Belisario at Majesti Theatre Opens with Noted Singers
The Majesti Theatre opened on Saturday with Donizetti's Belisario featuring Signora Menani Madame Croft and M F Lablache in the leading roles. La Blache and the rest of the company performed well though some voices needed further polish. The evening included a new ballet Robert le Diable and a crowd expected stars like Grisi Garcia Rubini and Lablache after Easter.
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Majesti
Saturso Catae
Donizetta
Signora Menani
Madame Croft
M. F. Lablache
Signora Monani
Antonia
Irene
Lablacke
Belisario
Tati
Leporte
Grisi
Garcia
Rubini
Lablache
England
God Save the Queen
Robert le Diable
Meyerbeer
Guerra
Hermisie Elsler
Madame Giubilei
Duke of Wellington
Louis Napoleon Buonaparte
Tamburini
Haymarket
Norman
Honey Moon
Strickland
Webster
Keeley
Miss Taylor
Orelia
Zamora
Lady Constance
Mordaunt
Lydia
Bernard
Mr Maywood
Iago
Kean
Miss Maywood
Cooper
O. Smith
Elphinstone
Partridge
St. James’s
Strand
Russell
Duke of Devonshire
Horatio Craven
A.M
Mr. Roxby
Dickey Watt
Mr. Wrench
Wrench
Brooks
Jane Mordaunt
Signor Tamburini
London
M. Laporte
Jophn Grist
Mdue
Judith Grist
Italy
H. Webb
Mixed Victorian Royal News and Barbadoes Execution Tale
A royal visit and social round unfold in London with the Queen at Covent Garden and a Lord Melbourne dinner, while in Barbadoes Captain Nugent confronts a jailed killer. Michael Kinnelly faces a death sentence by musketry after a failed assassination attempt on his captain.
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Chapel Royal
St. James’s
James Clarke
Buckingham Palace
Covent Garden Theatre
South Street
Marquis of Denroy
Marquis of Tweeddale
Marquis of Normanby
Conroy
Coldstream Guards
Ireland
Duke of Rovigo
Forest of St. Germain
Paris
Lord Henley
Robert Peel
Staats-Schaldscheine
Devon
Colley Grattan
Boston
United States
T. Phillips
Polytechnic Institution
Chatham
Dardanelles
Tophana
Treasury
Ilfracombe
Barnstaple
West of England
Alexandria
Mehemet Ali
Ibrahim Pasha
Dmoniteur
France
Worcester
Leipsic
Dresden
Danube
Don Francisco de Paula
Mexico
Spain
England
Black Sea
Austria
Turkey
Lette to The Wars of Europe review sample
A brief commentary on a historical work titled The Wars of Europe praises its fidelity to past events and varied sources. It notes the author quotes authorities and offers a specimen illustration from the compilation.
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Europe
Pauie
Soldier Kinnelly’s Martyrdom and a Cold Morning Peace
An account recalls the court martial of Kinnelly who, facing execution by firing squad, proclaims his peace and affection for comrades while denouncing drunkenness as his ruin. The scene ends with his body interred as troops stand in solemn march past the grave. The passage shifts to reviews of religious books praising sacred poetry and consolations for mourners.
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Aleg
Kinnelly
United Service Journal
Sacred Harp
Darton
Harvey
Ward and Co
St. Paul's Church
St. Peter’s Church
Trinity Church
All Saints’ Church
Delicate Royal Palace Intrigue Affects Lady Flora Hastings
A London paper reports a palace scandal involving Lady Flora Hastings, tied to the Duchess of Kent. The article details alleged slander, royal inquiry, and the Hastings family’s demand for formal vindication, with Lord Hastings pressuring for a royal audience and a public denial.
