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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 13, 1850
Page
18
The article notes a drop in intemperance with a fall in individuals per unit and cites 1895 figures for liven egr and 1848 data. It observes increases in public houses from 4,073 to 4,235 and discusses cause and effect of social phenomena as the piece surveys observed facts.
The Kilkenny Journal reports a large Castlecomer meeting establishing a Tenant Protection Society. Speakers quote widespread support among farmers and labourers, with aims to unite tenants across the north and south of Ireland amid fears of land wastage and unemployment.
The text reviews various legal and social snippets including a Maryport tax misappropriation case, a New York fraud mention, a rescue attempt of a woman from New Orleans, and references to religious figures and prophecies. It includes disparate anecdotes and dates in a garbled historical clipping.
Postscript reports the House of Lords on the Gor Gees Ireland Bill reaid a second time and ordered for committal on Thursday. Lord Stanley questions the Cape convict controversy as Karl Guey notes the order in council was not meant to form a system and that convicts would go only to colonies willing to receive them.
The House of Commons discussed petitions on distress in taxation and church concerns, with motions for reform of colonial institutions and Ireland's special system. Members debated Chancery reforms, heard on trade and window tax repeal, and adjourned amid procedural divisions and notices for further scrutiny.
A news digest notes a French government reshuffle under military rule with four generals appointed and troops confined to barracks. It also reports agitation in Marseille and a Swiss Federal Council circular to cantons about expulsion orders from foreign powers.
The Provisional Government list includes Fries laté member and Richter de Rotteck Aubault Torrent as Baden committee members. Commissions are named Kuhling and Sxnaide with Racquillet as military leaders. They are ordered to be expelled before February 20.
A long inquiry in Adelaide reviews mistreatment aboard an emigrant ship. A letter from Caroline Arnold alleges repeated insults and attempted ducking her in presence of officers. Reports accuse the second mate of harassment and doctors of neglecting injured passengers. Emigration officials vow a thorough investigation to prevent repetition and warn such conditions could end female emigration.
A dispatch reports a deputation led by J. Bolton and John Smith visiting Cork to discuss reform efforts with the National Reform Association. The delegation included Messrs. Sleighi of London and others from Manchester, Chepstow, and London, meeting amid ongoing agitation and inquiries into excise policy and labor hours. A Jamaican ship Queen Sarah visit is noted, with weather and voyage outcomes mentioned.
Market dullness pervades Corn Exchange at Mark Lane with a hard grain market quote. Listings show English and Oxte English items around 450 and 4840 quantities, including Fosdigu Gray Bathey Kingtish and others with bids noted.
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