Ongoing political strife and O Connell centenary in Dublin
The session is marked by a bungle claim and Disraeli’s clever defense. The O Connell centenary splits clergy and Nationalists in Dublin, with religious services, a controversial banquet, and rising Home Rule tensions amid a wider European unrest and a renewed levy in the Carlist war.
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Disraeli
House of Commons
O'Connell
Dublin
Cashel
O’connell
Dr. Croke
Cardinal Cullen
Lord Hagan
Butt
Exhibition Palace
Ireland
Marklane
Herzegovina
Turkey
Milan
Austria
Porte
Corregaray
Indian Budget in Debate Delays and Doubts
The House of Commons reviews India's finances with delays and critical views on how the Indian Budget is presented. Revenue up to March shows a surplus, but ordinary and extraordinary expenditures and alleged waste prompt warnings of a looming financial strain and calls for clearer accounting and reform.
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House of Commons
India
Government of India
Secretary of State For India
Grant Duff
India Office
Lord George Hamilton
Hawcett
Hackney
Lord Northbrook
George Campbell
Calcutta
Marquis of Salisbury
Agricultural Holdings Bill Provokes Farmer Protest Across Regions
The piece argues government abandonment of the Merchant Shipping Bill sparks indignation meetings nationwide. It asserts farmers care little for tenant-right amid the Agricultural Holdings Bill and condemns government choice as expediency over duty, noting tenant-right agitation within Conservative support.
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Chamber of Agriculture
Farmers’ Club
House of Commons
Disraeli