D1.8.11: Mr Chabaud's resignation and what came of it

D1.8.11: Mr Chabaud's resignation and what came of it

Newspaper Clippings

Bleek recounts the abrupt resignation of Mr Louis Chabaud, a Port Elizabeth attorney chosen to represent Uitenhage, whose impulsive resignation letter was sent hastily by a waiter to the Speaker of Parliament, Sir Christoffel Brand. Mr Neethling, who had been with Brand, is going to see John Molteno and is asked by Brand to show Molteno the letter. Thereafter, Molteno searches for Chabaud and persuades him to ask Brand for a retraction. Despite Brand allowing Chabaud's retraction, upon reporting to the House of Assembly as a representative, Chabaud's membership is challenged and made subject to review by a Committee of Inquiry to be chaired by Mr Darnell. Mr Painter's speech and motion stress this concern. Darnell, an Eastern party member who recently had a violent altercation with Chabaud, is unlikely to be objective.

Printed newsprint glued on paper

09 July 1864

Two cut-out columns of printed newsprint mounted on foolscap folio (warped). 'Mr. Chabaud's Resignation and what came of it' is the title Bleek wrote on the mount.

Mr Chabaud (a Uitenhage representative), Uitenhage, resignation (Chabaud's letter of), Major Longmore (George Longmore), Auditor-General (Eldred Mowbray Cole), Dr Christie, Mr Neethling, Mr Molteno (John Molteno), Sir Christoffel Brand (Speaker of the Cape House of Assembly), Chief Justice (Sir William Hodges), Mr Rutherfoord, Mr Darnell (had a violent altercation with Chabaud), Committee of Inquiry, Eastern party (opposes Chabaud), Mr Painter (his motion concerning the vacancy of Chabaud's seat)

Pressed clippings of Victorian current affairs opinion pieces by Wilhelm Bleek. Published in Het Volksblad on Saturday, July 9th, 1864. The title penned by Bleek may alternatively read '[...] and what came of it'. Eldred Mowbray Cole should not be confused with Advocate Alfred Whaley Cole, mentioned elsewhere by Bleek. The Chief Justice at the time was Sir William Hodges, and the Attorney-General was William Porter. While at Charlton House, WHI Bleek became neighbours with certain Rutherfoords living at Plas Newydd.

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