27 Aug 1843
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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 27, 1843
Page
1
A brief item notes an acquisition or transfer related to 180 GE Road with a numeric reference 101 and code acq 00. Reading suggests a property transaction or parcel trade noted in a compact record. Details are minimal and unclear.
The discourse centers on Ireland's land tenure, union with England, and government plans. It contrasts O Connell's agitation with a royal pledge to cooperate with Parliament, promote social improvements, and develop Ireland while preserving the legislative union amid unrest. The speech praises measures in Scotland, Wales, and church finances, and asserts resolve to maintain imperial unity.
Wellington and companions left the House of Lords on horseback after the Royal Carriage. They were well received by a large crowd in the streets and Park, drawn by the fine day and eager anticipation of the French Princes.
Her Majesty arrives from the castle and holds a privy council at Buckingham Palace. Le Prince de Joinville and le Duc D Aumale depart Windsor for town after visiting St Pauls, Gloucester House, and St James Palace. They sail for the continent, with royal aides and a dockyard visit preceding departure.
A London anecdote recalls Lord Stowell boasting of sights, then paying to see a mermaid but the gatekeeper calls it an older sea serpent. The other item notes Mr Augustus Newton seeking discharge from debt imprisonment. Sir James Graham declines to help.
Latest intelligence reports from Paris and Madrid detail Anglophobic press reaction, Guizot's Spain ambassadors, Barcelona junta actions, and Espartero decrees. Despatches describe troops, protests, and the queen’s movements toward La Granja, with turmoil across Catalonia and Seville. Madrid signals further court intrigue and coast smuggling concerns. London notes the Grenadier Guards arrival and royal preparations at Croydon and Richmond.
A Llanon mob of about 800 attacked the Edwards household aiming to injure or murder the agent for the tithes, breaking 52 window panes, destroying garden and greenhouse property, and looting the gamekeeper’s cottage. Rebecca’s followers then torched works at Gellywernen and battled toll gate keepers in Carmarthen, dispersing after threats of further action. A toll gate at Pothyreid suffered similar assault with a brutal sixty nine lashes inflicted on a local constable before the mob dispersed. Reports promise a large local meeting to discuss grievances on Friday.
Yesterday marked the 24th birthday of Prince Albert with bells tolling in churches a noon park and tower gun salute and a royal dinner at Frogmore attended by a select circle. Ministers Peel Wellington Graham and others left for Windsor to attend the banquet at the castle amid great rejoicing.
Reports claim HM Cyclops captured a French schooner with arms bound for Ireland, with Cork and Waterford seizures noted. Officials at Cork and Sheerness denied the vessel entry and questioned the seizure, citing inconsistent movements of the Cyclops and a misread Times report.
At the general committee, York is chosen for the next Association meeting after Mr Hatfield presented the invitation from the York Philosophical Society supported by Dr Scoresby and other members. The time is September and Rev. George Peacocke Dean of Ely is elected president for the year.
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