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Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Oct 21, 1843

Page

2

Oath and Resolve at Mullaghmast Pledge Support for Repeal

The meeting at Mullaghmast declares loyalty to Queen Victoria and vows to defend Ireland against laws seen as tyrannical. It praises Daniel O’Connell the Liberator and resolves to follow his constitutional repeal campaign, with signatories Andrew R. Stritch and others. A sworn statement confirms the document’s authenticity dated October 13, 1843.

Nismi Victoria Treland Leinster O'Connell Ireland Andrew R. Stritch John Gray James Caulfield Michael Walshe Mullaghmast Mullaghmest

Tory Official Tricks in Ireland Arrests Rumors

A Dublin Evening Post report accuses a crown solicitor linked official of breaching duty by tipping arrest warrants to the Evening Mail and Times. Public Uproar followed as Mr. O'Connell urged calm while Kemmis and Emmis coordinated bail notices and cautions to defendants.

Evening Post Days of Justice Ireland Evening Mail Burton Emmis the Times Kemmis Mr. O'Connell Orange Party

Mr O Connell to defend himself in Queen s Bench trial

Mr O Connell will defend himself against government prosecutions in the Court of Queen s Bench for at least a month. He will address the jury personally and present the country s case with Mr Sheil among his counsel. The orange party grows more vehement about convicting Mr Connell.

O'Connell Court of Queen’s Bench Corn Exchange Sheil Orange Party Connell

Chief Justice Pennefather Arrives for O Connell Trial

The chief justice arrived in town to-day to reside during the trial of Mr O Connell and the traversers. The Evening Packet notes his return brings prospects of taking his bench at the start of the next term. It remarks on his health with playful quips about his legs.

Pennefather O'Connell

Army Movements and Ireland Force Buildup

Countermanded orders redirect several regiments, detailing Ireland force totals: cavalry 3600, infantry 14400, depots 3400, royal artillery and corps 2600, armed constabulary 10000, overall 34000. Foot guards ready to move. Great Western and London and Liverpool railways prepared to deploy trains on order. Bristol and Liverpool steamers standing by.

Ireland Royal Zr &c Foot Guards Great Western London Liverpool Horse Guards Bristol

Foreign Intelligence Update on French Tax Revenues and European Affairs

The Moniteur reports nine months of indirect taxes in France totaling 357,093,000 francs with rises over 1841 and 1842 driven by registry duties customs and tobacco. It notes French prosperity contrasts with industrial distress, plus coverage of Duke d Aumale in Paris and Lamartine linked political moves. Greece Spain Portugal and Tunis sagas follow with naval trade, arms, and parliamentary shifts outlined.

Paris Moniteur France Duke d'Aumale Italy Turin Leghorn Florence Rome Naples Sicily Constantina M. de Lamartine Macon National Laval M. Ledra Rollin Ionian Isles Greece Journal Des Debats China England Tunis Africa Abd-el-Kader Belgium Portugal Don Miguel Don Pedro Provisional Junta of Barcelona Europe Journal du Havre Quilleboiuf

Moroccan Empire’s Triumph Quiets Zemar Revolt Rebellion Crushed

The Tangier dispatch reports the Moroccan Emperor’s decisive victory over Zemar Cherl yists in the August campaign. After assembling a large army at Mequinez, he routed rebels in several engagements, captured prisoners, imposed fines, and took hostages before Rabat. The triumph promises long-term peace and improved trade prospects with Morocco. The piece also notes press tensions in Malta and reflections on American politics and tariffs from a Rochester speech by Daniel Webster.

Mary Wood Tangier Morocco Zemar-Chely Mequinez Fez Rabat Levant Constantinople Alexandria Smyrna Malta Athens Otho Corps Diplomatique Indus Pirsus

Persian raid on Nestorian state sparks widespread uprising

The article describes Kurdish and Persian actions against Nestorian lands near Monsul, detailing village burnings, mass atrocities, and forcible surrender of Dzumalesk. It notes Dr. Grant's efforts for persecuted Christians, and mentions Mirza Saleh’s Persian ambassadorial visit to Tiflis, plus rumored Russian defeats and alarming dispatches to General Budberg regarding Circassian front tensions.

