Progress of Rebecca in South Wales at dissenting toll gates
Reports from Swansea to Fishguard describe escalating Rebecca outrages against turnpike gates including Fishguard and Parkymorfa toll houses. Crowds of hundreds attacked and demolished gates and walls while marines guarded sites. tolls were angrily resented amid broader grievances over the poor law tithe, county stock, and magistrates' fees. A Mynedd Mawr meeting urged resolutions against these burdens, and a petition to the queen was prepared.
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Wolfecastle
Wolfscastle
Fishguard
Parkymorfa
Rebecca
Cardigan
Velingigfran
Liechryd
Pontardulais
Llanelly
Swansea
Vivian
Hafod
Neath
Swansea Vale
Mynedd Mawkz
Mynedd Mawr
Hugh Williams
Welch
H. Williams
Thomas
J. Morgan
Lianrymus
Tobey
Carmar
Adams
William Chambers
Chambers
Rees Thomas
Gorsgoon
Stephan Evans
Cilcarn
Noah
Wales
England
John Owen
Pakymmoria
Fishguard Trust
Richerd Evans
Farmer’s Union
Toll House
Rebekah
Resekan
Chromwell
Charlotte
Richard Evans
Gate
Jose
Ireland
English Gentleman Fires Stacks Drives Laborers Flee Country
Mr Adams, a Carmarthen area landowner, saw his stacks burned and his house surrounded by armed men. He has dismissed all fifty to three hundred laborers who were regularly paid. He plans to leave the country amid threats. William Chambers stays to defend his property while threats and arson prey on farm holdings.
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Adams
Carmarthen
William Chambers
Belfast linen wages rise and parish rate details
The article notes a 10d per web wage increase for Belfast linen makers and anticipates further improvement. It reports West Hackney residents are distrainted for church rate payments since 1790, with the rate burden continuing to 1871. It lists small confiscations for misused items and the non payment of taxes, plus a report on Richard Dodd and confusion over his arrest with no official confirmation yet.
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Inise Linsey Tsape
Belfast
West Hackney
Hackney
Scoble
Miall
Wilson
Richard Dapp
Richard Dodd
Cobham Park
France
Dodd
Home Office
Commissioners of Police
Aldd
Home Secretary
Legal and Public Notices From A London Weekly Chronicle
A long reader letter section outlines debt disputes and postal delays, with subscribers asking about taxation, leases, and employment, interlaced with art criticism, cathedral access grievances, and a plea for journal corrections. Residents seek legal remedies for post office practices and property issues while critics defend art and Crown figures.
Espartero on Malabar and a long-ago highway robbery case
Lieutenant Sanderson denies any delay in receiving Espartero aboard Malabar after he fled Spain. Sir George Sartorius offered protection under the British flag with no shore or consul communication. Separately, John Britten, newly arrested, faces a warrant for a 1826 highway robbery. he claims innocence after years of residence near Market Harborough, while constables and Smithfield witnesses link him to the crime. The case moves from London to Lancashire for trial or pursuit.
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Sanderson
Malabar
Espartero
Spain
George Sartorius
West of England
John Britten
Market Harborough
England
Smithfield
Wells
Somersetshire
Lancashire
Time tables for sunrise sunset and coastal high water
Instructions for calculating sunrise and sunset across Britain and Ireland by latitude, and for adjusting London high water times for ports such as Bristol Cork Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow and Southampton. The piece also discusses Welsh unrest during a tolls and land issue era and critiques political reactions and moral standards in public affairs.
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Great Britain and Ireland
London Dock
Bristol
Cork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
The Week Svenpay Calendar Notes and Weather
The entry lists the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Sundays after Trinity with proper lessons for morning and evening, dates from September 24 to October 1, and astronomical details. It records year length, lunar age, solar declination, day length, sunrise and twilight times, plus daily weather notes from Legh Meteo Ephem and Zadkiel with temperatures and conditions such as fair, warm, cloudy, thunder, and rain.
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Legh
Meteo
Ephem
Zadkiel
St. Cyprian
St. Jerome
Triumph ofProtection in the United States and Peel policy
The Weekly Chronicle argues Sir Robert Peel failed to pursue a strong tariff policy with the United States, risking American market losses and German competition. It warns that Peel’s inaction could end his temporising approach, condemning British trade to long-term harm and domestic economic distress. It likens Peel’s conduct to a medical metaphor from the Times.
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United States
Sir Robert Peel
America
Europe
Free Trade Party
Robert Pee
Robert Peel
Mr. Everett
Tennessee
Senate
England
Germany
Glasgow
Leeds
Sheffield
Birmingham
Wolverhampton
Merthyr Tydvill
Saxony
Prussia
Mexico
Disturbances in Wales Escalate Amid Mixed Grievances
The article notes worsening unrest in Wales where both sides bear fault. Hostility grows beyond declared grievances as the movement broadens from private property disputes to issues involving public trusts and administration.
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Wales
Queen's Continental Tour Prompts Reflections on Religion and Royal Courtesy
The Queen returns to Windsor after visits to Belgium praising Flemish enthusiasm and continental hospitality. The piece contrasts continental simplicity with English stiff propriety, argues religious tolerance could grow through shared dignity, and suggests the Queen's progress may foster national religious unity and political renewal.
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Windsor
Belgium
Chateau d’Eu
Bruges
Antwerp
Brussels
Ostend
Leopold
Church of England
Perdition
Rome
Lord Ranelagh and General Nogueras dispute over Cabrera case
The letter discusses General Nogueras and Lord Ranelagh amid suspicions about Cabrera's Mother's death. It notes Nogueras's suspension by Spain after Lord Clarendon's remonstrances and suggests more conclusive evidence is needed to clear his name. The piece questions Lord Ranelagh's role as accuser after prior actions.
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Durango
Bilbao
Espartero
Ranelagh
Don Carlos
Count Toreno
Paris
Spain
Lord Ranelagh
Cabrera
la Vendee
France
Ireland
S Og
Nee
General Nogueras
Lord Clarendon
Repeal talk at Clifden sparks Irish political clash
The Clifden meeting features John O Connell and William Connor clashing over Rent Rate and Tithe, with Connor's stance labeled illegal by critics. O Connell warns constitutional avenues may fail, hinting at force if needed, while critics label his promises as dangerous rhetoric and Charlatanry.
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Repeal Association
John O'Connell
William Connor
Mr. Connor
Ireland
Cottier
College
Green
Connor
Tipperary
Connemaara
Clifden
Jack Cade
Mr. O'Connell
Feargus O'Connor
England
Warlike order at dockyards sparks speculation
The Sept 20 notice from Sheerness reports dockyard crews ordered to start earlier for 24 days and dinner shortened, with the Howe 120 to be recommissioned. Some fear war with Spain, others say it’s due to arrears, while a fleet guardship move to the Mediterranean is whispered. A separate borough court case involves J B Sisson alias Cairnes alias Robinson, with payment to claimants debated and the prisoner possibly discharged. The Linenpravery Trapvs notes recent failures like Reeve and Co and Brooks and Wightwick, foreshadowing stock sales and bargains for readers.
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Sheervess
Howe
Spain
Mediterranean
Kent Herald
Manchustex
J. B. Sisson
Cairnes
Robinson
Harding
Walker
Reeve and Co
Brooks and Wightwick
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Locke
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London
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