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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jan 14, 1838

Page

4

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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