National Portrait Gallery Exhibition Sparks Debate on Historical Worthies
A Kensington Gore exhibition plans to loan historical portraits to shape a future National Portrait Gallery. Debates focus on whether names like Bacon, Sydney, Marlborough, Guy Fawkes, or Titus Oates deserve inclusion, weighing historical interest against moral conduct and the Ten Commandments. The outcome hinges on defining whether the gallery honors historical figures or purely celebrated worthies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roderick Murchison
Colonel Sykes
Sir Roderick
Portnaits
National Portrait Gallery
Kensington Gore
Lord Stanhope
Bacon
Sydney
Marborough
Marlborough
Guy Fawkes
Titus Oates
Leaves of Grass and mock notices in Punch parodied
Extracts mock American literature and social notices from Punch style satire. References to Walt Whitman and a mock Leaves of Grass, a spoof on Fern Leaves, plus a quip about infant milk and a satirical Court of International Courtes with fake marriages. Ends by contrasting Mecklen burg Schwerin announcements with British unions of fictitious families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strance Brape
Walt Whitman
Kosmos
Fanny Fern
Times
Zierow
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Detley de Bulow
Baron de Bulow
Gitlow
Lauenburg
Mary
Baron de Biel
Albrecht de Maltzahn
Charles de Maltzahn
Vollrathsruh
Mecklenburg
Carolina
Bulow and Biel
Bilowe
Biels
Mecklenburg- Schwerin
Gazette
Zeitung
Hill of
Notting
Bay of Bayswater
Thomas Thomason
Beadie
Kensington
Maria Matilda Miff
High Street
Pentonville
Arthur Horace
Henry de Hammersmith
Turnham Green
Sarah Ann
Miff
Medley of European Affairs and Royal News
Long column notes marriages births and titles from Europe including Omar Pasha marriage a Tuscan concordat Rome Be rangers verse authorship denial Kiev Paris and London gossip. It reports royal reviews births swindling in Lincoln and Desborough silk weave distress plus Napoleonic letters and family naming statistics with many named persons and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar Pasha
Hafiz Pasha
Rome
Tuscany
Austria
Cavour
Paris
Naples
Times Paris
Beranger
Richard Dundas
Globe
Thomas Cooper
Artifaers
Russia
Admiralty
Deptford
Desborough
Kettering Unionhouse
Messrs
Sotheby and
Wilkinson
Lane
Prynne
London
Warsaw
Walewski
Poland
Times
Alexander
Bright
Crimea
Aldershot
Fearful accident marred Lady Canning’s return ride
The Delhi Gazette reports on March 22 that Lady Canning narrowly escaped serious injury when her carriage overturned after striking a hackney. She rode back to Government-house in a native gentleman’s carriage after inspecting Bethune school. A Chesham man, William Barnes, shows a two headed pig with elephant and dog-like features, including two bodies and eight legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delhi
Lady Canning
Bethune School
Government-house
William Barnes
Chesham
Lords Defeat Widower Marriage Bill in Late-Night Debate
The House of Lords debated Earl St. Garwaset's bill legalising a widower marrying his deceased wife's sister with many peers opposing. After lengthy discussion featuring Earl Granville and multiple bishops, the motion was defeated on division, adjournment followed before midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House OF Lords
Famay
Arar
Earl Granville
Earl St. Garwaset
Oxfon
Earl of
House of Commons notes on militia, naval review delays
Proceedings cover an amend ment on the siege outcome between Lord Stratford and General Williams, debates on naval celebrations and a day of thanks giving, troop numbers in North America, railway disruptions during a naval review, and committee progress on Police estimates Boroughs Bill. The second reading of the Parochial Schools Scotland Bill and National Gallery Bill actions are noted with adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House OF Commons
Farmar
Aram
J. G. Purtmore
Whiteside
Kars
Lord C. Hamilton
Royal Navy
Byng
Canada
Mr. Byng
Sir G. Grey
Mr. Laing
Lord Paxaregston
North America
Sir C. Woop
London
Newdegate
W. Joliffe
Christopher Nisbet
South-Western Railway Company
Cutariy
Heteurxs
Parochial Schools
Scotland
Lozp
Hapriexp
National Gallery
F. Keaty
Howse
Financial reckoning and a broker's debt tragedy
Figures show malt and beer usage by brewers and retailers in England Ireland and Scotland during 1854 55. A lament from an American perspective recalls a man crushed by broker debt, not cholera, as street debts spiralled from 2000 to 8000 dollars and consumed his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Scotland
Ireland
Canada
City
New York
Ohio
Kentucky
Buffalo
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Telit
Spithead
Napoleon
Grenadie Regiment
Imperial Guard
Lincoln
Buckingham Palace
Isle of Wight
Himalaya
Bell Inn
Edmonton
Kane
Grinsel
Peabody
Bengal Harkara
Preston
William Helme
Preston and
Longridge
Panmure
William
Lord Panmure
Mr. Power
Queen
Foreign Service
Fulham Church
Malta
Giberal Corfu
Caant
Mayhew
Howard Society
Berlin
Cologne
John Bunyan
Howell
Gainsborough
Bunyan
Lincolnshire
Robert
Reichstadt
New York Times
Wellington College
Aldershott
Grenadier Guards
Duke
Duke of Cambridge
Victor Hugo
Sam Phillips
the Times
Lucas
the Temple
Illustrated Times
Frederick
Smiths
Joneses
Williamaen
Taylor
Davies
Brown
Thomas
Evans
Roberts
Johnson
Robinson
Wilson
Wright
Wood
Hall
Walker
Hughes
Green
Lewis
Edwards
Thompson
White
Jackson
Turner
Hill
Harris
Clark
Cooper
Alarkson
Davis
Ward
Baker
Martin
Morris
James
Morgan
King
Allen
Clarke
Cook
Moore
Parker
Price
Phillips
Watson
Shaw
Lee
Bennet
Carter
Griffiths
Naroteos
Pip
Joseph
Harivay
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