Riots and reform cries echo in Limerick and London
A heated Limerick political spectacle features Mr. Penny and Mr. Rice amid fierce calls for press freedom. Critics denounce Spring Rice and Whig ministers for suppressing the press and warn working classes to demand abolition of the stamp on newspapers. A Venezuela report notes the Bolivian Mining Company attack at Aroa and a murder of workers, with Sir Robert Ker Porter urging swift trial and punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limerick
Penny
England
Stamp Abolition Association
Rice
Tothill-fields
Great Britain
George Lovelace
Inns of Law
Bow-street
House of Lords
Coxcomb
Hume
Russell-Melbourne
William Molesworth
Col. Thompson
Mr. Roebuck
Mr. Hume
Mr. O'Connell
Joseph
Daniel
Lord Melbourne
Downing-street
Lord John
Chancellor Rice
Hobhouse
O'Connell
Lord Lyndhurst
Robert Peel
Morning Chronicle
Morning Advertiser
Chronicle
Venezuela
Aroa
Robert Ker Porter
Caraccas
Lith
William Ackers
R. Ker Porter
H. Sr
Jose E. Gallegos
DREADFUL GALE HITS GUERNSEY EASTERN COAST AND PIER
The Guernsey Star reports a severe gale last Wednesday from the south east that devastated the eastern coast during high spring tides. Vessels sought shelter in St Sampson's harbour as the south pier suffered a large crack and adjacent land pieces broke away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey
S.S.W
Britannia
Shean
Lyme
St. Sampson’s
Elizabeth
Bonnel
Gaspee
Jersey
St. Sampson's Harbour
Frederick
Kellaway
Alderney
Russell
S.S.E
Glasney Esplanade
la Jeune Sophie
Glasney
Guernsey Star
King Leopold in Paris Amid Marriage Talk
The King of the Belgians arrived in Paris on Sunday. The visit is linked by The Messager to plans for a marriage involving a princess sister-in-law to the king of Naples and the French king Louis Philippe consulting his son-in-law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Leopold
Naples
Louis Philippe
Middlesex Sessions
Adelphus
Hayes
County of
Middlesex
London Gazette
Winchester
Davy
Hampshire
Perthshire
East India
Grand railroad plan links Boulogne to Paris via Amiens and Beauvais
Engineers map a large line from Boulogne to Paris passing Amiens and Beauvais, with a branch from Lille Cambrai and St. Quentin. English excavators arrive from Brussels and engines would be built in England. The Duke of Orleans backs the project, hoping to speed travel and boost employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Boulocne-Sur-Mer
Paris
Amiens
Beauvais
Lille
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Brussels
England
Duke of Orleans
Liverpool and
Manchester
Calais
Crises Rise in Portugal Amid Royalist and Democratic Tensions
Dispatch from Lisson dated October 7 reports Portugal hurtling toward a new crisis as royalist and democratic factions clash. Troops resist National Guard moves, with regiments mutinying while Queen and Prince face threats. Lisbon quiets as unrest spreads and political favors и accusations swirl around M Pinto Bastos. Officers and guards are warned of further arrests and possible upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
Lisson
6Th Cagadores
Alentejo
Tagus
Aldea Gallega
5Th Cagadores
Talevera
Vigo
Placa de Commercio
Malabar
Belem
Hastings
Cornwallis
Talavera
Gomez
Badajos
Murcia
Algarves
Reiechido
Lisbon
M. Pinto Bastos
Mercer
Count Farrobo
Turkey’s Sultan Faces Ulemas Clash and Court Intrigue
An extract from Constantinople details Ulema attempts to sway troops and plot against the Sultan. Abdourahma Effendi denounces the imperial portrait, a poisoning scare hits the Sultana, and officials quietly remove the preacher as reforms loom. The piece notes possible dissolution of the Janissaries and a shift to new religious authorities amid Turkish unease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur Sultan
Constantinople
Roussin
M. Butanieff
Broussa
Abdourahma Effendi
Sublime Porte
Interior
Abdourahma
Turkey
Gahgnant
Suppression of Bosnia revolt cited after Ali Vidausch Pacha defeat
Intelligence from Allgemeine Zeitung says Sarajevo aristocrats behind the uprising aimed at Sarajovo and Albania to force Porte action. Ali Vidausch Pacha defeated ends the first move, deputies seek Porte leniency while Paris protests Luxemburg clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Bosnia
Allgemeine Zeitung
Ali Vidausch Pacha
Sarajevo
Ali
Sarajovo
Albania
Pacha
Constantinople
Frankfort
England
Luxemburg
Belgium
Arlon
France
Through Prussia to Poland A Russian view of border controls
A correspondent describes the Prussian Polish frontier as heavily guarded with Cossacks and strict passport and baggage checks. Only eighteen permitted passages exist along the Niemen to the Przemsa line, with frequent arrests for suspects at all other posts. Books and letters face confiscation or inspection, and silver bribes can expedite entry, though risks remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Europe
Prussia
Poland
Accoss
Niemen
Przemsa
Tilsit
Piess
Varsovia
Inauguration Of The Governor In Jamaica Amidst Tense Assembly Row
Jamaica papers report Sir Lionel Smith sworn as Lieutenant-Governor on September 2. The ceremony included troop salutes and a dispute as the Speaker of the Assembly protested a departure from custom, leading to a tense, unresolved confrontation about the insult to the Assembly. Jamaica calm contrasted with local actions against magistrates in Windward Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
Jamaica
Marquis of
Sligo
Windward Islands
Lionel Smith
King’s House
Lionel
Richard Barret
Joseph Gordon
Court House
Cape papers report indemnity bill and judicial reforms
Cape papers dated August 13 note a council bill to indemnify the Governor and officials for acts under martial law in certain districts. The salary of the Attorney General is to be reduced to 700 pounds a year, and a puisne judge may be translated. Captain Stokenstrom replaces Smith in provincial governance after disciplinary measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape OF Good Hope
Cape
Geolotter Smith
Ane
Stokenstrom
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Dan
Foreign Intelligence
Berlin
Kasan
Posen
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