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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jan 02, 1842

Page

4

Derby and Melbourne greetings to Lord Melbourne

A large Derby deputation traveled by horse and foot to Melbourne Hall to present an address to Lord Melbourne. The ceremony included speeches praising union, a review of past loyalties, and assurances of continued support for government measures amid national distress. The event drew about one to two thousand attendees and ended with a formal dinner.

Lord Melbourne Derby Melbourne Hall Y. Cowper Forester Mae Lam Haimes Melbourne Davy France Reuter House of Commons Lord Meland

Christmas Pantomimes at Drury Lane and Covent Garden

Drury Lane reopens with a renovated interior by Beazley and Crase. The new features include a Vatican style ceiling, blue grounds, moved boxes, a 1000 yard crimson velvet curtain, and a reconfigured pit with dedicated exits. Macready returns to direct The Merchant of Venice with a powerful Shylock, while Harlequin and Duke Humphy’s Dinner stalls impress. Covent Garden Madame Vestris opens with a Guy Earl of Warwick pantomime using moving dioramic views and a giant Dun Cow battle, ending with a Trafalgar launch.

Drury Lane Beazley Crase Lamboulett Victoria Angela Burdett Coutts Vinegar-yard Kean Garrick Royal Arms Prince of Wales Macready Covent-garden Venice Shylock Portia Nover London Mr. Hudson Gratiano Duke Humphrey Jack Cade London Stone Tower Jack Lionel Breakspeare Lazarus Sir Lazarus Humphrey Lionel Temple of Good Cheer Prince Albert Simpson Smythers Warwick-castle Guy Earl of Warwick Mr. Payne Sir Tristram T. Ridgway Phillis Florncebella Tristram Jonas Colbrand

Haymarket Pizarro and The World of Dreams at the theatre

The Haymarket presented Pizarro with Mr Wallack and Mrs Stirlin in Cora to general satisfaction. The new afterpiece The World of Dreams follows Violette a blind mother’s daughter who travels to the land of dreams under an elf oak, meets the man in the moon, and returns to find her mother’s cottage at risk of eviction by Hans Braun.

Pizarro Mr. Wallack Hans Braun Wig Mr. Strickland Moss Violette Old Braunwig Hans Braunwig Prieve Farenheim Mr. J. Webster Franz Mr. Webster Roda Miss P. Horton David Rees Peter Floop Bellman

Christmas pantomimes and theatre roundups in London and Birmingham

A collage of reviews from Adelphi Olympic Sadler's Wells Victoria Pavilion and more detailing Christmas pantomimes such as The Little Old Woman and her Pig, Jack Jingle, Cinderella and Harlequin, and Darlequin and the Ice Queen. Reports praise scenery, tricks, and ensembles, with notes on performances by Macready, Miss Fortescue, Blanchard, and Henry Laurent among others alongside London museum crowds and Birmingham theatre Macbeth and Sinbad the Sailor debuts.

Adelphi Pitts Zoological Gardens Mr. Wieland Mr. Sanders Mr. Frampton Harlequin Miss Bullen Columbine Sadler's Wells Home Douglas Friar Bacon Hall of Chivalry Tower of London New Houses of Surrey Dayidge Madame Laffarge France G. D. Pitt Picardy Gregoire Glandiers Darlequin Ice Queen Jack Frost King Thaw Frigidona Brunning New London Bridge Boulogne M. Hulme M. Rochez Patch M. Lehman Pantalon Signor Felix Carlo Flip Davidge Miss Sharpe Buckingham Shakspeare Julia Valentine Macready Proteus Anderson Sylvia Miss Ellis Compton Thurio Phelps Duke Haymarket Theatre Wallack Stuart Liverpool Tago Miss Faucit Desdemona Laurent Henry Laurent Herz Herold W. Hulmes New Straxap Theatre Jacobs Strand Mons. Rousseau Barty Ho-ho British Museum Reason Batts Balfe Efrida Galignani Birgminc Ham Theatricals Macbeth Sinbad the Woolsey Birmingham Chronicle

Harmony of Falsehood Draws Mercurial Applause In Revival

On Tuesday night Mrs Inchbalds Every One has his Fault was revived. Harmony, played by Mr. Macready, depicts an elderly philanthropist who loses touch with truth under benevolent impressions. The performance showcases vivid character work from Hudson Keeley and Compton, with Harmony praised as a masterful portrayal and central to the evening.

