Parliamentary Patronage Rumors and Appointments
The article lists expected and rumored offices in the new Parliament including Mistress of the Robes, Lord Chamberlain, Master of the Horse, and Ways and Means chair. It notes the Duke of Abercorn declining Ireland’s Lord-Lieutenant post and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach as Chief Secretary for Ireland while Dr. Ball’s Irish Chancellorship is delayed. It mentions probable appointments: Lord Chancellor Brewster, Attorney-General Plunkett, Solicitor-General Purcell, and Law Adviser Gibson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arquis of
Bath
Lord Chamberlain
Earl of Bradford
Disraeli
Ways and Means
Bonham-Carter
Goldney
M.P
Chippenham
Duke of
Michael Hicks-Beach
Ireland
Ball
House of Commons
Brewster
Plunkett
Purcell
Gibson
New Honours and Appointments in Peerage
The Marquis of Westminster is to be created a duke and Viscount Sydney an earl. Lord Odo Russell receives the Ribbon of the Bath. New peers include Cardwell as Baron Rivington and Chichester Fortescue as Baron Carlingford. A list of new baronets appends. George Young, Lord Advocate, becomes a judge in the Court of Session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquis of Westminster
Viscount Sydney
Chamberlain
Bath
Odo Russell
Berlin
Cardwell
Baron Rivington
Ellerbeck
Chichester Fortescue
Carlingford
Lord Enfield
Viscount Enfield
Thomas Freemantle
Chiltern
Hammond
Baron Hammond
Kingston-on-Hull
Charles Trevelyan
K.C.B
Matthew Wilson
Eshton Hall
Bien
West Riding
George Burrows
Royal College of Physicians
Gladstone
Fraser Grove
South Wilts
H. 8. Thompson
M.P
Whitby
J. Heathcote Amory
Tiverton
Thomas M‘clure
Belfast
Green Price
Radnor
W. Miller
Manderston
Gratitude of the Coloured Race in New York Meeting
A large gathering at the Cooper Institute welcomed Lord Alfred Churchill and other English friends of emancipation. Rev. Henry Highland Garnet led two thousand African descent attendees who praised freedom and expressed concern for slavery in Africa Cuba and Brazil. They thanked UK cotton workers for enduring the cotton famine and praised British generosity aiding workers during that era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper Institute
New York
Lord Alfred
Shurchill
Henry Highland Garnet
Great Britain
United States
Africa
Cuba
Brazil
United Kingdom
Union
Mr Henry Leslie’s Choir Opens Season At St James Hall
A large fashionable audience attended the first subscription concert of Mr Henry Leslie’s season. Mendelssohn works filled the first half with Hear my prayer sung by Miss Edith Wynne. The second part featured new pieces by Leslie and Ward with strong support from Blumenthal and Barnett. Miss Josephine Lawrence impressed with Mendelssohn Lieder and Where the bee sucks. John Ward accompanied Hear my prayer on the organ. The March 24 sacred concert promises Bach motet I wrestle and pray with Sims Reeves and Miss Katherine Poyntz as principal vocalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Lloyd
Mr. Leslie
John ©. Ward
Blumenthal
J. F. Barnett
Grove
Dell
Arthur Sullivan
Josephine Lawrence
Mendelssohn
Benedict
St. James's Hall
Bach
Sims Reeves
Katherine Poyntz
Famine in Bengal Spurs Government Relief Efforts
Telegraph reports from Durbungah warn of severe famine in Tirhoot and Chumparan with emaciated populations and rising food prices. Sir Richard Temple tours the area as estimates show 180 000 tons of food needed in North Behar by mid June. Government measures include a 46 mile railway to Durbungah, steam ferries, and daily transfer of 2 500 tons of rice, with total costs projected around 5 million pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bengal
Daily News
Durbungah
Tirhoot
Richard Temple
Chumparan
Behar
R. Temple
Mr. Schalch
Ganges
Financial Department
Calcutta
Lord Northbrook
Duke of Argyll
Indian famine aid and transport reforms amid mounting distress
The article critiques Lord Northbrook's indeterminate assurances on grain supply and the Indian Government's transport limits. It notes steamers, railway expansions, and 20,000 carts aiding dispatch, but warns local transport remains a bottleneck. It cites Sir George Campbell's advice and reports 280,000 starving in Tirhoot and Bhangalpore as of February 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Northbrook
Behar
Calcutta
Ganges
East Indian Railway Company
Durbangah
Tirhoot
Bengal
India
Europe
Sela
Sir George Campbell
Bankipore
England
Vimes
Sir R. Temple
Bhangalpore
Patna
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