Parliamentary Provisions and Notices From a British Era
A sweeping miscellany reports Victoria coming of age on May 24 with a crown message and household appointments to follow after Easter. It notes Royal and political items, theater plans, Cambridge ties, university bids, rail ambitions, debt imprisonment tragedy, and notable societal moves in law, commerce, and arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
É&C
Johnn Russell
Home Office
Norton
Green-street
Parklane
Lady Seymour
Countess of Minto
Taglioni
Drury-lane
Equity
Cambridge
de Tux University OF London
Somerset House
Maurice O'Connell
Tralee
Kerry
Bindon Scott
Maurice O’connell
India
Fallee
M. Mariano Jose de Larta
Figaro
Espanol and
Mundo
Madrid
Fox Rothschilds
Brussels
Russia
Empire
Messrs
Nelson Les
Sadler’s Wells
New South Wales
Lloyd’s
Blenheim
van Diemen’s Land
Platina
Corporation of the
City of London
Royal Naval School
England
Bowring
University College
London
Duke of Somerset
E. Strutt
M.P
T. Thornely
W. Tooke
H. Warburton
H. Waymouth
J. Wood
James John Reid
Supreme Court of the
Ionian Islands
John Kirkpatrick
Reid
Order OF the Garter
Oxford
Salisbury
Corneille
Paris
Rouen
Havre
Bordeaux
Nantes
Marseilles
Lyons
Rathroad
Prussia
Cologne
Antwerp
Rhine
Constantinople
Constantine
Charles Jones
Jones
House of Martinez, Jones, Gassiot, and Co. Viruwna
Church of Stephen
Laprrs
Salop
Overland Mail
Barnes
Forrest Outshines Kean In Richard At Covent Garden
Review lauds Mr. Forrest for a transcendent Richard performance at Drury Lane and praises his portrayal of the villainous monarch. It notes his avoidance of sensational readings, his expressive wooing and tent scenes, and compares favorably with Kean. Also covers Zohrab the Hostage at Covent Garden and Hamblin’s unsuitable casting.
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Hamunr
Dore
Potowius
Drury-Lane
Richard
Forrest
Lady Ann
Kean
Mr. Forrest
Covent-Garden
Rodwell
Fitzball
Zehrab
Miss Turpin
Vincent
Messrs. Pritchard
Webster
Collins
Zohrab
Osbaldiston
Farley
Hamblin
Hamlet
Coriolanus
Barnett
Passage of Gladiator Emigrant Ship Describes Harrowing Atlantic Voyage
A letter from J.S. recounts the perilous voyage of the Gladiator immigrant ship from Portsmouth to New York in 1887. Passengers endured a marathon voyage with dwindling provisions, a hurricane, and a near wreck near Sandy Hook, finally reaching Brooklyn and Astor's Hotel after a grueling relief effort. The writer notes the crew and passengers battled storms, shortages, and cold, then landed in New York with many aboard still in danger but the ship safely arrived.
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New York
J.S
Atlantic
Portsmouth
Fayal
Gulf Stream
Alshum Beach
Sandy Hook
Brooklyn
New York City
Astor’s
J.C. i
Fashionable Paris Dress Notes From The London Magazine
From the London and Paris Ladies Magazine a detailed glimpse of contemporary dress: gros d Afrique en redingote outfits, emerald green and violet satin robes, and ball gowns with lace, marabouts, and pearls. Boots in satin fare and jet buttons feature. marabouts in caps noted. Also brief odds and ends on a sudden death on Blackfriars Bridge, a lunacy commission, a defamation suit between Galignani and Paris Sun, and Paris deputies debating the Disjunction Bill with early morning attendance.
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Fasurons
Marcu
London
Paris
J—Carnrrace
Suppen
Blackfriars Bridge
Messrs. Rose and Co
Blackfriars Road
Waterloo Bridge-road
Wadeson
Wright’s Hotel
Margate
Belsey
Boxtree-house
Fotheringay Castle
Northamptonshire
Mary, Queen of Scots
Galignani
Paris Sun
Louis Philippe
Post Office
Chamber of Deputies
Messrs
Clegenson
Golberg
MM. Delespaul
Chapuys-Montlaville
Leyrand
Charamaule
de Sade
Knorry
Jena
Germania
Loss of the Ship Mexico Horrific Discoveries at Hempstead
A correspondent recalls arriving near Hempstead to view the Mexico wreck. In a barn at Lott’s tavern lay 40 to 50 frozen bodies in their garments, some with rope marks and bent arms. A girl searching for her sister weeps over a corpse, others show signs of prayer and fear. The scene underscores human fragility against the stormy sea. From a New York Enquirer correspondent.
