Queen Victoria's Edinburgh Visit Narrated in Detail
A lengthy account covers the royal progress through Edinburgh. Crowds cheered as Queen Victoria and Prince Albert arrived at the barrier, viewed Mons Meg at the castle, and rode along Princes Street. The procession passed the Celtic Society and arrived at the royal hotel amid fervent public acclaim. The royal visit continued to Dalmeny Park near Rosbery, where a large crowd gathered despite rain, with the Queen and Prince Albert stepping to a library window to greet guests and enjoy the view of the Forth and Fife shore before departing to continue the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gudd Brothers
Commissioners of Police
Heriot’s Hospital
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence
Tullock
Lrageons
Mesjesty
Dout
Guinburgh
Edinburgh
Tos
Prince Albert
Mons Meg
Regina
Queen Mary's
53D
Ochills
Fife
Princes-street
Celtic Society
Marquis of Lorn
Duke of Leeds
Dumblane
Clasranald
Castle Gate
Princes Street
Royal Hotel
Duke of Argyle
Big Place
Viscount Dumbiane
Deanbridge
Dalmeny Park
Forth
Her
Enniskillen Dragoons
Earl of Rosebery
List
Midlothian Police
Colquhoun
Linlithgow
Adoulphus Fitzclarence
Duchess of
Rosburgh
Her Majesty
Lord Rosebery
Countess of Rosebery
Bouverie Primrose
Bucklands
Earl of Liverpool
Noble Earl and Countess Earn General Laudation on Royal Visit
After the royal visit, arrangements by the noble earl and the liberal conduct of his amiable countess and family were widely praised. All attendees departed content and joyous. The scene left a lasting impression of hospitality and gracious hosting.
Leith Prepares Lavish Welcome for Queen Victoria
Leith authorities and Edinburgh forces organize a grand reception for Queen Victoria on her Dalkeith return. A triumphal arch on Great Junction Street blooms with evergreens and dahlias, salutes fire near Queensferry Road, and Provost Reach leads a formal address as the royal procession passes Leith Walk amid cheers and rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liith
Dalkeith
Great Junction-street
Bell’s
High School
Great Junction Street
Leith
Edinburgh
Stuart
53D Regiment
Major Hill
Robert Ker
Leith Mills
Leithwalk
Lord Elcho
Earl of Dalhousie
Junction Street
Leith-walk
Queensferry Road
Norths Leith
Leith Fort
Enniskillen Dragoons
Scotland
Prince Albert
Dalkeith Palace
Leith Walk
Duke of Buccleuch
Provost Reach
Fall of a scaffolding injures many at Princes Street
A scaffold platform opposite the royal institution collapsed during a royal procession, injuring about fifty to seventy people and killing one. Dragoons aided rescue, with victims taken to the royal infirmary and Thistle-street dispensary. Witnesses praised two Enniskillen dragoon officers for their prompt humanity. The Queen learned of the tragedy and dispatched a messenger for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qaven
Princes-street
Royal Institution
Enniskillens
Royal Infirmary
Thistle-street
Miller
Edinburgh
York-place
James Milner
Enniskillen
Dalkeith Palace
George Stewart
Wirkgate
Leith
James Millar
Stirlingshire
Isabella Donaldson
Chessel's
Court
Catharine Milligan
St. Mary’s Wynd
Jane Walker
Glenfinnart
Thomas Dickson
St. Andrew Street
Amelia Dow
Calton-street
Agnes
Scott
Gayfield-square
Dr. Murray
Pennicuik
Davidson
Saxe Coburg-place
