Countess's eccentric London hotel escapade ends in Windsor intrigue
The Countess, after seeking suites at Gordon’s hotel in Albemarle Street and declaring she was the Queen, left unpaid bills and fled to Richmond then Hampton Court. She later returned to Windsor, faced magistrates, and a state page narrowly escaped a sword attack as police intervened in a tense Royal Palace incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yord-chamberlain
Greenpark
Gordon’s Hotel
Albemarle Street
Gordon
Palace
Prince Albert
Hampton Court
Redford
Windsor
George Pitt Rose
Canterbury
Halse
Her
Landlords and tenants in Wigtonshire politics clash described
Reports recount Sir William Maxwell and the Earl of Stair urging tenants to vote with their consciences while maintaining friendship. Other notes cover a Scotch estate rent protest, a dockyard tiger on voyage, a fatal self large injury, and local oddities from the Carlisle and Courier papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir William. Maxwell
Wigtonshire
Greand
Earl of’ Stair
Winter Theatre Scenes Across London and Dublin
The article surveys winter performances at the Haymarket Adelphi and Windsor in London with star lineups including Prince Esterhazy and Viscount Palmerston in private boxes. It notes Archer’s benefit, Wallack’s revival, and a Napoleon themed piece at the Adelphi, while Dublin theatres praise Charles Kean and announce Miss Delcy’s twelve night engagement with a 300 pounds sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D'Hiver
Robert le Diable
Locke
Macbeth
Paris
Musard
Hamlet
Berside Albion
Eliason
Strauss
Prince Esterhazy
Duke of Brunswick
Viscountess
Palmerston
Fanny Cowper
Earl
Countess of Belfast
Earl of Lichfield
Countess Poulet
Willoughby d’Eresby
Baron Stockmar
Tankerville
Bob Short
Wood
Mr. Wallack
Walter
Mr. O. Smith
Oliver
Bannister
Elliston
Strickland
Master Watson
Napoleon
St. Helena
James Town
Boston
America
Senate
Yates
Hospital of Invalides
G. Liddell
Bulkeley
1St Life Guards
Lieut
Spencer
60Th Royal Rifles
Windsor Theatre
Sharman
New
Windsor Infirmary
Dublin
Charles Kean
Miss Delcy
Drury Lane
Cinderella
Zerlina
Agatha
Fidelio
Rosetta
Derby betting notes and late entries from Tattersalls
In racing news from Tattersalls on Thursday the Derby market shows moves with Rosalie colt and Marshal Soult backed at 18 to 1, Coronation at 18 to 20 to 1, and Ralph among several seen bets. Derby entries rise to 117 horses with new prospects listed including Admiral Quang and St Botolph. Also reported are the Caledonian Coursing Cup victory by Beauty at Eaglesham and a Windsor steeplechase race with Amazon winning and Nimrod second. Quorn hounds and Vinehounds activity noted with noble attendance and Duke of Wellington enjoying sport.
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Tattersall
Marshal Soult
Coronation
Ralph
Ben Brace
Lord Bruce
Rosalie Colt
W. Scott
Rawlinson
Peel
Palemon
G Heathcote
Wreford
Wahab
Anson
Duke of Wellington
Yates
Simoom
Greville
Jack Sheppard
Lord Verulam
Mr. Herbert
Admiral Quang
Mr. Lumley
Langar
Hornet
Mr. Robinson
Mr. Jones
the Star
Col. Wyndham
Mr. Copeland
St. Botolph
Mr. Vansittart
Mule
Fyfield
Windsor
Life Guards
Royal Horse Guards
9Th Lancers
The
Poacher
W. W. Wynn
Amazon
Mr. Wood
H. H. Bruce
Merchant
Mr. Lucas
Surprise
Mr. de Winton
Ciearwell
Ogilvy
Mr. Bustard
Mystery
Mr. Beau
Shcvewright
Bulkeley
Nimrod
Agate
Warwick
Clearwell
Winkfieldpark
Newmarket
Metriox
Earl of Wilton
Maidstone
Massey Stanley
Count Creptowitch
Berkshire
Bedminster Joins Bristol and Gloucester Diocese Range
Bristol paper notes Bedminster to join the diocese of Bristol and Gloucester with consent from his lordship and agreement by the Bishop of Bath and Wells. In Carmarthen, Mr. R. M. Davies received a live dormouse by post, likely shaken by the journey but now as well as can be expected.
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Bedminster
Bristol
Gloucester
Bath and Wells
Movsae Ny Post
R. M. Davies
King-street
Carmarthen
French funeral of Napoleon sparks curious crowd dance at the Invalides
Paris reports describe spectators at the Invalides dancing in a con trodance around Napoleon's funeral. The scene unfolds with troops and guards joining the impromptu revelry as the procession looms, a distinctly French display amid national mourning.
