Fraser's Magazine preview of Fanny Elssler Letters
Fraser's Magazine announces a forthcoming series titled The Letters of Fanny Elssler from the Havannah Paris and America. The editor asserts authenticity and Fanny claims the ideas are hers. The piece mocks the notion of the letters being Elsslers true productions and hints at a riddle with a hinted literary joke.
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Fraser's Magazine
Fraser
Fanny Elssler
Havannah
Paris
America
Fanny
Elssler
Jules Janin the French feuilletonist described
A portrait of Jules Janin of the Journal des Débats, famed feuilletonist and critic, noted for vivid, spicy commentaries and the paradox of genius and eccentricity. The piece extols his talent while playfully mocking his latest whim, a pet pig, and ends with a lingering toast to his liveliness.
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Jules Janin
Craon
Corypheus
J. J
Journal Des Débats
Janin
Berlin
Byron
Goethe
Comte de
Petit Cochon
Europe
Mina
Opera Wardrobe Costs Reveal Hidden Expenditure
The writer laments the opera administration's wardrobe spend from hair pins to dance costumes. He notes lavish dressing for performers, the corps de ballet, and fragile satin shoes, and cites the director Dupondiell's somber mood over added 20 000 francs in a renewed contract.
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Opera
Corps de Ballet
Europe
Jansin de
Paris
M. Dupondiell
Queen Victoria’s Sabbath Duty Moves Kingly Courtesy
A Windsor incident shows young Victoria insisting on Sabbath observance over immediate state business. A nobleman arrives with important papers. she postpones handling them until after church and even critiques the sermon text, stressing religious instruction shaping her conduct.
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Princess Victoria
Windsor
The Queen and Her Piano and Fitz-Boodele's Hints to the Ladies
A spirited snippet on Queen Victoria resisting piano lessons with a humorous tale of mastering the instrument by locking the piano. The piece also echoes Fitz-Boodle’s satirical tips to ladies on courtship, comparing attack to defense and urging women to seek suitors.
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Victoria
Fitz-Boodle
Remand Dispute Sets Barber and Fletcher for January 9
The lord mayor fixed the further examination for Barber and Fletcher on Tuesday January 9 after debate over remand length. Reporters praised Mangion-house for good facilities but urged inexpensive improvements to accommodate the press and aid proper reporting.
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Her
Barber and Fletcher
Mangion-house
Pledges and legal advice on debt and interest questions
A long reader letter spread covers advice on pawnbrokers’ interest, marital rights, six year debt limits, sheriff duties, distress on premises, and various legal proceedings. It includes accounts of witnesses, stamp duties, and tax questions plus sample notices and questions from Constant Reader, Old Subscriber, and Welshman.
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Napera
India
Preston
Lushington
Fernand
Weekly Chronicle
Ferrand
M.P
Oastler
Times
Post
Herald
Standard
Mr. O
Sheffield
Sutton
Ashfield
Notts
Stevens
Manchester
England
Sheffield Iris
A.B
C. P.Q
S. M
T. J
St. Paul's Cathedral
Wm. H
W. Yeates
X.Y. Z
St. Clement Danes
National Debt Office
Savings’ Bank
Y. Z
Calculating Sunrise and Tide Times for British Ports
Instructions explain estimating sunrise and sunset by latitude offsets from 61 deg 80 min and 51 deg 80 min, and adjusting high water times at London Docks with hours and minutes for Bristol Ork Cove Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton and other harbours.
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Great Britain and Ireland
London Dock
Ates
Bristol
Ork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
The Week December 31 1844 Year Opens With Epiphany Reflections
A historic weekly notice details liturgical readings for Sunday December 31 and January 1 1844 with moon phase, solar position, day length, and weather by Meteo Ephem. It notes New Year observances, museum hours, Leipsic fair, and quarter sessions starting the week, plus religious feast days and prophecies from Zadkiel about winter storms and wind.
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Jude
Legh
Fair
Meteo
Zadkiel
Price rise for WEEKLY CHRONICLE meets reader concern
The WEEKLY CHRONICLE announces a price increase to sixpence on west Saturday, arguing costs and quality justify the move. The piece defends its editorial standards, critiques alcohol-linked vice, and urges a policy shift toward free trade and affordable essentials for the working class, praising moral improvements as proof of progress.
