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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 17, 1842
Page
5
Miscellany recalls the King of Hanover improving, notes new omnibus plans from Padlington, and recounts a Merthyr cow drinking wort. It covers a dispute over Wynyard mansion value, Westminster deanery politics, assessed taxes notices, and a fire at Richard and Taylor’s Kennington works with substantial loss.
A detailed account of Doncaster racing in 1841 notes municipal transfer of control to a noble committee, £1000 sponsorship, and reforms including better stewarding, policing, and improved facilities. Major stakes races and winners are listed, with results from the Great Yorkshire Handicap, St Leger course, and other key events.
Doncaster races on Turnsday feature the Gascoigne Stakes won by Beeswing in a canter. The Two-year-old Stakes sees A British Yeoman defeat Maria Day 2 by a head with The Aira in third. other runners included Pharaoh Trueboy Ganymede colt Lady Skipsey Caster Velocipede Merry Andrew and Mermaid-bred colt.
The five act drama Love's Sacrifice at Covent Garden drew strong audience response with three key onstage confrontations between Lafont, Aylmer and Margaret. Critics praised Miss Vandenhoff for energy and formal strength, while noting lack of life in the piece despite clever construction and suspenseful finales. The Sonnambula and other performances followed.
The article lists mentalists from the metropolis and a large choral band from local associations with principal vocalists including Madame Caradori Allan Signori Pacini Miss Hawes Miss Rainforth and conductors Mr F Cramer and Mr Edward Taylor. It notes selections of Mozart Spohr Weber Cherubini and symphonies by Beethoven Mozart and Haydn and remarks Mendelssohn overlooked. It mentions Worcester Musical Festival dates and Mrs Cuartes Kran a stillborn birth at the Old Ship hotel Brighton and clarifies Sartoris’s London birth. Meyerbeer arrives in Paris planning a winter stay.
The first commission under the Lunacy Amendment Act opened in Red Lion Square before Francis Barlow with Middlesex magistrates to evaluate Mr Matthew Easum aged 21, an inmate at Kensington House. Dr Philp testified to his imbecility and memory loss while surgeon Augustus Cooke described past violence and confinement. The jury declared him insane from September 1, 1838.
In a Dublin court a swashbuckling set of attorneys led by a flamboyant Jimmy E- defend a diamond case against Miss Mary Ann O’Neil as the magistrate and spectators witness a comic clash. A jarvey Jeremiah M’Carthy then appears, boasting rough manners and a reckless tale after trampling a woman and a child, while Jimmy chides others to avoid details and exits amid laughter and jeers.
On the eve of departure for India the Hindostan steamer hosted a high level entertainment aboard for government members of the East India Company and other eminent figures. The Liverpool built vessel 250 feet long, 39 feet beam, 30 foot depth, 550 horsepower engines, five watertight compartments, and safety boats. A three masted schooner rig, tested in a Southampton run of 38 hours, impressed guests including Sir E Codrington and the Spanish Ambassador, with many ladies in attendance and Sir John Campbell presiding at the dejeune.
The Justicers of Cowes v Hawkins before Mr Justice Cresswell. Hawkins, ordered to find bail to appear at Newgate sessions, was brought to justify proposed sureties. Bodkin for the justices, Clarkson with Chambers for Hawkins. After refusals to accept character affidavits and notes, Hawkins admitted to bail at £800, with four sureties of £150 each from Cousins, Harvey, Pearce, and Butcher.
In an 1841 case at St. Mary at the Hill, Ebenezer Brown sued Mrs. Unitt to recover 4 pounds 7s 6d for board and lodging. Witnesses traced her origins in Belgium and France, her marriage to the defendant, and alleged infidelities. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant.
Insolvent captain Henry Croty of the 63d regiment held to bail pending hearing after a Dover castle confinement. Court granted delay to allow reassessment of faulty article valuations and ordered a new valuation before the next circuit. Henry Chard alias Henry Leigh Alleyne case details reveal complex bank dealings, aliases, and suspected wealth. Rules nisi issued against Mr Hall the public officer, the insolvent, and Mr Needham to address funds and claims.
In Bristol the Court of Bankruptcy held an adjourned meeting at Daniel Acraman’s home to examine him, as he was too ill to travel. The other bankrupts attended except Franklyn who had just returned from London. Counsel advised Hinton’s claim liability would not rise if they did not surrender to the Queen’s Bench. The sureties pressed the defendants on this point.
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