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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Feb 07, 1841

Page

5

Royal christening date unsettled amid palace plans

The royal christening of the princess is debated with expectations of a ceremony at Buckingham Palace or the Chapel Royal. Reports cite possible postponement beyond the 10th, with Belgian king arrival delays and preparations including a grand gallery display for about eighty guests. Public notices vary by newspaper, but preparations and attendance remain pending official word.

Buckingham Palace St. James's Iia Royal Picture Gallery Canova Reabove Court Journal Buckinghamave Chapel Royal Lordweatherlain Sal Ostend Winxpsor Buckingham-palace Laroyal Chapel Globe Wisnsur Selgians Brussels Covent-GarDex Prince Albert Windsor Prince Vin Table Nim le Petty Quarton Ol Roe Combet Conor Oi Anlage Erland-Lodge Princess Royal Vironess Lehzen Earl of Listowell Alfred Paget Bouverie Itkingham Majesty Etry Ty Peace Col Wylde Hk Fort Ince Albert London Her Lanare William Mae Captain Green Court of Common Council Common Council Court of Aldermen Thames Scilly Isles H. Wheatley City of Dublin Company Liverpool St. James’s H. Were Duke of Elend Cumberland-lodge Henry Wheatley G.C. H Privy Purse Matthesr Tidney tSsex Com Vesty Brighton

Sudden Indisposition of the Duke of Wellington

Friday evening the Duke of Wellington suffered a sudden illness in the House of Lords while Lord Br was speaking. He staggered after a hat incident, received help, and was carried to Apsley House, with Drs Hume and Chambers in attendance. By late night he was improving, though doctors urged rest and caution.

Lord Br Duke of Wellington Lord Redesdale Lord Brougham Duke of Richmond Long Gallery Apsley House H. Halford Dr. Chambers Lord Ellenborough Sir Henry Halford Hume Apsley-house Duke of Cambridge Duchess of Gloucester Prince Albert House of Lords J. R. Hume

Dyer appointed coroner of the Tower of London

The Duke of Wellington names Mr Thistleton Dyer a county magistrate to the office of coroner for the Tower liberty and palace. The post was long held by a deputy, now replaced to ensure the coroner personally conducts inquests within the Tower and adjoining liberty. The change follows the high constable’s reproof of delegation and error.

Duke of Wellington Thistleton Dyer Tower Liberty Her Majesty Tower of London Liberty Earl of Cardigan Deene Deenethorpe Stanton Clapthorne Lincoln Mercury Lord Hill Earl of Cardigan Merthyr Hereford Times Tur Failuns Misons Kensnex Tanners Ben- Mondleyx Alessis Wright Henrietta-street Covent-garden Messrs Keasley Long-lane Bermondsey London Messrs. Streatfield and Lawrence Lime-street Atcherley Jones Jufian Jones Will Zimer

Trial of the Earl of Cardigan and peers trial rules

The report to the Lords sets out how the Earl of Cardigan’s trial should be managed with guards, seating, and procedures. It calls for a full peers court in the Lords chamber, daily roll calls, restricted access, and proclamations in the Queen’s name, plus space and attendee arrangements for counsel and prosecutors.

Lexps Secon House of Lords James Thomas Earl of Cardigan House of Peers Lord High Steward James Thomas Earl Great Britain and Ireland Lord Great Chamberlain James Thomas Eayrl Earl of Carnphax Earl of Cardigan Wm. Follett Sergeant Wrangham Adolphus Lord Canpicax Lords Lord Canpiax England William III Earl of Warwick Captain Coote Leicester-square Lord Somers Islington Lord Cardigan French Europe Scotland Ireland Parliament Willoughby DE Enespy Lonp Canorean Wandsworth Tuckett Westminster-hall Garrat John Bull Bull Central Criminal Court Court OF Queen’s Bench Monnauy Cauretty Law Denny LvsTons Banco Lord Deaman Bowzer Lord Denman Platt Gray

Music and the Drama In London Amateurs Lead Revival Motions

The public applauds amateur efforts at Prince's Theatre with Cosi fan tutte and praises Mrs Severn and Miss Barrett, while Drury Lane receives mixed notes on Mendelssohn and the balance of orchestration. Balfe prepares English Opera House debut with new works by Loder and Barnett as educational music reform discussed in Exeter.