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Chronicle
London
Weekly Chronicle
Lord Grey
St. James’s Street
Carlton House
Pitt
House of Commons
Father Mathew
Ashley
Lord John Manners School
Brazils
Canada
United States
Robert Peel
Christmas Revival in England Reflects Hard-Won Change
In a Christmas 1843 Chronicle summary, the piece notes improved trade and employment after a harsh year. It laments past hunger and workhouse strain, praises milder weather easing fuel costs, and observes fewer police court Christmas-day cases as morality rises. It highlights return of rational amusements and cultural figures like Hullah and Jullien.
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Midland
London
Hullah
Jullien
Recall of Lord de Grey and Irish governance reform debated
The cabinet is expected to recall Lord de Grey by spring or early summer. The piece criticizes his suitability and urges abolition of the Lord Lieutenant’s office to streamline authority, reduce Dublin Castle influence, and improve Ireland’s governance under Peel.
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Newcastle
Drury
Darnley Main
Barnsley
Hull
Rockingham
Mita WeatsEear
Berkeley Vale
John Dory
Whiting
Falmouth
Lord de Grey
Dublin Camerilla
Ireland
Home Department
Mr. Goulburn
Lord Wellesley
Charles Grant
Lord Talbot
Lord Eliot
Lord Howick
Dublin Castle
Gove
Treland
Dublin
Robert Peel
New Oregon Territory Move Seeks Diplomatic Settlement
The President's Message urges immediate occupation of the Oregon Territory as a step before negotiations with England. The article notes fear over American emigration and the buildup of military posts, highlighting that possession is a strong diplomatic factor in the dispute.
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United States
Oregon Territory
Ashburton
England
Ashburton settlement and Texas annexation remarks provoke rivalry
The article critiques President Tyler's stance on Oregon differences and Texas annexation via Mexico and disputes the revived claim of Texas as part of Louisiana. It notes past negotiations with Onis, Sabina River boundary, and Poinsett offers, while warning about American protectionist zeal and its origins.
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Oregon
Lord Ashburton
New
Mexico
Texas
United States
Louisiana
Chevalier Onis
Spain
Sabina
Poinsett
Tyler
These Lies and the Press War Over the Manchester League
A correspondent attacks the Standard for alleged lies about the Herald and a Manchester shopkeeper deputation to Sir Robert Peel in 1842. The piece defends Cobden and the League, arguing the Herald misrepresented events and fabricated speeches, while warning against violence.
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Standard
Herald
Morning Daily Press
Post
Anti Corn Law League
Busfield Ferrand
Brougham
Ferrand
League
House of Commons
Times
Abel Heywood
Manchester
Heywood
Robert Peel
The
League Movement
London
Bailey
Sheffield
Metropolis
Mr. Cobden
Mr. Heywood
Dublin
Barnaby Rudge
Ketches
Peel
Cobden
Meeting at Horse fair theatre backs corn law repeal drive
About 2,000 people attended a Wednesday meeting at the Horse fair street theatre to push repeal of the corn laws. Speakers included Cobden, Colonel Thompson, and Moore. The chair struggled with disorderly elements but the resolutions to repeal the corn laws and fund the League were carried. Subscriptions totaled 808 pounds 3s 3d. The report notes Christie MP for Weymouth may press university reform next session.
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League
Horse-fair-street
Cobden
M.P
Colonel Thompson
Moore
T. Paget
Harris
League Fund
Thompson
R. R. R. Moore
Bedells and Co
J. Hodgson
Carter and Son
Stone and Paget
Christie
Weymouth
Oxford Chronicle
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C. Knight
Knight
Clarkson
Messrs. Freshfield
Chambers
Barber
Ballantine
Fletcher
Forrester
J.B. Chappell
Farm Street
Berkeley Square
St. George's
Hanover Square
Belgrave
Anne Slack
Price Jordan
Jordan
Ann Slack
Jrendon and Wesminster Bank
Mary Hunt
Grote and Co
Westminster Bank
Thomas Hunt
Central Criminal Sessions
Seaton
Doctors Commons
P. W. Jolliffe
Sturt Cottage
Poole
Dorsetshire
St. Warburgh
Frances Jolliffe
Prescott
W. G. Humforth
Puckle
Iggulden
Doctors’ Commons
T. B. Fletcher
Puckle and Co
T. Hunt
Iid
D. Burgess
Queen-square
Central Criminal Court
Lord Mayer
Mr. Ballantine
Mr. Clarkson
Mr. Chambers
Westminster
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Aft
Fripay
Sarvevor
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