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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 22, 1851
Page
17
Reports from the chamber discuss a stricter press law linking to the 1849 and 1860 ordinances. Debates focus on censor oversight editor liability and barriers to distributing papers. Other items note Holstein army disbandment, Hessian versus Bavarian killings, and international political shifts.
Military and political briefs report an abortive Wazeru Hill tribal attack on the Burmese frontier on November 19. It notes brewing tensions between the Nizam and Company rep, Sir W Gomm's command, and Bengal army trials under Sir Charles Napier. Railway progress, telegraph expansion, Knight the aeronaut’s near fatal ascent, and the new Ceylon governor praising finances and promising tax relief are also mentioned.
Chile faces renewed unrest as new government bans union meetings. Protests surge in major cities while martial law is imposed on Aconcagua and Santiago after an insurrection is quelled. Valparaiso papers condemn the authorities' handling.
Letters from Port Phillip New South Wales Launceston and Hobart Town report a strong united movement against extending the convict system. A league is forming to agitate across colonies with pledges not to hire convicts and unions showing organized opposition. Lord Grey tells NSW governor military force will be reduced to a guard in the capital.
Carolina Duprez, daughter of a famed French tenor, debuted as Lucia in Paris and drew unprecedented acclaim at the Italiens. Other notes report painter M Drolling's death in Paris, Seselege's transfer to a lunatic asylum, Bank of Austria directors resigning, and a 1860 Q2 deficit of 18,685,131 florins.
In Melbourne the capital of Victoria, barracks would move to the colony with funding for quarters and any larger force to be paid by the local legislature. Dr Lang and his emigration plan are censured as unauthorized. Tang faces possible prosecution for false pretences. A NSW transport debate pledges against convictism. SA sees a voting reform association. Sydney rents indicate limited franchise, with many homes costing over £5 to £20 yearly.
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