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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Oct 09, 1841

Page

5

Postage schemes uncertain and local notices in London press

Broad survey of varied items including a claim for compensation by former Wigan town clerk, a novel single-horse police omnibus, parliamentary plans for warming and ventilating the Houses of Parliament, and local notices from Wakefield to Kinmel Park. Also notes on banks of issue, anti slavery convention, West India mail steamers, church building at Chiswick, and other miscellany.

FE eenaaraGt Wigan Thomas Grimspaw Manchester Guardian Great Scotland Yard Commissioners of Police Pariament Barry Reid Dr. Reid Lexy Morretti Wakefield West Riding Earl Fitzwilliam Nisel Park Lord Dinorben Kinmel Park Chester Bangor Holyhead Holywell St. Asaph Abergele Conway Abergeie Denbighshire Rhuddlan-marsh Richard the Second Bolingbroke Flint-castle Offa Mercia Caradoc Morva Rhuddlan Marsh of Rhuddlan Murper Wart Whitehai England Wales Covythy Banks Bank of Excnant Select Committee On Banks Bank of England Liverpool Birmingham Newcastle Manchester Portsmouth Gloucester Swansea Hull Te Bank of England London British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society Friends of Humanity United States West Inpia Royal West India Mail Yarmouth Clyde Woodruff Rrst Barbadoes Jamaica Turk’s Island Nelize Vera Cruz Tampico Mobile Havannah Nassau New -Providence Halifax Multalc New Courcy Bonywam-Green Chiswick Luruham-green Great Western Road Thv Dhhabitants Middlesex Christ Church W. Hannison Q.C Treasury War Office Duchy of Cornwall Rochdale Sharman Crawford Wanchester New York Earl of Malmesbury Isle of Her Majesty’s Trea

The Witches of the Rhine at Adelphi Opens Season

Adelphi Theatre opens with Die Heren Am Rhein also Rudolph of Hapsburgh. Rudolph battles assassins, uncovering intrigue around Ottocar and Wilhelm as stage magic and water illusions stun the audience. Cast features Maynard, Yates, Bedford, Wieland. new burlesque and Covent Garden items noted.

Adelphi Theatre Yates Messrs. Wilkinson Wright Ottocar Mr. Lyon Rudolph Julio Mr. W. Chaplin Saltzburgh Ida Sadler's Wells Old Drury-lave Wilhelm Paul Bedford Wieland Mrs. Grattan Mr. Wieland R. Hughes Count Almaviva Operatic Society Lyceum Vandenhoff Covent Garden Theatre Sheridan Knowles Kosciusko Campbell Macready Shakspeare Old Drury Covent-garden Henry Betty Malibran London Musard Royal Academy of Music Paris

A Letter Urges Petition to Queen Over Political Crisis

Sidney Mith writes to Britons urging direct petitions to Queen Victoria through independent nobles to counter government corruption. He condemns the Home Office for blocking addresses and calls for the monarchy to take a stronger stand, warning that the current faction risks self-destruction if restrained further. He urges courage to emancipate the Queen from the “spell” of the ministers and to flood the throne with public appeals.

Duke of Richmond House of Commons Duke of Buckingham Earl of Radnor Lord Kinnaird Earl of Radnor Arras Home Secretary Sidney Mith

Sporting Intelligence From Tattersalls and Woolwich Races

Report covers Tattersalls Monday races with Iliona Welfare and others, odds movement, and field interest. Also details Woolwich Garrison Races results, heats, and stakes, plus Blackfriars Regatta results, Deer stalking near Lochalsh, and assorted correspondence on Anti-Corn Law petitions and addresses delivered to the Queen.

Blackfriars Blackfriars-bridge Robert Ware James Gill Joseph Matthews Thomas Ware John Ware Barraud’s-road Temple-stairs Southwark-bridge

The Happy Peasantry Buck's Arcadia Brill Distress Tale

A Brill correspondent reports a clea n industrious family facing eviction and poverty as rent is seized. The husband cannot find work for weeks, the wife begs door to door for furniture and food, and the clergy provides a small aid while locals debate agricultural prosperity and corn laws.

Bucks Brill Duke of Buckingham Darvell Bucks Herald George Darvell Little London Privy Real Oakley Feast London Manchester

Hereford and Wilton election items and notices

Recounted results show Pulsford winning at Hereford by 145 votes over Griffiths amid alleged Tory intimidation. Wilton elects Lord Somerton with focus on corn laws and budget critique. Also reports a post office notice advising correct addressing to prevent mis-sent newspapers. includes nominations in Cavan and East Retford.

Rogers Ranby Clarke Barnby Moor A. Duncombe Herneforp City Hereford Pulsford London Cambridge Griffiths Merewether Ilfracombe Pulsord Wittox Wilton Old Sarum Earl of Pembroke Viscount Somerton Earl of Normanton Richard Hetley Lord Somerton Edward Hinxman Jon Post Post-Office General Post Office W. L. MaBenty

Accident at Pen-y-Darren Iron Works explodes boiler

Inquest at Castle Inn into the Pen-y-Darren works disaster. Witnesses describe the boiler and tube failure, deficient water supply, and a large tube misfit. Jury returns homicide by misadventure verdict. calls for signal whistles and tighter safety oversight. Alfred Oldham dies and others injured.

Menroyr Darren Alderman Thompson Castle Inn Davies) Havin William Jenkins Baller John Wil William Lacy Pen-y-Darren John Williams John James Stephens Watts Mr. Stephens John Harris Joseph Davies Adrian Stephens Thomas Levis Lewis Samuel Truran Dowlais Matthews John Alfred Oldham

Fire disrupts Victoria Theatre during Susan Hopley performance

A stage fire broke out at the Victoria Theatre on Monday night amid gas light effects in the Susan Hopley piece. Fire from flying draperies was quickly suppressed by backstage staff. audience panicked briefly until Mr. Osbaldiston calmed them and fire crews were not needed.

Iliona Welfare Lord Palmerston Iam Zelmyra Mr. Dilly Duke of Rutland Bell the*Squire Mr. Payne Edison the Ruler Goodman Orelia Holmes the Young-un Peel Lord Miltown Lord Chesterfield Major Hay George Bentinck Flambeau Emma Victoria Theatre Susan Hopley Osbaldistom Waterloo Road

Fatal London and Brighton line crash near Haywards Heath

A night train from London to Brighton derailed at Copyhold cutting near Haywards Heath on the London and Brighton line, two engines and three carriages leaving the rails. Four people died including stoker Robert Field and guard Kitchen, with several others injured. Doctors Carpue and Elliott aided survivors, and an inquest opened with testimony from engine staff and witnesses about signals, speed, and likely causes.

Brighton Hayward’s Heath London Ouse Valley Copyholdhill Cuckfield Hayward's Heath Carpue W. T. Elliott Brompton Lunatic Asylum Robert Field Jackson Shoreham Marshall Leeds Monteagle Balcombe Copyhold Elliott Cowper-house Lunatic Asylum Brompton Kernan London University Fernandez Lamb’s Conduit Street Eliott Kitchen Goldsmith Hayward’'s-heath Byass Beck Lindfield Metropolis F. Gell Sussex London and Brighton Bellamy Robert Marshall Henry Palmer Jane Watson Lord Sheffield Harman Heaviside Beauclerk M‘lean Wood Rastrick Ballet Faithful Watson Field Charles Goldsmith London and Brighton Railway Company Hawley Ouse Viaduct Copyhold Cutting Ouse Heyward Mr. Hurst Greenwich Croydon

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