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Weekly Chronicle

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London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jul 29, 1843

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The Irish Church and British Politics Debate

The article applauds Mr Ward's Motion for Address to the Crown on the Irish Church and its land settlement. It argues for equal endowment principles, criticizes English and Irish Party maneuvers, and warns that church questions fuel distrust and demand reform to avoid toppling the Union. It highlights Irish fears, Protestant dominance, and calls for a voluntary system and shared public benefits.

Ireland John Russell Liberal Party Begland Excise Beresfords Lord Fitzwilliam George the Third Castle of Dublin England Yorkshire Lancashire Church of Tweed Leeds Halifax Glasgow Ward Scotch Free Church Scotland

Winp?-Mr Eneas Macdonnell interview with Sir James Graham

The article notes an interview on Thursday morning at the home office between Mr Eneas Macdonnell and Sir James Graham. It also reports on a Protestant Association meeting where a memorial was signed by leaders urging bishops to oppose tractarianism. The Prison Discipline Bill discusses solitary confinement provisions, proposing repeal of prior limits and requiring health and communication safeguards before confinement.

Eneas Macdonnell James Graham Home Office Standard Protestant Association United Church of England and Ireland

Court and Fashion Visit of Queen and Prince to Thames Tunnel

A London report details the Wednesday royal visit to the Thames tunnel at Wapping and Rotherhithe. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert arrived by royal barge with guards, inspectors, and crowds cheering in an elaborate display of loyalty. The Queen toured the tunnel shaft, saw stalls arranged as a carpet of silk, and heard the national anthem from 600 voices before departing for Buckingham Palace. A gold medal featuring the Thames tunnel and Sir Isambard Brunel was presented to the Queen, with copies given to her watermen.

Wapping Great Britain Prince Albert Thames Tunnel Wapping High-street Middlesex Rotherhithe Her Majesty Prince Thames Evans Royal Barge K Division Young Messrs. Watts Butt Valentine Admiralty Her Hawes M.P Thames Tunnel Company Charlier Page God Save Queen Irvine and Brown Marm Horsleydown Whitehall Buckingham Palace Griffin Sir Isambert Brunel

Her Majesty's Illustrious Visitors and Coburg Lineage

Report on Buckingham Palace visitors led by Duke Ferdinand of Saxe Coburg Gotha and royal offspring including Augustus, Leopold, and Clementine. Notes Ferdinand’s Austrian renown, Kohary estates, Catholic lineage, and marriages. Also cites Duchy of Cornwall revenues for 1842 totaling £32,935 13s 4d with expenses £12,833 13s 4d, leaving £20,100 for the Prince of Wales.

Buckingham Palace Prince Albert Duke Ferdinand of Saxe Coburg Gotha Prince Augustus of Saxe Coburg Clementine Leopold Ferdinand Antoine Marie Gabrielle of Prince Ferdinand Donna Maria II Portugal Price Augustus Louis Victor Leopold Francis Victoria Auguste Antonie Duke de Nemours Kohary Francis von Kohary Hungary House of Saxony Saxony House of Coburg Duchy of Cornwall Prince of Wales

Extra vacation granted for royal marriage at Eton

A letter from the Duke of Cambridge to Rev. Hodgson prompts an extra week of vacation for Eton College students to mark Princess Augusta's marriage on the 28th. Reopening is postponed from the 4th to September 1st. Also notes Queen’s College Birmingham charter, Welsh barracks funding, and repairs to Weets CarHEpRat and the New Council at Cambridgewell.

Eton Hodgson Duke of Cambridge Augusta Mecklenburg Strelitz Hawtrey Roya School of Medicine Birmingham Queen’s College Earl of Cawdor Dynevor George Rice Trevor South Wales Carmarthen G. R. Trevor Weuts Carheprat Camberwell St. Giles’s Auperman Copeland Alderman Copeland Stafford Mercury China East India Company Heerjeebhoy Rustomjee A. and D. Furdonjee

Royal State Ball at Buckingham Palace Delights Court

A Monday night royal state ball at Buckingham Palace dazzled with gold, gems, and flowers. Queen Victoria led a glittering guest list including the Duke of Wellington and Prince Albert, as Hanover’s King and other royals arrived and danced in grand rooms, with supper at midnight and a bagpipe finale. The event showcased elegant costumes, elaborate decorations, and formal processions, ending with late departures and the Duchess of Kent returning to Clarence House.

