04 Apr 1855
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Newspaper
Empire
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 04, 1855
Page
1
The Empire offers annual subscriptions at 21s with half year at 10s 6d and quarterly at 5s paid in advance. All business communications should be addressed to Mr. Thomas Dick, 145 Fleet Street, London.
A publication notes that speakers who address a platform must bear sole responsibility for what they utter. The statement emphasizes individual accountability over collective protection for spoken words.
A public platform speech denounces war against Russia as the siege of Sebastopol, quoting poems from The British Banner and criticizing Allied policy. It condemns treacherous hypocrisy and calls for peace while detailing editorials urging victory and costly military actions. The piece questions Christian ethics amid ministerial support for violence.
The Duchess of Kent visited the Queen at Buckingham Palace on Saturday while Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and Prince Alfred rode with attendants. The Princess Royal and Princess Alice practiced riding. A Sunday service was held in the private chapel, and a levee took place Monday afternoon with Life Guards escort. The Haymarket Theatre visit followed, and a Thursday drawing-room hosted a Christ’s Hospital deputation and reviews of charts. Notables included the Maharajah Duleep Singh and princes related to Tippoo Sultan.
In Parliament on Monday, discussions centered on the Sardinian treaty with Lord Palmerston defending a bona fide loan to Sardinia as a war-time credit. Mr Disraeli and others warned against subsiding while others argued Sardinia’s aid balanced against Italian despotism and war costs, with the resolution passing unanimously. The House also debated postal links to Australia and the Newspaper Stamp Bill, highlighting free press and knowledge access amid wartime constraints.
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