Denbighshire seeks coroner for each district
Denbighshire magistrates apply to secure a coroner in every county district. Notices also report the Sheffield and Manchester Railway passenger opening from Manchester to Glossop, a shipwreck off Ireland with one death, and a new Kennington court contract to ease magistrates’ load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denbighshire
Sheffield and Manchester
Manchester
Glossop
Lord Russell
Alexander
Dover Harbour
Newcastle
Shigo
Ireland
Dover Telegraph
Kennincros
Baker
Clerkenwell
Stepney
Newington
Kennington Lane
Elephant and Castle
Kennington
Union Hall
Home Secretary
White Knights
St. James, Clerkenwell
Bernard Smith
Leadenham
Stamford Hercury
Prince Blucher
Dusseldorf
Parrison
Count von der Geeken
Prussia
Tuk Anmres
Germany
Allgemeine Zeitung
Leipzig
Volkerschlacht
Duke of Leinster
William Fitzgerald
Carton
Adams
Gardiner
Rue de la Harpe
Charlotte Corday
Murat
Berzelius
Stockholm
Henry Hunloke, Bart
Wingerworth Hall
Mr. Brown
Hoptonbridge
Timberlane
Duke's Hne
North Midland Company
Derbyshire Courier
Blackwall
Black Sea
Juka Budi
Covent Garden Market
Fontenay
Voendee
St Tae Cistestaavse
Government Police
William Burnley
Central Criminal Court
Her Majesty's Customs
Customhouse
London
Austria
United Greek Church
Reformed Church
Brothers of Mercy
Benedictines
Capuchins
Sweden
Frankfort
Geyer
University of
Upsal
Gustavus
House of Vasa
France
England
St. Margaret's
Ipswich
Harwich
Prince Puckler Muskau
Gorlitz
Honston-common
Esphraim
Edmund Cosens
Osford Herald
Deynigu
Countess of
Earl Howe
R. Errington
Rk. H. Johnson
R. Gough
G. Skipwith
J. Powell
T. E. Dievy
J. H. Gurney
Earl of
Atrocious Murder at Spernall near Studley
A sensational Christmas Day murder at Spernall Warwickshire involved James Crowley who fatally shot Tilsley a 20 year old labourer and guardian to protect the farm owner. Crowley fled to Coventry after the act and a £40 reward was offered for his capture amid a village shocked by the tragedy.
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Rouse Leach
Spernall
Warwickshire
Rouse Lench
Worcestershire
Arrow
Alcester
Birmingham
Studley Castle
F. L. A. Goodricke
Coughton Court
Robert Throckmorton
Mr. Crowley
James Crowley
James
Tilsley
Crowley
Tilsey
Coventry
W.O. Hunt
Stratford-upon-Avon
Samborne
Astwood Bank
Studley
Crawley
James Crawley
Bromsgrove
Worcester Chronicle
Death at Camden-road villas prompts inquest doubt
Mysterious death of Henry Platts at Torriano terrace and Gray's Inn chambers raises suspicions as family and Hewett deny an inquest. Coroner Wakley is alerted. authorities press for examination and burial records amid family conflict and property dispute. Separately, John Sowerby the master butcher drowned himself in the Paddington canal, with bystander accounts confirming suicide and coroner to be convened.
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Camden-road Villas
Kentish-town
Henry Platts
No. 3
Torriano Terrace
Baying Chambers
South-square
Gray’s Inn
Hewett
Lewisham
Tiffen
Headborough
Wakley
John Sowerby
Farringdon-market
Farringdon-street
Paddington Canal
Paddington Station House
The Christmas Pantomimes at Drury Lane Review
The Christmas pantomime at Drury Lane opened with Rowe's Jane Shore and a new William Tell. vivid stagecraft, lively Harlequin and Clown turns, and a bustling crowd highlighted by Macready and Ridgway. The performance mixed spectacle, satire, and old favorites with innovative tricks and a grand finale showing the Lake of Camp.
Covent Garden Arts Scene Heralds New Opera Buoyant
Haymarket Theatre reports Mr Bunn resumes Covent Garden management with engagements for Stauligl and Duprez as stars. Plans include French operas like La Jolie Fille de Gand and Gustave with Ellster, plus consolidation of Pauline Leroux and Mazilier. An English Opera Arne’s tale stars Mrs Shaw and Miss Rainforth with Artaxerxes, while pantomime returns thrill crowds. The program blends notable singers, lavish scenery, and holiday favorites into a festive season.
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Fanny
Pauline Leroux
Mazilier
Benedict
Alfred Shaw
Kemble
Arne
Terres
Shaw
Artaxerxes
Anne
Miss Rainforth
Mandane
Manvers
Arbaces
Harrison
Artabanes
Mrs. Shaw
Antic
Momus
Punchinello
Titania
Oberon
Laballah
Puck
Toby
Arthies
John
England
Fitzwalter
New Christmas Theatre Card Delights London Audiences
A bustling Christmas program features The Merchant and his Clerks, Yankee Notes for General Circulation with Mr Rice, and a pantomime The Children in the Wood. Madame Garcia debuts at Princess's Theatre, while new pieces including She's not to Blame and The Welsh Rabbit excite crowds with fresh talent Amelia Mercer and F Williams among the cast.
