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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Dec 10, 1843

Page

4

Repeal Banquet for Mr. Smith O'Brien in Lingrick

The great Repeal Banquet honored Mr. Smith O'Brien with 350+ gentlemen dining at Princess's hotel. Mr. O'Brien and Mr. OConnell spoke as loyal toasts were given. procession from Cahermoyle to town preceded the event.

Smith O’brien O'Connell Dusiix Tyrrell P.P Lusk Andrew H. Burien T. M. Ray Corn Exchange Burgh-quay Landlord and Tenant Commission Lord Devon Dublin Castle Larcom Ordnance Survey Court of Queen’s Bench O'Hagan Coppock Fixxyor France Waller Vereker Bergat Association Thomas Steele Req Ireland John O'Connell P. Barrett Gray O'Neill Daunt America Elizabethtown Paris Kentucky Prince Edward’s Island Savannah County Dustin Saints Dublin Times Africa Dublin Evening Post London Doustrm Ulster Carrickfergus Belfast Wellesley Kingstown Cape of Good

Inquiries Begin On South Wales Disturbances

Brecon hosts Her Majesty's commissioners from Presteign to probe causes of unrest in South Wales. They note little local discontent in Brecon with peaceful towns and prosperous trade in coal and lime. Authorities aim to assess turnpike trusts for a potential general parliamentary act. Two commissioners proceed to Llandilo and Swansea to continue inquiries.

Brecon Her Majesty's Commissioners of Inquiry Presteign South Wales Grand Jury-Room Carmarthenshire Brecknockshire Trust Radnorshire Pembrokeshire Turnpike Trust Clive Cripps Llandilo Frankland Lewis Swansea Glamorganshire

Winter Circuit Dates and Assize Sittings Listed

Laura Watts Winter Circuit lists days and places for holding commissions of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire. It notes sessions in Haverfordwest and Carmarthen before Sir Cresswell Cresswell. It also lists the Cheshire assize day on Saturday December 30, 1843 at the castle in Chester before Sir William Wightman.

Laura Watts Pembrokeshire Haverfordwest Carmarthenshire Carmarthen Cresswell Cresswell Court of Common Pleas William Wightman Our Lady the Queen

Smithfield Cattle Club Meeting Amid Cattle Show Prizes

The Smithfield Cattle Club held its annual general meeting at the horse bazaar in Portman Square with Earl Spencer presiding. Duke of Richmond and other nobility attended, officers were elected, Mr Gibbs resigned as honorary secretary and his brother B T B Gibbs elected. The day drew about 10 000 visitors as cattle and farming displays drew praise for breed improvements and impressive cattle.

Smithfield Earl Spencer Duke of Richmond Earl of Scarborough Lord Western Lord Aboyne J. Seabright J. M. Cripps Humphery Gibbs B. T. B. Gibbs Druce Dean Baker Street Portman-square Hanson London Gibbs

Catalogue of Stock and Prizes Oxen and Cattle Classes

Readable list of stock judging results for oxen and cows from classes I through XII, detailing breeders such as Mr. Robert Burgess Cotgrave Notts and peers like Earl Spencer Althorp, with ages, breeds, feeding regimes, travel to the show, prize monies, and medals. Includes sheep classes with wethers from Leicester and Nottinghamshire breeders and prize outcomes.

Robert Burgess Cotgrove Place Notts Durham Earl Spencer H. Mann Pigburn Doncaster Althorp Northampton J. Watson Thorney Peterborough Hereford C. Blakeney Shelderton Ludlow John Beasley Chapel Brampton Duke of Bedford Woburn-abbey Bedford A. Perkins Arnesby Leicester J. Williams Kingsland Leominster Earl of Warwick Warwick-castle W. Perry Monkland Woburn Abbey Thomas Davis Dilwyn Weobly Thomas Ambers Wappenbury Royal Leamington Spa North Devon Thomas Sir W. Wake Courteen-hall Staunton Wye T. Bridge Buttsbury Ingatestone Arden Ley Messrs Fudlington and Kemp North Elkington Louth Charles Tempest, Bart Broughton Hall Skipton H. W. Wilson Keythorpe Hall Barnett Stratton-park Biggleswade J. T. Smith Thornbygrange Cooke Cunnington Marquess of Exeter Burghley Edward Lakin Beauchamp Court Worcester James Webster Peakirk Thomas Twitchell Willington Bede Leicester Wethers Rama S. Bennett Bickering Park Woburn Thomas Umbers W. Umbers J. Buckley J. S. Burgess Holme Pierrepoint Nottingham George Piercy Kirkburn Driffield Yorkshire T. Sykes William Sandy Cass the Duke of Manchester Kimbolton Castle Kimbolton G. Edie Wytonhill

Agricultural show at Huntingdon praises farmers effort

The report describes prize awards for cattle pigs and sheep at Huntingdon with winners including Charles Tomson and Prince Albert. It notes prices and classes, comments on crowded rooms, and calls for legislative support for agriculturists amid debates over Peel policy and American beef imports.

