The Ministerial Crisis After Queen’s Windsor Visit
After the Earl of Derby’s Windsor return a Queen’s messenger summoned him to Lansdowne House. A flurry of consultations followed with the Chancellor of the Exchequer Sidney Herbert Lord John Russell Lord Palmerston and Lord Clarendon as Buckingham Palace hosted an audience with the Queen. The aim appeared to form a new Administration as Lord Russell and others met for hours in Whitehall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Derby
Windsor
Lansdowne House
Windsor Castle
Berkeley-square
Sidney Herbert
Belgrave Square
Marquis of
House of Commons
Earl of Clarendon
Buckingham Palace
Palmerston
England
Lord of
the Treasury
Viscount Palmerston
Lord Cranworth
Admiralty Public Works
Secre
Lord Aberdeen
Duke of Newcastle
John Russell
Constantinople
Bagdad
Derby
Russell
Lord Palmerston
Despatch from Lord Raglan on Crimea Winter Conditions
Jan 15 1855 dispatch notes heavy snowfall in Crimea hindering fuel supplies at Sebastopol area. Turks near coast bring wood. Monastery of St George logged as source. Casualty report from Russians sortie reduced to six killed or wounded, not thirty six as earlier stated. Last night Russians attacked French trench but were repulsed with losses on both sides. Returned wounded list includes names from 44th, 68th, 21st and 57th Foot regiments with one death noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Raglan
Duke of Newcastle
G.C.B
Sebastopol
Duke
Crimea
Quarrel Between Sardinia and the Pope
At the last consistorium the Pope said his advice to the King of Sardinia and his Ministry had failed. Despite concordat and convention, the government infringes church rights and contemplates seizing church estates and abolishing ecclesiastical orders. The Pope condemned these steps and cited councils on such offences.
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Sardinia
Remy
Thanks to Sir De Lacy Evans honored by House last night
Lieutenant-General Sir De Lacy Evans entered the House in full uniform as members stood and cheered. The Speaker announced the House had resolved to thank Evans and other officers for their zeal and intrepidity in actions with the enemy during the current war, including Alma Inkerman and the Russian campaign. Evans expressed gratitude and noted divisions within the army and the importance of recognizing all who served. The Speaker urged the record of the address to be kept, the treaty bill passed, and the House adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House OF Commons
DE Lacy Evans
Sir de Lacy Evans
Order of the Bath
Herajesty
de Lacy Ivans
The
Alma
Inkerman
Commons
United Kingdom
John Russell
Lord Pallmerston
Wares
Duke of Newcastle
Lord John
Lord Malmesbury
Mr. Gladstone
Esse
Posse
General Evans
Dmiral Napier
Lord Cardigan
Crimea
de L. Evans
Admiral Napier
Admiralty
James Graham
Bernal Osborne
Council of Peace
Vienna
Europe
Russia
Austria
France
England
Prussia
M. Drouyn de Lhuys
Paris
Benjamin Hall
Sardinia
National Party
Italy
Rome
Palmerston Provides New Cabinet Amid Western Crisis
On February 10 1855 the Palmerston ministry forms a refreshed coalition with old names in new roles. The Queen opens a peace council while Parliament debates finances and naval command. War in the Crimea continues as Europe’s powers weigh Prussia and France.
Palmerston Ministry sets course with oldAberdeen policies
The piece argues the Palmerston government will mirror Aberdeen's policies, maintaining the same principles while pursuing a tougher war. It warns of parliamentary deadlock, factional strife, and opposition to reform, predicting limited reform and potential despotism in Europe under Lord Palmerston's leadership.
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Council
Lord Palmerston
Lord Aberdeen
Earl Granville
House of Lords
Hart
Palmerston
Peelite
Manchester and Radical Party
Lord Derby
Ireland
Manchester
Metropolis
John Russell
England
Europe
Commons
Peel and Derby factions in ministerial intrigue
A London discourse details Lord Derby's bid to fuse Peelites with Palmerston led Conservatives to form a revived Tory government. Disraeli and Bulwer Lytton would join, Gladstone and Herbert would oppose, and Palmerston's reply would decide. The piece predicts further revelations next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peel
Derby
Lord Derby
Lord Palmerston
Robert Peel
House of Lords
Peelites
Mr. Disraeli
House of
Commons
Mr. Gladstone
Mr. Herbert
Soldier's Charter and two nations in England debated
The piece argues for a People's Charter to purify governing power and urges breaking the class barrier in the army, advocating officers chosen by merit over birth. It emphasizes two nations within England, and across society and military ranks, urging reform to elevate the common populace.
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Disraeli
England
House of Commonas
Swhich
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Raauay
His Grace the Oake
Newcastle
Festus Kelly
Richard Travers
Lieut. H. Battiscombe
John Byrne
Robert Graham
Joseph Hampshire
Paul Hick
James Mack
Richard Woollie
James Kain
Uriah Curtis
James Carroll
Francis Gough
Patrick Mulrooney
Deeneneeeenene
Duke of Argyll
Earl of
Clarendon
George Grey
Lord Panmure
W. E. Gladstone
Sir William Molesworth
the Soldier's. Charter
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