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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 11, 1848
Page
6
A column mixes scattered items from 19th century life including religious dissent statistics, a strange Mrs M mystery involving a shop notice, a comic highwayman tale, and an art story of Thomas Cooper. It includes a Western city sighting, a Mrs M clue, a sailor tale, and brief notes on fashion theft and emigration.
Review of the Covent Garden first complete Haydee performance led by Loredano and Haydee stars Ms Lucombe and Mr Reeves. Praise for Miss Lacombe’s Norma debut and Mr Sims Reeves as Loredano, with remarks on Donizettian influence, stage spectacle, and vocal triumphs. Also notes Mlle Nissen’s Norma debut at Covent Garden and other theatre items Parisian and English.
A Friday Drury Lane audience crowded the theatre to capacity for M Jullien and his orchestra. As the National Anthem and God Save the Queen were played, cries and fights erupted among sections of the pit. The band retook their seats after a repeat of the anthem, and M Jullien urged crowd control. Two additional reports follow about Haymarket theatre and a fatal Glasgow sugar house collapse. The Glasgow piece details the incident, survivor accounts, structural history, and estimated losses of £13,000 to £14,000 with investigators promising judicial inquiry.
The report details odds and entries for several races at Tattersall's including Liverroot Novenpka, St Leger contenders Captain Madeck and Lord Strusimore, and a Cuester Cup lineup. Notable horses include Osterley, Uriel, Honeycomb, and The Flying Dutchman with heavy backing on two favourites and a strong showing for the Emma colt The Knout. Odds range from 4 to 1 up to 35 to 1 with substantial stakes and “enter or not” betting notes.
The article reports the death by charcoal fumes of Right Hon. George Allen Viscount Middleton at Pepper Harrow Park Surrey. Inquest reveals long perilous mind state linked to family matters and a will found nearby. Witnesses describe eccentric, despondent behavior and a last plan to destroy life. The jury returns a verdict of death by own action in a state of temporary insanity.
A French letter from Donjon de Vincennes defends M Raspail against claims he abandoned his Presidential bid. Reports detail Paris unrest, Garde Mobile movements, and palace plans for a new art gallery. Vienna battles unfold with Windischgratz advancing, suburbs captured, fires and cannon, plus Milan Genoa events and a Newcastle attempted murder case.
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