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Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Sep 04, 1841

Page

4

THE NEW MINISTRY AND ITS APPOINTMENTS

A Morning Post report outlines the new cabinet and office allocations. It notes Lord Lowther becomes postmaster general, Lord Granville Somerset as chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Lord Lincoln as first commissioner of land revenues, with Gladstone holding the mint and trade roles without salary. It lists expected court appointments and circulating rumours, and includes miscellaneous notes on postage changes and various society items.

Lor Lowther Lord Lowther Duchy of Lancaster Granville Somerset Lord Lincoln Mint W. E. Gladstone Claude Hamilton Foreign Department Henry Hope Ireland Edward Sugden Blackburne Afr Jackson Litton Gene the Ho

Sporting intelligence from Tattersall s and races

Betting at Tattersalls was light with a few notes on odds for St Leger winners and other racing bets. Southampton races featured several heats and plates with winners including Defy, Stickler, Colchicum, Australia, Gobemouche, Arian, and Variety. The Kelso Autumn Meeting was announced for October 26–27 with large stakes, and a London crew won the Great Rowing match over Norwich, with later matches near Bramerton Thorpe and other venues. Brisk sport updates covered Brighton harriers, moor game conditions, partridges, and general moor reports across Ayr, Perth, and Lammermoors, plus safety note for gun users and a large pike catching near Doncaster.

Tattersall Sadier Howlett Lege Stickler Booth Lord Huntingtower Australia Evans Lord G. Bentinck Gobemouche Mr. Budd Arian Foster Variety King Budd Adrian Hoping Viginti Lucas’ Traitress Kelso Caledonian Hunt Duke of Roxburghe Racing Club Kelso Chronicle London Norwich Coldhamhall Maynards Lett Perry Noulton Maynard Girlings Clarke le Fevre Battie Brundelldyke Sunningham Ferry Bramerton-Woodsend Pastwick-grove Willingham Bramerton Thorpe Ipswich Express Brighton Harriers Tyre Mear Kilwinning Girvan Wigtownshire Ayr Dundee Edinburgh Glasgow Perth Courier Cooper Spring-gardens Pollard Sandall Doncaster Chronicle

The Boarding School Farce at Haymarket Theatre

A lively review notes Bernard's The Boarding School at Haymarket, led by Captain Harcourt and officers who woo three local ladies amid Mrs Grosdenap’s schemes. The cast elicits constant laughter as disguises and elopement plans unfold, with plans for repetition amid warm applause. Also mentions Adelaide Kemble’s Covent Garden debut, Liszt's Cologne visit, and musician Romberg’s death.

Grasdenap Harcourt Mr. J. Webster Varley Mr. Webster Cornet Kavanagh Mr. F. Vining Caroline Blythe D. Rees Pickwick Papers Webster Charles Kemble Paris Adelaide Kemble Covent Garden Theatre Norma Barre Barfe Théatre Italien Grisi Mario Tamburini Liszt Cologne Rhine M. Liszt Nonnerwerth Liedertafel Society Weber Bernard Romberg Hamburgh

Doncaster Ladies Present Diamond Ring to Lord Morpeth

The Doncaster Gazette notes that the town’s ladies honored Lord Morpeth with a diamond ring bearing the inscription To Lord Morpeth, from the ladies of Doncaster, July 16, 1841. The gesture is praised as tasteful and fitting, reflecting moral worth.

Morpreth Doncaster Lord Morpeth Doncaster Gazette

Mr Green's Aerial Voyage From Vauxhall Gardens

Joanna Forrest of Bloomsbury recounts a Nassau balloon voyage from Vauxhall Gardens led by Mr Green. The ascent rose to about 6200 feet, passing over London landmarks and the Thames, with moonlit river views and later descent near Brentwood. A damaged balloon, a theft of drapery, and late-night shelter eventualities are described along with hospitality from the Doddington family and a difficult return to town.

Weekly Chronicle Chanles Green Highgate Nassau Mr. Green Green Benjamin Franklin Thames London Tower Blackwall Forest of Epping Curry Knavestock Brentwood Essex Vauxhall Mrs. Green Dr. Locock Captain Curry Mr. Daily Alexander Doddington Isle of ‘ Sig Joanna Forrest Bloomsbury

Zoo Additions Highlight Chimpanzee Collection At Gardens

The gardens announce acquisitions of a fine male and female black and red ourangs, with a recent male added last week, expanding one of the most notable chimpanzee groups. Observations note their vocalizations and social behavior, while older brought from Borneo died en route and were preserved in spirits. Also mentioned are a two year old female and a young giraffe born last June, tall and healthy, plus a report on a deaf blind dumb woman at Rotherhithe workhouse and a Blackheath accident involving a horse and a vet.

Regeent Pankk Africa Sumatra Borneo Ourangs Mr. Brooks British Association Plymouth Fowler Rotherhithe Blackheath White Hart Croute

Murder at Bristol as Hopper dies after stabbing

In Bristol last week a cabinet-maker William Hopper died after being stabbed by Henry McCarthy, an Irishman. The inquest at Dolphin tavern found McCarthy guilty of wilful murder. he was committed to Gloucester gaol for trial at the next assizes on August 30.

