy in arrondissement

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.

Pants Jacqueminot Duke of Portland Nottinghamshire Robert Peel Robert Egypt Liverpool Albion Auc

Derby betting nerves fail to yield striking shifts

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.

Tattersall Aristides Land of the Living Zanoni Earl of Eglintoun Gilbert Heathcote Amorino Brocard Mr. Gray Chesterfield St. Valentine Lucetta Languish Oxygen Pastille Ice Scott Colonel Peel Sir G. Heathcote Blakelock Mr. Bell Lord Chesterfield Lord Eglintoun G. Heathcote Anson Napier Duke of Grafton Lord Exeter Eddison Gray Duke of Grrafton Coleman Jamal Lord Westminster Anguish Sir G. Weathcote Moscow Sirikol Cheviot Queen of Trumps Laura Lord Waterford Rockingham Newmarket Murat Agst Lucetta Derry

Queen's Hounds Chase Across Fine Grass Country

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.

Elmore's Uxendun Wembly-hill Harrow la Chace Hampton Weald Park Stanmore Whitchurch Kingary-green Davis Edgeware Road Hendon Finchley Hampstead Child's Hill Frank Redmond Primrosehill Regent's Canal Zoological Gardens Mr Adam Townsend National Baths Westminster Road Clarke Mountjoy John Saunders Surrey London Bridge St. James’s Park Saunders Bridge-house London-bridge Southwark-bridge Blackfriars St. Clement's Church Strand Waterloo-bridge Westminster Bridge-Road Storey Sanders Bates Chandler Goosehill Gibbon Mr. Clowes Mr. Biliing Judy Mr. Hollicks Nell Dr. Scott Mr. Salter Violet

Monument to the late Mr Kraxman Finlay in Glasgow

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.

Kraxman Finlay Kirkman Finlay Merchants’hall Merchants ’House Glasgow Arms Patstey Relief Committee Paisley Barrhead Kilbarchan China News Manufacturers’ Association Glasgow Argus

Murder at St Helens Confession of the Murderer

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.

St. Helen’s Liverpool Wilmot Buckley Ashton St. Helen's Buckley Wigan Eccleston Arms St Helen's Elizabeth Buckley John Hayes Thomas Littler Comb Shep-brow George Morton Morton Edward Mercer Glover Eccleston James William Glover Winess Mercer Jane Rigby Crescent Mount Street Greenbank John Samuel Clough Mary Peter Robinson Witnese Elizabeth Chadwick

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