Pantomime Review at the Theatre Delights with Nobody’s Notable Tricks
The performance features Clown Beverley and Pantaloon Saunders with Nobody by Wieland stealing the show. Despite initial roughness on opening night, the giant Illustrated History of England placard and the grotto stage effects impress, while Frampton’s Harlequin and Bullen’s Columbine dance well. Saunders and Beverley do their parts, but Nobody’s agile, expert portrayal earns high praise. The run should improve with practice and abridgement.
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John
Marche
Levi
Fitzwalter
Windsor Castle
Hubert
la Marche
Avita
Isabella
Payne
Jouhn
King John
Perdue
Ridgway
Garden
J. Ridgway
Middlesex Assurance
M. Juilien
Hullah
West Npany
Ikev Solomons
Pantaloon
Taglioni
Stu
Harlequin
Pra Bow-street
House of Certified
China
Lake of Camp
Llo
Sade Punch
Mr. Payne
H. Beverley
Mr. Saunders
England
Britannia
Britain
Mr. Frampton
Miss Bullen
Columbine
Mr. Beverley
Wieland
pantomime praise at sea framed performance of Young Bologna
A British man of war anchored offshore drew cheers as Chinese Janks floated nearby. Mr Jefferins impressed as a clown while Young Bologna played Harlequin and Miss Wright Columbine. The pantomime won applause and was announced for repetition, likely to succeed with further practice.
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Jefferins
Bologna
Harlequin
Miss Wright
Columbine
Victorian pantomime dazzles Victoria readers with lunar stage
The Victoria theatre opens with two short pieces and a pantomime The Light of other Days set in a glowing interior of the moon. The Earth scene features Molly Fire and Billy Taylor as lovers amid battles and shipboard escapades ending with a celestial finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Hopley
St. Giles
Billy Taylor
Molly Fire
Gen Fire
Jacobus Jarvey
Stoker
Billy
England
Pantaloon
Union
Surrey Theatre Opens With New Drama and Pantomime
The Surrey Theatre opened after Christmas with Richard Savage or the Disowned by Charles Whitehead, and Harlequin Pitch or the Elfin Changeling. The crowd was large, fights and chatter marred boxing night, but performers Harvey Montgomery Blanchard and Miss Fairbrother drew praise for vivacity and skill. The pantomime impressed with pretty scenery, lively tricks, and a festive Queen and King of Hearts vignette, though some scenes could be trimmed for smoother flow.
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Grimaldi
Rowe
Jane Shore
George Burnwell
Macready
Lord Hastings
William Tell
Basil
Yarnald
Britannia
Liberty
West Indies
Switzerland
Alps
Tell
Emma
Albert
Melchtal
Gesler
Gegler
Altorf
Mr. Hance
Pell
Rivston Lippin
C.J. Smith
Harlequin
Columbine
Tve Total Temperance Hall
Hesperides
Dauson
Richard Savage
Charles Whitehead
Bentley
Whitehead
Chrystal Fountain
Puck
Oberon
Titania
Shakspeare
Selim
Oneron
Mr. Harvey
Edinburgh
C. Montgomery
Drurylene
Blanchard
Prince Albert
Paddy
China
G. Stansbury
Bourg
Surrey
Page of Naples at Queen's Theatre Charms Crowd
Monday evening at Queen's Theatre a crowded audience enjoyed The Page of Naples pantomime. The piece blends romance and danger with a witch’s blessings, amid elaborate scenery by C. J. James. The Robin Hood burlesque opening leads to rapid transformations and lively merriment.
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Naples
C. J. James
Robin Hood
Friar Tuck
Crown
Sadler’s Wells Opens After Closure For Christmas Amusements
A reopening at Sadler’s Wells on Monday draws a crowded, unruly audience. The program featured The Lear of Private Life and The Secret, followed by the new Christmas pantomime Harlequin Good Kynge Arthur or The Enchanter Merlin and the Queen of Faerie Lan, arranged by manager YS pasy Kristmas.
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Merlin
YS Pasy Kristmas
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Drury Lane
Haymarket Theatre
Covent-Garden
Grandfather Whitehead
Mr. Farren
Patter
Clatter
Charles Mathews
Captain Potter
Madame Cuieste
Riquet
Taft
Madame Vestris
Mr. C. Mathews
Madame
Dolly Pals
Webster
Mother Bunch
Adelphi Theatre
Mr. Rice
Jim Crow
Stirling
Wad
Adelphi
Percy
Rowland Mammon
Oliver
Walter
Josephine
Robinette
E. Stirling
Mammon’s
Princess's Theatre
Maddox
Li Sonnambula
Eugina Garcia
Malibran
Templeton
Madame E. Garcia
Amina
Terese
Madame Sala
Weiss
Madame Garcia
Yellow Dwarf
Oxberry
Queen Gracieta
Melenie Duval
Monsieur Denize
the Queen
Commodore Dudley
Mr. F. Williams
Scotland
Lady Travers
Miss Amelia Mercer
Pemberton
J. S. Balls
Lady Belmont
Miss Noel
Captain Pemberton
Harry Ivers
Mr. Oxberry
Ellen Courtnay
Amelia Mercer
F. Williams
Danny
Williams
Miss Mercer
Snobson
Mr. Balls
Betty Bright
Emma Stanley
M Tost
Miss Stanley
Mdlle
Melanie Duval
Orsel
Olympic
Lemon Rede
Cocker
Victoria
Queen's Theatre
Sadler's Wells
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