Fatal Explosion of Fireworks in Birmingham Court
An inquest into the deaths of Jane Long 26 William Merrix 10 and W H Bloore 7 months after a fireworks explosion in Wenman Street Birmingham found accidental death. Evidence showed Merrix a part time fireworks maker who had just secured an order from Leicester. The blast gutted the kitchen injuring others and destroying the house. Jury urged authorities to curb dangerous fireworks manufacture in densely populated areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Birt Davies
Jane Long
Williama Merrix
W. H. Broore
Wenman-street
Joseph Merrix
Leicester
Merrix
Banner
Mrs. Merrix
William Merrix
Josepherrix
Mary Ann Bloore
General Hospital
William Bloore
Sarah Banner
Joseph
Elizabeth Alders
Pugh
Henry Pugh
William
James
Alders
Colman-street
Thomas Bloore
Mr. Freer
Birmingham General Hospital
Abial Transit Machine Case Over Aerial Articles
In Palace Court on Friday, Monck Mason sues the editor of the Civil Engineers and Architects Journal for £18 10s 9d for writing three articles on the flying machine. The editor sought cheaper terms, claiming gratuity, but witnesses testified 10 guineas per sheet was the low rate. the court awarded Mason the amount claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Court
Mason
Monck Mason
Locke
Cockram
Colburn
Covent Garden and London Theatres in Crisis Over Castelli Debut
The periodical reports chaotic Covent Garden reception of Enfans Castelli stars with child performers as Wallack’s theater faces hostility from patrons and critics. A protest by audience members and police presence follows harsh reviews, while Morning Post letters defend and counterattack management.
Dramatic notes and European theater at the week
A dense column reviews recent theatre offerings and performances across New York venues. Victor Hortense and court intrigue are discussed alongside performances at Princess’s, Olympic, and the English Opera. Critics praise acting, staging, and devices, with strong emphasis on stars like Webster, Miss Lebatt, and George Wild, and note upcoming appearances by Carlotta Grisi and Petipa. A lengthy mensagem from Sydney Smith critiques American repudiation and Pennsylvania finances, condemning debt defaults and praising moral balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dxoupy-Lane Theatre
Carlotta Grisi
Peri
M. Petipa
Per
Covent-Garden Theatre
Wallack
Mr. Dance
M. Laurencgon
Victoria
Laurengen
Gregory
Covent-garden
Colbrun
Leontine
Grisi
Billies
Sarah Anns
Scribe
Michel el Christine
Rolla
Laille Mal Gardée
Morning Post
Covent Garden Theatre
Les Enfans Castelli
Castelli
Henry Joan Wallack
Theatre Royal
J. M. Mappox
Princess's Theatre
HayMarket Theatre
Webster
Madame Boislabert
Victor
Hortense
Lady of
Lyons
Claude Melnotte
Paris
Versailles
Touraine
France
Republic
Weekly Chronicle
Mentz
Dumourier
Celeste
Rue de la Lune
Bedford
America
Wilkes
Olympic
Vestris
George Wild
Leman Rede
Drury-lane
Silas Welford
Salter
Searle
Scowl
Rogers
Petipa
Rhine
Mayence
Coneoegarden
Farren
Werner
Lord Byron
Macready
Messrs
Ryder
Chippendale
Wheatley
New York Evening Est
Siz
American Congress
Pennsylvania
Europe
Mercury
Stock Exchange
Lazarus
Jones Loyd
Rothschild
Archbishop of Canterbury
London
Ragnes
Newgate
England
Oregon
Bond-street
Broadway
Wise Webster
Cesar
Earth
Wettenhall
Thomas Baring
Bates
10Th Legion
Consol
Cmsar
Ohio
United States
Gingling
Sherry Cobler
Sydney Smith
Despatches from Paris and Madrid on unrest and policy
The latest intelligence notes French and Spanish affairs. Paris reports closures on All Saints Day and debate over Algeria and Abd el Kadyr. Madrid conveys the Cortes debate on Isabella II’s majority, the provisional government’s public stance, and ongoing unrest including attacks linked to Pontyberem and Rebecca factions with police and military responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Echo de la Frontiere
M. Guizot
Belgium
la Presse
Prince Polignac
Bugeaud
Algeria
Oran
Abd-el-Kader
Barcelonetta
Tarragona
Girone
Madrid
Leon
Spain
Senate
Assembly
Cortes
Isabella II
Joaquim DE Frias
Mateo Micurat Ayton
Francisco Sernano
Fermin Unballero
Chamber of Deputies
M. Bertrand de Lys
Cabanillas
Rivas
Herrera
Alcon
Canavere
Ochoa
Ortega
Palido
Hernandez Ariza
Racing notes show Derby betting and closing odds at Newmarket
Sporting intelligence records last days racing at Newmarket with Derby bets on favorites and heavy and light accounts due to unsettled settlements. It lists closing prices on numerous horses including Leander Delightful King of the Gipsies Anniversary and others with taken odds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tattersall
Newmarket
Rattan
John Day
Leander
Anniversary
Denspy
Scott
Forth
Crockford
