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Rochdale temperance and Bright sketches amid Civil Unrest
The narrative recounts a violent scene with casualties and a dramatic arrival of cavalry and troops, followed by reminiscences of John Bright’s early public speeches on temperance and political reform. It notes Bright’s nervous start, later public addresses, and efforts against Church rates, plus a biographical passage on Sir Titus Salt’s life, work, and social impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hunt
Knight
Elizabeth Gaunt
James Johnson
James Moorhouse
Prince Regent Cheshire Cavalry
Col. Townsend
15Th Hussars
Royal Artillery
Yeomanry
Mr. Bright
Mesers
John Bright
Oliver Ormerod
Thomas Booth
Rochdale
Toadlane
Crookshank
Dundee Carter
Thistlewaite
Bolton
Unitarian
Catley-lane Head
Healey
Mr. O. Ormerod
Bright
Lowerplace
John Pidduck
James Ecroyd
Whitworth
Mr. 0. Ormerod
Oliver
John Aldis
Robertson
England
Thorogood
Vicar’s Lantern
Molesworth
Turkey
Titus Salt
Titus
Morley
House of God
Enoch Harrison
Wakefield
Harrison
Éhat
Daniel Salt
Bradford
Messrs
Rouse and Son
Woolstaplers
Balgarnie
Daniel Salt and Son
Horton-lane
Hane
Titus Sait
Horsfall