Repeal movement stirs Ireland amid riots and arrests
Reports from TreLand and Limerick describe ongoing Repeal Association activity as O'Connell urges restraint and legal avenues. Proclamations, riot Act talk, and monster meetings provoke strong public sentiment. crowds await the liberator, with fears of violence and calls for peaceful action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TreLand
Dustin
Repeal Association
O’connells
O'Neil Daunt
O’connell
Ireland
Eace
Plassic
Limerick
Dublin
Liberty
O'Connell
Mail
Bimerich
Legal and Miscellaneous Correspondence Column D Project
A long reader correspondence item discusses options to evict a stubborn tenant under the Recovery of Small Tenements Act with magistrate and constable assistance. It also covers vote registration, blocked park entry for the poor, and various reader questions about law, finance, and public notices, with notes on stamps, duties, and local civic issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerkenwell
St. James's
Piccadilly
St. James's Church
Weekly
Chronicle
Etyler
C. Icc
England
C.F. Stolnmeyer
Wno
Northampton-terrace
City-road
Somerset-house
Sturges Bourne
Hobhouse
Art Union
Doctors’ Commons
Polytechnic
B. B
Bridges-street
Wellington-street
Camberwell
Charles White
E. H
Manchester
Enquirer
Cosme
Bristol
New York
America
Liverpool
E. S
Ford
C’estai Que Trust
H. B
J. B
St. Clement Danes
Savings’ Bank
K. C
M. A
M.B
Putney Bridge
White Horse
P. B
Righom
Bhoreditch
S.M.S
Sacred Month Controversy Over Chartist Proposals
A letter from Joseph A. LanDER of Birmingham defends Feargus O Connor against claims tied to a proposed sacred month and disputes assertions about Attwood and Birmingham delegates. He cites 1839 convention manifestos, O Con n orns stance, and supports Attwood while urging fair reporting.
The Premier and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners
A London paper lauds Sir Robert Peel for allotting his £5000 salary in three months, gifting £1000 to education and £4000 to religious education, praising his benevolence and urging imitation by others who gained wealth from labor. It notes respect for Peel and compares him to Pitt challenging others to follow his example. Also covers disbursements of the China expedition and a tea fraud tied to converting black tea to green. Includes exam results from the BocaeLon of Arts, October 1843, and a short note on the wreck of the Reliance and tea losses in France.
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Robert Peel
Treasury
England
Europe
Baronet
Pitt
China
Bengal
East India Company
House of Commons
Eastern
Hong Kong
Globe
University of London
BocaeLon
Henry Gunning Bagshawe
St. Mary's
Oscott
Joseph Ash Baynes
Stepney
Charles Blackett
Stonyhurst
Samuel Bradley
Manchester
Francis William Brady
William James Champion
University
John Moon Charlton
Highbury
Alfred Crowley
Joseph Edkins
Horace Field
George James Gowring
Samuel Gosnell Green
George Jessell
Henry Jessell
Bunnell Lewis
Albert Mott
William Caldwell Roscoe
James Smith
John Remington Stratten
William Ridout Wills
Humphry Fitzroy Woolrych
King's
Frederick Fowler Bankart
John Browne
John Rodham Carr
Robert Humphrey Marten
James Henry Millard
Thomas Sibly
Bristol
Russell Scott Taylor
Reliance
Coast-Guard
Commissioners of Customs
Paris
Time of Sunrise Sunset and High Water Calculations
Instructions describe calculating sunrise and sunset by latitude offsets from 61 30 and 51 30, then adjusting clock times by minutes. It lists high water times for main ports such as London Dock, Bristol, Cork, Falmouth, Hull, Milford Haven, Dover, Dublin, Holyhead, Liverpool, Port Glasgow, and Southampton, noting these yield many smaller harbors.
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Great Britain
Ireland
London Dock
Bristol
Cork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Seventeenth and Nineteenth Sundays Amid Weather and Ephem
The record notes liturgical lessons for Sunday and Sunday after Trinity in October with ephemeris data on the year’s day count, moon age, sunrise and sunset, and sun declination. It lists weather observations by Legh and Zadkiel, with notes on fairs, storms, and sessions beginning in mid October.
