CHARTISM eMAG No 26, September 2024

 

AUTUMN DATES 2024

The CHARTISTS ARE COMING

Mae'r Siartists Wedi Dod

1. CHARTISM DAY Conference at Reading Saturday 7th September

 

2. Annual CHARTIST CONVENTION at Newport Cathedral (St. Woolos)

 Saturday 02 November 10.00 - 16.30

 

Programme for the 2024 Convention

 

3. Join the NEWPORT RISING 2024 Torchlit March in the Footsteps of the Chartists

Saturday 02 November

(events at Belle Vue start at 16.30 and the Torchlit march starts at 1800)

 

4. Voices for the Vote a review by Grace French, English Literature graduate at Cardiff University. Grace reviews the 2024 reprint of the concise and colourful story of Chartism originally published in 2012 and now reprinted courtesy of Our Chartist Heritage.

 

5. From the Archives: History of 'The Isca Lodge No 685' {Freemasons} by W.J.Townsend-Collins & H.B. Norton-North pp18-19

This is the tale of one of its members, Dr. William Williams Morgan, who in his 'nineties' related how he risked his life giving succour to a dying Chartist at Newport, on Monday Nov 4th 1839.

 

Isca Lodge No.683 was constituted under the authority of the United Grand Lodge of England.- a Lodge in the Masonic Province of Monmouthshire, meeting at Newport Masonic Hall , Lower Dock Street.

 

6. From the Archives: Edward Hamer: The Chartist Outbreak at Llanidloes (1839)

 

Edward Hamer was born about 1830 in Llanidloes. He became teacher at Snatchwood, then Talywaun and finally Abersychan in Monmouthshire.

 

During these years, he researched the Llanidloes Rising of April 1839 and he published The Chartist Outbreak at Llanidloes (1867.)

 

At this years Chartist Convention, on 02 November, Nick Venti and Nia Griffiths will give a talk entitled "The Chartist Riots in Llanidloes in 1839" so this is a useful source for this little known event

 

EDITORIAL TEAM

Editor: Les James

Web Editor & Designer: David Mayer

Assistant Editors: David Osmond & Ray Stroud

Family History: Sarah Richards

Academic Consultant: Dr. Joan Allen

 

Correspondence: les.james22@gmail.com