Royal court life and society notices amid early 19th century bustle
Sunday divine services at the New Palace and Chapel Royal report the Queen Dowager and royal family in attendance. Debuts, Almack’s, and court balls forecast a lively season with aristocratic entourages, oaths, and arrivals in London society.
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New Palace
Short
London
Chapel Royal
St. James's
Messrs
Haden and
Barham
Chichester
Aeter Majesty
St. James's Palace
Countess of
Cork and
Orrery
Burlington-street
Adelaide FitzciSrence
Earl of Munster
Earl of
Jersey
Sarah Villiers
Almack's
Lord Arundel
House of Lords
Arthur Lennox
M.P
71S Regiment
Canada
Hamilton
Daniels
Duke of Devonshire
Kemptown
Lisbon
Count Ludoph
Prince Charles de Capua
Mivart’s
John Spencer Churchill
Duke of Sussex
Sebastiani
Duke of Wellington
Prince
Admiralty
Royal Adelaide
R. E. Curzon
Savage
Woolwich
Cleveland
Clarendon Hotel
Bell
F.R.S
Cumberland
Bordeaux
Beira
Spain
Don Carlos
Dunkirk
Abbeville
Drake
Rodwell
Covent Garden Theatre
Macready
England
France
Italy
Bombay
St. Helena
Blackwall
Great Western
House of Peers
John Russell
Metropolitan Police
Kew
Geoffrey Wyatville
Clara Novello
Berlin
Bavaria
Saxony
Austria
Hue and Cry
A. Haveland
Jady Wilders
Binfield
Reading
Louis Vanicelli
Rome
Cardinal Ciacchi
Holy College
Stertford
Duchess of Orleans
Louis Philippe
China
Eliot
Canton
Lord Mulgrave
Jamaica
Mulgrave
Maurice O'Connell
Tralee
Mayo Constitution
Tuam
Killala
31St Foot
Edward Barnes
India
Newcasle-on-Tyne
Newcastle
Carlisle
Theatrical Opening at Her Majesty's Westminster
The Her Majesty's Theatre opened last night with Se ula, featuring Persiani and Smaiinae, Tati, Borani in first appearances in Britain. The piece, Masanielle, drew praise yet limited due to late press time, while broader theatre concerns and public calls for moral oversight dominate the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Her Majesty’s Theatre
Seula
Mademoiselles Persiani
Smaiinae
Tati
Borani
Masanielle
Westminster
Surrey
London
Canterbury
House of Lords
Murphy
Macready
Most
Coriolanus
Shakspeare
Rodwell
Covent Garden Theatre
France
Italy
E. Loder
Bochsa
Barnett
Drury Lane
Farinelli
Balfe
Lablache
Messrs
Yates
Gladstone
Whitechapel
Mearrow
Adelphi
Irs
City Theatre
Hir. J.virine
The
Olemnic
The Late Fatal Prize Fight in Hertfordshire
Coroner's inquest in Hertford on the death of William Phelps alias Brighten Bill after a pugilistic bout with Owen Swift near Barkway. Witnesses describe a brutal hour long fight with heavy head injuries. verdict finds manslaughter by Owen Swift as principal in the first degree and others aiding and abetting as second degree. Authorities lament lack of magistrates and preventive measures.
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Moholly
W. Longwacre
County of Hertford
Whatsheaf Ins
Bakway
Hertfordshire
William Phelps
Brighten Bill
Owen Swift
John Part
Barkway
Brighton BI
Ashting
Melbourne-ha
Cambridgeshire
Owen
Wan Ta
Tae
Brighton Bill
Melbourne
Cambridge-uire
Cambridge
Hertford
Witnoas
Frank Reimond
Samuel Evang
Dick Curtis
Brown
Swift
Reighbourhood
Mr. Butler
Witness
Curtis
Mayer
Edmond
Perein
Biwift
Redmond
Dutch Sam
Sharse
Marquis of
Waterford
Ebenez R Norris
Persaris
John Household
Baldwin
Ece
Witneae
Hooper
Witxens
Nanelaughter
Avaicat
Samuel Foer
Aa Redmard
Richard Curtis
Carebridge
Essex
Witihesteg
Meri. This Is the Third Fatalight In Which the Survivor Sestem
S.m2
Stift
Narsed Marrey
Murray
Anthony Neon
Peraon
Swife
Winchester
Fethmex
Partica
Brighton
Royston
Orer
Evans
Siftwaa
Anthony Noon
Duay
St. OmEn
Legion
St. Omer
Johnson
Walker
St. Ferdinand
Afernoon
Longuehesse
Fitzjohn
Wetenball
Public fight scandal and legal pursuit across Brighton trials
Details emerge of a brutal prize encounter near a highway and the public gambling that surrounded it. Magistrates attended and betting on the outcome was reported as the fight left a fatal injury and sparked a coroner’s inquiry.