Builie Fleming
Glasgow
Paterson
Cox's Court
Richmond-place
Cruikshanks
Hill-place
Mr. Townshend
Mrs. Townshend
Mr. Airth
Hermitage-place
Mrs. Airth
Mrs. Whitehead
Paisley
Miss Whitehead
Mr. Turnbull
West Circus-place
Mrs. Turnbull
Mr. Gibson
St. Andrew’'s Square
Mrs. Gibson
Marshall
St. Andrew Square
Miss Deas
Dewar Place
Miss Cairns
Fractures and Bruises Follow Coleman Street Incident
Coatbridge near Glasgow reports severe injuries from an incident. Elizabeth Muir and Andrew Craigie sustained fractures and contusions amid a list of multiple residents, including Mrs Broadford, Miss Kerr, Mr Stevenson, Miss Blackwood, Miss Fernie, Henry Robinson and family members, all with various injuries described as contusions sprains and internal trauma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coatbridge
Glasgow
Elizabeth Muir
Pleasance
Brokat
Andrew
Craigie
Greenside-row
Thomas M‘millan
Shrul-place
Mrs. Broadford
Quality Street
Leith
Mrs. Kerr
St. Bernard's, Crescent
Miss Kerr
Mr. Stevenson
St Bernard's Crescent
Miss Kart
West Circus-place
Miss Blackwood
George Street
Miss Fernie
Saxe Coburg Place
Henry Robinson
Greenside
Strees
Margaret Robinson
Thomas Robinson
Mia
M‘allan
Frederick Street
Dalkeith Palace Royal Visit and Drawing Room described
The article details the Queen and Prince Albert visiting Dalkeith Palace with private walks a drawing room reception attended by about 1500 people, and a public departure for the Highlands. It notes carriage crowds, park access limits, and the mixed attire of guests amid rain. The narrative covers Albert’s Edinburgh visit, the royal departure through Queensferry, and price surges in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalkeith Palace
Prince Albert
Duchess of
Duke of
Buccleuch
Scotland
Dalkeith
Holyrood
St. James's
Buckingham Palace
Royal
Edinburgh
Duke of Buccleuch
Royal Institution
Highlands
Queensferry Street
Dean Bridge
Lothian Road
Dean-bridge
Forth
Inchkeith
Fife
Queensferry
Notice of Anglican Gibraltar endowment drive and Salem sword fund
A London dispatch reports Sir Alexander Woodford governor of Gibraltar urging Anglican garrison support for a Gibraltar see endowment. Sub committees in Gibraltar and London will collect subscriptions from British inhabitants and publish subscriber lists. The piece also notes a Bengal civil service sword fund for Sir Robert Sale and a separate Lady Sale testimonial, plus reflections on Sturt and Sturge, and a private dragoon guard soldier’s suicide at Newcastle with inquest verdict of felo de se.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Woodford
Gibraltar
United Church of England and Ireland
Malta
H. Bouverie
Mediterranean
Barrow
Buchanan
Somerville Ramsbottom
London
Bombay Times
Robert Sale
Bengal
Sale
Lady Sale
Sturt
Tezeen
Cabal
England
Sturce
Hes Maigsty
Joseph Sturge
Birmingham
James Graham
Whitehall
H. Manners Sutton
J. Sturge
2D Dragoon Guards
Newcastle
Burslem
King
Felo de Se
France and Spain: dispatches, reforms, floods, and talks
The Journal des Debats defends French policy on the India crisis while British affairs provoke debate in Paris. Spain reports Catalonia floods causing millions in damage and renewed border patrol efforts. Portugal faces debt concerns as Germany Italy and Russia update on rail, trade, and church matters amid political shifts.
