Prince Albert as vice patron elected at Royal Institution
A special meeting of Royal Institution members elected Prince Albert as vice-patron. President Lord Prudhoe chaired as the prince received unanimous support. The report notes broader political chatter and other items of interest from the period.
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Prince Albert Ite
Royal Institution
Lord Prudhoe
Baitsh Onpaan Asylum
Clapham-rise
London Tavern
Bishopsgate Street
Samuel B. Brooke
McEnacine
Herald
England
Church of England
Church of Rome
St. Kataarine Docks
Tower-hill
T. Tooke
John Hall
Tooke
John Russell
Middlesex Reform Registration Office
Duke of Bedford
Church of Scotland
John Underwood
John M‘millar
Kirkcudbright
Henry Douglas
William Burns
Kilsyth
John M‘donald
James Carment
Comrie
John Stewart
James Beg
Liberton
Nathaniel Morren
James Cosh
Ton Brechm
Royal Parks
House of Commons
Hyde
St. James's
Green Parks
Regent’s Park
Greenwich Park
Richmond
Hampton and Bushy
Windsor Great Park
Windsor Homepark
Ascot Royal
Staghounds
Phoenix Park
Dublin
1St Regiment of Grenadier Guards
Hyde-park
Duke of Wellington
Henry Blunt
Sheatham
Gentleman
Upper Chelsea
Richard Burgess
Kerry Examiner
O'Connell
John Radcliff
Leeson-street
Thomas Staples
Csriat
Blackfriars Road
Powell
Prussia
J. S. Harford
Blaisecastle
Carmarthenshire
Cardiganshire
P. S. Miles
Leigh Court
Clayton
Devon
Dorwau Cirry
Purvis
New Elvet
Lord Angannon
Durham
Lord Dungannon
Mr. Bright
Alice
William Thytor
Hursday
Ni Bright
Lord Londonderry
Lonin Express
Viscount
Drury Lane Theatre Faces Strained Lessee Arrangements
The annual proprietors meeting at Drury Lane, chaired by the Earl of Glengall, reviewed the committee and Mr. Macready's lessee term. The report details failed rent targets, transfers, and a £700 loan, with outlays totalling far above receipts, leaving the theatre tenantless and finances strained as bids for a new lease are considered.
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Macready
Drurylane Theatre
Earl of Glengall
William Curtis
Bart
Benjamin B. Cabbell
Captain Spencer
G. Robins
Dunn
General Assembly
Duke of Bedford
Covent Garden Theatre
Drury-lane
Covent Garden
Lincoln’s Inn
George Robins
Arnott
Royal Opera Night Delights Queen and Prince at Covent Garden
A detailed account of Her Majesty and Prince Albert attending the Italian opera and Barber of Seville at Covent Garden. Grisi and Fornasari starred in the operas with Lablache as Don Bartolo, while Ellsler and Cerito delighted in a duel danseuse performance. Lumley’s management showcased elaborate royal boxes and ceremonial decor, drawing cheers and praise for the pageantry and musical excellence.
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Costa
Corps de Ballet
Scenery de Circonstance
Martini
Grisi
Lablache
Fornasari
Her Majesty’s Theatre
Michael Costa
Rossini
Rosina
Mario
Count Almaviva
Barbiero
Morceau
Gros de Naples
Elisler
Cerito
Paris
Lumley
Terpsichore
Ellsler
Ellaler
Elister
Ellster
Prince Albert
Mr. Lumley
Railway traffic returns by line for the week
Weekly traffic figures show Birmingham and Derby leading with £2913 and London and Birmingham at £19106. Other lines include Great Western £15234, North Midland £5670, South Western £8034, Glasgow Paisley and Ayr £1662, Paris and Orleans £4845, Paris and Rouen £3874, and Ulster £441 across the network.
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Birmingham
Derby
Gloucester
Brandling Junction
Chester
Birkenhead
Dublin
Kingstown
Eastern Counties
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Paisley
Ayr
Ditto
Greenock
Grand Junction
Great North of England
Great Western
Hull
Selby
Liverpool
Manchester
London
Blackwall
Brighton
Croydon
Greenwich
South Western
Bolton
Leeds
Midland Counties
Newcastle
Carlisle
North Shields
North Midland
North Union
Northern
Dover
Taff Vale
Ulster
York
Midland
CoveNnT aRDEN THEATRE opens with German opera and English pieces
The CoveNnT Arden Theatre hosted a benefit for Mr Benedict drawing a crowded crowd keen on foreign music. Staudigl, Miss Clara Novello, Mrs Shaw, and others performed briefer Robert le Diable and Cinderella fragments, with Norma scenes and a long concert. Novello impressed in Norma yet lacked regal presence. Rainforth shone as Adalgisa. The program closed with Deaf as a Post and a concert. Princess's Theatre offered La Gazza Ladra in English, a creditable production since opening, featuring Madame Albertazzi.
