Forster Bill on Ballot Reform Debates and Amendments
The discussion covers ballot secrecy and punishments for personation and bribery attempts. Amendments target tampering safeguards, public houses as committee rooms, and the allocation of legal costs to local rates. Notice of speeches by Learnam, Bento, Corrman, and others follows as election developments unfold in Galway, Norwich, and West Aberdeenshire races with names and outcomes noted.
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Forster
Learnam
G. Bento
D. Corrman
Berrsgorp Hore
Hoang
H. James
Scounrrr
W. Moncrciff
W. BR. Forsten
Storke re elected at Ripon amid post election riot
Sir Henry Storke won Ripon by 220 votes over Cayley after a campaign marked by Liberal rioting and stone throwing. A stone struck Storke’s shoulder. he pocketed it amid crowd fury as police monitored proceedings.
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Hastings
Sir H. Storks
Teeds
Staleyparwer
Bidebottom
Staleybridge
Robert Platt
Danham Park
Cheshire
National Reform Union
Army reform dominates Lords and Commons debate in Parliament
In the Lords two or three bills, including a dowry measure for the Princess Louise, advanced. In the Commons opposition leader appeal aside, Mr Forster pressed on with the Bullet Bill. Treveryan urged resolutions to curb the War Office and abolish obsolete military expenditures, criticizing the Horse Guards. The division rejected the motion by 118 to 83. Other business included Game Laws abolition and Sunday liquor sale bills, plus papers on the Pope’s spiritual authority. The Dissenting Deputies met, endorsing the University Trade Bill, Burials Bill, and disendowment of the Church of England.
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House of Lords
Louise
Ma.mesnory
Forrton
Lord Lyons
Paris
Commons
Forster
Treveryan
Horse Guards
Admiralty
Anderson
Vivian
Caupwetu
Taylor
Germany and France Telegram From Versailles
A Versailles telegram reports that in response to French deputies and German authorities adjustments a reduced contribution from the Department has been agreed upon. The message indicates diplomatic negotiation progress between Germany and France following recent representations.
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Germany
France
Versailles
Paris Crisis Deepens Amid German Advances
Reports from Paris describe German entry into the Oise region with 2,000,000 francs at stake and no fixed entry date. General Trochu denounces German moves and calls for resistance, while the National Guard undergoes reform and deliberations about relocating government seats proceed.
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Oise
Paris
Prince Imperial
Trochu
The
Liberté of
Areps
Berng Alen
National Guard
Mr. Moore
Place Des Petits Péres
Paria
National Assembly
Bismark
Versailles
France
Queen Maria Victoria Ill With Miliary Fever In Spain
The queen, Maria Victoria, lies dangerously ill at Aligsac with miliary fever and requests the last sacraments. Her excessive nervous temperament is noted as making the case hopeless. A New York telegram adds that Sumner is seriously ill with neuralgia of the heart.
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Maria Victoria
Spain
Aligsac
New York
Mr. Sumner
MARK-LANE This Day Grain Trade Slips Amid Low Mood
The Mark Lane market shows a subdued grain trade with prices drifting downward. Wheat sales are slow despite moderate English wheat supply and cooler weather. Barley and malt are dull, oats scarce with extreme prices, beans and peas steady, flour inactive.
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Mark-lane
Libel action against publishers over critic of Mr Sana
In the Queen’s Bench Mr George Augustua Sala sued Mosera Hodder and Stoughton for libel over passages in Hain Frinwell’s Modern Men of Letters Honestly Criticised alleging Sala’s disrepute. Jury verdict favored Sala with damages of 5007. The publishers apologized and pledged no second edition.
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Sana
Ion
Court of Queen’s Bench
George Augustua Sala
Mosera, Hodder and Stoughton
Paternosterrow
Hain Frinwell
England
South Australia
Downing-Street
Victoria
New South Wales
South Australian Advertiser
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Francia G. Powell
Cambridge
Wigan
Galway
Mitchell Henry
Nolan
Norwich
Colman
Charles Legard
Mr. Colman
Sir C. Legard
Sir Charles
Colman Legard
Charles
Miall
Church of England
West Aberpren
West Aberdeenshire
W. M'Combie
Farquharson
Invercauld
South Warwick
H. C. Wine
South Warwickshire
Election Intelligence
Postscript
City Terminus
Osborne Morgan
M.P
Miasli
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