MISCELLANY. London notes and obituaries from the foreign office
A string of short items includes the Queen’s Hanover visit, the case of a disturbed man seeking audience with the Queen, deaths at Charterhouse and Norwich, a charity ball for the Linen and Haberdashers, a Lambeth suicide, a major fire near Reform Club, and updates on tea trade, light-houses, and Niger expedition casualties. It also mentions a new propulsion line, cloth and wool trade conditions, and a wrecked wine laden vessel found by Brighton fishermen.
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Theatre news from London and Birmingham listings
The article reports on Lumley planning opera engagements in Paris and a February 26 opening with possible delays. It covers the Italian Opera House, new ballet master Deshayes, and casts including Loewe and Maria Padilla. Also notes an accident affecting Mr T Matthews and changes at Sungry and Queen's theatres, with Orsini conducting Promenade Concerts and a Harrison Society gift at Exeter Hall.
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Paris
M. Deshayes
Donizetti
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Milan
Olympic Tatatre
T. Matthews
Baker
Mr. Wild
Sungry Theatre
Elizabeth Lazarus
Captain Glasscock
J.T. Haines
Newgate
Surrey
Davidge
Queen's Theatre
Boulogne
Lewis
Mr. Roger
Renaud
Tslington
Loosecash
Frewin
Seraphina
Miss Rogers
Iphigenia
Miss Wrighten
Signor Orsini
Philharmonic
Rome
M. Musard
Richardson
Ireland
Sacred Harmonic Society
J. N. Harrison
Exeter Hall
Harrison
Birmingham Theatre
Honey
M Rubini
Italy
Madrid
Tattersalls Racing Notes and Shropshire Ball Report
Sporting intelligence covers Tattersalls betting on Auckland Wiseacre and others with late prices and large wagers. Doncaster entries for 1842 1843 stakes noted. Also Shropshire Hunt Ball at Shrewsbury with over 500 attendees and rent notices over hunting rights. Prize fight results and a letters column regarding Clarke and Gurney claims at Hampton races.
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Dixon
Tattersall’s
Clarke
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Bentinck
William M‘donagh
Mr. Gurney
Deshow
Singular Action for Libel of a Servant against her Mistress
A London trial recounts Jane Lake suing Mrs Gould for libel after a February 1837 to August 1840 service period. The letter to her mother accused Lake of premarital pregnancy and dishonor, while witnesses argued against the charges and supported Lake’s character. the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff with one farthing damages.
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Martin
Kelly
Crompton
Mr. Thesiger
Nathaniel Gould
Tavistock Square
London
Gould
Jane Lake
Posford
Elizabeth
Lake
Elizabeth Lake
Wolverton
Mr. Kelly
Laintiff
Mrs. Gould
William Posford
Birmingham
Astley’s
Etter
Baron Rolfe
Ann Smith
Pesford
Plaintiff
Mary Eliza Almond
Lucy Galbraith
Child Murder Inquest Reveals Lethal Birth Injury
An inquest before Mr. Wakley on a recently born male child found naked in the New River returned a verdict of wilful murder against unknown persons. Post mortem by Mr. Semple of Islington showed the infant was born alive and killed by head blows on its birth day.
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New River
New River Company
Semple
Islington
Vicar of Brighton Charged with Assault on Boy
Crowds gathered at Town Hall Brienton for the hearing of Rev. M Wagner vicar of Brighton. The court heard that the seven year old boy Grover was struck with a riding whip across head and face, leaving a blackened eye, as his mother Elizabeth Grover described the incident and the vicar’s temper. The magistrates found the vicar guilty of assault and fined him 40 shillings plus costs after objections and heated exchanges between solicitors.
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Wigney
Wagner
Elizabeth Grover
No. 60
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Cooper
Defendant
Bennett
Mr. Cooper
St. Peter's
Dividend dispute in bankruptcy court and destitution case
In the Court of Bankruptcy the joint estate could not pursue against the separate estate over alleged misappropriation by John Wright with regular books showing funds drawn over four years. Separately in Clerkenwell, David Green died in prison after destitution under the Vagrant Act, with a coroner’s verdict of natural death from want of life’s necessities.
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Dixon
Holroyd
John Wright
Smith
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Hamilton
Biddulph Wright
House of Correction
Coldbathsquare
Clerkenwell
Weakley
M.P
David Green
Clerkenwell Court
John Lambert
Wakefield
Chesterton
S. Allen
London
Halstead and
Yelden
Essex
Elephant and Castle
Newington
Barnard Cavanagh Habeas Corpus Case in Bail Court
The Solicitor-general and Mr. Cowling oppose the habeas corpus for Barnard Cavanagh arguing the commitment document shows the only basis for detention. They contend the magistrate acted within jurisdiction though the act’s offence is contested. The court ultimately grants the writ absolute to allow review of the commitment.
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Barnard Cavanagh
Justice Williams
James
House of Commons
Cavanaga
Reading
Adelphi
Macready
Macbeth
Cavanagh
Lord Tenterden
Barnewell and Cresswell
King v. Brown
Brown
Lord Kenyon
Gourmanns Celebrate Aldermanic Feast With Turtle
At a Thursday court gathering Mr Wire moved a vote of thanks to the lord mayor for princely entertainment with turtle and champagne. Mr Pewtress seconded the motion as Mr Stacy warned it could imply future censure for a less eager successor. The court carried the vote unanimously and the lord mayor replied. The meeting adjourned after a report on the River Thames survey was ordered printed for future discussion.
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Pewtress
Stacy
Lawrence
Stevens
Burn
Thames
Foundation Stone Laying at New Royal Exchange by Prince Albert
Large crowds gathered at the Guildhall for Prince Albert, the lord mayor, and ministers as the foundation stone of the New Royal Exchange was laid. The ceremony featured inscriptions, glass bottles, bricks, and glass pillars set into the stone, followed by a grand banquet at the Mansion House with the Queen and Prince Albert honored in royal style.
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Prince Albert
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Council
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King-street
Duke of Wellington
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Threadneedle-street
R. Peel
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J. Graham
Earl of Aberdeen
Earl of
Haddington
Fitzgerald and
Vesey
Ear of Ripon
Earl of Jersey
Earl Delaware
E. Knatchbull
H. Hardinge
Mr. Goulburn
Corporation
Windsor
R. L. Jones
Mercers’ Company
Chamberlain of London
We Realm
Times
Barnes
Tite
London
Tower of Babel
Prussia
Obbard
J.G. Elmes
G. Aston
Henry Thomas
Louis Quatorze
Goldsmiths’ Company
Earl of Haddington
H. Melville
Fry
Queen
Messrs. Robertson
Land
Leffler
Mr. Wilson
Messrs
Young and
Giubilei
Adelaide
England
Royal
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