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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 23, 1840
Page
4
Notices range from royal nomination to visiting St Andrews, to Chartist arrests and trials in York, to registry appointments in Birmingham, Bradford outbursts, and political shifts. Reports cover London and provincial concerns, weather irregularities, rail via coach changes, and miscellaneous incidents across Ireland and Scotland with brief reflections on society and governance.
The Queen hosted a court at Buckingham Palace to receive congratulatory addresses from both Houses of Parliament on her marriage. Lords and Commons delegates arrived in procession, with the Lords in state robes and notable royals in attendance. Diplomatic corps were presented to Prince Albert. levee crowds were unusually large. new appointments and theater plans were noted. A royal levee at St James's followed, and Easter plans were outlined with twelve state balls at Buckingham Palace.
The eighth annual court of the Linendrapers and Hanen’s Institution at Exeter Hall heard a favorable year in which donations exceeded £1,010, life subscriptions £1,407, annual subscriptions £600 12s, and total receipts reached £3,491 18s 10d. The capital stock stood at £3,216 4s 1d in 3 per cent Consols with £10,000 in 34 per cent reduced bank annuities.
Theatre notices describe Mrs Alban Croft as Eolia in Barnett's Mountain Sylph and praise Phillips in Farewell to the Mountain with an interruption by a cat. Royal guests attend Covent Garden and the Oxyyxpic Theatre hosts Morris Barnett debut in French Polish. Royal Society of Musicians gains Duke of Cambridge as president for its 102nd anniversary.
Sporting intelligence covers Tuesday odds for the Derby field with Lord Jersey fading and Muley Ishmael and Glenorchy reported to have broken down. Angelica colt rises to 3 to 1 for 2000gs, Confederate and Theon close at 15 to 2, St Andrew to 26 to 1, with a private Steeplechase match at Finchley referenced and a victorious race for Caroline over Claret, followed by a social dinner at the Queen's Head. Lord Glenlyon imports fox-hounds for Royal Scots Greys at Cork.
A destitute young woman Ann Cornwell faced the lord mayor as police and guardians discussed new rules for aiding the poor at night. The city official urged nightly relief stations over sending destitute individuals to the compter, citing moral and legal concerns. A Manchester immigrant, John Simmons, wandered London in distress, then was committed to a House of Correction before transfer back north to seek work.
Mr. G. Stewart, a firm reformer with strong family ties, is expected to stand as a Liberal candidate for the Perthshire county seat following Lord Stormont's peerage succession to the Mansfield title. Supporters urge removal of a Tory representation and recall the Sir George Murray ousting. Also reported, the murderers of Mr. Norway confess. brothers William and James Lightfoot admit to fatally assaulting him after a botched pistol attempt. In Frankfort, duels surface between officers tied to Don Carlos staff, involving Prince Lichnowski and Count de Boos Waldeck. injuries noted and motives unclear. Prince Lichnowski travels to Paris, attending Lady Granville's fête.
Paris news reports the Chamber of Deputies rejected the Nemours Doration Bill by 260 to 226 after general discussion. Ministers offered resignations to the King, sparking talk of a ministry change and triggering widespread reaction in Paris and the provinces.
Publication notice for the Colonial Magazine issue dated March 24 1840 price 2s 6d No 3 edited by R Montgomery Marti Esq. Contents include Social Effect of Colonies on England Condition of Upper Canada Malta as a Free Port and Diplomatic College The French Colonies continued Emigration from Africa to the British West Indies Constitution of New South Wales by W Westbrooke Burton Past and Present State of the British Navy Jamaica Constitution and policy of Sir Charles Metcalfe Reviews of New Books Colonial Intelligence and Biography Price Current Prices of Produce Stocks Funds Shipping Intelligence London Gazette and more Fisher Son and Co Newgate Street London.
J Roukette warns buyers against counterfeit versions of the Thermo Barometer claiming it is the sole inventor and manufacturer’s instrument. He notes false imitations deceive the public and urges purchases only from his registered No 111 and at No 15 Museum Street Bloomsbury or reputable opticians. The notice is dated November 26 1839.
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