Birmingham and Manchester Police Bills in Parliament
Parliamentary proceedings recount third reading motions on the Birmingham and Manchester Police Bills, with divisions and amendments. Reports note bills passing committee, and debates on capital punishment petitions, Bank of Ireland bill postponements, and various measures advancing or facing opposition as the session progresses.
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Birmingham
Boston
Joint Stock Banking Companies
Wednespar
G. So
J. Russell
Wakley
Warwick
Home Department
O'Connell
Rice
Wakey
Bank of Ireland
O'Conne
John
Duke of Marlborough
Mark
Phillips
India
Hinde
Poor Law Commission
Freshfield
John Russell
Manchester
Baltop
Williams
Metropolis Improvements
Tacaspar
Commons
Lord Ellenborough
Melbourne
China
Jorus Woornentte
Stanhope
Duke of Richmond
Lord Brougham
Barmingham
Marquis of Salisbury
Aletropolis
Miringham
Earl Stanhope
Lord Sinsaore
Penny Postage Law Promises Equality Across Classes
A wide swath of editorial coverage hails the General Penny Postage Bill as the era’s key reform, praising its social equality and the people's win over faction. It laments the Corn Laws and urges mass support for Charter goals while recounting Mr Hampton’s parachute ascent and a strong voice for Watt’s scientific future.
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House of Commons
Goulburn
Peel
Logica
Carp
House of Lords
Seduction Case and Northern Assizes Reynolds Scene
The Lancaster Civil action centers on a 21 year old daughter employed by a Blackburn mill owner and alleged seduction by the owner who kept the yarn books. Damages awarded. In Crown Side a murder case at Preston ends in life transportation for James and Mrs Lacky after a brutal assault over a wage dispute. Chester assizes begin with riot and conspiracy charges amid industrial unrest and a National Convention plan.
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Northern Circuit
Lancaster
Baron Maule
Sugarockin
Blaha Toyalty
MED Ndas
Gilkins
Reig
Lane-end
Blackburn
Alice
D Poso
Wilkins
Danziges
Crown Side
Justice Coltman
James Lacky
Julia Lacky
Michael Donoghue
Preston
Segar
Brown
Michael Lacky
North Road
Michael
Patrick
Patrick Lacky
James
Chester
Unruly Flora of Spring Appeals for Arrests
A near-mythic applicant, calling herself Flora the Queen of the Isles, enters a Hammersmith magistrate to demand neighbors be jailed for mystic offenses and scented woes. She offers extravagant self-descriptions, recites prophecies, and stumbles through wild claims before the bench abandons the case.
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Applicant
Sir John Lillie
Mr. Barlow
Matam
Thatcher
Mr. Barlows
No 10
Britannia
Place
Hammersmith
Mrs.Jones
Holy Ghost
Mr Barlow
Flora
the Isles
Rondeletia Perfume Capsule Adverts in London Shop
Crowded antique ad copy touts Rondeletia perfume essence from Hannay & Co at 63 Oxford Street with counterfeits warned against. It promotes Royal Lavender Extracts, Cold Cream, Sticking Plaster, Vegetable Soap, Lip Salve and other cosmetic aids, noting retail prices and ship-friendly quantities while appealing to fashionable ladies and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hannay & Dievereusen
Evel Lulty
Wannap & Co
Hannay & Co’s
Hannay & Dietrichsen
East Indies
Wannayp
Hammnay & Co’s
Messia. Habnay & Co
Hannay
China
Coronation display at Madame Tussaud's group portrait
Adame Tussaud and Sons invite patrons to view a new group modeled in British fashion inspired by royal robes. Admittance is 1s, open 11 till 10. Brillliantly illuminated at 8, with Madame Tussaud's Memoirs published for 1s 4d at Baker Street Portman Square.
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Adame Tussaud
Notices for Constitutionalist subscription and distribution
Notices explain where to send copies and payments for the Constitutionalist. Addresses given for submissions and agents, with instructions for ordering by post paid to 12 Catherine Street Strand. The paper is weekly and priced threepence half-penny, with full profit maintained on single sheets and quire.