Expedition to Canada Under Earl of Durham Plans
Hastings preparations for the voyage to Canada include a 250 man guard, a government steamer, and gunboats from Jamaica. Troop composition covers regiments from 23d to 85th, with Grenadier and Coldstream Guards as headquarters, totaling about 10,600 infantry and 500 cavalry. The mission includes skirmish-style warfare in Canadian forests, with artillery, engineers, and potential reinforcements from Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
F. E. Lock
Earl of Durham
Portsmouth
West India Station
Admiralty
Jamaica
New Brunswick
Canada
Dragoon Guards
7Th Hussars
Grenadier Guards
Coldstream Guards
Spain
Don Carlos
Lord Durham
Grenadier
Armen
London
Winchester
Apollo
Athol
Portsmou' Harbour
Negroes under mild treatment in Western travel critique
The article cites Miss Marti’s Retrospect of Western Travel praising negroes and recounts a case where a relative of Chief Justice Maraball placed his estate in black hands. The overseer chosen by the negroes led to steady profits with no catastrophe, suggesting improved outcomes since governance by blacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maraball
Havin
Ts Estate Haa Fren
The
Negraca
Baz & Co
Madrid Reports Flinter Rout and French Elector Drama
The Madrid scene on the night of the 13th claims General Flinter routed Basilio near Almaden and captured the Carlist chief, while Madrid remained tranquil on the 14th. A telegraphic despatch from Toulon dated March 19 notes Corsican born Paoli replacing the late General Horace Sebastiani in the Chamber of Deputies amid expected annulment to allow a definitive choice. Society of British Artists in Pall Mall East features many works including Latilla queen allegory and notable landscapes and portraits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Flinter
Basilio
Almaden
Moniteur
Chamber of Deputies
Toulon
Marine
Bastia
Corsica
Horace Sebastiani
Paoli
England
Society of British Artists
Swciety of
Suffolk-street
Pall-mall-east
Latilla
Chambers
J. Boaden
G. Vesey
F. J. Hurlstone
Desert
Mexico
Hanks
H. E. Dawe
J. Beaden
J. Fogge
Erin
M‘ian
Dillington-houce
Ilmingter
Lord North
John Lee Joe
del Maio
Anc
Thames Pime Giles Company
Savey Wharf
Strand
Peplar
Windsor Castle
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Bishopstone
Swindon
Hinton
County Waterford
Moore
Shipston
Great Britain
Westmoreland
Windermere
Ullswater
Keswick
Lloyd’s
United States
Liverpool
Lloyd’s Thefe
Pernambuco
James Mathieson
Downs
West Newton
Alexander M'Corquindale
Cannonby
Charlie
Sanders
Barbadoes
House of Assembly
Perrin
Walter Scott
Edinburgh
Melrose Abbey
O’connell
House of Commons
Wallace
Hungary
British and Foreign Bible Society
Royal Library
the Hague
Society
Twining
Gloucestershire
Viscount de Sa da Bandeira
Vernet
H. de Salis
Wurtemberg
Hanover
Mecklenburgh
Oldenburg
Nicholas
Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Colburn
Alwalton
Pritisy
Footit
Moulton Estgate
Mansion House
Bowen
Hill
Leadenhall Street
White
Marylebone
New-road
Rawlinson
House of Correction
New Worship Street
George Todds
Ann Sands
Broughton
Follett
J Mer
Fielden
Henry-street
Camdentes
Covent Gardép
Cawkeener
Ard
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