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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 18, 1844
Page
5
A long Dublin hearing ends with a verdict against Daniel O’Connell and co defendants on multiple counts of seditious conspiracy. Jury faces 12 o clock deadline, adjourns to next term amid crowd noise, proclamations, and deliberations about verdict form and post midnight timing.
Reports from Ireland describe intense reaction to Mr. O Connell being found guilty with scenes of mourning and public alarm. The Galway Vindicator notes Tuam residents marked the news with a black fast while Clonmel plans to raise funds for repeal rent. A court scene features a "staunch repeater" joking in a jury pool, drawing laughter from the Lord Chief Baron and participants. Two Tory candidates are named for Londonderry representation, Captain Dawson and Sir Harvey Bruce, with Dawson favored. An official tally lists Irish Army ranks and files from 1830 to 1844, ending with 1844 figures from the Adjutant General’s Office.
At a recent Ethnological Society meeting, the first four issues of a new weekly sized newspaper from the Sandwich Islands were shown. Edited by an American missionary, the paper circulates about 3,000 with an annual subscription of 64d. It covers politics, religion, and general news in the native language.
The note extols free trade with slogans about plenty to do high profits and cheap bread. It frames economic opportunity and favorable wages in a bold marketing tone. The fragment matches an ad-like newspaper card urging support or action on trade policies.
A sharp political letter to Sir James Graham compares a public figure's tumbling feats in public life to a political speaker's shifting stances. The author critiques the Home Secretary’s treatment of the League, questions secrecy in conspiracies, and warns of consequences for Ireland, Free Trade, and national unity. The piece urges accountability and cautions against politicizing public passion.
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