Peel
Orlando
Quin
Loadstone
Bowes
Allen
Lichtwald
Watt
Isaac Day
Irwin
St. Paul's
Telemachus
S. Herbert
F. Ongley
Batson
Noree Lorimer
T’ Auld Squire
Veltriken
Woodcock Sightings and Queen's Hounds Hunt Report
reports of woodcocks seen near Westhide and Manderfield with first birds of the season, a large inland cormorant shot near Chertsey showing a broken mouth, and a grand stag hunt starting season at Salthill with 200 horsemen including Viscount Seaham. a notable deer uncarted near Two-Mile Brook and chased across multiple locales ending near Langley church. several riders, including Sir Felix Booth’s son, suffered losses, with next meets planned at Stag and Hounds Binfield and Stoke common.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ham
Chertsey
Salthill
Buckhounds
Viscount Seaham
Life and Foot Guards
Wemyss
J. Mason
T. Aldridge
Eey
Booth
Mr. Byng
Staniforth
Great Western Railway
Earl of Orkney
Farnham
Burnham Beeches
Baylis-house
Slough
Stoke
Langley Church
Sheaddon-preen
Iver
Langley
Felix Booth
Stag and Hounds
Binfield
Stokecommon
Crime in Brussels Roosts Ro Petty Larceny Rates Rise
Statistics describe Brussels districts Rue Haute and nearby slums as high crime areas with the most depraved population. The report lists yearly robberies from 1838 to 1842 and arrests by police, noting about 2 percent of residents are arrested annually and about 1 in 350 robbed each year. It also oddly mentions Axminster residents and notes ships deliveries and trade after public sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baussets
Rue Haute
Procureur-du-Rei
Brussels
Axminster
Sherborne
Attempted Counter-Revolution in Greece Reported
A late night dispatch from Athens details King Otho’s crisis with General Colocotroni, his aide-de-camp, who attempted a counter-revolution. The king dismissed him, Colocotroni fled by ship, others faced evacuation, and Greek resolve to support the new constitutional order is noted amid French naval arrivals in Piraeus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Athens
Colocotroni
Otho
Trieste
Pirseus
Syra
Monsieur Rhalli
Andros
Pireus
Marengo
Tartare
Lavoisie
Mentor
Indus
Vesuvius
Toulon
Italians Arrive in Corsica After Bologna Disturbances
The Progressif de la Corse reports safe arrival in Corsica of several Italian notables tied to Bologna unrest. Names include Marquises Righi Lambertini Melara Tanara Count Biancoli Dr Muratori and brother plus five other distinguished figures. The pope sought extradition from France, likely refused but refugees ordered to leave Corsica. Frese Cauncn in London reports clergy appointments to London free church pulits for three months with November December January rosters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressif de la Corse
Corsica
Bologna
Righi-Lambertini
Melara
Tanara
Biancoli
Muratori
Frese Cauncn
London
General Assembly
Free Church
Alexander Stewart
Killin
William Grant
Wallacetown
Ayr
John Pollack
Baldernock
Donald Kennedy
Killearnan
James Munro
Rutherglen
George J. Duncan
Kirkpatrick
Durham
Ladinburgh
Repeal Meeting Prosecutions Hint Warnings From Cork
A Cork mail correspondent reports government efforts to obtain information to bolster prosecutions dating back to the Mallow repeal meeting during O Connell’s visit. Officials seek police witnesses with notes of speeches, and a defence counsel consultation occurred at O Connell’s Merrion Square residence. A Kensall Green church ceremony and a tragic family killing at Little Broughton are also described alongside a Braham concert and Tattersall betting market summaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irglanp
Mont
Po.ke
Cork
Mallow
O'Connell
Percy
Crawford
Anderson
Orange
Dublin Castle
Evening Mail
Merrionsquare
Orange Party
Marlborough Street
William Brown
Davies-street
Berkeley-square
Ann Teague
Alfred Jones
Grosvenor Street
Hardwick
Westminster Bridewell
Cuuren
Kensall Green
Kensall-green
Archdeacon Lonsdale
King’s College
All Souls College
Oxford
Kensington
Willesden
Little Broughton
Cockermouth
John Atkinson
Great Broughton
Thomas
John
Lamb
Braham
Brabham
Hanover Square
Hamilton Braham
H. Braham
Staudigi
Norma
Belisario
C. Braham
Tattersall's
Rattan
Feigaballagh
Coverdale
Anniversary
Julia Cott
Lorimer
John Day
DeEzBy
Scott
Crockford
Colonel Peel
Orlando
Bowes
T’auld Squire
Lichtwald
Leander
Herbert
Delightful
Payne
Watt
Volth
Isaac
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Epirog
State OF South Wales
Pontyberem
Gwendraith Ironworks
Anthracite Iron Company
Rebeccaiies
Newmar
Tierney
London Police
73D Foot
Canal Bridge
Mr. Newman
Gwendraith Mountain
Jackman
Jackman, of the Light Company
73D
Houghton
Newman
Trevor
Pinkney
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