Election debate weighs endowments and education policy
Debates focus on church versus chapel funding, secular education, and reform. Sir Culling Eardley defends state education while opposing Catholic endowments, urging retrenchment and duty to the constitution. Denison criticizes the poor law and calls for broader education, ballot voting, and economic reform.
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Army
Navy
Culling Batchey
Sir Culling
Bairnes
Culling
Westminster Abbey
York Minster
Denison
Leominster Exection Candidates Speak On Tax and Policy
In Leominster three candidates outline stances on retrenchment and public safety. Frederick Peel champions economy while resisting new taxes on imported goods, Bulwer Lytton opposes endowment of Irish Catholic clergy, and Phillimore promotes liberal reforms in law and church matters.
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Lotda
Peel
Berkisenration
Liseeann
K. B. Crowder
Church of England
Ireland
B. Escott
Kekewich
Leominster
Frederick Peel
Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton
Phillimore
Tragic River Ferry Disaster Near Hull
A ferry boat carrying 26 to 36 people capsized on the THR River near Hull before light. Seventeen passengers, including children, drown after the vessel was overwhelmed by a strong tide. An inquest found the accident due to passenger misconduct and urged safer steerage conditions. A separate report details the Londonderry steamer disaster from Sligo to Liverpool, where overcrowding and sealed air led to 72 deaths. captain and crew faced manslaughter verdicts.
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Hull
Charles Ireland
Kington
Ireland
Londonderry
Stigo
Liverpool
Belfast
Iréland
Osaipany
Sligo
América
Petdons
Shipsé
Ballina
Lough Foyle
Derry
Alexander Johnston
Richard Hughes
Ninian Crawford
Openings Planned for Queen's Colleges in Three Cities
The government plans to open the new Queen's Colleges in Belfast Cork and Galway in October with aims to enhance education and strengthen higher learning nationwide.
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Queen’s Colleges
Belfast
Cork
Galway
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