Royal Prince Albert Windsor Castle Suffolk Bedfordshire W. E. Hobbs Markshall Coggleshall Essex Lord Western Felix Hall Kelverdon Morning Post American Beef R. Peel

Dinner marks Smithfield Cattle Club festival at Freemasons tavern

The Smithfield Cattle Club annual dinner at the Freemasons tavern drew 200 to 300 gentlemen. Notables at the head table included Duke of Richmond, Lord Huntingfield, Lord Dunboyne, MPs Pusey and Ormsby Gore, and Colonel Challoner. Toasts celebrated the club’s progress, honored honorary secretary Humphrey Gibbs, and praised agricultural workers.

Smithfield Cattle Club Freemasons Earl Spencer Duke of Richmond Lord Huntingfield Lord Dunboyne Pusey M.P Ormsby Gore Challoner Humphrey Gibbs Gibbs Lord Spencer England Royal Agricultural Society

Great Ilford Parish Church Service Sparks Offertory Debates

Large meeting in Great Ilford unites parishioners to press the Bishop of London and vicar Bourne on church reforms at St Mary's. They oppose a weekly offertory and other changes seen as popish, urging a return to simple worship and restoration of former rites.

Great Stronp Great Ilford Angelinn St. Mary’s Church of England Bourne London Churchwarden Thompson House of God Gillmore Manchester Hull Hull and Selby Leeds Manchester Directory Bombay Independence Portsmouth John Bulls S.S

Calculating Local Sun Times and Tides for British Ports

The guide explains determining sunrise and sunset by latitude adjustments above 61 deg 80 min and below 51 deg 80 min, and lists high water times relative to London Dock for ports like Bristol Orkney Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow and Southampton plus notes on many smaller harbours.

Great Britain and Ireland London Dock Bristol Ork Cove Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton

Advent Calendar of Weather and Scripture for December

The Week notes the Second Sunday in Advent with proper lessons Isaiah x and Acts x for morning and Isaiah xxiv James iii for evening. It records celestial data and daylight timings, with daily weather summaries and Ephem changes by Zadkiel, noting fair to showery conditions through December 15.

James iii Meteo Ephem Zadkiel Legh Ometeo Turspay Wepwnespay Tuurspay Fairpay Cambridge

Answers to Correspondents Delayed Till Next Week

The newspaper postpones publishing Answers to Correspondents due to high news workload. Readers are invited to submit questions for future issues.

The Corn Laws and Lord Spencer’s Free Trade Call

The article analyzes Lord Spencer’s long held Free Trade views and the League movement. It argues the Tory response is driven by entrenched interests, urges Lord John Russell to join the reform effort, and warns against remaining tied to fixed duties as the shift toward liberal trade continues.

Whig splits and Peel’s fate in Free Trade era

A polemical21nd editorial arguing Lord Palmerston and Lord John Russell split with the Free Trade movement. It predicts Peel’s fall or new concessions, notes Lord Spencer’s stance, and warns farmers and tenants against landlord-driven protection while urging contests across counties and a national verdict favoring the Agricultural League and Free Trade.

Pattison Raikes Carrie Northampton Lord John Russell House of Commons Radicala Free Trade Melbourne John Hobhouse Bristol Bristolians Roche Lord Fitzwilliam Lord Spencer Wrightson Mr. Childers Lord Palmerston Charles Wood Doncaster West Riding Herald Robert Peel League—the Press England Mark Lane Express Hastings League

Spain's cabinet turmoil ends with Olozaga downfall

The Madrid cabinet reshuffle backfires as Senor Olozaga fails to win broad support, dissolves the Cortes, and triggers a royal quarrel. Espartero’s allies, Narvaez, and Pidal join in opposition, leaving the Queen with a fractured Cortes and a volatile political scene.

Madrid Olozaga Senor Olozaga Paris Christina Louis Philippe Ireland Espartero Senor Pidal Spain Cortes Lopez Serrano Narvaez Progresistas Moderados National Guard Pidal

Smith O'Brien and Repeal in Ireland's uncertain path

In a calm, firm address at the Limerick Dinner, Smith O'Brien signals a reluctant yet decisive shift toward Repeal, challenging old Liberal allies and urging action from a government ready to act but wary of treason. The piece warns of growing peasant organization, arms rumors, and the danger of delay amid looming two months.

Limerick Smith O’brien Smith O'Brien Ireland Lord Howick John Russell House of Commons Mr. O'Connell Robert Peel

Chapman Appointed Chief Judge of Wellington New Zealand

A London newspaper defends Mr Henry S Chapman appointed Chief Judge of Wellington, NZ, praising his legal excellence in Law Merchant and Real Property, noting his colony ties and a tract on Judicial Staff. It condemns the Globe’s critical piece as unjust, urges respect for patronage based on fitness and long friendship.

Henry S. Chapman Middle Temple Wellington New Zealand Globe of Metropolitan Anti-Cornlaw Association Westminster Hall Chapman Globe Lord Brougham Crown Westminster Chap Mr. Chapman Lord Stanley Fihet

The Limerick Dinner To Mr W Smith O Brien MP

A parliamentary event notes Mr O Connell offering ample amends to Mr Smith O Brien MP for a past insult. The report records the dinner honoring the member and the cordial political gesture as described in the era’s tone.

Mr. O'Connell Mr. Smith O’brien

Disturbances in New Zealand Report Deepening Threats

The Times reports private information from New Zealand indicating the disturbances have grown more formidable than initially believed. It states that several leading English residents involved at Cloudy Bay have met untimely deaths, signaling a severe development in the affair.

New Zealand Cloudy Bay

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