Curious Column Opens with Oddities and Banter
A colonial era style column highlights a fascination with the Newburgh Journal editor's appearance, a humorous clergyman camp meeting anecdote, recipes and curiosities, bee hives, quaker insurance humor, new engraving methods by Burnet, and a rambling parade of witty anecdotes about printers, fashion, and social exchanges in a lively miscellany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North River Times
Newburgh Journal
Addacoodak
Harrison
Easington
Justren
Philadelphia
John Burnet
Raffaelle
Lamp
Hissine
Milton
Dung
Saat Hown
Bung
Missis
Vauxhall
Commissioner Law
George Robins
George
Strathfields Ave
Reading
Strathfieldsaye
Heckfield Heath
Noble Elmna
Hampshire
Macgilvray
Soen
Jeng
Courcy Proverry
Mr. Churchwarden
Sexton
Lushington
Rochester Theatre
Drury Lane closes season with Cooper address and varied reviews
The Drury Lane season ends with an address by Mr. Cooper thanking patrons for support and promising talent for the next season. Reports cover Tiaymarket, English Opera House openings, performances at Olympic and Surrey, and notes on actors, new plays, and upcoming attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drury Lane
Cooper
Drury-lane Theatre
Tiaymarket
Jeannette
Diogenes
Duke of
Lauzun
Vining
Stocking-Mender
Madame Grammont
Wadiune du Barry
Victor
J. Webster
Clifford
Nisbett
Humby
Madame Schroeder
Fidelio
Mr. Buan
Balfe
Catherine Grey
Edward Seymour
Miss Rainforth
Elizabeth
T. Cooke
Estelle
Surrey
Yates
O. Smith
Reeve
Honey
The
Victoria
Rhine
Levy
Stirling
New Strand
Sam Weller
Moncrief
James Wallack
Society
New York
Queen’s
George Soane
Thespis
Strange
Virginius
Walker
Braham
Melodists’ Club
Cornwall Baron Wilson
Royal Nassau
Vauxhall Gardens
Lunardi
Garnerin
St. Swithin
Blackmore
Holy Chapelle
Surrey Zoological
Green
Bay of Naples
Mount Vesuvius
London
Personal Mis installments and Correspondence of Col Shaw 1837
Review covers Col Shaw’s Portugal war narrative and his British Legion service through 1835, praising his soldierly candor and informative detail. Includes excerpts of battle scenes with Evans, MacDougall, and the Phoenix steamer action, plus reflections on naval and mercantile life and consequences for officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coun
C. Suaw
K.C
Colburn
Portugal
British Auxiliary Legion
Col. Shaw
England
Glasgow
Shaw
Legion
Evans
Light Brigade
MacDougall
Salamander
Phoenix
Harley
Allez
Godfrey
Hernani
Chapelchuris
White Caps
Roses and poetry in a Victorian sale and tribute volume
The article notes gratis catalogues from Rivers and Sons agent Mr Kernan offering choicest rose varieties for summer and autumn, with a promise of faithfulness to catalogue orders and bloom next year. It also reviews Richard Harr Tax Porical Works praising Hart's poetry, its heartfelt and vivid rural themes, dedication to the Duchess of Kent, and the book’s readable Sonnets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Vanslyperken
Prince of Orange
William
Smollett
Vanslyperkon
Hague
Vandersloosch
Snarleygaw
Smallsones
T. Rivers and Son
T. Rivers
A. Spottiswoode
New-street-square
Sweet Home
Izaac Walton
Lord Bacon
Izane
Duke of Wellington
Robert Peel
Dan O'Connell
Messrs. Rivers and Sons
Kernan
Great Russell-street
Covent-garden
Richard Harr
Wilson
Hart
Comte Vernal
Duchess of Kent
Cumberland Tory Proclamation and Indian Insurrection Alarms
The article reprints a Cumberland Tory Proclamation attacking Duke of Cumberland and royal prerogative. It also details a severe insurrection in Canara India, describing Mangalore’s siege by 5,000 insurgents, defense by a small force, and relief efforts while noting reported calm in Mysore and Coorg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Ridgway
Duke of Cumberland
King of
Hanover
James the Second
Don Miguel
Charles dix
Herods
Herod
Tories
Orangereen
Orange Lodges
Queen Victoria
India
Canara
Coorg
Mangalore
Moplas
2D Regiment
N.I
Eamont
Bombay
Bird
Dumergue
Lewin
Reade
Maltby
Chatfield
Bamont
Cannanore
le Hardy
Mysore
William Berestord
William Beresford
Messrs. Farrar and Co
Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Bow-street
Museum Street
William
Lord William Beresford
London
Windsor
Lord William
England
Farrar and Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Snarleyyow
Peter Simple
Frank. Mildman
Captain Marriott
Cavendish
Boz
Sheridan Knowles
Lytton Bulwer
Walter Scott
Marriott
Peter
Jacob Faithful
Frank Mildman
William of Nassau
France
Holland
Commons
Sarers
T. Edwards
James Smith
Bilt-wagy
Thomas Smith
Tom
Ginger
Byron
Channel
Foulweather Jack
Admiral Cornwallis
Billy Blue
Earl St. Vincent
Old Shakings
Collingwood
Cuddy
Earl Howe
Black Dick
Lord Torbay
Jack
Brest
Anson
Nelson
Nilers
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