An entertaining day in Leeds on today's date (August 7) in 1846.

[Leodian]

The following is from John Mayhall's 'Annals of Yorkshire' vol 1 published in 1861.August 7 1846. "The afternoon of this day was kept as a holiday at Leeds, in celebration of the abolition of the Corn-laws. Mr. Charles Green, the great æronaut made a balloon ascent from the White Cloth-hall. Mr. Pablo Fanque's equestrian troop performed during the day on Woodhouse moor. The entertainment closed with a splendid display of fireworks by Mr. Darby of London".It sounds like it was a good day's entertainment. I was surprised that the term aeronaut (as æronaut) was in use in at least 1861 when the volume was published. In information about the Corn Laws in the Wikipedia online encyclopedia it states "The Corn Laws were trade laws designed to protect cereal producers in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland against competition from less expensive foreign imports between 1815 and 1846…On the third reading of Peel's Bill of Repeal (Importation Act 1846) on 15 May, MPs voted 327 votes to 229 to repeal the Corn Laws. On 25 June the Duke of Wellington persuaded the House of Lords to pass it".

[uncle mick]

[quotenick="Leodian"]The following is from John Mayhall's 'Annals of Yorkshire' vol 1 published in 1861.. Mr. Pablo Fanque's equestrian troop performed during the day on Woodhouse moor. As mentioned in Sgt PepperFor the benefit of Mr. KiteThere will be a show tonight on trampolineThe Hendersons will all be thereLate of Pablo Fanque’s Fair—what a sceneOver men and horses, hoops and gartersLastly through a hogshead of real fire!In this way Mr. K. will challenge the world!