Eece Monsul Persia Ar Aten Mahometan Dzumalesk Grant Urmia Teflis Mirza Saleh Transcaucasian Order of the Sun Neidhart Budberg Anrep

Debts to Europe Stir the People to Sacrifice

A speech calls for paying America's debts to Europe at any cost, urging asset liquidation and mortgage of farms if needed. The speaker vows to withstand capitalist pressure, defend national debt payment, and spurn the idea that the United States cannot or will not pay.

England America London Paris Europe United States of America Washington Bennett New United States Ireland Times Traducers South O'Connell Robert Peel Peel Episcopal Church New York Onderdoull Macready Amsterdam Hamburgh Bremen Joe Smith Nauvoo Smith Fort Leon Florida Dolan Tonawanda Pennsylvania R. G. Gore Marshal Bertrand Mississippi Kingston Beauharnois St. Pie Lower Canada Welland Canal Ottawa Halifax New Brunswick Miramichi Chatham Oregon Benton Missouri Congress Columbia River Canada Havannah Cuba D. Leopoldo O'Donnell D. Geronimo Valdes Mexico Ampudia Tabasco

Attempt on the Emperor of Russia and papal figure

The Frankfort journals report a suspected attack in Posen on the Emperor of Russia’s carriage on the 19th alt. Three well dressed men were seen near the scene but remain unidentified after inquiries. A Rome letter notes a failed assassination attempt on the Pope by a desperate physician with a wooden leg who entered the palace seeking an audience.

Gazette de France

Royal Naval Benevolent Society court at Thatched House

A Monday general court of the Royal Naval Benevolent Society governors met at Thatched House tavern St James's Street with Capt Feade in the chair. They discussed a reported remark by Capt Dickson about an applicant, read letters from Sir W H Dillon and Capt Morris, and distributed about £500 in gratuities to widows and families of naval officers, including cases of gallant conduct at sea. The group also noted subscriptions from officers at the Cape of Good Hope and detailed the society’s financial position.

Casitanino Hanover Luneberg Holstein Augustenberg Council General Corsica France Napoleon Bastia Gulf of Jacoio Leghorn Bologna Ancona Naples Sicily Abruzzi Sardinia Piedmont Charles Albert Rome Castlegandolfo Abbo San Angelo Hong Kong Henry Pottinger Pottinger Caine Suez Bombay Powell Cape Godefoy Rassaseea Aden Hallula Balfour East India Company Hal- Hey Royal Naval Benevolent Society Lord Nelson Royal Navy St. James’s Street Feade R.N Houghton Salmon J. Conolly Richard Stuart Whish Marshall Hutchinson Jewel Knivett Paddon March Barnet Dickson Saumarez W. H. Dillon Morris Parker Dundas Perkins Cape of Good Hope Honfleur Patriotic Society Atalanta Loxpon Crown and Anchor Tavern Spilling Wild Catherine ‘Street Dawson Field Charles Bleaden London Messrs Fitzwilliam Atkins Jolley Irish Society Richard Lambert Jones Hear Matthew Wood Ireland Wire Peter Laurie W. Lawrence Lawrence Richard Taylor Jones House of Commons Corporation of London Wilkinson City Lands Committee Court of Exchequer Peacock Court of Vanes Mplain Braidwood Watling-street Bermondsey College Hill Upper Thames Street John King Paulin Paris Dowding H. N. Brewer Mast Bermondsey Wall Lucy Messrs. Groves Messrs. Holland Brewer Packman M 229 Rotherhithe Messrs. Groves’ Granary Connorton Norwich Union Groves Phenix Duke’s Head St. Martin’s Street Higgs George Erdé Philip Nine Sablionaire Leicester Square Lord Dunraven Lloyd Shirley Limeric Albano Wakley St. Pancras William Shawcross Erasmus Wilson Middlesex Hospital

Mysterious disappearance of Rev J Casebow Barrett at St Marys

The Birmingham provincial report notes the sudden and unexplained absence of Rev J Casebow Barrett from St Marys church, with letters stopping after September 13 bearing Hythe postmark. Town gossip cites moral questions, accidents, and other theories as supporters seek the minister’s fate.

Birmingham St. Mary’s Church J. Casebow Barrett St. Mary’s Square Hythe

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