Eclipses and elections in the 1840s miscellany
A compact 1840s miscellany reports solar and lunar eclipses for 1844, details Kendal and Durham Wesleyan voting patterns for Warburton, a tobacco seizure, Peel’s tariff policy critique, London mortality figures, and tributes to royal and public events including props for Jullien concerts and a Polish refugees ball. The piece also notes a royal clemency delay and a Windsor hunting meet.
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Eculists
Kendal
Warburton
Durham
Bright
Purvis
Robert Peel
United States
Brazil
Leeds Mercury
Mortarity of
London
Robertson
Canevery
Royal Society
Taade
Henry Manwaring
George the Fourth
William the
Her
Mr. Roberts
West
Manwaring
Jaipoor
Upper
Assam
Vyse
Ludgate Hill
Liverpool
Eastern Counties Railway
Shoreditch
M. Junzien
Concernts
Monsieur Jullien
M. Jullien
Tolbecque
Barret
Baumann
Harper
Platt
Richardson
Lazarus
Hancock
Howell
Philharmonic
Beethoven
Donnizetti
Belisario
Muirland Willie
Ola Neil Gow
Koenig
Remy
Guildhall
England
Jullien
Council Chamber
E. Garcia
Novello
H. Chatfield
Dolby
Steele
John Parry
Stretton
Ferrari
Lord Dudley Stuart
Prince Alberts Hanpiers
Windsor
Royal
Prince Albert
Duke de Nemours
Wemyss
Wylde
G. E. Anson
C. A. Murray
Chalvey
Chalvey Cort
Chippenham
Dorney
Eton Wick
Wick
Salthill
Bath Road
Three Tans
Slough
Royal Hotel
Brown
Norton
Windsor Castle
Chaloyey-ditch
John Nash
Waxham
Duchess de Nemours
Roya
James Graham
Central Criminal Court
Anderton
Alderman Hughes Hughes
Newgate
Sheinkopff
Belle's Stratagem revival and new farce at Haymarket
The HayMarket presents Mrs Cowley's revival of the Belle's Stratagem with a strong female cast led by Mrs Rackett and Mrs Nesbitt. A new farce Laying a Ghost follows, featuring Miss Tremor and Young Risklove in comic intrigue. Also notes a two act piece Mysterious Family at Adelphi Theatre with Mr Wright and a Hanover prize for a vocal composition. The Adelaide Gallery hosts scientific demonstrations on a carbon battery and its intensified electric light outcomes.
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HayMarket Theatre
Frances Touchwood
Risklove
Miss Tremor
Abdelpal Theatre
Mr. Daffodil
Wright
Otranto
Gregory
Mr. O. Smith
Adelaide Gattery
Farraday
Brande
Paris
Professor Bunsen
John Thomas Cooper
P Pargh
London
Lord Brougham and the Whigs in Faction's Decline
A withering critique of Whig leaders and their organs over Lord Brougham. The piece denounces slanders, defends Brougham, and charges the Whigs with misgovernance, hypocrisy, and betrayal, arguing their expulsion was a courtly illusion and praising steadfast principle.
Railway Receipts and King's College Explosion Report
Weekly railway traffic returns list receipts for numerous lines including Great Western and Paris routes. A dangerous hydrogen oxygen gas explosion at King's College Theatre Strands during a Bude light lecture damaged windows and apparatus. Professor Daniels and assistants escaped unharmed amid a dramatic blast.
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Birmingham
Derby
Gloucester
Brandling Junction
Eastern Counties
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Paisley
Ayr
Greenock
Grand Junction
Great North of
Great Western
Hull
Selby
Liverpool
Manchester
London
Blackwall
Brighton
Croydon
South Western
Greenwich
Bolton
Leeds
Midland
Newcastle
Carlisle
North Shields
North Midland
Northern
Eastern
Paris
Orleans
Raven
Ulster
York
South Eastern
Dover
Lece
King’s College, Strand
Daniels
Somerset House
Professor Daniels
Mr. Quie
Derby betting notes from Tattersall's Mowday
Sporting intelligence reports Derby betting markets with odds on Scott's lot Rattan Loadstone Leander and others. It details accepted bets, large wagers, and varying odds across two days, noting actual lays and offers to take specific bets, plus a rumor Loadstone may enter Isaac Day's stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby
Scott
Forth
Allen
Crockford
John Day
Quin
Colonel Peel
Orlando
Lichtwald
Leander
Irwin
G. Heathcote
Campureno
Lord Exeter
Marinella
Mr. Payne
Foig-a-ballagh
Marinella Colt
Campanero
Mr. Allen
Lot
Peel
Ionian
Bowes
T’auld Squire
Payne
Watt
Lord Normanby
Great League Fund Meeting in Manchester Raises £13000
A historic Manchester gathering of merchants bankers and traders raised about £13 000 for the National Anti Corn Law League at the Town Hall. Speakers urged larger subscriptions, with Henry Ashworth and Richard Cobden among those rallying support to oppose corn laws and mobilize electoral pressure on MPs.
