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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

May 14, 1842

Page

3

Royal masque ball at Buckingham palace spectacle of wealth and pageantry

A two week build up to the Queen's masque ball unfolds with 2000 guests at Buckingham Palace. The event features royal dress by Breton and Slocombe Howe, gems valued tens of thousands, elaborate heraldry, and rehearsals led by the lord chamberlain. The Queen's gown, Prince Albert's cloak, and various noble costumes spark chatter, with the assembled crowd and foreign costume influences drawing attention.

London Paris Baldrich Vienna Seringapatam Duchess of Sutherland Duchess of Cambridge Greece Earl of Chesterfield Branch Glover Elam Spitalfields France Edward the Third Europe Albert Prince Albert Edward Slocombe Howe the Duchess of Kent Lady Palmerston Anne Boleyn Countess of Chesterfield Donna Florinda Don Juand Autriche Philip II Spain Roe Ropss Duchess of Edward the Duke of Lord Normandy Walter de Manny Lady Peel Isabella Milan Robert Peel Vandyke Duchess of Beaufort Isabella de Valois Philip of Lady Littleton Henrietta of England Louis XII Duke of Beaufort Anne de Bretagne Comte d’Angouléme Lord Pembroke Princess Claude Augusta Gaston de Foix Prince George Duchesse de Ferrare Ailesbury Jean Albert de Navarre Lord Granby Germance de Foix Clanricarde Bayard Cardigan Jeanne de Conflans Exeter le Connétable de Bourbon Hillsborough Duchesse de Bourbon A. Somerset Louis de Tatrémouille Craven Charlotte de la Trémouille Wilton Comte Chateaubriand Claud Hamilton Anne de Villerois Lincoln Chevalier d Emlyn Louise de Renoux Samiey Maréchal de Chabannes Malmesbury Madame de Lapalisse Charles d’Amboise Fitzroy M. de Chateaubriand de Burgh

GERMAN QUADRILLE LEADERSHIP AND NAMES LIST

The article lists leaders and participants of multiple quadrilles including German, Quapnitte, Greek, Cosaque, and Scorcn, naming nobles and aristocrats such as Duchess of Sutherland, Countess De La Warr, Duke of Leinster, Marquis of Londonderry, and many others, reflecting a grand social pageant. It notes the Greek quadrille faced absence due to Lord H Russell’s death and highlights the elaborate costumes and enthusiasm of attendees.

Duchess of Sutherland Duke of Saxony Lord Wilton Duchess of Saxony Landgraf Philip of Hesse Kielmansegge Christina Landgravine of Hesse Cowper Francis Duke of Lauenburg Maidstone Duchess of William Cowper Ebert Mary Howard Waverleey Quapnitte Countess de la Warr Isabella de la Warr Charles the First Vandyke Rowena Frances Vane Berengaria Alexandrina Vane Isabelle de Croye Caroline Strangways Roland Graeme Viscount Curzon Earnscliffe Kerrison Kenneth John Manners Damian de Lacy Hugh Cholmondeley Crusaders Marchioness of Chelsea Alfred Paget Katherine Jermyn Count de Noailles Stanley James Wortley Harriet Baring Augusta Baring George Hope Sarah Ingestrie Gerald Fitzgerald Lord Bruce Earl of Mansfield Duchess of Bedford H. Russell Duchess of Leinster Miss Macfarline Lord Ossulston Constance Paget Lord Paget Eleanor Paget Mr. Cole Taglioni Cerito Parterre Lablache Brunow Caroline Cox Cantalupe Wheatley Lord Crawley Mary Taylor M. de Berg Fitzroy Somerset Count Kondrioffsky Miss Cavendish Count Berkowsky Mildred Cecil Count Cordoffsy Letitia D'Arcy Jewyn Mr. West Balfour Gardener Fane Boyce Miss Willoughby Ellen Douglas Primrose

Cheltenham and Great Western Railway half yearly meeting

At Cirencester the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway Company reported progress on their bill and declared a 25s per share dividend after a 7 10s per share call. Expenditure totals were £462,576 19s 2d up to December and £40,397 1s 9d to April.

Cheltenham and Great Western Railway Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway Company Cirencester Aleo Great North Exclano Railway Dolphin Inn Kingston Surrey Wr. White Thames Ditton Richmond Ham Road Abraham Cox Cox Improver Map Thomas Higgs Westminster St. Martin Duke-street Adelphi Clara Matilda Goodrich Wittenhoff George-street Bainbridge St. Martin’s-lane Epps Ely-place Campbell Crown Butler's Buildings St. Katherine Docks Baker David Davies Senator Barque Liverpool Francis Kerr Senator Ceylon London Thames James Smith Adam Main Stodrig Kelso Raven and Sun Russell-street Bermondsey Carter Elizabeth Barron Esther Ward Greenwich Savings’ Bank

Legal Q&A on wills and tenancy cases from 19th century column

A dense set of reader questions and expert answers covers inheritance rules for children and grandchildren, tenancy and rateable value under George III law, and procedures for wills and legacies. Topics include validity of marriage in false names, duties of putative fathers, insolvent estates, and rights to access property, with advice on notices, trespass, and appeals.

