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Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Aug 28, 1841

Page

2

Unclear Conference Ends Amid Ample Applause and Thanks

An address closes amid enthusiasm as ministers and attendees depart Manchester. The scene features fervent prayers against the corn laws and a hope for deliverance from evil. A chairman signals the dissolution. votes of thanks are extended to organizers and speakers.

Jrusah Seallende George Foempeem Hiad Manchester

Census disturbances in France provoke rioting and police seizures

France faces continuous census turmoil with Lille Cahors and Toulouse scenes of rioting. Doors shut under guard, troops and gendarmes escort officers as crowds hurl stones. Municipal councils resist census roles while Paris and other cities debate method and control amid official denials and counterclaims.

Lille Owe Auldiery Toulouse Cahors Legitin's Aubenar Priyas Ardéche Libourne Moniteur Niert Trench Paris Rouen Temps Moniteur Universal le Temps Baron Pasquier Afoni Sqaires Toulon Dardanelles Courrier Francais Spain Baltic St. Petersburgh Compéigne Algeria Bugeaud Sud Marseille Oran Constitutionnel Abd-el-Kader Biskarah Tobes Tekedempt M.humann

Central Reform and Registration Association Formed

A meeting at Parliament Street established a Central Reform and Registration Association to coordinate local reform groups across England. Edward Clarkson chaired, with aims including ballot voting, short parliaments, extended suffrage, church-rate abolition, repeal of the corn laws, tariff reform, and broader enfranchisement. Local bodies pledged cooperation and a working committee was appointed.

Parliament-street Reform and Registration Society of England Edward Clarkson Hear Marratt House of Commons Matthews Marylebone Warren-street Wakley Regent’s Canal St. Pancras Borovuca Manylesoxr Benjamin Hall Charles Napier Mechanics’ Institute Williams Oxford Street Major Revell Savage TrimMor Lapy Suyoipk Black- Friars-Bridge Blackfriars-bridge Surrey

Birmingham Post Office Letter Theft Case Adjourned

Charles Webb, charged with stealing a letter from the Birmingham post office in 1829 containing notes and bills for £508 8s 0d, was brought for examination. The private hearing was adjourned until Tuesday to hear witnesses from Dover and Calais identify Webb as the man who negotiated the stolen notes, with Webb described as well connected and recently residing in America.

Birmingham Uckling Dover Calais Webb America Messia Simcox Pemberton

Floating breakwater proposal sparks Brighton meeting

A crowded Brighton town hall gathering favored a floating breakwater off Brighton. Mr. Fuller chaired the session as a committee was appointed to pursue the plan and subscribers pledged generous support for the project.

Ireland notes and political shifts in Tyrone and Limerick

The Queen appoints Francis William Earl of Charlemont custos rotulorum for Tyrone in place of the Earl of Belmore. Nixon resigns as high sheriff of Fermanagh after public scrutiny of his conduct and a promised dismissal. Dublin elections hype tests the ballot while Liberal candidates unite. Citizens of Limerick invite Lord Morpeth to dinner and publish an address praising his services to Ireland. RELA and municipal election drives discussed. No troop augmentation alleged by Dublin press. Irish petitions back railway works in Clare Limerick Cork regions.

Ireland Francis William Earl of Hell Fermanagh Nixon Dublin Dinver Limerick Lord Morpeth Swinburn William Roach Ava Loyal National Repeal Association Corn Exchange Robert M‘clellan O'Connell Anway Dublin Evening Post Clare Cork

Parishioners vote condolence to Sir David Wilkie

A large meeting in Cults endorses an address to the artist's surviving brother and sister. A fundraising drive, led by the Earl of Leven and Melville, aims to erect a memorial in Cults, with a committee formed to collect subscriptions and assist the project.

Earl of Leven and Melville David Wilkie Cults Caledonian Mercury Greenock Quay Helensburgh Henderson Queen Glasgow Saturday Post Firth of Forth Queensferry Dumbarton Leith Alloa Albert Stirling Granton Kincardine Scotland Kirkpattick Iron Grey Stewartry Kirkcudbright Edinburgh Arthur's Seat Scotsman

Approval of the Speaker in the Imperial Parliament

The Lords and Commons conduct the royal approval of Mr Shaw Lefevre as Speaker. Lords present include Lansdowne, Clarendon, and Beaconsfield figures. Lefevre receives Her Majesty's approbation and swearing in proceeds with peers and clergy taking oaths. The process includes abdication of normal business as swearing and adjournment follow.

House OF Lords Marquis of Lansdowne Normanby Earl of Clarendon Lord du House of Commons Jane Shay Lefevre Saan Lezevre Commons Pitne Emma Ge England Beaker Lord Ons Lord Rollo Earl of Thanet Rochester Calthorpe Teynham Norwich Lord Browsham Lord Keane Earl Fitzwilliam Vitzgerald Viscount Lorton Hastings Down House OF Codimons Frmay Macaulay Eere Accustus Cureroan House of Peers Srzaker Serpeant Ain Ley

Lords Monday Session Opens With Oaths and New Peers

The House of Lords met at two and heard oaths of allegiance from peers, with about 190 sworn total after the long week. New peers Coxepeton and Campsett were introduced, taking seats on the bar, as other proceedings and adjournments followed.

Algarve Alentejo Cacella Padre-Rego Cordeiro Silva Brito Sierra Baizo Diario de Governe Commons Lords House OF Lords Bishop of Norwich Earl of Suarressury Earl Stanhope Earl Spencer Lord Sidmouth Earl Aberdeen Earl of Mountcashel Earl of Harrowby Duke of Richmond Lord Montfort Earl Radnor Lord Marlborough Earl of Limerick Earl Jersey Lord Ashburton Marquis of Northampton Lord Exmouth Lord Votey Ea Tankerville Lord Portman Duke of Buccleuch Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Kinnoul Earl of Devon Duke of Sutherland Lord Rolle Marquis of Augisse Lord Coxepeton Hen Parnell Lethuen Lord Vivian Les Campsett Les Vivian Lord Campys Bart

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