Jin Robert Mr. Hudson Placid Keeley Sotus Compton Mr. Macready

Racing Prices and Royal Hunts at Tattersall and Windsor

A sparse Tattersall’s sale lists betting odds on numerous horses including Nessus and Canadian with several taken and offered. Royal Buckhounds meet under Prince Albert with Queen Victoria observing a staged stag hunt in Windsor Great Park, involving the Earl of Rosslyn, ladies of the court, and numerous officers before returning to the castle.

Tattersall Sree DeEnBy Scott Ansons Attila Peel Chatham Dixon Wreford Wiseacre Duke of Grafton Ramshay Goodman Arbert Duke of Gratton Lord Jersey Phoenix Bowes Lonton Vansittart Turso Lord ‘Verulam Robert de Gorham Gregory Barrier G. Bentinck Prince Albert Earl of Rosslyn Great Park Countess of Sandwich Lady Stanley Royal Lady Caroline Somers Cocks Sarah Mary Cavendish Lord Stanley Edward Bowater Arbuthnot C. A. Murray G. E. Anson Wemyss Seymour Ward Blues Highlanders Cranbourne Union Old Windsor Bishopsgate Cumberland-lodge Prince Lord Rosslyn

Oswestry Murder Suspects Apprehended in Coventry

Excitement sweeped Oswestry and county as Williams and Slawson, alleged killers of Emma Evans near Chirk, were captured in Coventry. Chief Constable Prosser testified key details of their arrest, items found, and initial examination before magistrates.

Williams Slawson Emma Evans Chirk Macmichael Coventry Lion Coach Wylecop Atchem Shrewsbury Dawson Thomas Kenyon R. N. Hill Baldwin Leighton H. Burton T. C Eyton H. Justice W. Egerton Jeffreys Major Bayley Thomas Henry Prosser John Williams Moss Fridlander Fleet-street Fridlander Mr. Fridlander Wrexham Langshaw South Wales Bristol Channel Cornwall Tregonna V’rosser Mr. Prosser Perry Sponend Joseph Lawrence Perry's Crown and Kettle Public House Therisoner Crown and Langshaw’s T. Eaton Leeswood Flintshire Vacx

Fraud and Emigration Debates Stirred in 19th Century Press

A fraud attempt using a forged Lady Emily Farmer letter is exposed when a bosomed coachman request is refused amid careful recollection of similar scams. The piece condemns government emigration schemes and Wakefield plans, arguing English taxpayers would fund distant settlement while demanding bread here. It accuses Lord John Manners and clerical circles of pushing costly, fruitless emigration to New Zealand, preferring wheat and British corn interests over distant lands.

Friendly Female Benevolent Society Emily Farmer John Manners Gammon Comany Antipodes Mississippi New Zealand Globe

Inquest Continues Into Great Western Railway Disaster

An adjourned inquest at Shepherd’s House into the Sonning hill cutting tragedy resumed with intricate testimony. Witnesses Ida Williams and George Allen identified eight dead, including Charles Williams and Jabez Clee, while engineers and MPs observed. Fire, clergy, and railway officials attended as the coroner probed whether the earth slip was sudden or preindicated.

Reapine Shepherd's House London Road Mr. May John Pook Charles Williams Charles E. Sweetland George Mabbott Richard Ralph Joseph Hands Jabez Cleave Or Clee Sonning Hill Charles Russell M.P Great Western Railway Company Saunders Brunel R. Palmer Lord Barrington Mr. Satchell Mr. Gostling James Millard Benjamin Lovegrove John Silver Charles Millard Giles Dearlove William Manners George Brown William Warrilow John Wheeler Richard Manners William Bromley George Mills William Harling John Williams Cheltenham Paddington Jabez Clee Gloucester George Allen Addington Street York Road Lambeth Grissell and Pete Grissell Peto Dr. Arnold Goatling Arnnold Gostling Arnold Samuel Huish Clarence Gardens Regent’s Park Hands Susannah Ralph William Ralph Britwell Oxfordshire Horwell Glass, &c Mary Sweeetland Charles Sweetland Charles Griffith Sweetland Temple Church London John James Frederick,place Mason-street Westminster-road William Thomas Malcott Newgate-street Leonard’s Stanley Stroud Gloucestershire Goslin Gosling Robert Hatton Sonning Berks Sonning-hill Millard Cihe Mr. Millard Thomas Goodchild Twyford Barhge

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