26 Jan 1840
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Newspaper
Charter
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 26, 1840
Page
1
The speech in the Lords by Lord Brougham is hailed for urging reform and denouncing shopkeepers as a cause of class alienation. It condemns virtual representation and calls for inclusive voting to empower the unrepresented laboring masses, arguing the time for exclusion has passed.
Wiltshire Independent records a Salisbury case where farmer Durnford must pay Blake 6s 6d for a week’s work after the labourer sought redress for underpayment. Separately in Manchester sixteen cotton mills halted over pay equality, with spinners and masters at odds over wages. most mills later resumed after amicable settlements.
M Vallee, captain of the ith legion of the Paris National Guard, argued before the Prefecture Council that guardsmen acted as individuals in favor of reform and not as an organized unit. He urged the guard to preserve order by protecting rights, but the council suspended him for two months. Eleven other officers sought to share responsibility for a demonstration on the 12th.
The Globe quotes Sir Francis Burdett as delivering a speech opposing his earlier August views on privilege while forgetting a paired vote. He was found in the lobby ready to vote before tellers reminded him of his engagement, prompting sharp commentary on his declining intellect.
The Augsburg Gazette reports the Duke of Bordeaux was admitted to take leave of the Pope on the 2d. The Pope received him with kindness and gave several paternal recommendations. The duke will stay in Naples for a fortnight before returning to Goritz.
Hobart Town papers report July Sydney wheat at one guinea and a half per bushel, flour at 80s a ton, bread at 2s 6d loaf. By August 20 in Hobart wheat tops 27s per bushel with looming rise. Editors urge Sir John Franklin to grant immediate relief to prevent starvation and protect the colony from further hardship.
The excerpt reports on yearly drownings in the Ganges observed by an Englishman in Allahabad, noting sixteen women drowned with brahmins aiding. It also covers orders to form artillery expeditions from volunteers for Chinese coast operations, preparations of howitzers and rockets, and non commissioned officers to be drawn from battalions. A Hungarian fire tragedy follows, where a village burned after a rejected suitor set fire, killing over 200 and injuring 300, with the bride among the dead.
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