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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Dec 25, 1847

Page

6

Death threat row in the House of Commons and odd notices

A column reflects on John O Connell threatened with death amid parliamentary heckling and a grim scene in the chamber. It also recounts a Fortrose codfish discovery with six decomposed herrings inside, plus population and poor rates figures for England Scotland and Ireland.

Apter Wolyeritten John O'Connell Gresh Lark Radical Whig Tory House of Commons R. Ferguson England Scotland Ireland

Balfe's Maid of Honour at Drury Lane Impresses New Singers

The new Balfe opera The Maid of Honour at Drury Lane features three English stage debuts with a plot set in Elizabethan Greenwich. Lyonnel, Walter, and the Maids of Honour face love, disguise, and royal danger as balance of romance and pageantry unfolds with strong vocal work from Reeves and Birch, while Mrs Weiss and Miss Miran show varying confidence.

Balfe Davor Laxzy Tueatae M. Jullien Drury Lane Paris Fitzball Queen Elizabeth Greenwich Tristram Mr. Weiss Lyonnel Sima Reeves Walter Jones Whitworth Queen Indies Waller Sir Tristram Mside Henriette Redcroas Elizabeth Mrs. Weiss Lyonnes Eles Alison Sir Triatram Eurydice Orpheus Plato Lyonnet Reeves Bappuy Aulu Batty Morceau Miss Birch Corna Cimaroga Piccini Steibeli Purcell Plutus Cerberus Mr. Balfa Shelley Henrietts Mr. Reeves Stone Navilly Weiss Whitworth

Pearl of the Ocean at the theatre with Balfe and Jullien

The production The Pearl of the Ocean by Charles Selby features Coralie the mermaid and Mise Woolgar as the prince, with elaborate scenery and costumes. The piece emphasizes spectacle, dioramas, and armored sea nymphs, while Donizetti’s Figlia del Reggimento in English by Fitzball also enjoys great success with Miss Poole delivering standout singing and acting.

Charles Selby Coralle Madame Celeste Pearl Islands Mise Woolgar Coralie Circassia Mermaide Earth Nedame Celeste Wright Susser Tavanaz Donizetti Fitzball Tully Drury Lane Theatre London Baillie, Lucas, Patworth C. Potter G. Smart Goss C. Lucas W. S. Bennett J. Elliott J. Bennett Mins Fura Watkins WW. G. Cusino

Sporting Intelligence and Hunting Notes from Various Markets

A compact 19th century bulletin lists racing odds for Tattersalls shows including WaxkEYIELD STEEPLE CHasz and The Chandler with prices, and notes on The Great Metropolitan Handicap bonus. It also reports extraordinary shot results a Rougham party finding an enormous eagle, and remarks on grouse and black game shooting season end dates, deer antler news, and local observer quotes from Bury and Suffolk Herald, Perth Courier, and Edinburgh Advertiser.

Ersom Sreine Metropolis E. Bennet Rougham Tollesbury Essex Mr. Head Abbeygate Street Bury and Suffolk John Hay Mackenzie T. M. Goodlake Mr. Oliver Bateson T. Garde S. M. Boulderson Mr. Hadwin W. Boyd Eey C. M. Campbell Perth Courier Eaga Edinburgh Advertiser

Poachers Attack Keepers Near Benedrigg Preserve

Henry Croft gamekeeper to Alderman Thompson and Henry Hoggarth pursued three poachers at Benedrigg preserves. One poacher shouted to shoot, guns were drawn, and Croft sustained a severe forehead wound while Hoggarth was struck and badly injured. The assailants fled, leaving a gun barrel, a gigantic net, and two nets at the scene.

Ayfray Henry Craft Alderman Thompson Henry William Hogearth Benedrigg Croft Henry Hoggarth Hoggarth Iman William Peachers Kendal Helf Ronming Mr. Lipsett Joseph Langhorn Kirkland Keapers Langhorn Jenkinson Holme T. Atkinson

Election for South Lancashire fills Newton in the Willows

At Newton in the Willows a large crowd gathered for the South Lancashire by election to replace Hon. C. P. Villiers. R. Cobden M.P. introduced Henry as the candidate, argued for free trade and ballot, urged disarmament and open ports, and praised educational reform and church-state clarification.

South Lancashire C. P. Villiers Wolverhampton Newton-in-the-Willows W. Gale High Sherif F. Yarker WW. Brown R. Cob R. Cobden Charles Pelham Villiers Cheera Villiers Manchester Liverpool Henry Cobden Mr. Brown Carlton America Spain Russia Mr. Henry West India West Indies Stockport China Utopis Lancashire France Pressia Austria Prussia England Europe W. Rathbone Alexander Heary

Election reports from Sunderland and other towns

Reports from Sunderland and LuxDerLaxD detail election proceedings, candidate speeches, and polling outcomes. Sir Hedworth Williamson leads in Sunderland with 725 votes to 595 for Wilkinson. Kilkenny and other boroughs announce new representatives. Industrial and prison health notes, bank note restitution, and employment shifts accompany brief civic notices.

Sunderland Suwpgatany Barclay High Street Royal Exchange Wear Featherstonehaugh Redworth Williamson Brown Mortley Wilkinson Wilson H. Williamson Luxderlaxd Jend Hedworth Williamson Mr. Wilkinson Tre Penitentiany Gibraltar Bermuda Yorkshire Wakefield Messrs. Straban, Paul, and Co Manchester Oldham House of Commons

Morison's Pills Endorse Influenza Cure in 1847 Letter

A Northamptonshire reader praises Morison's Pills and vegetable universal medicine for influenza relief. E I Harris of Cottage Corby writes December 10 1847, stating his family’s recovery and urging publication to aid others. He claims many around them died and calls the remedy the best medicine ever offered.

Itish College OF Health New Road London Montson E. I. Harris Corby Northamptonshire Lees Pasventza Roscommon Roscommon Journal Ryan Dublin Holloway Cuanuxs Tutir Professor Holloway Gibbons Tivoli Place Cheltenham Stoyle Newmarket Arcade High Street Strand Temple Bar Talid

Aromatic Regenerator Promises Hair Growth Cure and Strength

An ancient herbal remedy claims to regrow hair on bald spots and prevent further loss. It markets a pamphlet by W. Grimstone detailing the formula and testimonials, with sales through the Herbary at Highgate and a network of London agents listing multiple chemists and druggists.

Paris Greaniea Jessor Gambion OF Bacon Dunmow Priory Essex Dunmow Rome Stephen Samuel Ayston Edward IV Richard Bradbrough Norwich Henry VI Thomas Jeness Cooshal Henry VII Daumon Danmon Monasticon Vol Highgate London Kc. &c Daswix Trc Deloureux Cockle New Ormond Street Fife J. L. Curtis and CO Frith Street Soho Square Sun Curtis Manuoop Mannoop B. J. L Cusvin, and Co United Service Gazette Strange Paternoster Row Hacony Oxford Street Mann Cornhill Sawler St Ann's Square Manchester Philip South Castle Street Liverpool Campbell Argyle Street Glasgow Robinson Gremaide Edinburgh Bookerjlers Mesye Curtis and Company Faith-Street Soho-Square Tola Cold Kingdom

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