Metropolis Notes on London Sights and Public Works
The Metropolis reports progress at Tar Green Pank with new walk connections from Hamilton Place to the Earl of Coventry’s garden. It details circulars from the British Museum enforcing the Copyright Act of Victoria, the Water Lane discovery of a Whitefriars boundary wall with bones and a coin, and the closing of Bartholomew Fair amid tolls and market shifts. It covers Northern and Eastern Railway leasing talks, a police libraries proposal, and an inquest at St Luke's Lunatic Asylum into Nathaniel Currie’s death from four rib fractures with unclear cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Plase
Earl of Coventry
Buitisy
British Museum
Victoria
Her Majesty's Dominions
Waterlane
Fleet-street
Charles the Second
Fellowes
Green Dragon
Whitefriars
Bartholomew
City of London
Smithfield
Melpomene
Thalia
Terpsichore
Bartholomew Fair
Frankfort
Leipsic
Yorkshire
Gloucestershire, &c
Kensington
St. Bartholomew
Northern
Anp Eastern Railway
London Tavern
Bishopsgate Street
John Roskell
Metropolitan Po Tce
Edward Wakeham
Eagle-house
Brook-green
Hammersmith
Williamson
Metropolitan Police Force
Wakeham
St. Luke's Lunatic Asylum
Old-street
Baker
Nathaniel Currie
Henry Lambert
Luke
James Luke
Turkey and the East A Vienna letter on suspending hostilities
A Vienna dispatch dated August describes Constantinople declaring a ceasefire between Turkey and Persia. The shah orders troops withdrawn and a diplomatic envoy to Teheran is planned. British influence is credited for easing tensions while a Persian caravan proceeds toward Persia and sales of detained goods resume.
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Turkey
Vienna
Constantinople
Erzercum
England
Persia
Pacha
Erzeroum
Porte
Teheran
Smyrna
Salif Pacha
M. Brant
Provincial Birmingham Calm After Week of Unrest
The town resumes its tranquil state with fewer beggars in the streets as mining districts restart work. Chartist leader White was jailed after inflammatory placards and an illegal meeting. bail refused, he remains in custody. In Bristol, Acraman and Co bankruptcy proceedings reveal assets and secured properties, with adjournment as debtors are moved to the Queen's Bench prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birminghad
White
Nechell’s Green
3D Dragoon Guards
Warwick
Birmingham Gazette
Bristol
Messrs. Acrimans, Morgan, and Co
W. E. Acraimman
W. E. Acraman
Jordan
Mr. Stone
Mr. Acraman
Royal Mail Company
Acramans, Morgan, and Co
Acramans, Morgan and Co
Queen's Bench Prison
Bankrupts Fight to Shield Firms in Victoria Era Action
A complex legal dispute unfolds as Acraman Morgan Co and partners defend against a £1,640 claim tied to a discounted bill. The case references the 1st and 2d Victoria acts, bankruptcy procedures, affidavits, and a planned surrender, with court actions extending over months and threatening prison for partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.P. Hinwn
Pn Hinton
Messrs. Acramans
Hinton
Anc
Carcely
Williama
Merchamant
Morga
Williams
Victoria
J. P. Hinton
Her Majesty's Court of Bankruptcy
Poe
Krade
Acraman, Morgan, and Co
Bri
London
D. Acraman
Queen's
Chatham
White Lion
H J. Hinde
Andrews
Mary
Ann
Ches
High-Street
Namog
Hene Ann Adrews
Pennyworth
Grissell
Peto
Folkestone
Dover Chronicle
Liverpool
Baltic
America
Boston
Preston
Robert Peel
60Th Rifles
Manchester
Corn Exchange
Lane-street
T. Number
Grammar-School
Chadwick
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Des Débats
India
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Pollock
Khelat-i-Ghilzee
Nott
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Akhbar Khan
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France
Post-Office
St. Omer
Tarascon
M. Lacave Laplagne
Finance
Siécle
Courrier Francais
Paris
St. Maur
America Vespuccio
Spain
Barcelona
Catalonia
Llobregat
Nuys
Iguallada
la Pobla de Charamunt
Capellades
Vallbona
San Quintin
San Pedro de Rio de Vitelles
Monistros
Zurbano
Madrid
Senor Arguelles
Cortez
Senhor Cortina
Portugal
Lisbon
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Prussia
Berlin
Dugsburg
Aix-la-Chapelle
Duchess of Orleans
Italy
Rome
Tiber
Cardinal Festi
Russia
St. Petersburg
Count Klein Michel
Pahien
Courland
Kretingen
Neustadt
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Tauroggin
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Odessa
Brzsc Litowsk
Lubeck Steam Navigation Company
Univers
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Warsaw
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