Daguerreotype of a King Constable and the Poor
A historical critique presents King Constable as a relic of regal policing, contrasting ancient authority with modern harsh Poor Law. It recounts a village scene of a pauper, a harsh overseer, and a wife's plea amid wages and bread shortages, illustrating the strain of 19th century social policy on laborers and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tedor
George the Fourth
England
Merrie England
Westminger
Ruggle
King Constable
Gandercamp
Constable
Wogberry
Jena Constable
Somerset-house
Edwin Chadwick
John Bull Doric
Bernard Kevanagh
Kevanegh
Retirement of Mr Macready from Drury Lane Management
The article mourns the retirement of Mr Macready from Drury Lane, noting ongoing financial losses under the lessee and a campaign to sustain the theatre. It highlights Macready’s theatrical impact, the strong Drury Lane company, and the tension with critics while praising his moral leadership and influence on English drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macready
Drury-Lane
London
The
Times
Carp
Cari
Drury Lane
Drury Corps Dramatique
Phelps
Anderson
Hudson
Keeley
Compton
Herr Standigl
Phillips
Allen
Alfred Shaw
Warner
Nisbett
Stirling
Helen Fancity
Clara Novello
Horton
Fortescue
John
Gisippus
Athelwold
Schlegel
Jedy
Mr. Macready
French Grant Rejected in Chamber of Deputies
The government faced a new check in the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday as the 130,000 grant for French possessions in India was rejected. Ministers faced a string of defeats across bills, with a notable abstention on inland navigation. French and Spanish news follow with reports from Algeria and the Smala, the Sandwich Islands independence issue, and domestic political strife including Penenden Heath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franck
Chamber of Deputies
India
Pondicherry
Marshal Soult
Council
la Teste
Bordeaux
Paris
Moniteur
Algeria
Duke D'Aumale
Smala
Journal Des Debats
Mazegran
Sandwich Islands
France
M. Halilee
Duke of
Orleans
Starx
Granada
Malaga
van Halen
Almeria
Lugo
Prim
Tarragona
Madrid
Barcelona
Andalusia
Iaen
Prince de Joinville
Frances Louise
Brazil
Normandy
Naples
England
Ischia
Edward Knatchbull
J. P. Plumptre
East Kent
Penenden-heath
Robert Peel
John Russell
Baronet
Penenden
Heath
Globe
Kent County
Matpstoxe
Lord Stanhope
Lord Radnor
Lord Torrington
E. Knatchbull
Plumptre
Hodges
Rider
Mears
Elvey
Ellis
Beacon
Anti Corn Law League
Earl of
Mr. Hodges
E. Kratchbull
E. Roathbull
Earl Stanhope
House of Lords
House of Commons
E.knatchbull
House
Commons
Marlborough-street
Daniel Lacie
New Bund. Street
Theicharge
Royal and theatre news from Buckingham to Westminster
Large evening party at Buckingham Palace planned for Wednesday with cards issued by the lord chamberlain. Royal visit to Drury Lane expected for Monday as Queen Victoria and Prince Albert attend in state, with other court and theatre events noted along with civic matters and scientific meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckingham Palace
Clementina of
Orleans
Prince of
Saxe Cobur -Kohary
Portugal
England
Princess Clementing
Rio Janeiro
Prince de Joinville
Brazil
Pedro
France
Pedro I
Etxerion
Duke of
Sussex
W. Prince
J. Whiteford
Prince Albert
G. W. Soltau
Her
Starz
Davagrant
Macready
Drury-lane Theatre
Miss Horton
Prince
Drury-lane
Covent-garden
Hea Masesty
Rossini
Opera-house
Ronconi
Fornosari
Mario
Rubini
Martini
Grisi
Brambilla
Gramaglia
Fornasari
Mercadante
Brovenam
Lyndhurst
House of Lords
da. Flettcher
Fletcher
Stepney
London
Covent-garden Theatre