X. M Mary M. N X. Y B. J A. M The Odd Fellows D. W Wm. Pitt T.C.R J. Rural

Whit Sunday notes and weather in the weekly Ephem

The issue lists church lessons for Whit Sunday and Whit Monday, with astronomical data on the sun, moon, and day length. It records various fairs and weather forecasts across towns, notes Ember Week and Trinity term, and includes miscellaneous letters and reader queries from the Weekly Chronicle.

Murphy Legh E.N.M Meteo Ephem Urphy Oxford Trinity Quakers General Meeting London Trinity Cambridge Legic

A Calendar for Britain and Ireland May Dates and Tides

A dated calendar provides sunrise and sunset rules by latitude for Britain and Ireland and instructions to adjust times by degrees, plus high water tables for major ports with offsets for Bristol Dover Dublin Holyhead, and notes that other harbours will be covered. It directs readers to Notices to Correspondents for further calendar information.

Great Britain and Ireland London Drc Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton

Destructive fires and railway disaster shock Europe

The week brought two calamities Hamburgs destruction by fire and a major Paris Versailles railway crash. The Hamburg loss hits insurers and trade. authorities blame neglect and weak controls. The Paris accident highlights need for safer rail practice and stricter oversight. condemnation of door locking and axle design cited by Paris Academy. The article notes potentialBritish responsibility and calls for reforms and accountability in railway operations.

Hamburg Paris Versailles England Phenix Royal Exchange Sun Fire London Academy of Sciences At Great Western

Roebucks motion and poor law debate in parliament

The adjourned debate on Mr. Roebucks motion regarding the recent Compromises resumed on Monday with Roebucks forceful argument pushing for tighter measures against bribery in constituencies and for a conduct inquiry on Members. Lord Palmerston opposed, but Roebucks reply shamed both sides into unanimity. The Poor Law Renewal Bill, led by Sir James Graham, mirrors last year with central authority and nine assistant commissioners to be kept, Gilbert Unions abolished, and minor bastardy clause changes. The Times attacks the measure as no benefit to workers, while radicals and Tories prepare for continued clash on reform.

Peex Weekly Chronicle House of Commons Liverpool Lord Sandon Ewart and Denison Norwich Duke of Wellington Lord Abinger England Nottingham Peel Jamaica Carlton Club Standard Robert Inglis John Hobhouse Earl of Elgin Herries Mr. Kelly Ipswich D'Israeli Tomline Shrewsbury Sudbury Mr. Attwood Harwich Lyme Regis Kinsale Rochester Maidstone Canterbury St. Alban's Mr. Lindsay Sandwich Mr. Hogg Beverley Twin Baronets Hull Milnes and Pollington Pomfret Messrs Neeld Bailey Attwood Fremantle India John Hoppe Bengal Native Infantry Shah Soojah 2D Regiment of Infantry J. H Adlair-Crhilzie Candahar CuanLes E. Hopre William-street New Bridge-street Blackfriars-bridge Cabrol W. M‘naghten Nott Cardahar Safter Jung Manning Holroyd Joan Horre P.S Charles Hoppe Withycombe Ranleigh Exmouth Devon Keople Earl Cornwallis Dublin London T. C Hamel Locke J. Lister Tower Somerset House W. T Manchester Shefield Chiltern Hundreds Duke Humphrey Wm. Seguier National Gallery Lord Ashley J. B Roebuck Francis Egerton W. Miles Lancelles W. Heathcote Strutt Hume Ward Hawes Duncombe Fitzroy Lord John Russell Mr. Roebuck Lord Palmerston Robert Peel P. Howard Charles Wynn John Russell James Graham Central Commission Somerset House Commission Ferrand Wakley Times Home Secretary Hastings Sheffield

Mr Philip Howard as Parliament Leader in Nottingham Writ Move

The piece condemns Mr Philip Howard for his attempt to lead by moving a New Writ for Nottingham to thwart a Commons inquiry. It notes his editors side and others deserted him, and suggests he yield leadership and return to his former, more popular role.

Malvolio Philip Howard French Godson Nottingham House of Commons P. Howard James Cocking Cat'spaw

Sir Robert Peel's tariff speech sparks free trade defense

The lettered debate cites Sir Robert Peel's tariff speech praising free trade, rejecting protectionist arguments, and arguing that reducing duties on raw materials and goods would lower living costs, with emphasis on reciprocity, Huskisson, and Deacon Hume as authorities amid chartist correspondence and political exchanges in 1842.

Robert Peel England Lord Ashburton House of Lords Deacon Hume Huskisson Sir Robert Peel United States

Free Trade Arguments On Tariffs And Agriculture

A polemic discusses tariff policy, shading arguments by Gladstone and Peel about duties on meat, wheat, and importers. It notes limited meat import, the monopoly of agriculturists, and the desire to pursue correct principles while acknowledging trade constraints and smuggling.

Gladstone Robert Peel Fupland Jo Mas Tyr Swanan Fisheries Thriosyn

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