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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Sep 06, 1840

Page

5

MISCELLANY A varied London Dublin summary item

A long notice mix reports change to black ink on postal stamps to counter a scientist’s method for erasing red stamps. It also notes the Royal Dublin Society’s museum project designer J Papworth and granite construction. Various items share harvest optimism, Dover silver shipments, health of Lord Conyngham, railway by-laws, and fiscal notes on distillation.

Royal Dublin Society School of Art Kildare-street J. Papworth Merrionsquare Dover A. B. Conyngham Board of Trade Railway Magazine Earl of House of Commons England Ireland Blackfriars Bridge Guernsey London Bevan Welshman Naples Sud de Varseilles Duke de Montebello Liverpool Board of Customs Blundell Incehall Zoological Society William Lewis Leeds Nottingham Lincoln Milan Monsa Lombardy PluxKett St. Germain Enlayé Francis Plunkett Baron Plunkett Plunkett Elphin Amsterdam France Belgium Dublin Messrs. Latouche Bank of Ireland Kiley and Wilman Robert Howard Wardstone Journal Gentlemen of County of Hants Marylebone F. H. Bathurst Lillywhite Southampton Matcr Chandler Milbank Champion Horselydown Pink D. Hailey M. Cassen J. Good W. Mahoney Coxswain W. Clark the Swift Chelsea Brown T. Chettle J. Amich H. Jealous G. Shephard Feelin Wenn the Stranger Stangate Green G. Goddard J. Lloyd H. Tremsitt J. Welsh Greenwich H. Harding W. Struth C. Rete J.moore H. Taylor Ee Oe Chipps J. Maxwell C. Dodesmead J. Pocock Coxband J. Gosnel The Ted Chana Ungerford-stairs Vauxhall-bridge Intwig Red

Doncaster Race Week Preparations and Crowded Betting

Betting at Tattersall's shows large crowds for the Doncaster forthcoming meeting with Launcelot Gibraltar and Crucifix drawing strong wagers. Doncaster Races prepare grand betting ring and town festivities including Queen's band, police measures, and rail access expected to boost attendance from major cities. Also reports a Greenwich Rowing Championship and Royal Thames Yacht Club entries with multiple vessels listed for the September Grand Challenge Cup.

Doncaster Leadbeater North Midland Railway Birmingham Wolverhampton Leicester Coventry Nottingham Derby North Midland Masbro Swinton Doncaster Gazette Greenwich Forrester Wogan Gravesend Woolwich Reach Harrison Royal Yacht Club Hospital Brilliant H. Fowler Esq R.T.Y.C Fortuna W. Pegg R-T.y.c Gazelle H. Gunston, Esq Ada Jane G. Reynell W. Egan W. Egan, Esq Success R. Hope, Esq Emily Barton Turner R-W.y.c Sabrina Lord Alfred Paget Alarm T. Wanhill, Esq

The Wonder at Haymarket and London Theatre Gossip

Dramatic notices chronicle Mrs Centlivre’s The Wonder at Haymarket with Mr Wallack’s London return to Don Felix drawing praise, while Miss Faucit and Mrs Stirling gain acclaim. Covent Garden prepares for a new season with stars present, Queen’s Theatre unveils remodels and a comic extravaganza, and a lion at Miss Jones’s riding school narrowly escapes.

Haymarket Theatre Don Felix Charles Kemble Wallack Violante Miss Faucit Macready Covent Garden Mrs. Stirling Angeline St. James’s Theatre Paul Pry Dmury Lane Eliason Germany Paris Corps de Ballet Covent-Garden Theatre Madame Vestris Charles Mathews Bartley Harley Keeley Moore Anderson Nisbett Humby Queen’s’ Theatre C. J. James Rhine E. L. Blanchard Nigrand Laurent Mr. Carter Astley’s Miss Jones Surrey Blackfriars-road Miss J

Memory of the Earl of Durham in somber elegy

A mournful tribute to the Earl of Durham, praising his constancy and integrity. The poem laments loss, calls for measured grief, and urges embalmment of the past through noble remembrance, urging society to honor his life with a monumental tribute. It contrasts public ridicule with private sorrow and seeks lasting memorials.

London 92 gun ship to be launched with new design

The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty authorize the London of 92 guns to launch on Monday the 28th. A redesigned stem by Mr. Fincham replaces the old plan, and new housing for birds eye lights improves air flow below decks. The London will feature Captain Lihore’s patent rudder and carries detailed measurements. In Darlington an inquest into Isabella Gray’s death finds her grandmother guilty of manslaughter after administering laudanum to the child.

Admiralty London R. Seppings Fincham Chatham Yard Seattle Lang Woolwich Dockyard Lihore Darlington Isabella Gray Martha Gray

Paris Disorder and anti England pamphlet turmoil

Paris authorities ban street gatherings to curb a republican march after a Monday dinner disturbance. The imperial press notes anti English propaganda, citing a litany of battles against England to inflame national feeling. It also reports on Madrid tranquility, Jamaica drought, Chartist churches, Anderton escape, and a Plymouth inquest into Harriet Easton found drowned with a letter to her parents.

Paris Chitellon England M.thiers le Noble du Buyet Pamphet Evereux Poitiers Bretigny Agincourt Ramillies Oudenarde Malplaquet Louis XVI Quiberon Aboukir Trafalgar Kleber Cadiz 1814 Waterloo Napoleon Crecy Valencia Active Majesty Swift West Indies Trinidad Demerara Jamaica House of Assembly North America Charles Metcalf John Alleyne Beckles Counncil Barbadoes Oxford Cooke Nash Glasgow Hamilton Lanark Paisley Greenock Eaglesham Kilbarchan Murper Courten Anderton Rowe Hague Austin John Coulton Manchester Savals Unx AssavuLt Marylebone John Hailes House of Correction Danie Roppery Youxe Max Beware Mary Sullivan Union Hell Jeremy Jones Greenwich Elephant and Castle Kent Street Ladyelove Simm Primourh R. J. Squire Bedford Arms Plymouth Harriet Elston Cork Charles Elston Devonport Elizabeth Mr. Skerrett Harriet Easton John Shepheard White Hart Inn George Skerrett Tavistock Street

Rochester oyster fishery dispute at the Guildhall

The Rochester oyster fisheries petition against deputy oyster meters is aired at Guildhall. Authorities debate duties, holdsmen bribes, and proposed changes, with warnings of higher prices if the petition advances and broad opposition from major oyster proprietors.

RochEster Corporation of London Lewis Court of Exchequer Corporation Thomas Wood Billingsgate Hicks Guildhall Parker Hanley Barbican Britton Walker Arnold Bow Street Joseph Bull Henry Pickering Smith Thompson Lincoln’s Inn Chambers Roberts Staples-inn Bank of England Whitechapel Strand Mott Messrs Campbell and Beeton

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