Serjeant Talfourd
Charles Dickens
Foster
Stanfield
Leaexgep Snp
Geographical Society
Institute of British Architects
Rome
J. Severn
Malmsbury Abbey
J. Britton
Institution of Civil Engineers
Ipswich
G. Harward
J. Taylor
Zoological Society
Society of Arts
Beale
Literary Fund
Medico- Botanical Society
Royal Society
Numismatic Society
Medico Botanical Society
Society of Antiquaries
Honnat Mecerpis
Birmingham
Derby
Gloucester
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Paisley
Ayr
Greenock
Grand Junction
Great North of England
Great Western
Hall and Selby
Liverpool
Manchester
Anchester
Bolton
Leeds
Midland Counties
Newcastle and
Carlisle
North Midland
Northern
Eastern
Taff Vale
Westminster Hall
Royal
Commons
James Oxley
Cook’s Place
Clerkenwell
Pentonville
Elizabeth Williams
Church Street
Chelsea
G. Clive
Kensington Police Court
Hitchcock
Gloucester Arms
Gloucester-road
Arthur Williams
Draper
Hyde Park
Sir Henry Daun, Bart
Count Bellivante
Cox
Henley-upon-Thames
H. Daun
Witnoas
John Richard Cox
Caroline Cox
Manor Street
Elizabeth Eleanor Burrows
Williams
Carolina Cox
Gardiner
Mount
Eburyplace
Old Bailey
Tindal
Baron Alderson
Justice Patteson
Newgate
Rebellion hoax and bold waterford scare in Ireland
Irregular tale from the Waterford Chronicle mocks a hoax about an attack on the barracks. Officials and coast guards reacted, and a cascade of reactions from Waterford and Dublin casts shade on the scene. An anti repeal meeting at Hillsborough gathers a small crowd, while Belfast and Dublin discuss security measures and magistrates replaced for repeal ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterford Chronicle
Dublin Castle
Scudamore
Boumahon
Tramore
Bonmabon
Mr. Ashberry
Kilmacthomas
Fitzgerald
Abbey-side
Lucas
Troy
Waterford
Ivory Haughton
Coast Guard Scudamore
Ashberry
Waterford Mirror
Hillsborough
Northern Whig
Belfast
Uiet
Mockler
Henry Sugden
Repeal Association
Phillistown-house
Trim
College-creen
Arthur Wellesley
Duke of Wellington
William
Mary
House of Hanover
Joan Mackien
Royal Meath
H. Sugden
Four Courts
Dublin
Francis Comyn
Galway
Singular Exchequer Case over Sanctuary and Scottish Papers
In a dramatic Exchequer action, Mittan vy Kenn seeks papers from the late Scottish writer J J Frazer. The case hinges on sanctuary and sequestration rules as the court ruled Frazer’s estate papers validly assigned in England, with a verdict for the plaintiff. The hearing highlights sanctuary’s reach and cross jurisdictional issues in 19th century law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signet
Court of Session
Frazer
Albany-street
Edinburgh
Holyrood Palace
Walker
Scotland
Frezer
Frager
Baron Parke
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Ahn Datrmian
King Constable, FD
Ireland
Law and Police
Court OF Bankruptcy
Holroyd
Tuz Brittss Norn Americal Association
Thomas Rolph
New Bridge-street
Lawrence
Lawrence and Blenkane
James Hamilton Hay
British North American Association
Sir James
Canada
Mr. Lawrence
Rulfe
Bow Street
Wm. Hawkine
Smith
Duke-street
Lincoln’s-ionfields
Twyford
Terry
Princes-street
Leicester-Square
Blackfriars Road
Marylebone
Place
Richard Franklin
Henry-street
Hampstead-road
Rawlinson
Hooker
William Marshall
Duncumbe
Alfred Webb
Duncombe
Webb
Edward Hewitt
Regents Terrace
Southampton Street
Greenwood
St Pancras
Sparkes
Sir Pancras
Mary Ann Hewitt
Prsoner
St. Pancras
Union Hall
Sparks
Rermained
House of Correction
Union. Hall
Rorsesay
Henry William Hyde
Messrs
Winterbourne, and Co
Blackman-street
Frederick Gwyther
Gwyther
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