Reform and Ireland in British politics debated in Bristol
A Bristol audience heard a nuanced view of Reform, Peel’s Conservative shift, and education policy. Lord Stanley warned against collapsing the empire over volatile separatist aims, urged balanced church-state relations in Ireland, and criticized quick fixes for tenant rights while urging firm, principled action and loyal unity.
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Bristol
Robert Peel
Lord Stanley
England
Ireland
Lord Stanley Addresses Peace, Reform, and Ireland
Lord Stanley commented on foreign affairs stating no immediate threat to general peace despite continental armaments. GatHorn-Harpy defended government reform policy and urged careful handling of education, capital and labour, and friendly societies amid Irish distress. Fenianism was labeled a plague, while concerns rose over Earl Russell’s stance on education and Ireland. The meeting featured several speeches and ended late.
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Lord Stanley
Eace
GatHorn- Harpy
Ireland
England
Earl Russell
Prince of Wales to visit Ireland for April Punchestown races
A Dublin paper reports the Prince of Wales will visit Ireland in April to attend the Punchestown races. Also noted are political shifts with Mr Childers declining India’s Financial Minister role, Massey retiring in spring, and Sir Stafford Northcote making the offer in generous terms.
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Dublin
Prince of Wales
Ireland
Punchestown
Childers
M.P
India
Massey
Stafford Northcote
Great Eastern Board
Lord Cranborne
Turner
Justice Rolt
OC. J. Selwyn
University of Cambridge
Count Bernstorff
North German Confederation
Osborne
Paris
Cannes
Lord Brougham
Duke of Marlborough
Earl of
Ellicott
Gloucester
Bristol
General Hall
Six Mile Bottom
Windsor
Prince and Princess of Wales
Sandringham
Marquis of Westminster
Denbighshire
Alderman Smith
Bradford
St. George’s Hall
Italy
John Bowring
Tennyson to release four volume Standard edition
Alfred Tennyson regrets he cannot answer letters or acknowledge verses from strangers. He plans a Standard edition of his works in four library volumes, carefully corrected by the poet with notable additions. A contemporary notes 4144 new books appeared last year, about one fifth religious and one tenth novels.
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Alfred ‘Tennyson
Tennyson
Murder in Birmingham Widow Found Strangled in Home
A middle aged widow Mary Melborn of 241 Heneage Street was found murdered at seven pm. It is believed three men, seen leaving the house, aimed to steal money she had over 600 pounds in the bank. The culprits are at large and no arrests made.
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Birmingham
Mary Melborn
Heneage-street
Atherton
Barrett
Middlesex
Marquis of Graham
Duke-street
St. James's
Blaydon
Newcastle
Foulcher
Graham
Mansion House
Lyons
Holloway Prison
Taunton
B. Speke
Jordans
Captain Speke
London
Warwick-street
Pimlico
Palmer opinion delays Natal bishop consecration scene shift
Postscript reports Sir Roundell Palmer says consecrating a new Bishop for Natal next Saturday would violate English law. Scotland is now favored as the scene after other English sites were proposed. Zimea notes. Also reports Charles Kean’s death and a legal move to review seditious libel indictments against Piatt in Ireland with a possible new trial.
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Roundell Palmer
Natal
England
Scotland
Zimea
Charles Kean
Inguan
Heron
Q.C
Justice Fitzgerald
Queen’s Bench
Piatt
Green Street
Mark Lane This Day Market Wheat Prices and Arrivals
Market report notes limited English wheat arrivals in poor condition with some selection selling at higher rates while inferior lots slow. Foreign wheat shows decent demand and overall business steady. barley scarce but sold at full prices. Malt demand remains strong. oats and flour also show activity with significant foreign import figures.
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Cate
Election intelligence hints at Liberal candidate shifts
Sir Morton Peto plans resignation of Bristol is revived as Liberals consider uniting behind Lewis Fry a Quaker candidate. Possible Cambridge vacancy if Selwyn joins the bench. Canvassing for Beresford-Hope continues and other Trinity figures named, including Hartington and Manners, with multiple Trinity associates discussed as potential contenders.
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Morton Peto
Bristol
E. 8. Robinson
Edgar Bowring
Lewis Fry
Society of Friends
J. C. Selwyn
Cambridge University
Friends
A. J. Beresford-Hope
Trinity College
H. C. KE. Childern
Trinity
Marquis of Hartington
E. H. Lacon, Bart
Emmanuel
John Manners
Lord R. Montagu
J. W. Perry-Watlington
E. P. Bouverie
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