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Catherine Steet
Strand
London
Catherine-street
Early British Chartists urged restraint over violent language
In August 1839 the Constitutionalist critiques the use of inflammatory rhetoric by Chartists and the Council's push for a three day holiday. The piece warns that labeling the upper and middle classes as a murderous majority risks driving away supporters and potentially inviting a blood revolution. It cites respected Chartists who fear the harm of violent language and urges calm to avoid alienating moderate allies.
The Capital convictions and Chartist stance
The London Chartists petition the Queen to spare the lives of Howell Roberts and Jones in Warwick gaol for Birmingham disturbances. The piece condemns violence and urges nonviolent methods, praising the jury's verdict while questioning the fairness of the process and the use of capital punishment.
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London
Warwick
Birmingham
Howell, Roberts
Jones
Sentences and reprieves in an age of enlightenment
The text laments biased trials and the harsh punishment of poverty. It argues the justice system is infected by inequality, fearing capital punishment and the lack of will to execute. Reflections claim petitions flood the throne, and respites may come as a matter of course.
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Chantils
Baron Gurney
Crown Court
Justice Pattison
Nisi Prius
Sir R. Brooke
Norton Priory
Charles Wakely
Worle
Galty
Samuel Norman
Axbridge Union
Wake
St. Lawrence
Snatch-cratch
Eliza Pain
Henry Stowell
Mr. Reeves
John Harwicke
Trinp
Stowell
Justice Coleridge
Godernii
The New Poor Law Commentary on Malthusian Policy
A critical piece arguing against restricting population growth via the new poor law. It compares Britain to ancient Rome, condemns child murder as a response to poverty, and urges improved conditions and emigration rather than harsher controls. It cites Lord Mayor observations and echoes Gibbon on infant murder driven by taxation and oppression.
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Great Britain
Roman Empire
Gibbon
Rome
England
Steam Power Draining Fens Widely Adopted In England
The use of steam engines for land drainage has spread across Lincolnshire Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire with great advantage. A ten horsepower engine drains about 1 000 acres and handles excess rain by discharging water, while dry periods allow sluice openings. Costs range around 9s 9d per acre with first costs varying by substrata, typically around 2s per acre for main work and up to 4,000 for larger installations draining thousands of acres. The report lists steam engines in Deeping Fen March West Fen Misserton Moss Littheport Fen Waterbeach Level Magdelen Fen March Fen district Feltwell Fen Soham Mere and more, noting wind engines previously used.
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England
Archimedes
Mr. Wart
House of Commons
Ann
Newton
Watt
Mechanician
Europe
Birmingham
Arago
Lincolnshire
Cambridgeshire
Bedfordshire
Maine
Tel Peracre
Deeping Fen
Spalding
March West Fen
Misserton Moss
Everton
Graingley Carrs
Littheport Fen
Ely
Middle Fen
Sotham
Magdelen Fen
Lynn
Norfolk
March Fen
Cambridge
Feltwell Fen
Brandon
Soham Mere
Lincoln Paper
Judges Arrive for Assize Heavy Docket in Southern Division
The Lancaster arrived judges opened the assize in the southern division. Three murder cases, eleven manslaughters, eight cutting and wounding. two Chartism offences and one sedition case listed. George Coker sentenced to life transportation after manslaughter verdict. Also reports stoppage of Phenix Bank in Liverpool with large stock losses affecting trade.
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Lancaster
George Coker
Moses Gates
Central Criminal Court
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Tursday
Hopesom
D'Isaack
Mr. Rich
O'Connech
Friay
Lord Brovesay
Taylor
Arr
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Lord Broughats
Vincent
Baron
Alderson
Monmouth
Roebuck
Metsounus
Lyxpaurst
Lord Melbourne
Abernethy
Nebeas
Hippocrates
Em Marcus Acrejiss
Galen
Dyson
Dylan
Aerostation
Hampton
Kensingth Jeng
M. Garnétin
Mt. Hampton
Miniiutis &NewWards
Terra Firma
Kennington Gardens
Mr. H
Kensington Palace
Benson
Howe
Mr. Hampton
Western Circuit
Bridgewater
Turspar
Arsestt
Kensington Petty Sessions
Kent
Maidstone
Lxsex Herald
Petticoat-lune
President
St. Katherine's Dock
the Constitutionalist
Liverpool
Wronesway
Phenix
Hank
Central
Phenix Bank
Bank of England
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