Rioting at graveyard ends with police surge and sermon clash
A violent scene unfolds in an Irish graveyard as Lord Arranmore leads police into the yard where clergy clash with parishioners. Shots ring out through the church, a funeral sermon sparks outrage, and the crowd resists attempts to read over the deceased. Clerical abuse blamed on Reverend Rufus Corrigan provokes a brutal riot tied to church prejudice and land access.
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Caleb
Trump
Charles Harvey
Mr. Randolph
Ecclesiastic
St. Stephen
Lord Arranmore
Gensdarmerie
Randolph
Horace Snash
Rufus Cortigan
Rufus Corrigan
Ireland
Weekly Chronicle
United Kingdom
Dublin
T. W
Sheffield
J. L
Goodwin Sands
London and Westminster
Rossery
Stone Kitchen
Havi
Tower of London
Washington
America
Henry Lorcurre
Great Smithfield Cattle Show Opens with Royal Attendance
The Smithfield Club annual show opened on Friday at the Horse Bazaar in King Street with judges and stewards from multiple counties presiding over cattle and sheep classes. Prizes ranged from 5 to 30 sovereigns, with Earl Spencer and the Duke of Richmond among winners. Prince Albert attended the following day, and a large crowd visited the public exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithfield Club
Horse Bazaar
King-street
Franklin
Ascott
Tetsworth
Worthington
Brockhurst
Coventry
Ladde
Etlington
Huntington
Charles Stokes
Kington
Keeworth
Notts
William Irinder
Wantage
Berks
Richard Parkinson
Babworth
William Tanner
Patcham
Brighton
William Stace
Barnack
Alfreston
William Saxby
Rottingiean
Humphry Gibbs
Earl of Spencer
Christopher Smith
Banley
the-Hill
Matislaw
Raby
Warwickshire
Earl Spencer
Marquis of
Exeter
Buckley
Normanton-hill
Nottinghamshire
H. Chamberlin
Desford
Leicester
Bailey
Shenby-house
Stoney Stratford
Hay
Shetskire
Aberdeenshire
G. Sheppard
Tavers
London
Mr. Jones
Chasterton
Chipping Norton
Wether
Painter
Duke of Bedford
Chamberlin
C. Large
Broadwall
Oxon
Duke of Richmond
Grantham
Storeham
Lewes
Jonas Webb
Hayward
Manor-house
Weston Eruville
W. Tempter
Heston
Hounslow
Brookhurst
W. Maynard
Crother
Isleworth
Royal
Prince Albert
Edward Bowater
Seymour
Bouverie
Humphrey Gibbs
E. Franklin
R. Worthington
R. Gibbs
Benj, Gibbs
W. Boulnois
P. Pusey
Royal Agricultural Society
D. Barclay
Challoner
E. Hillyard
Northamptonshire Agricultural Society
England
Scotland
Smithfield
Freemasons
Lincoln’s Inn-Fields
Duff
Blackbriars Bridge Armorial Bearings Erected
The final embellishments for Blackbriars Bridge are completed with two armorial bearing specimens mounted over the centre arch. They face east and west and, crafted with notable skill, create a striking view to river travelers passing by.
