Opening of the Conciliation Hall described in Dublin Remarkable Repeal rally
The opening of Conciliation Hall in Dublin sparks renewal of repeal agitation led by O Connell. Describes the hall’s architecture and interior, the crowd, O Connell’s address, and the broad support including donations. Also notes subsequent proceedings in The Weekly Chronicle reporting on perjury charges against government informer Hughes and related testimonies.
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Ireland
Clontarf
O Connell
Repeal Association
Smith O’brien
Freeman's
Oand
Brian Beroimhe
O’connell
Peter Martin
Corn Exchange
White’s Lane
Dublin
Kilialve
O'Connell
Quey
John Augustus O'Neill
Bunowen Castle
John A. O'Neill
O'Vonnell
Charles James Fox
Hear
Duke of Kent
O'Neill
Mr. O'Conneil
Liberty of
W.S. O'Brien
Limerick
W. S. O'Brien
Hughes
Barrett
Steele
Philadelphia
Waterford
Washington
Legal and Miscellaneous Correspondence excerpt
A long reader correspondence column discusses legal questions and opinions on wills partition settlements insolvency writs and tenancy covenants. It covers guardianship shares in estates, exemptions and taxation, and requests to public officials with critiques of postal and court procedures.
The Simultaneous Fires Across Several Counties
In Clare Tipperary Cork and Limerick lights appeared on hills last Thursday night as a fire-lighting system was used. The Clare Journal notes burning straw bundles paraded by crowds with laughing women and screaming children, posing a danger to straw thatched houses and suggesting authorities failed to curb the peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
Tipperary
Cork
Limerick
Clare Journal
Chelsea out-pensioners enrollment shocks Dublin authorities
Dustin Oct 23 report states 12 staff officers arrived to accelerate Chelsea out-pensioners enrollment in Ireland. Upwards of 2000 Dublin out-pensioners were enrolled at Kilmainham and officers plan to extend nationwide. Additional artillery from Woolwich landed at Portobello barracks. royal dragoons expected from Liverpool. The scene hints at a heightened, unexplained emergency and swift military preparations.
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Dustin
Chelsea
England
Kilmainham
Dublin
Ireland
Woolwich
City of Dublin
Birmingham
Portobel'o Barracks
60Th Rifles
Portobello
Royal Dragoons
Liverpool
Newbridge
4Th Dragoons
Longford
Troops Arrive En Route to Ireland from Woolwich
About 200 royal artillery arrived in town on Saturday and sailed for Dublin in the afternoon. The 1st regiment of royal dragoons is expected today or tomorrow, with the Grenadier Guards due on Wednesday en route for Ireland, per the Liverpool Albion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ineraxp
Royal Artillery
Woolwich
Dublin
1St Regiment of
Royal Dragoons
Bort Grays
Ireland
Liverpool
Albion
A Sincular OccuRRENCE at Surrey Sessions 1843
An old man named Lloyd was tried for stealing a coat mustard pot and crown piece from Henry Batson at Ewell. The jury, regretful and convinced they erred, sent a memorial to the adjourned quarter sessions at Newington dated October 23, 1843, asking the justices to note their conscientious mistake and the prisoner’s acquittal. Signed by the foreman Mr Clubb and seven jurymen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd
Surrey
Thomas Lloyd
Henry Batson
Ewell
Clubb
The City Election and Tory Press in the Times and Post
The Weekly Chronicle comments on the City Election result and the Tory press. It criticizes The Times for professed rightness and error alike, notes The Post’s view on Ministerial Conservatism versus Opposition Conservatism, and mocks Carlyle and Standard accusations. It discusses Mr Lyall’s health, potential resignations, and political maneuvering amid a shifting Conservative landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Chronicle
the Times
Baring
Mr. Baring
Robert Peel
Walter
Printinghouse Square
Times
Franklin
Mr. Pattison
Bari
Pattison
London
England
Carlyle
Nature
Post
Lord Melbourne
Sir Robert
John
Lord Lincoln
Frederick Pollock
Pyrrhus
Mr. Lyall
S. Jones Lloyd
Free Trade
Calculating Sunrise and Tides for Great Britain and Ireland
Instructions outline how to compute sunrise and sunset times using latitude differences from 61 deg 80 min and 51 deg 80 min, adjusting by minutes. It then lists high water times at major ports relative to London Dock Gates, with specific offsets for Bristol Cork Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton and notes the many smaller harbours served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Ireland
London Dock
Bristol
Cork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
All Saints and All Souls calendar notes and weather
An antiquated calendar snippet lists Sundays after Trinity, feast days such as All Saints and All Souls, and Princess Sophia’s birth in 1777. It includes celestial measures, sunrise, twilight, day length, and routine weather notes from Legh with Meteo Ephem and Zadkiel, noting showers, fog, and wind with occasional fair spells.