H. Phillips Severn Rawthorne Senenbey Orabella Miss Barrett Fiordiligi Ward Despina Longhurst Barrett Drury-lane Eliason Freischnitz Fidelic Drury Lane Mendelsohn Converso Festa Soprani Alti Tenori Messrs Jullien, Musard, and Co Balfe Wilson Hullah Europe America United States Germany Holland Switzerland France Paris England M. Wilhem Harwarger Theatre E. L. Bulwer Victoria Tazatse Haines General Mapleton Honey Theatre Royalpixsarce Griselda Ralph Anstruther Scotsman

Covent Garden Theatre profits and legal woes loom

The piece notes Covent Garden’s booming receipts with Shakespeare plays and Bradwell’s pantomime drawing crowds, while magistrates dismiss a distress warrant against the managers for poor rate arrears. It also surveys the British art exhibition’s lack of major names and laments artists chasing market appeal over taste.

Charles Kembie Butler Covent Garden Theatre Bradwell Shakspeare Brighton Holmes C. Hill America Batty British School of Art Sir Joshua Reynolds Royal Academy Trafalgar-square Pall-mall Minasi

Tattersalls Monnay racing quotes dull attendance briefest day

A quiet Tattersalls Monnay column notes a good crowd yet slow racing with little impact on prices. Palemon Coronation Ralph Rosalie Knight of the Whistle and Ermengardis feature in closing odds with heavy wagering on some horses and heavy values on others as the market steadies through Thursday.

Pawman Marshal Soult Prince Caradoc Cameleon Ralph Rosalie Colt Ermengardis Scott Wahab Densy Lot Greville Palemon Rawlinson Thornhill Eringo Lord Westminster Lord Albemarle Mostyn Lord Bruce Rosalie Lord Chesterfield Knight of the Whistle G. Heathcote Lord Jersey Joachim Westminster Dixon Knightsbridge Vansittart Dariolutta Wigram Nebros Jack Sheppard Tonquin Mr. Wimbush Finchley Coronation Lampoon Derby Palzemon Denzy Lord Exeter Palamon Wreford Goodman Colonel Crawford G. Bentinck

Stag Hunts and Prize Fights Dominate Irish and English Fox Sport

The week featured royal stag hunts at Swinley and Glendinning’s, with long runs and clear captures near Windlesham Partnell’s and Binfield, followed by reports of hounds pursuing a fox through a cottage to a cradle and a prize fight for 200 pounds between Caunt and Ward in Liverpool, plus a Kilmacow steeplechase in Kilkenny and hare counts at Towcester.

Hex Majesty Royal Stag Swinley Hurleywood Bagshot Road Windlesham Broome-hill Partnell’s Bracknell Binfield New Lodge Winkfield Sir John Walsh Lilyhill Old Bracknell East Hampstead Mill Essex Anxrox Sivernak Hoo Mr. French Reynard Beckford Duke of Beaufort Pug Sholebreeslodge Towcester H. G. Robarts England Caunt Nick Ward Liverpool Ward Lane Sullivan Kilmacow County Kilkenny Mr. Aylward Carrick Aylward Mr. Lalor Cregg Mr. Walsh Despise Ballinanarlech

Law. Assizes schedule across counties and circuits

Oxford and Worcester sessions span February to March with trials at Oxford Worcester Hereford Shrewsbury Gloucester and more in Berkshire Northampton and other counties. Western and Northern circuits list hearings in Winchester Salisbury Dorchester Exeter Bodmin Taunton Appleby Carlisle Newcastle York Durham and Liverpool area.

Segre Assizts Baron Gurney Coleridge Berkshire Reading Oxford Worcester City of Stafford Shropshire Shrewsbury Hereford Monmouth Gloucester Midland Baron Abinger Patteson Northampton Okeham Lincoln City Nottingham Town Derby Leicester Borough Coventry Warwick Western Circuit Justice Erskine Baron Rolfe Southampton Winchester Wiltshire Salisbury Dorsetshire Dorchester Devonshire Exeter City of Exeter Ditto Cornwall Bodmin Somersetshire Taunton William Henry Maule Court of Common Pleas Wesminster David Francis Atcherley Guildhall York Lancashire Mid Liver- Oo

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