Debates Quiet as Parliament Sees Merchant Shipping Bills
Government tables two merchant shipping bills amid quiet debate. Proposals on property valuation for rating and enclosure of commons also introduced, with an extraordinary proposal noted in a letter elsewhere.
Final Court of Appeal gains stronger role in Parliament plan
The article notes a bill to seat the Lords as a full Court of Appeal through the legal year, with two life peers to begin and rise to four, bolstering judicial power. It also reports by elections in Burnley and Leominster, gains for disestablishment advocates, and upcoming Westminster religious equality meetings.
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Court of Appeal
Lord Salisbury
Maller
Burnley
Leominster
Rylands
Blake
Aho
Jacob Bright
Manchester
Berkshire
Darby Griffith
the Friends of Religious Equality
Westminster
Exeter Hall
Messrs
Dale
Rogers
Chamber of Deputies
M. Gambetta
M. Buffet
M. Renault
Spain
Stella
Biscay
Alava
Navarre
Austria
Vienna
Porte
Herzegovina
Croatia
Dalmatia
Great Powers Push Pacification and Reforms
The contingency of insurgents declining to lay down arms is noted. Great Powers show resolve to pacify disturbed districts and ensure promised reforms are actually carried out.
Debate on the Suez Canal Shares
The British debate over purchasing the Suez Canal Shares proceeds with calls for clarity on shareholders rights and remedies. Opposition delays to assess financial and administrative aspects while noting political support for improved India trade and later action to strengthen governance.
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Suez Canal
Mr. Gladstone
Disraeli
Khedive
India
House of Commons
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Brothers and Miall
Marklane
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Theobald
Miall
B.C
Taunton
J. P. Spencer
Oakhill
G. B. Sully
Bridgwater
W. H. Wills
Bristol
F. Spencer
W. H. Griffith
M.A
Lond
Thos. Powell
Oxon
J. McKenzie
J. C. Lambert
Edward Bayly
Quackee Harmonic Society
Sir Michael Costa
Beethoven
Mount of Olives
Mlle
Sherrington
Julia Elton
Henry Guy
Lewis Thomas
Organics
Mr. Illing
Independent College
W. R. Willcox
Bouverie-street