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Joel ii
Luke xv
Micah vi
Philip. iii
Legh
Meteo
Ephem
Zadkiel
Tuxspay
WebNewspay
All Saints
Bank and South Sea
All Souls
Sophia Born
Quiet transfer at Guild Hall ends in stalemate
The dispute over vacancies cools as both sides hesitate to provoke a fresh contest. Aimed at Lord Aberdeen, Lord Brougham’s note links Pattison’s success to the Madrid appointment of Henry Lytton Bulwer, deemed an “atrocious Whig Radical.” The piece questions Government patronage and ponders Roebuck’s silk gown theory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baring
Guildhall
Lord Brougham
Pattison
Lord Aberdeen
Henry Lytton Bulwer
Madrid
Mr. Roebuck
Repeal passions rise after Dublin Conciliation Hall opening
The article weighs the Dublin Conciliation Hall proceedings and Mr. Smith O'Brien's joining the Repeal cause. It argues coercion will not quell Irish zeal, questions O'Brien's role as mediator, and praises Warburton's parliamentary vigor while urging continued pursuit of reform through lawful means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Smith O’brien
Morning Herald
Clontarf
England
Mr. O'Connell
Ireland
Smith O'Brien
Mr. Smith O’brien
House of Commons
The New Tamworth Manifesto Reexamined in Harsh Light
A pointed critique of Sir Robert Peel and his Tamworth Manifestos. The piece mocks his policy shifts on rabbits hares guano and parish bulls, arguing against protectionism and praising Peel’s perceived inconsistency while foreseeing future political shifts toward open ports and foreign corn. The satirical commentary frames Peel as a long term reformer with evolving views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamworth
England
Ireland
Scotland
Sir Robert Peel
Robert Peel
Tamworth Agricultural Club
Robert
London
Express
Morning Post
Birmingham
The Barrett Blunder and Tory Business Troubles
A harsh critique of the Conservative return to power, decrying their businesslike pretensions. The piece mocks the Arms Bill handling, Pollock's Chartist trials stance, and the O Connell prosecution, arguing missteps and unreliable witness testimony undermine the case. It questions Bond Hughes and Barrett alibis and hints the prosecution relies on shaky evidence and misreporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Lyndhurst
Goulburn
Trish
Kilkenny
Mr. O'Connell
Ireland
Bond Hughes
Barrett
the Nation
Pilot
Jary
Mr. Barrett
Mr. Steele
Mullaghmast
Hughes
Steele
Dublin
O'Connell
Warburton chosen to fill Kendal vacancy after Wood death
The Kendal Electors favor Warburton over other Liberals to fill the seat left by the late G W Wood. The piece praises Warburton for bold reform work, contrasts Wood’s cautious stance, and recalls the cabinet’s alignment with Rowland Hill’s penny postage plan and Melbourne’s direct communication to Warburton.
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Kendal
Warburton
G. W. Wood
Wood
Melbourne
Hill
Rowland Hill
Lord Melbourne
Porthrhydd toll-house arsonists seized in Wales
Inspector Tierney and five constables captured six men linked to the destruction of Porthrhydd toll-house after partial re erection. The accused include three Jones brothers, Thomas Harris, Seth Morgan, and Henry Thomas. Prisoners were taken to Pontardalais then Carmarthen Gaol for a private exam. Reports describe fresh incendiarism at Pen y bank and Gwar Craig farms with extensive losses and no clear perpetrator. The Carmarthen commission opens October 27 with Lord Gurney and Mr. Justice Cresswell presiding.
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Oxford
Cambridge
A. N.C
H.S
Duckingfield
Duke of Wellington
X.T
C. M
F. M
Henry Edward
Bank of England
Herrine Bonina
Wapping
H. H
H. Ready
J. P
J. R
Court of Queen's Bench
N.co.e.n
Weekly Chronicle
Omicron
Chesham
London
Berkhampstead
London and
Bucks
William Blamire
Thomas Wentworth Bullen
Richard Jones
Tze
Court of Requests
Southwark
Westminster
D.L. Tus
TIMES
the Times
Bradford
Trowbridge
Frome
Bath
England
E. D
T. Scott
Borough
Vox
W. E
W.S
Prince Albert
W.S.D
Y. Z
Carmarthex
London Police
Tierney
Pontyberem
Porthrhydd
Seth Morgan
Henry Thomas
Coburg Arms
Pontardalais
D. Prytherek
Dr. Jones
Dan Marthen
Liandilo
Llandillo
Pen-y-bank
Mynydd Bach-road
Llandiln
Thomas
Ffroud
Gwar Craig
Llanfihangel Ararth
New Inn
Llampeter
Nicholls
Cripps
Mr. Richards
Carmarthen
Richards
Frankland Lewis
Snc
David Jones
Bennett
Lilly
S! Twynywern Farm
William Chambers
Llanelly
Carpier
Baron Gurney
Justice Cresswell
Debate on free trade and corn laws at Alnwick meeting
Report recounts a meeting at Alnwick with M.P.s Cobden Bright and Grainger chairing, resolutions against the corn laws proposed, a rival suffrage motion failing, and the major motion carrying by a large margin. It also notes shipping maneuvers by John Cobbold and a brief France population census update, plus a captured murder convict sentence from Algiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma. Cobpex
Bricot
Alnwick
Cobden
Bright
George Darling
Grainger
Durham
Dickerson
Manchester
John Cobbold
Ipswich
Dantz
Cobbold
Dantzic
Stettin
August Ludwig
Ipswit Express
Moniteur Parisien
Belgi
France
Belgium
Moniteur Perisien
Belgia
Seine
Great Britain
Austria
Russia
Bagné
Toulon
Tlemcen
Algiers
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Mr. O’connell
Mr. Gregg
Freeman's Journal
W. Smith O'Brien
Onnce
O’brien
T. D. Gregg
the Weekly Chronicle
MR. Hughes
College Street
M‘donough
Q.C
Cantwell
Pierce Mahony
Frederick Bond Hughes
Messrs
Ray
John Reynolds
Gray
John O'Connell
M‘donaugh
Hitchcock
Charles M.dermott
J. P. Tyrrell
Rotunda
Justice Burton
Richard Barrett
Commission Grand Jury
Magistrates of
Conciliation Hall
Association
Loyal Repeal Association
Legal & Miscellaneous
MR. Lyalll
Great Britain and Ireland
Turspar
Wepnesmay
Va — Farbar Ree O
Satuppar A
Sonpay
MR. Smith O'Brien
F. E
Eve Liberal
Mr. Warburton
Aring
State OF South Wales
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