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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 24, 1838
Page
4
The queen hosted a Saturday court at New Palace to greet ambassadors from Russia Austria the Netherlands Spain Prussia and Hanover. Sunday service at St James and a lavish Thursday drawing room followed with many foreigners and aristocrats in attendance.
The Parisina opera drew a full house with Her Majesty and royal dukes present. Grisi and Tambourini impressed in performance while the Elssler sisters and Taglioni teased encore. The Covent Garden and other venues remain busy as plans mix renewals and new operas for a lively season.
On Coronation night all public venues are to be free of charge funded by crown grants to large houses and minor establishments. The Grecian Saloon announced the patronage with gratitude. Waterloo anniversary at Vauxhall gardens drew crowded crowds as lamps and fountains lit up the grounds and a bronze Wellington portrait glowed in laurel wreaths.
A private named John Ritchie of the 12th Regiment of Lancers fatally wounded Serjeant James Hamilton at Hampton Court Palace after barricading himself in his room and opening fire with two pistols. The assault occurred on the race day, an inquest at the King's Arms Inn returned a verdict of Wilful Murder, and Ritchie is committed for trial.
Passengers aboard the Cannterbury Steamboat faced a boiler plug release near the Nore causing a sudden steam burst. Captain Large guided the ship to shore while the Duchess of Kent assisted as engineers fixed the plug after about an hour. Royal Oak Benefit Society marked its first anniversary with dinner and dancing at White Conduit House. The crown for the coronation, by Rundell and Bridge, was completed and shown at Ludgate Hill, praised for its weight, design, and gems, with Queen Victoria expressing high satisfaction.
A reader laments the Waterloo Day postponement and lack of notice in Hyde Park. The letter accuses government papers and officials of deceiving Londoners with false announcements about a royal review, urging accountability and caution in future public displays.
The London affair recounts Lord Castlereagh dueling with M. Gerard de Mercy at Wormwood Scrubbs after a dispute over Madame Grisi. Castlereagh is wounded in the right arm, de Mercy unharmed, as the seconds arrange pistols at twelve paces and the fight concludes with a retreat.
The Tower governor will host a grand dinner for wardens and officers and a ball to mark the coronation. Fireworks bloom over the Tower batteries at dusk with ale and beer for civilians. A royal salute will fire at daybreak from the ramparts.
The emperor of Russia arrived in Stockholm on the 10th by Russian steamship with Grand Duke Alexander, a surprise for Swedish capital society. London reports include Hanover officials denying a hostile reception, coronation preparations with illuminated arches, and political notes on the House of Commons and Lords. Also covered are a fatal button factory accident, a Serpentine death probe, a snatch case at Cheapside, a foundling basket incident, forged acceptance charges, tollgate disturbances, and court actions.
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