Constitutionalist Enlarges to Eight Pages Weekly
The Constitutionalist announces an eight page forty column weekly edition starting Sunday with unchanged price of three pence halfpenny. Editors pledge independence, oppose misgovernment, and add The Birmingham Blacksmith letters to expose enemy sophistries amid calls against the Poor Law and centralized despotism. Trade profit remains the same as for higher priced papers.
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Osee
Constitutionalist
Radical Lethargy and Whig Tactics in English Politics
The piece laments the Radical party's inactivity and argues the Whigs pursue self interest while opposing broad extension of the suffrage. It criticizes the London Review for politics neglect and the Quarterly and blue and buff reviews for their weak defenses. It warns that without bold leadership, power will split between Toryism and Chartism, and urges Lord Brougham to champion expanded suffrage.
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London Review
Radical Party
the Quarterly
Peel
Canada
Quarterly Review
Robert Peel
Melbourne
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House of Commons
Lord Melbourne
Lord Stanley
Lord John Russell
Baronet Bulwer
Whittle Harvey
Wardburton
Hume
Ward
Wakley
Grote
Molesworth
Charles Buller
Lambton Castle
Tom Duncombe
Popular Party
England
Lord Brougham
Liberal Party
Brougham as England’s champion for liberty and reform
A fervent political ode extols Henry Brougham as the supreme figure who could lead a popular surge against aristocratic corruption. It warns that personal vanity or vengeance could squander this opportunity and deliver only a hollow, fading fame as the nation awaits a bold, united response under a true champion.
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Brougham
Britain
Lord Brougham
Henry Brougham
Dyath
Prorogation of Parliament Readies December Return
The House of Lords met at two to hear royal prorogation and the commission read by Henry Smith. Lords Chancellor, Marquess of Normandy, and Lord Falkland prorogued parliament to December 12, with Commons absent save Mr Wakley.
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Normandy
Falkland
Mr. Wakley
Lord Cuancezlor
Black Rod
House of Commons
Lords
House of Lords
Commons
G. Pulman
J. Rickman
The Late Storm on the Simplon Pass
A long, turbulent letter describes a violent storm along the Simplon route. Rocks fall, bridges wash away, and travelers endure peril as they retreat to the auberge. Dangers include a mule and rider plunging to their deaths and multiple carriages becoming stranded or wrecked.
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Simplon
Gondo
Inella
Auberge
Doveria
Domo Dorsolo
Isells
Napoleon
Cherasea
Domo Dossolo
Iselis
Beigg
Lyons
Domo
Middle
Spanish Fuero bill reports stalled amid unrest and intrigue
The Five member committee in the Senate of Spain presents three reports on the Fuero settlement with two dissenters Macia Licopart and the Marquis of Vilhma. The majority supports the Congress bill and government intent. Reports note violence in La Mancha and Aragon, with massacres and political intrigue shaping Don Carlos and Don Sebastian escape possibilities. The throne address reply is expected to be read in Congress today with a moderate tone.
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Duke of Frian
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la Mancha
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Aragon
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Germany and Greece News From a Correspondent
Germany faces a political shakeup as Minister Nebenius is dismissed amid press censorship clashes. Hanover and Prussia discuss assemblies and finances while Russia reports on ship movements and a Polish conspiracy within the General Geismar corps. Greek readers react to Bavarian aid with a witty university donation note from Count Saporta.
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Marechal de la Cour
Order of the Saviour
Reitembach
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T. Conocorrost
G.A. Razis
K. D. Sxivas
G. Gexnapmo
Ta. Barwia
Inundation in Upper Valais Reported Yet Again
The Rhone river rose violently on Sept 5 6 washing away banks and sections of roads near Sion Tourtemagne Viège and the Simplon road. Brigue faced near ruin with bridges washed out fields buried and a lake-like plain formed. Damages from 400 000 francs are projected to repair the destroyed road network.
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Tourtemagne
Viége
Simplon
Dixain de Couches
Lower
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Domo d’Ossola
la Bigue
Domo
Crevola
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Gondo
Verzo
Iselle
Nouvelliste Vaudoise
Romantic Duel Near Moscow Ends in Double Death
A Russian count named Nervosilmo seduced a general’s daughter with marriage promises. His mother objected, leading to a vengeance plot by the five soldier brothers. After imprisonment in Moscow, a lot forced one brother to resign and duel the seducer. Both men were mortally wounded, the count dying after a brief confession. the countess adopted the child to atone.
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Nervosilmo
20Th Regiment of Cossacks
Gazette Des Tribunaux
The Life and Times of Sir Thomas Gresham in Lombard Street
The article outlines Sir Thomas Gresham's Lombard Street shop with a grasshopper crest, notes the sign’s disappearance around 1795, and explains early banking roles. It contrasts past bankers with modern ones, describing usury and trading in gold, and cites a 1593 German traveller on Lombard Street goods and coins.
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England
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Inquests Open Over Child Deaths At Several London Homes
A series of inquests at St Bartholomews and London Hospital reveal multiple accidental and natural deaths. W Whitehead, aged three, died after swallowing boiling water and throat inflammation. Eliza Scratt, five months, died smothered in a turn-up bed incident. George Taylor, 12, mangled by a water-wheel while employed by a tripe-dreaser. A newly born infant was found in Essex street without ownership evidence. Ann Right alias Fernando, three and a half, starved in a wretched home. verdicts vary from accidental death to natural death due to want and privation.
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Death by Self Destruction of Richard D S Eaves at Monument
Inquest held at Swan tavern Fish-street Hill into the death of Richard Donaldson Hawes’s son Richard D S Eaves. Evidence showed a troubled youth, recent discharge from surgeon Mr McDonald in Cavendish Square, and a verdict of temporary insanity. The coroner noted family distress and the boy’s melancholy disposition. The inquest detailed his misconduct and threats, and witnesses described his violent behavior before the fatal leap from the Monument.
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Papal Dispensation Lets Spaniards Eat Meat on Fast Days
The Nouvel liste notes that Don Carlos and the Princess de Beira traveled from the Pyrenees to Bourges while eating meat on fast days with papal dispensation. The privilege, available to any Spaniard for 5 reals annually, excludes 15 fasting days, and funds the treasury. In 1839–1840 the intake reached 14,287,134 reals, reflecting widespread use of this papal bull privilege.
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Princess de Beira
Pyrenees
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