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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Aug 30, 1840

Page

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Repeal agitation and O Connell policy debated in Ireland

A Western Railway note follows: the Bristol Bath line progress, financials, and planned new shares. The article discusses O Connell’s shift toward Repeal and separation, critiques his tactics, reflects on Irish Reform and Church issues, and cites Sharman Crawford’s defense of liberal positions amid Irish politics. The financial report details share offerings, mortgage redemptions, loan notes, and half year receipts and costs.

Ireland O'Connell England Holland Belgium Flanagan Treland O’connell Lord Morpeth John Russell Sharman Crawford Ulster Constitutional Association Lord Melbourne Ward Dublin Lmne Great Western Railway Baristol Merchants’hall Charles Russell London Steventon Brunel Bristol Bath Swindon Wootton Basset Aiken Society of Merchants

Court and Fashion at Windsor Birthday Festivities

Royal celebrations mark Prince Albert's 21st birthday with a morning serenade by Life Guards, a royal audience at Adelaide Lodge, and a parade of carriages and guests including the Duchess of Kent and Viscount Falkland. Royal visitors plan to join dinner. Belgium royal departure follows with guard of honor and flotilla salute.

Windsor Queen Prince Albert Adelaide Lodge Her Majesty Duchess of Kent Prince and Princess of Viscount Viscountess Palmerston Royal 1St Life Guards St. George's Choir Dr. Elvey French Harris Mitchell United Service P. A St. James’s Street Guards’ Club Jermyn-street Albert Regent Street Matlock’s Opera-house Pall-mall East Colnaghi Princess Augusta Augusta Clarence-house Cramer London Paris Abergavenny Duke of Sussex Viscount Falkland Nova Scotia Viscount Andover Malmesbury Baron Schleinitz Baron Werther Manrfaces Hien Frederick Johnstone Louisa Craven Weymouth Annandale House of Lords England America Johnstone Gordon Mr. Weyland Oxfordshire Henry Buckley Harthorne Derbyshire Frederick Scotland Ditchly Park Viscount Folkestone Earl of Radnor Mary Grimston Verulam Earl Craven Longford Castle Earl of Ra John Russell Glasgow Glasgow Herald Dockyard Woolwich Widgeon J. Hamilton Royal Artillery Mee King's Royal Rifles Cruttenden Mackenzie Belgium

Prince Albert Visits Guildhall and Freedom Ceremony

Crowds filled Fishmongers Hall and Guildhall as Prince Albert received the freedom of the city of London. The day featured a formal oath, a royal procession, and a mansion house banquet with high officials and notable guests, amid cheers and ceremonial pageantry.

Magnificent silver candelabrum honors Glasgow lord at tourney

Three hundred Glasgow citizens present a costly silver candelabrum to the Earl of Eglintoun inscribed in tribute to his courtesy as lord of the tourneyment at Eglintoun Castle held last August. The piece shows the lord and his charger in full armour. Merchan t Seaman’s Charity report notes funds aided 110 orphans and Trinity House doubled its £50 donation. An election for six girls and six boys followed. Two bushrangers, George Hughes and Henry Curran, were executed at the Port Philip barracks after conviction for bushranging and attempted murder. Hughes resisted, but Curran is described as penitent.

Guildhall Prince Lord George Lennox Olonel Bouverie Colonel Anson Major Campbell Westminster-bridge Westminster-road Borough Londonbridge London-bridge Adelaide-place Fish-street-hill Windsor Castle Princess Augusta Prince Albert Windsor-castle F. B. Hooxzy Catenton-street King-street J. King England City of London Marshall Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emanuel Duke of Saxe Saxe Coburg and Gotha Order of the Garter Woopmorre Paton York House of Lords King City of London Grammar School Corporation Mazarin Corporation School Frith James Shaw Court of Common Council Woop- Thorpe John Sewell Claudius Stephen Hunter M. Wood Bart W. Taylor Copeland John King Walter Peacock Jeremiah Evans Victoria Earl of London Tavern Nelson Honourable Corporation of the Trinity House Port Philip George Hughes Henry Curran Hughes Stow Curran

Public move to curb Bartholomew fair nuisances

The markets committee reports to the common council with recommendations to abolish plays and entertainment booths at Bartholomew fair. Swing rides and machinery are banned in Smithfield market. The fair will be shortened to two and a half days and end by Saturday night to remove equipment before Sunday.

Barthoolomew Common Council Smithfield Market

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Sharman Awford British Empire His Royal Fishmongers’ Hall Chamber Corporation of London George Lennox Bouverie Anson Campbell Mansion House Duke of Cambridge Lord Bloomfield J. Macdonald Fitzroy Somerset John Pelly, Bart Bank of England Mr. Bailey East India Company W. G. Lyall Colonel Jones Colonel Walton Felix Booth Cabbell Huth C. J. Huth Croly C. G. Jenkins J. L. Seager John Leach John Lubbock William Lady Poland Freeman Terry Peover Cheshire Knutsford Harry Mainwaring Macclesfield Cook Mr. Cook Mrs. Cook Shipkow Dean Mainwaring Arms C. Hollins Lear John Kinder Harper Chesire Constabulary Knutsford Church
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