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Blackbriars
Appeal of Madame Laffarge at the Cour de Cassation
A crowded Cour de Cassation hears the appeal by Madame Laffarge’s supporters led by M. Duverne and M. Paillet. They challenge the trial process, press influence, and legal rulings in the Laffarge case, arguing judicial errors and procedural violations. The court adjourned after arguments highlighting irregularities, juror influence, and questions over deposition of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulle
M. Paillet
Laffarge
M. Duverne
M. Duvenne
Court of Assizes
Madame Buffiere
Madame Laffarge
M. Buffiére
M. Lanvin
Legal correspondence on property, guardians, and wills
A reader asks about locating a will from ten years prior and how property is administered or recovered. Answers discuss deposition, administration, guardianship, and possible actions in court, with notes on tenancy, window tax, and other legal questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Raphael
J. M
R. T
N.n.—C
America
R. P. Lewis
Court of Chancery
A. W
H. Barber
Crown
Burn's Justice
W. Rhodes
Eliza
Henry Green
P. P
Nottingham
D. H
Humanitas
Richard Gander
van Dieman's Land
David Hankinson
Hilary Term
Dudley
House of Correction
Court and Fashion brief letters from the era
Readers submit inquiries and notes to the publication. The responses touch on topics from Admiralty correspondence to the East India Company, with references to Waterloo, residence costs in Guernsey, and official mail etiquette. Several readers request action or personal contact, while others seek guidance or comment on rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty
T. R
A. B
The
East India Company
William Bailey Butterworth
George Lyall
G. H
Waterloo
Querist
S. Sucklin
T. Lobb
G. L
Guernsey
Cornwall
Lord Lichsfield
S.J
Foreign News on China India and U S Election
The latest telegrams describe British actions in the China expedition and the Canton and Chusan incidents, plus India’s unsettled state as Sikhs and Nepalese exploit Afghanistan troubles. The piece criticizes Whig policy in Ireland, calls for humane force in China, and condemns electoral abuses amid Irish, Scottish, and English political tensions.
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India
Canton
England
Mehemet Ali
New York
Harrison
United States
Tinghae
Chusan
Lin
Belling the Cat
Imperial Court
Bombay
Captain Elliot
Pekin
Commodore Napier
Eelat
Bogue
China
Commissioner Lin
Coast Guard
Affghanistan
Indus
Dost Mohamed
Carlow Election Showed Landlord Power Over Voters
The Carlow contest reveals a strong landlord backed majority for Colonel Bruen amid charged Irish tensions. Bruen vows to support Lord Stanley's Tithe Bill and to seek government defeat, while contemporaneous anger over Protestant dominance colors the results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlow
Ponsonby
Colonel Bruen
Lord Stanley
Ireland
Bruen
Fermanagh
Richardson
Arthur Brooke
Close of the War in Syria Submission of Mehemet Ali
A British voice argues the Egyptian treaty with Mehemet Ali ends the Syria conflict but warns against extending demands beyond the July Treaty. It questions Napier’s policy, denounces possible new taxes and monopolies, and urges the government to avoid a clash with France while keeping to the treaty terms and Ottoman suzerainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syria
Mehemet Ali
Pacha
Egypt
St. John of Acre
Beyrout
Napier
Robert Stopford
Alexandria
Morning Chronicle
Turkey
England
France
Inquest Verdict on Woolwich Boat Collision
The inquest into the drowning of Ann Bott and the linked death of her husband James Bott at Woolwich reach concluded with an accidental death verdict. The Vesper steam packet was found to bear a deodand of £100. evidence from pilots, steamer crew, and witnesses described the collision context and river conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Bott
Woolwich-reach
C. C. Lewis
West Ham
Essex
Watt
James Bott
Mr. Matthews
Gravesend
Star Company
Stephen Cockshott
Trinity
Trinity-house
Cockshott
Prince Regent
Brads
Hookness Point
Richard Ross
Smith
Star Concern
Her Majesty's Shine
John Bowman
Bridee Land
Thames
Prince Regent Ferry-house
John Finney
Matthews
Leonard
Egular Cvvern- 8
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Austria
Prussia
Russia
Ottoman Empire
Bank of England
Downing-street
Ley
the Commons
Marquis of Normanby
Covuntigs
Con- Mittal
Edward Hindiey
Northern and Eastern Counties Railway Company
Bingham
Worship-street
Eastern Counties Company
Otway
Bow
Eastern Counties
Edward Hindley
Hindley
Shoreditch
Devonshire-street
Cooper
Devonshire Street
Herne
Bowcooper
Devonshire
James
Fosse
Dee
Ater
Bousted
Rte
Ail
Shay
North Eastern Company
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