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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jul 23, 1843

Page

5

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Morning Post Cerito Fanny Elssler The Times O'Connell War Department Department Great Britain Louisville Journal War Department of the

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