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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Sep 09, 1838

Page

5

Royal progress and court notices in Windsor and London

A mixed roundup reports on royal church attendance at St. George Windsor with the Queen and suite, royal visits to Bushy and Malta plans, Princess Sophia under eye surgery, Prince George of Cambridge’s Gibraltar trip, and court news from Paris, Vienna, and French royal circles including the Count de Paris. It includes political notes from Bristol, charity bequests, public works in Dorchester, and assorted society and railway items.

Theyal St. George, Windsor Mr. Proby Marchioness of Mormanby Mary Stopford Pitt and Mutter Gardiner Viscount Torrington C. A. Murray Major Keppel Viscount Melbourne Duchess of Kent Normanby Stopford Bushy Queen Adelaide Portsmouth Malta Sophia Alexander Prince George of Cambridge Gibraltar Duchess of Orleans Tuileries Courrier Francais Paris Louis Philippe Count de Paris Notre Dame Royal Hospital Charenton Mortain Orne Prince Talleyrand Church of the Assumption Valencay Moniteur Interior Lord Brougham House of Commons Jephson Leamington Warneford Bristol Sparks Cranfield Bedfordshire Dorset Dorchester Leeds Ripon Holborn Islington Victualling Office John Mason Amberbar Belper Derbyshire Great Western Yarmouth Baring James II Bacon Bishop Williams England Donald M‘kay Combrack Brandlin Sutherland Reay Prince Charles Stuart Liverpool Church of England Great Britain India Court of Assize Metz Thionville Lee Kent Messrs Gye and Hughes Vauxhall Gardens Hodgson Church-street Hart Whitechapel Venice Milan Mariners Wellclose Square London Wyon Her Majesty’s Mint Steyning Sussex Bramber Marylebone Registration Association Atlantic Madame Vestris Saratoga Ellen Tree New York Jim Crow Tyrone Power C. Mathews Miss Shirreff Wilson Wallack Gibbs Miss Graddon Celeste the Park Chesnut Street Boston Baltimore Ravels Her Majesty’s Theatre Covent Garden Theatre Albertazzi Serle Bartley Yates Adelphi Theatre Bayaderes Auber Masaniello Berlin William Prussia

Up and Down or the Road of Life at THEHEATRALS

A review of a Tuesday performance at New Theatre featuring Moncrieff's burletta Up and Down. Cast includes Mr. Lee as Lord Mounjarvey, Mr. Melville as Count Hamerosky, and Miss Daly as Julia Waltzingham, with praise for Attwood and Young for strong turns and a concluding stage coach finale.

Mr. Moncrieff Pegasus Moun Jarvey J. Lee Count Hamerosky Mr. Melville Dick Nightingale Mr. Franks Thomas Crosweller A. Younge Weller Sennior Pickwick Papers Tommy *Rosweller Mr. Hammond Lord Mountsurvey Bob Titterton Her Majesty’s Theatre Tommy Crosweller Betty Finikin Aretha Green Mr. Attwood Flanders Waterman Mr. Binge York Theatre Tom Tug Fitzball Oconesto Lyon Mary Lesone Mr. Pelham Vampire Taylor Tamworth Miller Freeman Karl Vauxhall Nassau Green Spencer Rush

Insolvent Court releases may lure dubious buyers back

Insolvent creditors risk relief again under the Imprisonment for Debt Act, prompting stricter credit checks. The note adds master tailors, who often enable appearances to mislead tradesmen, should be extra cautious against unprincipled customers.

The Wimbledon Duel Inquest Resumes With Key Testimony

Surgeon Edmund Scott testified about the night before the duel between Mirfin and two others, detailing travels to Wimbledon Common, pistols loaded, the engagement's sequence, and Mirfin's fatal wound. The inquiry yielded a Wilful Murder verdict against Francis Eliot and others in the second degree.

Scott Edmund Scott Rockingham-row New Kent Road Mr. Mirfin Mr. Broughton Mr. Miffin Wimbledon Common Elephant and Castle Wimbledon Wandsworth Broughton Eliot Mr. Eliot Mr.Eliot Mr. Martin Tom Bryanston-street Bryanston-square Francis L. Eliot John Young Henry Webber Edward Delves Broughton Mr. Scott Inspector Field

Penny post demanded as postage reform to curb smuggling

The article argues that illegal letter carriage exceeds post office mail and urges a penny or halfpenny rate to curb evasion. It cites witnesses and merchant practices in Manchester and Glasgow, noting widespread use of private couriers and suggesting a 600 percent tax harms public morals. The piece previews a follow up on postal mischiefs.

William iv Victoria Brankston Messrs Leaf, Coles & Co F. Aerton Walsall Barings London Liverpool Manchester Glasgow Richard Cobden Russia America England Department of Business

Bartholomew Fair Declines Under Riots and Reform Talks

A London Bartholomew Fair opening last Monday shows waning splendour with sparse exhibits and rampant pickpocket activity. The market committee led by Mr Hicks contemplates ending the annual riotous scene, doubling rents on tenantry and proposing a Hyde Park alternative to halt the nuisance.

Market Committee Hicks Smithfield Wombwell Hyde Park Field-lane Saffron-hill Cow-cross

Paris Camp Rumors Move Troops Toward Swiss Frontiers

In Paris the Duke of Orleans and military officials discuss telegraph orders to Lyons and Strasburg and the Jura line guiding troops toward Swiss borders. Rumors of an immediate Lyons departure prove unfounded as the royal aim appears to be St Omers camp attendance.

Sonpay Moravia Paris Duke of Orlean Lyons Strasburg Jura War Office Bernard Duke of Orleans St. Omers Africa General Brossard Pepignan Algiers Spain Madrid Thom Montreal Herald Turton England Lord Durham Lord Melbourne Government of Canada Harris Clerkenwell Poor Barrs Hatton Garden Hertford Tuhe Tewin Bennet Téwin Herts Granby-square Devonport Thomas Taylor 15Th Foot Ireland Taylor Aylor George Masheleyne Wilts Devizes Justice Parke Bryan Rumbold Lyneham Dreavrun Ourrace Middlesex Sessions House of Correction Reynolds Julia Doyle Marylebone Court Bryant Walbrook-street Middlesex Hospital Saochine Hubert de Crespigny Weymouth-street Cavendish-square Wm. de Crespigny Paddington Street de Crespigny Thomas Cooper S Division London and Birmingham Railway Company Marylebone Hoskins Clapham Rise Lambeth Shutt Fell St. Pancras Worship Street Shoreditch

Captain of the Sophia dies after delirium at Newhaven

The Sophia of Plymouth under Captain Nicholas Massey from Teneriffe bound for London diverted to Newhaven due to the captain's delirium caused by excessive drinking. He raved, attempted to leap overboard, and died during the evening. A coroner's inquest will be held.

Sophia Plymouth Nicholas Massey Teneriffe London Newhaven

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