Accident on the London and Birmingham Railway
An official report details a derailment near Northchurch tunnel on December 8. The Aylesbury up train suffered axle failure. engine and tender toppled, one driver unharmed, and several passengers injured. Names of the injured listed. axial defect noted. Board of Trade investigation to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Chronicle
Euston
Aylesbury
Northchurch Tunnel
Berkhamstead
KR. Creep
London
Northchurch
John Tomlin
Boxmore
Mary Bye
John Pemberton
Matthew Lowe
Berkhampstead
Tomas Brows
Berkampstead
Board of Trade
Pasley
The Chinese ambassador arrives amid London excitement
London buzzes as Times notes a Chinese ambassador may visit John Bull with great pomp. Critics speculate about his appearance and a spectacle that could enthrall Almack’s, while public curiosity rivals the City’s wit and appetite for exotic arrivals.
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London
Mrs. Fo
Piccadilly
John Bull
Christopher Sly
Tooley-street Wharf
China
Quang Fo
Almack’s
Gog
Magog
Jew
Whitechapel
Cit
Guildhall
Dandy
Bond-street
Whitehall
Grosvenor Stquare
John Chinaman
Jane
Almaack’s
Macready
Sir Robert
Satan Montgomery
Vide Davis
Death of Signor Ferrari Revered Opera Conductor and Tutor
The musical world mourns the octogenarian Signor Ferrari once conductor of the opera and tutor to the late Queen Caroline and Princess Charlotte. Reports describe a public incident near a monument where a worker climbed the gilt summit to repair ironwork, then safely descended.
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Signor Ferrari
Caroline
Charlotte
Tony Officeseekers
Alexander Grant
Cambridge
Charles Ross
William
Billy
Holmes
Excise
Hermes
Alexander
House of Commons
Cambridge Advertiser
Messrs. Russell and Co
Risen
Walker
Phillips
Monmouth Merlin
St. Ives Bay
Mount Bay
Sherbirne
Fford Mercury
Berciary
J&ste
Bombay
Belfast
Liverpool
Stevenson
Belvedere
China
Lydia
Payne
Queen’s Prison
Edward Esmy Hall
Haying
England
Shakspeare
Milton
Byron
Scott
Watt
Mozart
G. Herbert Rodwell
Bey
Dramatic and Musical Review
Devonport Telegraph
Miss Robinson
Bellogy
Thal
Mins Robinson
Sup- Bieta
Rudd
Gateshead
Davixinn
Marlborough-street
Mary M'Donald
Neensilly
Silver-street
Golden Olea
C Division
Bardwick
Sid
Hey Nother
Peter Street
Soho
Arti
Blackfriars Bridge
Bone
Miss Adelaide Kemble's Benefit at Covent Garden
London theatre notices report Miss Adelaide Kemble's benefit at Covent Garden featuring Norma and other pieces to a full house yet tempered by cooler reception to Misa Rainforth and some arias. The column also notes Haymarket and Surrey theatres with Celeste at the latter, Kean and Macbeth in Dublin, Signor Lanza's class singing lecture, and Meyerbeer's bereavement as a brother dies in Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Rainforth
Miss Kemble
Robin Gray
Netice
HayMarket
Madame Celeste
America
Russia
Paul
Dustin Theatre
Kean
Dublin
Alacbeth
Signor Lanza
Westminster Literary and Scientific Institution
Meyerbeer
Berlin
Globe
Derby Favourites Backed Amid Mixed Odds at Tattersall
Sporting intelligence reports a few Derby contenders favored by bettors, notably A British Yeoman Winesour and Newcourt, while Aristides sees backers retreating. Prices for other runners shift modestly as the day closes with a busy card and a grand lawn gathering nearby.
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Tattersall
Monnay
Newcourt
Aristides
Parthian
Cotherstone
Denny
Scott
G. Heathcote
Kent
Blakelock
Bell
Peel
Lord Chesterfield
Griffith
Anson
Napier
Gray
Duke of Grafton
Bowes
Mostyn
Lord E
Lord Huntingtower Bankrupt in Court Proceedings Reveals Losses
In a London Court of Bankruptcy the Earl of Huntingtower faced extended inquiry into bills paid through the estate. Angel and Cooper testified they advanced funds totaling about £850 for bills and other credits, while a large shortfall to creditors looms. The examination disclosed a risky discounting network and warrants of attorney tied to the bankrupt, with witnesses detailing prior transactions and alleged concessions. The hearing adjourned with orders to continue, as creditors press for clarity and possible dividends.
