Scenes From a Gilded Age News Roundup
The column reports on the Duke of Wellington’s travels between Belvoir Belton Badminton and Strathfieldsaye to attend Parliament, notable marriages, the ailing Earl of Eldon, church patronage disputes, Canada and Spain news, rail and hospital donations, and various fires and public notices. It also notes O'Connell’s Dublin and London events, military reassignments, and a forthcoming dinner for Mr. O'Connell in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Wellington
Belvoir Castle
Belton House
Lincolnshire
Earl of Brownlow
Badminton
Strathfieldsaye
Apsley House
Viscount Earlsford
Earl of
Earl of Eldon
Hamilton-place
Piccadilly
St. Paul’s
Upper Canada
Liverpool
Dublin
Spain
West India
Hull
Nantucket Enquirer
Kent
Marquis of Camden
London and Birmingham
Denbigh-hill
Fenny Stratford
Corporation of London
Royal Free Hospital
Greville-street
Hatton-garden
Scarborough
Sophia
Quebec
Gulf
Easton
Greenwich
St. Margaret and
St. John
Westminster
C. J. Symons
Symons
John Russell
Robert Peel
Tamworth
William the Fourth
Brydges Street
Strand
Pompeii
W. F. Williams
Canada
85Th
Bladensburgh
Peninsula
Thomas Pearson
23D Fusiliers
J. Colborne
King’s Dragoon Guards
7Th Hussars
Grenadier Guards
Windsor
Datter
O’connell
London
Friends of Ireland
Evans
Archbold
Lowther Chapman
Dennistoun
Hume
Lynch
W. H. Maule
Vigors
Ashton Yates
Carpue
Robert Sydney
Alexander Galloway
Henry Barnewall
Jesse Sturch
Crown and Anchor
Royal Exchange
College-street
Fulham-road
Chelsea
Smith
Totham
Messrs. Morrison and Son
Tailors
Yorkstreet
Middlesex Hospital
Oxford-street
Messrs. Jackson and
Graham
Newman-street
Earl of Cowper
Curzon-street
Kean Flawlessly Captivates Hamlet at Drury Lane Debut
Monday night Mr. Charles Kean appeared as Hamlet to a packed house and earned a glowing reception. He shows marked improvement in voice and expression matching his father, while Miss Romer as Ophelia and Mr. Compton as the grave-digger receive praise. A generous scenic outlay enhances the tragedy, with notable scenery by Grieve and Hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drury Lang
Mr. Kean
Charles Kean
London
Ophelia
Miss Romer
Compton
Shakspeare
Fortress of
Elsinore
Grieve
Haym Market
Emerald Isle
la Belle France
Power
Ranger
Power and Ranger
Stirling
Vale
Parliament Session Opens With Delay In Local Measures
The session begins on the 16th but no local measures or party-critical questions will be debated until February 6. Many members have extended current business or pairs, as Household Infantry trains in Hyde Park and Hampstead for recruits amid strong parade order. A Paris embassy ball hosted by the Earl and Countess Granville drew 700 guests including English and French nobility, with Duke and Duchess of Montrose among attendees. The paper also highlights a reclining chair invention by Mr. Hester that blends bed comfort with chair utility for invalids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Jackson
Litter
Mall
T. Martin
Dublin
Canada
Hampatea
Highgate
Bau
Bartish
Paris
Earl
Granville
Tuileries
Duke
Duchess of Montrose
Hester
Colonial Office
Montreal
Dandas
Royal Artillery
Sir J. Colborne
Grand Brule
Carvalon
St. Andrews
Siegnory
Argenteuil
Dyer
Holmes
Wolfred Nelson
Valis
Port Clair
M.p.p.’S
Bouchette
D. Kimber
Missisquoi
St. Eustache
Toronto
John Colborne
D.c
New Brunswick
Windsor
Bay of Fundy
Halifax
Gearis
Grenadier Company
Cork
Rentero
Gibraltar
2Dth
Horse Guards
Bruff
Rathkeale
Newcastle
L'Estrange
Limerick
Cox
Macphail
Baron de Rottenburgh
Fitzgerald
Legion
O Connor
1St Dragoon Guards
7Th Hussars
Grenadier Guards
Coldstream Guards
11Th Foot
Portsmeuth
Garrigon
Thomas Wren Carter
Spithead
Sheerness
Riley
Brilliant Run of the Hounds at Northrepps Hill Farm
The fox hunt met at Northrepps Hill Farm with a field led by Lords Suffield and Mahon and about sixty sportsmen. The chase covered roughly seventeen to twenty three miles before the quarry was taken near the coast at Cley and died shortly after. The pace was extreme and the scenery rugged as the sea and waves provided a dramatic backdrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lore Surrieuy
Northrepps Hill Farm
Lord Chesterfield
Roughton Heath
Melton
W. H. Windham
Felbrigg Heath
Runcton
Beeston
Lower Sherringham
Salthouse
Kelling
Cley
Suffield
Mahon
Mr. Wodehouse
Mickthwaite
Upcher
Royalist gains in Canada Insurgency face swift suppression
Amid civil war reports, several insurgent leaders are captured or fled into the United States. Paper quotes show American factions split on intervention while executions and retribution loom for captured rebels, with Ottawa and Montreal views policed by royalist press and rival editors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Welford Nelson
M. Bouchette
Quebec Liberal
MM. Desrieviers
Mcchessault
Republican Party
Papineau
W. L. Mackenzie
The
Vindicator
New York
Courier and Enquirer
Canadas
Daily Express
New York Morning Herald
England
Wier
Chatland
Burlington
Montreal
New York Daily Express
Courier and Inquirer
Courier
Montgomery
Quebec
Indies
Bunker’s Hill
Charlestown
St. Denis
St Charles
St. Charles
Montreal Herald
Philadelphia Inquirer
Montreal Gazette
Canadian Troop Movements Reach Grand Brule Campaign
Reports from Montreal and Windsor describe British troop concentrations bound for Canada. Recruits from the 434th and 85th regiments reinforce Windsor and Halifax districts while volunteers from the Horse Guards enlist for service across the Atlantic.
Destruction of the Royal Exchange and Aftermath
The Royal Exchange fire shuts Cornhill from Finch Lane to the Mansion House. barriers, police and fire crews control access as restoration plans begin. Gold and notes recovered, underwriters suffer losses, Lloyds drawers saved, and Guildhall opened for merchants while talks push to Mercers Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finchlane
Cornhill
Finch-lane
Birchin-lane
Cit
Lloyd's
Bank of England
St. Michael’s Church
Gresham Committee
Royal Exchange Insurance Office
Nieur
Lloyd’s
Guthrie
Tower-street
Braidwood
Old London Tavern
Mercers
Lford
Mercers’ Company
Exchange
Royal Exchange Office
Imperial
Lloyd’s Rooms
Sweeting’s Alley
Napoleon Bonaparte
French
London
Marius of Old
Carthage
John Barnard
Charles
Sir John
Royal Exchange
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Rice
Strauss
Copenhagen
St. Petersburgh
Opera Comique
Sporting Schpronicle
L’hon
L. J. Papineau
Eateur de
la Chambre d’Assemblee du Bas Canada
Angleterre
Aupres de Ministres
Administration Colonial
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