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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

May 13, 1838

Page

5

Royal pageantry and court life in London and Europe

Reports detail royal divine service at Chapel Royal with the Bishop of London administering the sacrament to Queen and Duchess of Kent, followed by drives in Hyde Park. Attending ranks include Lady Catherine Harcourt and Earl Howe, while preparations for grand entertainments at Kensington and the New Palace unfold. Notes cover debt settlements for the Duke of Kent, coronation intrigues, foreign dignitaries, and civil notices from Jamaica to Wakefield.

Chapel Royal London Duchess of Kent Royal Charles Somerset Miss Hope Johnstone Earl Howe Tavistock Hyde Park Regent’s Park George Hewitt Duke of Sussex Kensington Palace Catherine Harcourt Earl of Liverpool St. James's Palace Marquis Conyngham Lord Charles Fitzroy Lord Charles-Fitzroy Earl of Belfast Paris Duke of Devonshire Earl of Howth Curragh George Warrender Albemarle-street Marshal Soult Dalmatia Count Montholos Napoleon Zurich Louis Napoleon Buonaparte Grand Council Thurgau Duke of Cambridge Kew Hanover Holland Signora Strozzi Florence Naples Holy See Alzetine Foreign Department Kentish Gazette Lord Bloomfield Woolwich Garrison Royal Artillery Guards Duke of Kent Largs Fitzwilliam Dundas New Palace Dancinz Prince Lechnowski Don Sebastian Don Carlos Vienna Salzburg Spain Vendome Duke de Reichstadt Sydney Smith Adam Charles I Austin Cooper Isle of Wight Hereford House of Assembly of Jamaica England Shrewsbury and Birmingham Montgomeryshire Wakefield Grand United Order of Old Women Grand Junction Railway Liverpool Duke of Aufort Arlington Street Mace E. Latilla Madame Vestris Chalon M‘cormick Strand

Wellington statue to rise ten feet in city

The Wellington statue in the city will stand ten feet high with about £8000 in hand for the work. Sir F Chantréy will begin in days as the duke provides sitings. the high sheriff of Essex will call a county meeting to petition Parliament for immediate abolition of slavery. Seizures and sales of property for church rates rise in parts of the country.

Wellington F. ‘Chantréy Willi Essex Board of Teustoms Her Meteor Falmouth London and ‘Birmingham George Strickland Hull Salisbury Jacob Astley Baron Delaval Seaton Delaval Northumberland Melton Norfolk Lord Desman Mansion House Marydom Stepney Rudge Parker Marlebone Sharé Mr. Shutt Smyt Shute Urpsady Thomas Capps London and Brmingnan Chalk Farm-lane Brrow Staing Dan Hunter Nema Molly Sun‘ Ry Papkins Koves Forka Map Mua Walters

Elphinstone Impresses In Haymanner Knowles Revival

The revival of Haymanner Knowles’s Wife showcases Miss Elphinstone as Mariana, evolving from debutante promise to capable actress. Willis Jones debuts as St Pierre with cautious start, Gidver and Perkins provide spirited but varied performances. The curtain falls to strong audience applause amid mixed reviews.

Haymanner Confessor Willis Jones St. Pierre E. Gidver Ferrardo Perkins Knowles St. James's Cosimo M. Prevost Oxberry Auber British’ Legion Turna Hammond Covent Garden England Covent Garden Theatrical Fund Wallack Charles Horn Miss Horton Ellen Tree Abbott South Carolina Jerrold Celeste Haymarket Kean Scotland Corps Dramatique Webster Muzard Senor Carnevero Madrid Paris Countess of Essex Hanover Square Rauzzini Bath Dublin

Provident schemes lure workers with tiny weekly sums

The National Loan Fund and Life Assurance Society promotes a weekly subscription plan that grows into an annuity or repayment with interest, seen as a beacon for provident habits. The article notes anticipated countrywide benefits and potential future discussion. It also mentions a Wormwood Scrubs clash between ex MP Borthwick and Rushout, plus a meeting of the Apollo Society urging parliamentary petitions.

National Loan Fund and Life Assurance Society Wormwood Scrubs Borthwick M.P Evesham Rushout 1St Life Guards Kim Biddulph Rashout Cuunen

An Attorney General Defends Libel Case

In a Queen's Bench proceeding the attorney general argues against an absolute rule to file a criminal information for libel. The Times article dated March 9 is questioned over money sources. Sir John Conroy faces questions on source of funds while Denman and Littledale press for clear denials before ruling on the rule absolute.

John Campbell Court of Queen’s Bench Lawson Times John Coorey Sir John Conroy John Conroy Thesiger Lord Denman Justice , Littledale John Courey Justice Patteson

Reform in Ottoman finances and royal review planned

Letters from Constantinople dated the 17th report the sultan’s reform to farm out provincial revenue to bidders and entrust collection to municipal officers. Cyprus already adopted this system, to spread empirewide by March 1839. A grand royal review in Hyde Park on the Waterloo anniversary is anticipated with envoys present.

Constantinople Cyprus Hyde Park Waterloo Queen’s Bench Wreach House of Commons Bank of England Marlborough-street Andrew Leith Hay Bermuda Chambers Sir Andrew Tok Fulham Lady Hay Court of Chancery Andrew Remuda William Ponsonby John Ephinstone Flemming William Croft Pall Mall Alderton M. Mars Sxon Seeut Germany

Woodstock borough contest ends in conservative win

In Woodstock two aristocratic brothers duel for a borough seat, each backed by rival blocs as they trade barbed jests over past canvassing and political alignments. The poll tallies show the Marquis of Blandford ahead 160 to 155 for Lord John Churchill, ending a fraught campaign that critics deem a public display of family strife more than true service.

Woodstock House of Marlborough Marquis of Blandford John Churchill London Leavin Oxford Marquis of Blandford Birmingham Union Pee Stanley Graham Birmingham Lord John Churchill Lord J. Churchill Gentilemant Mr. Coles Marquis O' Blandford Hisses J. Churchill Ferars Aber

Queen's first Buckingham Palace state ball dazzles guests

Her Majesty hosted the first state ball at the new palace since accession. The event drew 600 invitations, illuminated salons, guards in attendance, royal dances with Prince George of Cambridge, and a luxurious display of military, naval attire, jewels, and a grand engraving by Weekes and Nau.

Buckingham Palace New Palace Horse Guards 3D Regiment of Guards Weippert Duke Sussex Duchess of Gloucester Lord Champerlain Prince George of Cambridge Viscount Jocelyn Earl of Baden Vircoust Rifle Brigade Order of the Garter Dukes of Sussex Duke of Cambridge Prince George Prince Esterhazy Duke of Devonshire Hertford Mr. Strauss

Intelligent dispatches recount renewals of Spanish loan talks

Letters from Paris dated yesterday report renewed negotiations for a Spanish loan via influential intermediaries. A fresh counterparty signed by M Aguado was sent from Paris to Madrid for ratification, while Paris journals discuss debates on a railway project and various diplomatic and political items abroad.

Paris M. Aguado Madrid Courrier Francais Brussels Ostend Dover Ghent Brzator M. Miranda Ee Age Swabian Mercury Posen Sabino Rome Mopiego Baly Evelyn Lucia Westminster West Dean’s Yard Petit Merchant Tailors’ Hall Robert Petel Spitalfields Duke of Bedford Calcutta Penzanied London Aberjeen Murray John Murray Compter Anderson Ann Wycherley Stafford

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