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Fonblanque
Lord Huntingtower
Queen’s Bench
Angel
Angel and Cooper
Chancerylane
James
Nias
Captain Byng
Chandler
Moss Davis
Cooper
Bowen
Court of Queen's Bench
Alexander
Messrs
Countess Desart
Delamere
Matthew Sherborne
Oxford-street
Euston
Hounslow
Whitehead
Sherborne
Court of Chancery
Mr. Nias
Edward
Edward Sherborne
Strand
Mgr. Nias
Fenblanque
Commissioner Fonblanque
Douglas
The Visual Music of the Ancients At St James Park
Captain Ackerley chairs an open air lecture on prismatic colours in St James Park. The event blends art history with science as he demonstrates color theory, rainbow optics, and the old masters' methods amid fog and public curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star
Chartist
Ackerley
Shakspeare
Italy
Venice
Rome
Botousa
Rapuasa
Perjury and libel actions in Denman era court rulings
A lengthy report covers multiple 1830s and 1840s trials. It details a criminal conversation case where an East India Company officer is found liable and fined, plus a perjury indictment involving an Edward Christian lineage, two Chancery affidavits, and probate disputes. It also mentions a libel suit by a Jersey merchant against a newspaper proprietor over a March item about corn trade fraud, ending with a verdict for the plaintiff.
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Her Majesty's Stagueuxps
New Lodge
Winchfield
Buckhounds
2D Life Guards and
Grenadier Guards
Royal Household
Winkfield Park
Winkfield Church
North Street
Fernhill Park
Sir Charles Rowley
Mr. Crutchley
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Augusta
Grand Duke of
Duke of
M.P
Worcester
Andover
Duchess of Cambridge
Princess Augusta
Duchess of Beaufort
Viscount Castlereagh
Swan Crove Wood
Mecklenburg Strelitz
Duke
Holford
Weston
Bristol
Duke of Beaufort
Godfrey Baldwin
Fontobert
Kinneigh
Castletown
Hillmear
Scraam
Mabeg
Tullyglass
Roughgrove
Woodfort
Sawbridgeworth
Herts
Caunt
England
United States
Metropolis
Cognoscenti
Perry
Queen’s Bench
Cust Con Jones
Lenxox
Lord Denman
Taylor
Solicitor General
East India Company
Ireland
Plaintiff
India
James
Calcutta
Ingram
Curtis
Madras
Thesiger
Ball
Curist Tran
Nisi Prius
Court of Chancery
Bodkin
James Fanning
France
Amiens
Devereux
E. Christian
M‘carthy
Edward Christian
Januarius Fanning
Paris
Chancery
Devere
Nealer
Messrs
Beavan
Reardon
Count St. Cyr
Russell
Juin Daubeny
Canterbury
Virtue
Anderson
Kelly
Lord Deman
Chambers
Court OF Commmon Pleas
Mownay
Simon x. Barpwix
Middlesex
Thomas Wilde
Guoning
Sergeant Channell
Jersey
Standard
Prussia
Channel Islands
Ersey
Sergeant Channell Havn
Damegen
Public lecture by Miss Mary Ann Walker on chartism at High Holborn
A crowded hall of the National Charter Association hosts Miss Mary Ann Walker with Emma Miles and others as she argues for universal suffrage with the ballot. The audience rioted briefly over interruptions. Walker defends the charter and denounces aristocracy, press, and political parties before questions end in disorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Walker
Emma
Matilda Miles
Clara Cleopatra
Susannah Inge
William Balls
Miss Walker
Inge
Prince of Wales
Ackerley
Walker
Suspension of Enlistment in the Navy for Tower Division
An Admiralty order halts passing new recruits for the navy from Dr. Bell and Lieutenant Green of the Tower division until fresh directives are issued. The move affects recruitment status and awaits higher authority guidance.
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Dr. Bell
Green
Tower Division
Navy
Admiralty
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Cyril Page
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Chilton
William Newton
Haymanker Tuearnie
G. Byng
Charing-cross Hospital
Moore
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Wilton-house
Earl Bruce
Bishopstone
Ward
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Erry
Salisbury Ivrald
Lloyd’s
James Wearne
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S.W
Scilly
Hame
Baker
Ramsgate
Wapping
Joseph Butler
London Docks
John Blyth
Thomas
Balhamhills
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Druce
Royal Navy
Grove-place
Barham Hill
Stow
Sporting Intelligence
St. James’s Park
LAW
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Matthews
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