Queen's renewed riding and royal week in London
London notes recount Queen Victoria resuming equestrian exercise at Hyde Park, attending Don Giovanni at her theatre with the Duchess of Kent, and divine service at the Chapel Royal. Royal appearances span Ascot races and a Kensington Palace conversazione. Reports cover court visits, births, deaths, and a mix of diplomatic and social events in early June.
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Hyde Park
Her Majesty’s Theatre
Duchess of Kent
Chapel Royal
St. James's
New Palace
Duchess of Cambridge
Prince George
Princess Augusta of Cambridge
Her Majesty’s
Duke of Sussex
Kensington Palace
Metropolis
St. James’s
Countess of Sheffield
Duke de Nemours
Prince de Joinville
Rio Janeiro
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Eton Montem
Ascot Races
Duke of Richmond
Marischal College
University
Lord Brougham
Lord Lyndhurst
Colquhoun
Rotterdam Courant
Brazil
Duchess of
Braganza
Lisbon
Countess Mindello
Richard Colt Hoare, Bart
Stourhead
Wilts
Doctors’commons
Board of Guardians of the Poor of
Pike Road
Denbigh Hall
Sir John Herschell
England
Africa
Morris
Brighton
Canterbury
Lambeth Palace
Naples
Two Sicilies
Capua
Griffiths
London
Victoria Augusta Ludovica Tsabella
Amelia Philomena
Helene Penelope Borbone
George Wentworth Fitzwilliam
Earl Fitzwilliam
Flo
St. Ivites
Mathews
St Andrew’s Church
Plymouth
Countess de Rossi
Molle Sontag
Paris
Sardinia
St. Petersburg
Portier
Fontenay-sous-Bois
Shakspeare
Stratford
Mexico
Republic
United States
M. van Buren
Constantinople
Lord Ponsonby
Tahir Pacha
M. Dupin
Chamber of Deputies
Bombay
Presidency
America
Aberdeen
Bolton and Manchester
Hand of Wisdom
Doncaster
Rossington
Scottish Highlands
E. Wilmot
New York State
Printer
Carter
Brewer
Mariner
Sun- North Wand
The Sonnambula at Her Majesty's and other theatre notices
La Sonnambula repeated to a full fashionable audience. Persiani as Amina earned a double encore with exquisite execution and passion. Rubini as Elvino and Tamburini as Rodolfo were praised for their singing. The Queen attended Norma, then Sheridan Knowles's Woman's Wit at Covent Garden drew crowded houses and applause. Olympic offered Patter and Clatter with Mathews delivering rapid, versatile character work to universal acclaim.
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Her Majesty’s Theatre
Amina
Persiani
Rubini
Norma
Covent-Garden
Sheridan Knowles
Knowles
Patter
Clatter
Captain Patter
Wyman
Mathews
Mr. Mathews
Great Radical Demonstration on Glasgow Green
The Glasgow demonstration supported universal suffrage and annual parliaments with wage for attendance. Led by Birmingham delegates and local workers, the Green crowd exceeded expectations with a six hundred banquet in the evening. Attwood and other speakers urged petitions and a possible general strike if reform failed. The event showcased strong working class organization and moral energy.
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Birmingham
Glasgow
Glasgow Green
Parkhead
Strathaven
Drumelog
Duke-street
George-street
Queen-street
Argyle-street
Trongate-street
London Street
Turner
Thrush-grove
Attwood
Britain
Messrs
Muntz
Edmunds
Douglas
Murphy
Wade
Working Men’s Association of London
Miller
Moir
Thrushgrove
Collins
Edwards
Bridgeton
Edmonds
Mr. Edwards
Chalmers
Mr. Collins
British Queen launches at Limehouse in grand spectacle
The new steamship British Queen was floated from Curling and Young yard at Limehouse with 30 000 spectators on land and a fleet of steamers on the Thames. The 35 foot longer vessel than any in the British navy will cost about 70 000 pounds with total outlay near 100 000 pounds. It departs for New York in about two months.
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Curling and Young
Limehouse
Woolwich
Queen Adelaide
Thames
Gravesend
Greenwich
South West India Dock
West India-dock
New York
Messrs. Curling and Young
Destruction of the Montgolfier Balloon Riot at Surrey Gardens
A large Surrey Gardens crowd rioted after failing to ascend the Montgolfier Balloon. The balloon and gallery were damaged by stones, the rope anchors gave way, and a lake spillover ruined the display. Police attended as crowds blamed organizers and sought refunds.
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Surrey Zoological Gardens
Vesuvius
Death and Funeral of Talleyrand Draw Admirers
Paris journals note the grand funeral rites for Talleyrand with royal and legislative honors seen as excessive and historic pomp perceived as a fleeting gesture. They also report on a French asphalt venture drawing heavy investor interest, with English shares priced around £360,000 and French shares at 1000 francs trading at 3000 francs.
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Talleyrand
Jeune France
Lobsan
Lower Rhine
France
Paris
Coronation Preparations for Magnificent Westminster Ceremony
Details emerge on the planned grand music at Westminster Abbey for the coronation of the Queen, including a 400 performer orchestra, new temporary organ, expanded choirs, and a banquet of rare tapestries. Preparations rise in scale with embattled Gothic arches, royal galleries, and ambassador rooms.
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Westminster Abbey
Chapels-Royal
St. Paul’s
Windsor
Zadok
Handel
W. Knyvett
Hallelujah Chorus
George Smart
Her Majesty
Chapel Royal
Abbey
Lord Muterave
Admiralty
Kingstown
London
O’loghlan
Marshal Soult
Louis Philippe
France
Fettee
Ahmed Pasha
Constantinople
England
Abbas Mirza
Marshal Paskewitsch
Bialavieja
Europe
Russia
Spain
Marquis de Miraflores
Austria
Prince Schwarzzenberg
Belgium
Prince de Ligne
Count Stroganoff
Prussia
Prince Pulbus
Sweden
Count Gustavus
Lowenhielm
Sardinia
Brignole Sale
Netherlands
M. van der Capellen
Denmark
Prince Christian of Holstein
Baker
Christopher Wren
House of Lords
Solomon’s Porch
St. Margaret’s Churchyard
King-street
St. Edward’s
Ireland
Scotland
Treaty ratified France Haiti prompts new state appointment
France ratified the treaty with Haiti with M. de Las Cases named counsellor of state attached to war and navy. Madrid reports 8,000 to 10,000 troops near the capital after Pardinas pursuit. Berlin notes Prince Adalbert to London for coronation, royal accord on Hyde Park seating. Public notices warn against exclusive churchyard seat schemes and debt imprisonment reforms.
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France
Haiti
War and Navy Committee
Madrid
Pardinas
Basilio
Caramanchel
Berlin
Adalbert
London
Prussia
Prince of the Blood
Hyde Park
St. Margaret’s
Dean and Chapter
St. Peter’s
George IV
St. Margaret’s Church
Select Committee
House of Lords
Queen Victoria
Subrosep Murper
Beadle
St. John’s
Bow Street
Wm. Hall
F Division
Wright
Mathews
Exeter-street
Strand
Sarah Rogers
North London
House of Correction
LisaLine
James Peader
William Carr
Phillips’s Gardens
New-road
Neddy
Newgut-market
Waterloo Road
Green-Yard
Newgate
Hatton Garden
Petet
Booth and Petet
Mr. Petet
Mr. Benett
Sloman’s
Cursitor-street
Chancery-lane
Thomas M‘donald
Benett
Peter
Traman
George Charett
Proprietary Grammar School
Islington
Reynolds
Tower Hamlets
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