Duke of Wenig Gtan Naples the Duchess of Kent Clementine of Coburg Buckingham Palace Faraday Tippoo King of Hanover Duchess of Kent Charlotte Dundas Sir George Cooper Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince George Augusta Somerset Baron Knesebeck the Duchess of Gloucester Palace Murray Lister Frederick Stovin Francis Seymour Wemyss Bouverie Prince Albert Egoom Hanover Duchesses Kent Gloucester Duke Duchess of Cambridge Prince Augustus Clementine Saxe Cobourg Gotha Ferdinand Prince Leopold Monsieur Jullien Herr Koenig Saxe Cobourg Gotha Don Pasquale Belisario Periephaly Strelitz Marquis of Lorne Chisholm Weippert Fontainbleau Ondine Her Mackay Duke of Sussex Achilles Prince of Wales Epergne Parker Nuttall Oxon Scots Fusilier Guards King of Duchess of Cambridge Royal Clarence-house

Legal and theatre notes from the Norfolk circuit and Drury Lane

Reports note Baron Alderson’s illness may delay his return to duties on the Norfolk circuit. Prize distribution at the College of Civil Engineers drew 200 attendees led by Duke of Buccleuch. Drury Lane management may pass to Mr Bunn with two financiers backing. Silk gowns and judicial appointments are debated as promotions loom with names including Romilly Parker Wilcock Lee Wood and Bacon. Liverpool recorder James Clarke retires. Gilbertson Henderson appointed by the crown to succeed him, salary over £500 yearly.

Ganon Alderson Baron Alderson Norfolk College OF Civil Engineers Duke of Sutton Sharpe Griffith Richards Girdlestone Pemberton Leigh Romilly James Parker Wilcock Lee Wood Bacon LiveRrook James Clarke Liverpool Robertson Gladstone Home Office Gilbertson Henderson The Temple Henderson Clarke

Glorious Triumph and Durham Election Turmoil Exposed

Morning Post reports the Durham city election result with Mr. Bright the Anti Corn Law League candidate winning by 78 votes amid fervent Conservative critique of Lord Londonderry. The piece mocks Londonderry’s interference, emphasizes Conservative fallout, and notes shifts in public opinion and internal party rifts.

Morning Post Durham Bright Anti- Cornlaw League London Farvis Purvis Mr. Bright Whigs Anti- Corn Law League Marquis of Londonderry Marquis Quaker Bright Marquis of Londonderry Gentlermaan House of Wynyard Mr. Purvis Lord Londonderry Vane Hodgson Hinde Morning Herald Anti-corn Law League H. Hinde Anti-Cornlaw League Leaguer Paris St. Petersburg

Prince of Wales Education by Archdeacon Wilberforce

The Morning Herald reports Archdeacon Wilberforce to handle the Prince of Wales education. Critics flag his Puseyite bigotry and a recent colour presentation address as warlike and unworthy. The piece warns that court favour for such doctrines bodes a sad national prospect.

Society of Friends England Reform Club Morning Herald Prince and the Archdeacon Wilberforce Prince of Wales Wilberforce Puseyites

The Rebecca Riots and Armed Dragoons Patrol South Wales

Telegraph correspondent reports serious clashes as Rebecca rioters extend disturbances from Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire into mining districts. Dragoons patrol roads from Carmarthen to Llandovery while rebels torch gates and tollbars at Bethania Cwmmawr and Llanvihangel, with threats against Middleton Hall and Earl Cawdor’s Golden Grove noted.

Dan Martuhen Porthrhyd Love Llandovery Llandillo Carmarthen 4Th Light Dragoons Trevor Parlby Llandarrog Bethania Pumble Llanen Cwmmawr Crefach Llanelly Rebeccaries Middleton Hall Adams John Thomas Pembrokeshire Carmarthensire Carmarthenshire Rebecca Llanvihangel Golden-grove Earl Cawdor Golden Grove

Toll gate destruction at Bwigoed near Pontardulais

A large crowd of Rebeccaiies attacked the Bwigoed gate between Carmarthen and Swansea on a Wednesday night. They forced the toll keeper to destroy the gate then imprisoned him and a nearby policeman until morning. The tolls lessee cannot pay, due to ongoing gate demolitions, with most gates, toll-houses, and bars now gone or at risk of destruction.

Bwigoed Gate Pontardulais Carmarthen Swansea Llandillo Rhymnus John Jones Stetty Culbert Holgood Pontydawe Llangavallock The Rifles Inspector Rees Napier Rees Morgan Captain Napier John Morgan Dr. Bird Matthew Morgan Rees Morgan Esther Morgan Margaret Morgan Sir John Morris

Rebecca Riots Grow From Welsh Farmers' Toll Burdens

The Rebecca riots stem from Welsh farmers' poverty and reduced produce demand due to a slack iron trade. Toll-bars are seen as oppressive, with lime suppliers facing high turnpike costs. Commercial travellers praise the Rebeccaites for reducing road nuisances and regard them as useful agents on the road.

Wales

Swansea riot as officers clash with Morgan family

In Swansea a police raid on Llangavalloch and Pontydoulais leads to violent resistance by Morgan and others. Captain Napier and Inspector Rees are assaulted. Napier fires twice, wounding John Morgan. Several Morgans, the postmaster Pontydoulais, and others are arrested as magistrates order private hearings until trial.

Swansea John Morris Morgan Morgan Esther Morgan Margaret Morgan Henry Morgan Rees Morgan John Morgan Walters C. F. Napier Cwm Cellan Llangavalloch Rees William Jenkins Henry Lewis Matthew Morgan Jenkins Lewis Inspector Rees Cwm Cellan Farmhouse Captain Napier Welch Raeing Morgan Cross Mr. Wallers Henry William Rees Napier Margaret Esther George G. Bird M.D Forencen

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