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Manchester
Manchtster
League
George Wilson
Henry Ashworth
Teague
Alderman Kershaw
National Anti Corn Law League
R. Chadwick
Richard Cobden
House of Commons
London
Hendal
Salisbury
Alderman Brooks
Liverpool
Lord Sandon
Robert Gardner
Samuel Greg and Co
Bright
Robert Ashton
Ashton
Cob
Thomas Ashton
Joseph Brotherton
Jacob Bright
James Wrigley
A. and
Buckley
James Kershaw
Robert Platt
Elkanah Armitage
Reddish and Bickham
James Proctor
Thomas Thomasson
John Bright
M‘connell
Marquis of Waterford resigns from Tippeary chase amid threats and arson
The Marquis writes from Curraghmore on November 8 explaining his resignation from Tippeary fox hunting after repeated poisonings and a fired stable, stating that threats and malicious acts outweighed hunting pleasures. He notes Millett will take his place and signs as Waterford. Also noted are turf reform efforts and various curiosities including rare birds, a white Morayshire grouse gift, and a 25 mile foot race won by George Bradshaw.
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Waterford
Tipperary Hunt
Curraghmore
Millett
Tipperary
Lakefield
Roland
Oliver
Anne
Lord Eglinton
G. Bentinck
Colonel Peel
Greville
Mulus Aliis
Berkshire Chronicle
Lydd
Elgin Courant
Brown
Linkwood
Museum of Elgin
Morayshire
Robert Fuller
George Bradshaw
Hammersmith
Bedfont
Bradshaw
London
Fuller
Royal pension for Sir William Hamilton noted in article
Her Majesty grants a pension of £200 yearly to Sir William Hamilton, astronomy professor and Royal Irish Academy president, without any application from him or his friends. The piece also reports railway passenger duties for 56 companies totaling £152,863 13s 23d up to January 5, 1843, highlighting the six largest payers. City of London expands Smithfield cattle market stalls to ease sales and improve foot access for about 400 animals.
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Lord Brougham
Mr. O’connell
Mr. O'Connell
Lichfield-house
Daniel
O'Connell
O’connell
Ben Hawes
Junius
England
Palmerston and Co
Downing-street
Billingsgate
Melbourne
House of Lords
Atlas
Lord Spencer
Earl Grey
Lord Stanley
Sir James Graham
Lord Glenelg
Marquis Wellesley
Lord Melbourne
Fox
Maynooth
Corn Exchange
Ireland
William Hamilton
Royal Irish Academy
William
House of Commons
Liverpool and Manchester
Leicester and
Swannington
London and
Birmingham
Great Western
Grand Junction
South Western
Manchester
Leeds
North Midland
Cheltenham and Great Western
Bristol
Exeter
Chester
Crewe
Warrington
Newton
City of London Corporation
Smithfield
South Wales tolls and poverty woes in Carmarthen report
Commissioners of inquiry in Carmarthen and Haverfordwest express that widespread poverty fuels rural grievance. They note high rents, rising tithes, and falling prices depress farmer subsistence, with tolls and turnpike practices seen as major irritants. Calls grow for toll reform and landlord action to curb middlemen and subletting, while law-and-order issues flare around rural policing and fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmarthen
Her Majesty's Commissioners of Inquiry
Haverfordwest
South Wales
Metropolitan Police
Times
Dragoons
Llanffynone
Llaneguad
Rachel Jones
Michaelmas
Thomas Jones
Becca
Thomas
Fortguard
Lewis
Thomas Bullen
Neath
Biantrissant Turnpike Tarst
Cross Keys Inn
Lantrissant
County of
Glamorgan
Croesvane
Rhiwindder
Rhiw
William Meyrick
E. M. Williams
John Hewett
Richard Fothergill
E. T. Llewellyn
J. J. Harris
Richard Evans
H. J. Thomas
D. W. Williams
Howell Jenkins
W. Jenkins
Merthyr
Trailwin Gate
Crossbrook
E. M. Williams, Esq
Hedlloes
E. T. Liewellyn
Rowland Fothergill
Podtlown Gate
W. Meyrick
Hewett
Tyr Mab Ellis
Newbridge
James Stuart
Cuurca Missionary Society Meeting Report at Kennington
A public meeting at Horns tavern Kennington chaired by Henry Kemble MP notes strong support for the Cuurca Missionary Society with a reported £115,000 received over the past year.
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Cuurca Missionary
Macreapy
Philadelphia Gazette
Macready
Shakspeare
Mac
London
Alabeth
Bristol Charities Celebration and Political Oration Tribute
The Bristol charity anniversary at Berkeley Castle links Anchor Dolphin and Grateful societies with a noon church service and evening dine. Earl Fitzhardinge and Sir J Hobhouse address the crowd, praising civic gains, urging moderation, and analyzing government stability amid contested representation and thimble rigging debates.
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Bristol
Colston
The
Anchor
Dolphin
Earl Fitzhardinge
Henry Berkeley
John Cam Hobhouse
Mr. Miles
Miles
Berkeley Castle
Bedminster
Philip Freend
John Shipham
House of Parliament
Fripp
Ireland
South Wales
Stanley
England
Wen
James Graham
Macbeth
Melbourne
J.C. Hobhouse
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Lily
Myself
Sporting Intelligence
Tattersall’s—Mowday
the Great League Fund
State of South Wales