Extensive Forgery on Bank of England Check At Mansion House
James Porter was charged with attempting to pass a forged £380 Bank of England check drawn on Messrs Sanders and Pawtucker. Testimony showed the note was detected as a forgery. Porter claimed innocence but was committed for trial. At Guildhall a man named John Hughes was jailed for two months for assault. At Marylebone, Sarah Roach the nursery maid faced trial for extensive household plunder. At Hatton Garden a disturbance at a Protestant Association meeting led to the defendant Miller being remanded following police custody.
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Mansion House
Bank OF England
James Porter
Ald
Farebrother
Sanders
Panracker
Freshfield
R. Curtis
Palmer
Sanders and Pawtucker
John Forrester
Brett
Forrester
Compter
Guildhall
DrEsvErapo
John Hughes
Harding
Longlane
Smithfield
Bridewell
Marylebone
Sarah Roach
Robert Snow
Portland-place
Hatton Garden
Ricar
Protestant Association
John Miller
Chadwell-street
Alfred Lord
Protestant Society
Trinidad-place
Liverpool-read
Amwell-street
Clerkenwell
Friends of the Society
Dalton
Rosamond Street
Mr. Combe
Mr. Miller
Steele
Lord
Friends of the Association
Holding
Defendant
Protectant Association
Special meeting on oversight after child death at Marylebone workhouse
Directors and guardians of the poor at St Marylebone held a special meeting to address alleged neglect leading to the death of Rose Davis, age six. Miss Beaver faced suspension and reprimand amid a coroner verdict blaming negligence by staff, with the medical team’s conduct deferred for later action.
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Marylebone Worrkhouse
St. Marylebone
New-road
Rosé Davis
Rose Davis
Miss Beaver
E. Scobell
Allegations of Treasurers Influence at Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
In July 1840 a dispute unfolds at the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge over claims that its treasurer William Tooke used his position to press tradesmen in Finsbury to pledge support for a political candidate. Correspondence among Duncombe, Coates, and Coates shows calls for a formal investigation, with meetings scheduled and testimonies planned as the dispute references requisition signatures and alleged electioneering abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
William Tooke
Finsbury
Society For the
Society For the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
Thomas S. Duncompe
Lincoln’s Inn-fields
Tooke
Society
Tros. Coates
T. S. Duncombe
Thomas S. Duncambe
Thomas Coates
Lincoln’s-Inn-fields
Thomas Coarnes
M.P
T. S. DuNcompe
Lincoln's Inn-fields
General Committee
T. Coates
Thomas. S. DuncomBe
Rooke
Duckworth
George C. Lewis
J. Wrottesley
Thomas Coutts
Duncombe
Thomas Wilson
Highbury-place
Islington
Leighton
Leighton and Eeles,borders
Exmouth-street
Clerkenwell
Qhpinabury
Shdrely
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Borst
Deaty
Veitch’s Land
Stockbridge
Marian Donaldson
Caledonian Mercury
Tris
Falkland Islands
Colonial Land and Emigration Board
China
Celestial Empire
Haydon Bridge
Carlisle
Captain Wemyss
Fife
Robert Ferguson
Raith
Watkin W. Wynn
Courier of Wales
James White
Richmond
New Church
Holloo
George Street
Jie
Gosling
Adam Lodge
James
Liverpool
Calcutta
Powett
Jasrai
Lustrather
Roxburghshire
Renwick
Jedburgh
Powell
Aven
Covaxs, &c
Power
Times
the Invalides
Morlaix
Admiral Lalande
Chamber of Deputies
M. de Saint Prix
M. Antoine Passy
M.azais
Alexandria
Cameleon
Syria
Ibrahim Pacha
Lebanon
le Commerce
Toulon
Marseilles
Constantinople
Napier
Mehemet Ali
St. Jean d’Acre
St. Jean d'Acre
Saida
Beyrout
Algizrs
Lamoriciere
Oran
Morocco
Hugon
Tangiers
Spain
Montauban
Pau
Isabella
Canfranc
Espartero
Senor Olana
Guipuzcoa
General Alcala
Olana
Madrid
Tolosa
Bayonne
Turkey
Lord Ponsonby
Lord Palmerston
Londonderry
Lloyd's
Admiral Mackay
Monte Video
Buenos Ayres
Rosas
West Indies
Lyra
West India
Trinidad
Demerara
Jamaica
Lord Auckland
India
Calcutta Courier
Court of Directors
Madras
Overland Mail
T. C. Robertson
Supreme Council
Bengal
Causan
Chusan
M. de la Bourdonnais
Europe
Metropolitan Police
Tedman
Monet
Pocock’s Fields
Jebb
Royal Artillery
Messrs. Grissell
Peto
Canterbury Poliries
Albert Conyngham
Lord Albert
Mr. “Integrity” ‘Tooke
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