Belfast Assizes sentences rioters after August unrest
Justice Lawson presided at the Crown Court delivering sentences to about fifty rioters. Two men received ten years penal servitude for wrecking a house, another seven years for eviction violence, others two years to two months with hard labour. Pitcher offers to move Northumberland House. A marriage is announced between Charles Roundell and Julia Tollemache of Dorford Hall Cheshire.
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Wells
Justice Lawson
Belfast
Pitcher
United States
Metropolitan Board of Works
Northumberland House
Pall Mall Gazette
Charles Roundell
Julia Tolemache
Wilbraham Tollemache
Dorford Hall
Cheshire
Pacific Railway Bill passes second reading in Parliament
Notes from foreign miscellany record the Pacific Railway Bill in the Canadian Parliament moving to third reading by a 51 vote margin. Other items include Austria approving direct Reichsrat elections, Neal Dow’s UK visit, and emigration aid to Australia.
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Austria
Reichsrath
Neal Dow
Portland
United States
England
United Kingdom
Maine
Australia
New South Wales
South Australia
Adelaide
Federation
Bavaria
Wurtemberg
Saxony
Cuba
Emancipados
Rome
Vladimir
Turkey
M. de Lesseps
Henry Bulwer
Italy
Porte
Wosseghem
Belgium
Azrek
Nord
Khiva
Notanda recalls famous shipwrecks and royal losses
A historical roll call of sea disasters from 1782 to the late 19th century. It cites the Royal George near Portsmouth with nearly a thousand lives, the Kent fire in 1825, Amphitrite off Boulogne, the Presidents voyage, Ocean Monarch fire, Amazon blaze, Birkenhead wreck, Pacific disappearance, Austria fire, Royal Charter, London, Northfleet, and other noted maritime tragedies.
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Atlantic
Portsmouth
Bay of Biscay
Boulogne
President
New York
England
Lord William Lennox
Liverpool
Cape of Good Hope
Birkenhead
Irun-Houwid Auglesey
London
Northfleet
Broad Church movement linked to Westminster origins
The text traces Broad Church roots toward Westminster with Anglicanus as dean and Westward Ho! author as canon. It notes Temple Bar praising Erasmus as the first Broad Churchman, and a bishop of St David’s hailed as the staunchest Broad Churchman, ahead of Arnold. It cites 1853 Edinburgh Review crediting the name Broad Church to Conybeare, and mentions Broad Bottom Administration of 1744 as an earlier sign of broad inclusion.
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Anglicanus
Broad Church
Westminster
Temple Bar
Erasmus
St. David's
Arnold
Edinburgh Review
Conybeare
Broal
Broad Bottom
Mitchell Henry Recasts Irish Rule Image as Galway MP
The piece profiles Mitchell Henry once a Poplar candidate and Galway landlord, noting his English birth, Irish ancestry, and Home Rule support. It contrasts his Catholic-political appeal with Tory family ties and his medical and academic career, highlighting his Protestant stance in a Catholic seat.
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Mitchell Henry
Woodstock
Manchester
Poplar
Galway
Times
le Ts
Henry
England
Erin
Earl of Carberry
Lilertes
J.P
County Galway
M.P
South Lancashire
J. Snowden Henry
Thistle
Shamrock
A. 8. Tfenry and Co
Middlesex Hospital
London
F.R.C
Poets Use Newspapers To Publish Political Sonnets
Swinburne uses the Examiner for a political sonnet cycle titled Dives. The note recalls Laureate Merlin’s patriotic verses after the coup d etat and mentions Tennyson’s Charge of the Light Brigade first appearing in the Times. It highlights how Browning, Tennyson, and Swinburne all wrote in opposition to Napoleon III.
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Algernon Charles Swinburne
Dives
Examiner
Swinburne
Saint Ambrose Hymn Te Deum Birth of Augustine Link
The article recalls Saint Ambrose born on the fourth, composer of the Te Deum. It notes Augustine’s baptism inspired the hymn and Ambrose’s 397 death at fifty seven. It praises his courage rebuking Theodosius and contrasts 19th century clergy with his virtuous memory.
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St. Ambrose
St. Augustine
Milan
Theodosius
Debates in Wesleyan Conference Spur Liberal Journal Plan
The Wesleyan Conference shows a strong Liberal tilt as leaders back a new journal funded with up to 7000 to promote their principles. The move contrasts with Conservative and Tory-leaning Wesleyan bodies and echoes discussions around progress and modern Wesleyanism. Lord Lytton’s prolific output is noted alongside Kenelm Chillingly and a new drama on ancient Rome.
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Wesleyan Conference
Watedadu
Connexion
Methodist Recorder
Lord Lytton
Kenelm
Rome
Potpeii
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Gaos
Moscow
Faenza
Via del Corallo
Questura
M. Thiers
M. Guizot
France
Paris
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