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Hempstead
Mexico
Lott
Pepper
England
The
New York Enquirer
Tragic Canal Jump Then Fire Rescue At Pentonville
A young woman leaped from a wooden bridge into the Grand Surrey Canal around 10:30 AM. A separate blaze at Mr Abrahams’ Pleasant-place property in Pentonville injured a seven year old, with quick rescue by Mr Young and others. Firefighters limited damage to the origin building. one girl remains gravely burned.
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Grand Surrey Canal
Mr. Young
Bell Tavern
Pentonville-hill
Sylvia Abrahams
London Fire Brigade
Abrahams
News from the Weekly Chronicle and London gossip
A jumble of notices reports and commentary from metropolitan papers. It notes the Chronicle will publish Saturday intelligence as a feature with weekend submissions invited, alongside court cases theater news crimes and political debates.
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Weekly Chronicle
Stealing From A Copfer Shop Leads To Fine And Labour
Joseph Poole faced charging by Richard Hall of Helborn for stealing a mustard-pot and silver spoon from his shop after consuming coffee toast and ham. He denied the theft but offered to pay. The court ordered a £5 fine or two months hard labour in the House of Correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Poole
Richard Hall
Helborn
Chas. Cormack
George Ruthven
Marquis of Anglesea
Mr. Minshull
Cormack
Murder of a medical student at Woolwich Dockyard
An inquest in Southwark into the death of Isaac Newton Slocomb 22 a medical student from New Brunswick ended with a coroner and jurors examining brutal mob violence by labourers at Woolwich Dockyard. The postmortem showed skull fracture brain bleeding and a fatal injury after a street brawl. The inquiry adjourned as police seek suspects with witnesses sparse due to fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Carter
Surrey
Roebuck Tavern
Great Dover-read
Southwark
Isaac Newton Slocomb
Woolwich Dockyard
St. John’s
New Brunswick
America
Peter Taylor
Gainsford-street
Ledden
Woolwich
Duke of Watlington
London
Mr. Ledden
Greenwich
Mir. Ledden
Ami
Néad
Mr.Ledden
Shell
Chapman
William Gibson Jallard
Pilcher
Union-street
Borough
Jallard
Brooks
Injury in Putney After Heavy Blow On Head
Police constable finds a man named James Bolton on the Putney footway in a stupor from a heavy head wound. Taken to Guy's Hospital, the injury appears from a blunt instrument. Bolton, known for collecting gold metal, remains in imminent danger with no money found.
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V Division
Putney
Guy’s Hospital
James Bolton
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John Agar
Windgor
King’s Bench
Cooper
Messrs. Hooper
Salter
Taierbatricals
Tse Rass
de Pie Passbergers
Westerday’s News
Tur
ST. Sebastian
Gomez
Don Carlos
Foreign Office
Lord Holland
Lord Palmerston
Dominions
Bank of England
Court of Chancery
Tin Church
Whitehall
Sidney Smith
University of Aberdeen
Lyndhurst
Glasgow
Aberdeen
Tus Lesses
Drury Lane
Commons
T. Duncombe
Queen’s
Agilace Beeman
Westminster Road
Covent Garden
T. P. Cooke
Ransford
Pegsworth
Tor
Baker
Ordnance Office
Central Criminal Court
Bartholomew Kent
Argus Assurance Company
Charles Phillips
Bodkin
Payne
Sergeant Andrews
Adolphus
Price
Ferries
Bristol
Messrs. Glynn and Co
Gazette de France
Constitutionnel
Mademoiselle Cachelet
Madame Parquin
Empero Alexander
Marsha Clausel
Tuileries
Soult
Gerard
Meunier
Champion
M. Lalty
Strasburgh
Marshal Clausel
Bow Street
Bmarlborough Street
Madame Lumby
Pimlico
Swan
Edgar
Rice
Ir. Dyer
Marie