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Seaway
Galati
Legh
Meteo
Ephem
Zadkiel
St. Etheldred
Nelson
Trafalgar
O Connell Moves Ireland Toward Proclamation Clash
In The Weekly Chronicle a sharp analysis questions Sir Robert Peel's stance and the governments Irish policy. It argues Fabian tactics are abandoned and warns the Repeal Movement must be checked to preserve the Empire, citing Clontarf Tara Mullaghmast and the need for fair dealing with grievances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’connell
O'Connell
Sir Robert Peel
Hiss
Sir Robert
Ireland
Peel
Graham
Normandy
Lord John Russell
Clontarf
Tara
Loughrea
Clifden
Mallow
Mullaghmast
Dublin
Donnybrook
Lord de Grey
William Follett
Three Kingdoms
O'Connel
O Connell and Irish crisis draw heated critique
The piece argues Mr. O Connell’s actions sow distrust among followers and condemnations of his stance toward American sympathisers and Louis Philippe. It critiques Lord De Grey and the Irish Privy Council for their handling of the Clontarf meeting and warns coercion will not solve Ireland’s deep unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
O’connell
Repealers
Repeal Association
Louis Philippe
Lord de Grey
Dublin
Clontarf
Lord Eliot
Mr. O'Connell
Ratification of Chinese Treaty and Trade Outlook
The China treaty is ratified and new tariffs opened, with Canton to begin operations on July 27. Hong Monopoly and Consoo charges end, ports like Amoy and Ningpo to open. Sir Henry Pottinger appoints consuls to accelerate commerce while warnings against smuggling and evasion shape policy. TheCommercial gains depend on disciplined enforcement and a strong British consular presence.
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Manchester
Glasgow
Victoria
Suez
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Oriental
Malcolm
Marseilles
China
Canton
Amey
Fuchow-foo
Ningpo
Shanghai
Henry Pottinger
Leeds
United States
Spain
Espartero
Baring
Portugal
H. Pottinger
The City Election Barings Speech and Peel Illness
A dense, period style notice reports Sir Robert Peel's dangerous illness, with private updates from Drayton Manor. It links the attack to a morning newspaper and Mr Baring's London Tavern speech, noting family alarm and public stakes in the empire's fate.
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MR. Baring
Sir Robert Peel
Robert Peel
Drayton Manor
Lord Byron
Lady Peel
Colonel Peel
Newmarket
Baring
London
Windsor
Dr. Chambers
Baring as Peel’s foe and foe to reform in London
A sharp critique of Mr Thomas Baring as a political speaker and possible Peel ally, accusing him of juggling principles to fit factional aims. The piece argues that his supposed commercial reforms and stance on Free Trade lack a clear, consistent plan, and fears he would betray the City of London by adopting a muddled, self-serving policy. It denounces his pretended candor while predicting continued vacillation on tariffs and reform, leaving the future of Peel’s policy uncertain.
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City of London
Marylebone
Finsbury
Music Hall
Store-street
Bedford Square
Simpson
Bloomsbury
Bright
M.P
R. Moore
Pattison
Westminster Reform Society
Stannard’s Hotel
Charles-street
Covent-garden
London
Morris
Hugget
Westminster
Trott
Messrs. Crabb and
Byles
Huggcott
Chelsea
Mr. Pattison
T. B. Brindley
the Times
Morning Chronicle
Weekly Chronicle
Thomas Hoop
Bilmtree-road
St. John's-wood
Attwood
Chronicle
England
Joserh A. Lan der
Steelhouse-lane
Birmingham
O'Connell
Irish Repeal Association
Dublin
Feargus O'Connor
Northern Star
Thomas Attwood
Daniel O'Connell
Golden Lion Inn
Aston-street
Scotland
John Taylor
Thomas Altwood
Allwood
Joseph A. Lanper
Sir Robert
Lyndhurst
Stanley
Robert
Elio
Mr. Baring
Baring
Thomas Baring
Peel
Wakley
Anti Corn Law League
France
Cobden
Ward
House of Commons
Gladstone
Postscript Rumoured Arrest of Mr O Connell and Irish Press Clashes
A London paper reports warrants for the arrest of Mr O Connell sent to Dublin amid government hardening. The Duke increases forces in Ireland, with 30,000 already, and ships and regiments moving to Cork and London roads. The article critiques O Connell and Cobden, praises Cobden's speech, and notes the League's meetings and anxiety over Corn Law repeal.
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O’connell
League
O'Connell
Dublin
Regent’s Park
Euston Square
Charles Rowley
Cork
Portsmouth
Ireland
Clontarf
Lord de Grey
Mr. O'Connell
Macaulay
Baring
London
Cobden
Gladstone
Villiers
Bright
Fox
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J Los
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Great Britain and Ireland
the Weekly Chronicle
John Bull
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