Reform agitation sessions planned in London metropolis
London area meetings of the association have featured several MPs and reform advocates explaining and enforcing its principles. The council reports 160000 addresses circulated and outlines monthly speeches at the London Tavern led by figures such as Joseph Hume and W J Fox to press for Parliamentary Reform.
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King’s-cross
Kingsland
Lambeth
Lewisham
Limehouse
Marylebone
Mile-end
Notting-hill
Poplar
Ratcliffe
Rotherhithe
Shadwell
Shoreditch
St. George’s East
St. Luke’s
Old-Street
St. Pancras
Somers’-town
Southwark
Stepney
Stoke Newington
Stockwell
Waltham-green
Walworth
Wapping
West Hackney
Westminster
Association
Hume
Lord Dudley Stuart
R. B. Osborne
Cobden
Bright
Thompson
Fox
George Thompson
Willcox
Anderson
Wyld
John Williams
James Clay
Metropolis
London
Reform
Joseph Hume
W. J. Fox
C. J. Bunting
Norwich
Edward Miall
M.P
Sir J. Walmsley
Messrs
Henry Vincent
T. J. Serle
R. J. Slack
W. T. Haly
Succes
Alleged Victims of the Court of Chancery Debate
Sir Edward Sugden argues in a long Times letter that prisoners in the Queen's Prison owe their confinement to contempt of the Court of Chancery and that most have chosen to stay rather than be released. He disputes Mr Dickens's "The Martyrs" portrayal as misinformed and defends the system's compassion and procedural safeguards.
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Sir Edward Sugden
Times
Queen’s Prison
Court of Chancery
Taylor
Sir Edward Bays
Cook
Fleet
Martyrs In Chancery
Dickens
Lyndhurst
Commons
Manchester Church Education Plan Discussed at Town Hall
A private meeting in Manchester with Rev C Richson and church and civic figures proposed a local education system using church and secular school spaces. The plan, funded by a local rate, would require district committees, inspector input, no creed in new schools, and lay management.
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Manchester
C. Richson
Church Education Society
Robert Gladstone
Poore
Guyther
C. E. Cunley
Hugh Stowell
S. Osborne
W. Birley
James Heywood
James Kershaw
M.P
Richard Birley
Salford
Her
Committee of Privy Council On Education
Richard Bisley
Meeting Forms Committee for Public Measure Details
The gathering appointed a sub committee to draft the measure, to be presented to the public and, if approved, to Parliament. Members named include Entwistle Birley Bunting Maude Jones Hampton Heelis Fletcher Turner Chappell Brandt and Reverends Richson Birley with power to add.
Jew Promoters or Tuert At Central Criminal Court
Two trials at the Central Criminal Court involve Moses Barnett and a youth named Newland in cases of robbery and receiving stolen indigo and saffron. Barnett pressured a boy to steal indigo for profit. the jury found him guilty. Newland was deemed untrustworthy and Hart acquitted. Newland sentenced to one year with hard labor. The piece notes another postponement and other related legal actions.
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Tuert
Central Criminal Court
Moses Barnett
Henry Sellers
Barnett
Gregory
Cohen
Newland
Hart
Clarkson
Sloane
Sirre
Lund
Metropolitan Detective Force
CaruisLte
John Thompson
William Mounsey
Thomas Pinnick
William Graham
Carlisle
Tue Ucktanon Buretarny
Downland House
Mise Farncombe
L'Unbridge
Manchester free library scheme gains strong local support
The Mayor of Manchester leads a campaign to establish a free library and museum. A public meeting at the Hall of Science in Campfield heard plans and received resolutions backing the project. Subscriptions already total between 6000 and 7000 pounds with notable supporters including the Lord Bishop and J Brotherton MP.
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Manchester
Hall of Science
Campffield
Dean
J. Brotherton
M.P
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