Hopper M‘carthy Philadelphia J. B. Grindon Dolphin Tavern Marlborough Street Joseph Higes William Hopper Crown and Mill Castle Mill-street Tabernacle Row Archibald Henry Hamilton Malvern-cottage Cheltenham Philadelphia-street Tabernacle-row George James John Harrison Daniel Bruges Bristol Merchant Street Joseph Higgs Higgs John Matthews Henry M‘carthy Gloucester Exister

Serious case at Bath magistrates over assault on Mary Ann Tiley

A young musician George Hill faced Bath magistrates on a capital charge after Mary Ann Tiley 21, living with her father in Kingsmead street, testified to repeated assaults in public and private, culminating in her being left insensible. Police later arrested Hill at his mother's home. Bail was offered for trial at the assizes. ACCIDENT To a STEAMEE.—The Duchess of Kent steamer suffered engine failure after leaving Ramsgate, delaying travel to London for eleven hours. Inquest on William Savage noted delirium tremens from drunkenness. A painter James Steel fell thirty feet from a ladder in Moscow Road and is not expected to recover.

Treasury London Gazette United Kingdom Bremen New Zealand West Indies America MonDax Othe George Francis Baptist Chapel Waterboron Lambeth The Baptist Magazine Henry Ridgeley Francis Oxford Falmouth Canada Bennet Simcoe Victoria Albert Kent Baykrtprcres Paris Tribunal of Commerce England Edward III St. Giles’s Temple-bar Manat Laprance Clermont Oise Courrier Francais Madame Laffarge Mauritius Hamburgh Rotterdam Sheridan Cambridgeshire Nottinhamshire Isaac Lyon Goldsmid Charles Doteno Earl of Chesterfield Slough Neva St. Petersburg Emfaye Palace Botaine Henry Thorpley Walworth Surrey Ayer Tuesstreet Rising Sun Highminster Hightsbridge Higgs Samuel Jones John Gwinner Monday Umane Society Piet Was Means Sucbe Tk Alam Warnett Bere Quaraing Orade Src de Brey Bath Chandoshouse George Hill Mary Ann Tiley Kingsmead Street Southcote Trowbridge Stokebridge Smallcombe Wood Macauley Buildings Mitchell Macaulay Milk Street Widcombe H. W. H. Richardson Barretté Duchess of Kent Ramsgate Thames London Middlesex Hospital Wakley William Savage Oxford-street Marlborough Mews James Steel Moscow Road Paddington

British Canadian Affairs in 1841 Despatches and Resignations

Lord Sydenham reports on union progress in Upper Canada and the loyalty of inhabitants, while Lord Russell accepts Sydenham's resignation for six months due to illness. Dispatches cover governance under the act of union, return to England, and continued reform measures including district courts, works board, and naturalization.

Government House Montreal Upper Canada Amherstburg Sandwich Lake Erie Penetanguishine Toronto Lower Canada Apimeau Neilson Quebec Three Lakes Ontario Erie Huron Sypenham Lord J. Russell c.Lerave Lord SypErnam John Russell Lord Sydenham Downing-street Herajesty Public Service Canada J. Russert Two Canadas British North America Falkland Sydenham J. Russell North America Order of the Grand Cross of the Bath J. Russpru England Halifax House of Assembly Board of Works

Entombment of General Harrison Described by Gazette

The Cincinnati Gazette portrays General Harrison's resting place as a simple vault with no decorative excess. It sits in a picturesque site with river and country views, surrounding trees, and will soon be adorned by creeping grass and bending flowers.

Harrison Cincinnati Gazette Acorn Adams Gabriel Havannah Cabanda St. Helena

Destruction of the Erie steamer fires and losses in 1830s

Reports from Buffalo and Dunkirk detail the Erie steam-boat fire near Silver Creek on a voyage to Chicago with about 200 aboard. Captain Titus saved a lone passenger, Mrs. Lynde, as flames consumed the vessel while lifeboats swamped. Survivors describe chaos, freezing fear, and heroic rescues, with families, Swiss and German immigrants among the passengers.

Acadia Boston Halifax Erie Buffalo Commercial Advertiser Chicago Silver Creek Titus Clinton Dunkirk A.m Chautauque G. W. Miller Maddison Washington Brown Tribune Buffalo Parmalee Rebee Fulton Harris Alexander Lamberton Frederick Parmalee Mr. Williams Gelston Edgar Clemens

Dutch steam frigate Etna at Deptford for rope-yarn by steam

The Etna, a fine Dutch steam frigate, lies off Deptford dockyard after arriving from Amsterdam. She comes to receive on board patent machinery for spinning rope-yarn by steam power, sanctioned by the British government for limited export to the naval yard at Amsterdam.

Deptford Amsterdam Her Majesty

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