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Covennt
Arden Theatre
Benedict
Calcutta
Robert le Diable
Cinderella
Norma
Staudigl
Clara Novello
Alice
Bertram
Pauline Garcia
England
Menvers
Giubilei
Stretton Dandini
Stretton
Miss Novello
Miss Rainforth
Standig
Manvergs
Adalgisa
Standigl
Orovese
Princess's Theatre
Madame Albertazzi
Great Boat Race At Putney And Greenwich Regattas
Sporting intelligence reviews goings on in Goopwoop Cup betting, fours and sculls at Putney and Greenwich regattas, with detailed lineups, boats, and times. It also covers Lord's cricket day disruptions, prize fights, and aquatic matches on the Thames with notable attendees.
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Saint George's
Royal Academy
Putney
St. George’s
Jem Parish
Leander
Robert Coombes
Champion
Westminster-bridge
St. George's
Messrs
J. Hodding
Collier
Smith
Jefferys
A. Johnson
Atkinson
Cooper
Reid
Carpenter
Cameron
Chandler's
Vauxhall Bridge
Putney Bridge
Avis's
Houseferry
Westminster
Milbank
Éhlat
Coombeses
Meekiff
Horseferry
Mills’s
Thames Bank
Middlesex Shore
Houses of Parliament
David Coombes
William Meekiff
Robert Evans
John Piper
James Coombes
Philip Elliss
Thomas Davis
Samuel Bloomfield
White
Green
Samuel Rush
Samuel Clarke
William Colwin
Andrew Bray
Thomas Coombes
George Parker
Thomas Pinfuld
Parliament
Chandler’s
T. Coombes
Tegatta
Greenwich RecGatta
Sophia Matilda
Thames
Greenwich
James Groves
William Bowen
John Funge
Humphreys
J. Cabel
Richard Jones
Funge
Groves
Jones
Fishmongers’hall
Doggett
Brunswick
Watermen’s Company
George Somerville
Fresh Wharf
James Fry
Kidney-stairs
Limehouse
Thomas Hughes
Ratcliff-cross
James Scott
Battlebridge
Tooley Street
Henry Charles Lygo
William Staples
Swan
London-bridge
Chelsea
Lord’s
England
F. Ponsonby
C. Taylor
Marylebone
Pilch
Box
Felix
Wenman
Barker
Marylebone Club
Mr. Kynaston
H E. Grimston
W. Pickering
A. Mynn
Good
Sewell
Adams
Hillier
W. Mynn
Mr. Felix
C. Hill
Viscount Grimston
C. Wellesley
H. Loftus
Alford
Lord Gardner
F.G. Halliburton
C. Russell
E. Russell
Capt. Grimston
E. Grimston
F. Grimston
S Ponsonby
J. Bayley
Lady Bayley
F. Bathurst
J. Shelley
J. M.taggart
C. Cavendish
Col. Stanley
W. Grey
Greenwood
Upton
Udney
Richard Son
R. Price
R.N
Hay
Heygarth
Oswald
Bruce
Guy
Tiwo
Mr. Craven
Hillyer
Lillywhite
Grimston
Fitch
Dean
All England
Hampton
Court
Father Thames
Ron
Hunpaep Poups
Stratford-upon-Avon
Ned Adams
London
John Sinclair
Liverpool
Lancashire
Sinclair
Breach of Promise in Stanton v Paton and Wife at Lincoln
The case before Lord Abinger concerns a breach of promise of marriage by Rev A Paton and his wife. The plaintiff, Mr Stanton of Dorsetshire, presents letters showing a broken engagement after Ellen Paton’s relatives opposed the marriage. Defense cites a complete dissolution and later renewal by request, with letters from Ellen detailing family opposition and urging counsel from George, while the plaintiff argues the promise was still binding despite the found letters. The scene unfolds with legal maneuvering, witness letters, and the parties’ high social standing in Lincolnshire society.
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Lincoln
Lord Abinger
Mr. Whitehurst
Mr. Boden
M. D. Hill
Mr. Humfrey
Whitehurst
Hill
Justice Patteson
Mr. Bil
Thorolds
Sir John Thorold
Paton
Lincolnshire
Louth
Fordington
Dorsetshire
Dorchester
Ellen
Anthony
G. K. Stanton
Mr. Hill
George
Fanny
Jane
Granville
God
Mamma
Mr. Moule
Mrs. Field
Quarrel in the arts and a wartime debt tale
The Morning Post reports Cerito and Fanny Elssler quarrel over the lead in a pas de deux while The Times notes O Connell and Pelipyans similarly stand firm. A Louisville Journal quip mocks the War Department for delaying a ten dollar bill, saying a war with Britain could be near.
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Morning Post
Cerito
Fanny Elssler
The
Times
O'Connell
War Department
Department
Great Britain
Louisville Journal
War Department of the
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