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Flora Hastings
H.R.H
Duchess of Kent
Marquis of Hastings
Conroy
Camarilla
Flora
Charles Mansfield Clarke
Charles Clarke
Lord Melbourne
Lord Hastings
England
Carlton
Kent
House of Commons
Duke of Wellington
Buckingham Palace
Morning Post
Sporting Intelligence at Lattersall's and Epsom Races
A lively racing tally from Lattersall s shows bets spread thin with 10 to 1 and 20 to 1 quotes on favorites Flambeau The Dey Kremlin and others while large wagers on Zimmerman Erin go Bragh and Melbourne appear tentative. At Epsom the entries close for several sweepstakes with horses including Larnaca Oroonoke Vassa and Voluptuary among others contesting one mile and longer heats with stakes and sales notes.
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Flambeau
Dey
Kremlin
Tros
Eringo Bragh
Meunier
Zimmerman
Epidaurus
Lord
Jersey
Bay Middleton
Duke of Rutland
Peel
Algiers
Albermarle
Duke of Cleveland
Duke of Richmond
Mr. Bowes
Marquess of
Westminster
Lord Mayor
Ilderim
Bowes
Duke of Grafton
Aither
G. Heathcote
Valaincourt
Ridadale
Bloomsbury
Dixon
Wreford
G. Clark
Williamson
Melbourne
King of Kelton
Cooke
Thornhill
Flambeau Dey
Erin-go-Bragh
Brother
Flambeau and
Vassa
Marotto
Greatrex
Colonel
Crutch
Roe
Emilius
Falconer
Langar
Canada
Capt. Gardner
Actzon
Misletoe
Balchin
Barbarina
Brutandorf
Ares
W. May
Faulconer
Bobadil
Gawkey
Gardner
Ochiltree
Shepherd
Saddler
Shelley
Paraguay
Lambden
Pontiff
Margaret
Blyth
Turner
Sir Felix
Theobald
Paulina
Paris meeting names Barrot Soult Thiers ministers
In Paris Left and Left Centre factions agreed on ministerial posts with Barrot as Presidency candidate, Soult as Prime Minister and War Minister, Thiers Foreign Minister, Passy Home Minister, Guizot Public Instruction, and Duchatel Finance. Papineau traveled to Paris and met liberal leaders. Lallemand’s burial took place at Montmartre.
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Paris
M. Barrot
M. Thiers
Chamber
Marshal Soult
M. Passy
M. Guizot
M. Duchatel
Finance
Papineau
Thither
Havre
M. Lafitte
Canada
Lallemand
Montmartre
Bayonne
Maroto
Her
Ram Ram Shah
Herat
England
Dost Mahommed
Mr. Campbell
Madras Army
Candahar
Tatta
Beloochee
Notts Devon
Southmolton
Newton Fellowes
Lillisant
Buller
Henry Harding
Fursdon
Buck
Richmonp E
Richmonp E.eection.—Sir R. Dundas
Sir R. Dundas
Miles Stapleton
Zoological Gardens
Birmingham
Betty Mills
Daynes
Hempnall
Norwich
Louis- Napoleon
Woolwich
Vaudrey
Col
de Bouffet Montauban
MM. de Persigny
Conneau
Lord Bloomfield
Lord B
Court of Common Council
Potter
House of Commons
City of London
Metropolitan Police Commissioners
London
Hertford
Thomas Taylor
William Bennett
Tewell
Taylor
Miracle rescue at Edmanstone Colliery shaft collapse
The Caledonian Mercury reports a dramatic Sunday rescue after a shaft at Edmanstone Colliery flooded and blocked passage. Thirteen workers and two children endured 34 hours in darkness before being freed with milk and bread provided by rescuers.
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Caledonian Mercury
Stenhouse
George Scott
Scott
Whitehill
Adam
Messrs
Thames Tunnel
Edinburgh
Dalkeith
Musselburgh, &c
Slandering Publications Society Moves to Prosecute
A second meeting of the Society for Putting Down Scurrilous and Slanderous Publications was held at the Hope Tavern Drury Lane chaired by Mr Wiley. Attendees cited harming families by such writings and the society has engaged a solicitor and raised funds for legal costs. District meetings are planned and publishers have been persuaded to drop harmful publications.
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Hope Tavern
Drurylane
Wiley
Individu
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Barbadoes
Nugent
36Th Regiment
Moncrief
Captain Nugent
St. Lucia
Michael Kinnelly
Saul
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