Dissolution of Parliament and Reform Act Provisions
The 1868 dissolution sets the first meeting date at least twenty eight days after proclamation. The Reform Act creates a separate voters list for lodgers in boroughs and notes declaratory provisions for the next revision and election. Lord Napier of Magdala arrives at Osborne with the late King Theodore's son Alamayou. New Abyssinian prince shows English and own-script literacy, with bond to Captain Speedy. A burning mountain at Wates near Wrexham is visible nightly from nearby towns, forcing fire-fighting efforts. Tory manager Spofforth warns on election organization amid Bribery Bill pressures. Temperance excursion to Ramsgate denounces Sunday train services and supports fewer labor on Sundays. Teetotallers urge unity over Gladstone Irish Establishment issues, cautioning against divisive votes.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Turoport
Lord Napier
Magdala
Theodore
Osborne
Alamayou
Captain Speedy
Fall Mall
Prince Alamayou
Derath Alamayou
Speedy
Abyssinia
Wates
Wrexham
Vrondeg
Rhosllanerchruogg
Manchester Examiner
Tus
Tory
Spofforth
Disraelian
House of Commons
Disraeli
Souis
London
Ramscats
Blackfriars Station
Surrey Chapel
Borough Road
Newman Hall
G. M. Murphy
Ramsgate
London, Chatham
Dover
South-Eastern
Norfolk News
Friends of Temperance
Mr. Gladstone
Lynn
F. Buxton
Buxton
W. J.B
Finsbury
Mr. Torrens
Alderman Lusk
Notable Disparate Snippets From Derby Coalfield to London Society
The report notes Mr Seeley paying 270000 pounds for 300 acres of coal field in Derbyshire. Carlisle Journal cites many salmon deaths from sunstroke in shallow water. Northern Thames Embankment footway to open on the 30th inst. Chinese chiefs ban native women from wearing chignons. The Times Melbourne says whole sheep can cost a penny a pound in Bourke Street. Mr Justice Byles sentences ex-railway guard Jenkins to life penal servitude for attempting to derail a train at Kidderminster on 13 April. Cheltenham seen as retreat for Anglo Indians where dinner guests converse in Hindu stance. Two London inquests into sunstroke deaths: Archer, 40, and Frederick Walter, 4. St Swithin’s Day brings lightning near Winchester Cathedral and rainfall nearby. The Atheneum disputes Longfellow verses attribution to Kingsley or Kent. Portry complains rhythm of a dull verse. The London Review urges curbing late hours in fashionable society.
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Seeley
M.P
Derbyshire
Carlisle Journal
Thames
China
Times Melbourne
Bourke-street
Melbourne
Justice Byles
Jenkins
Kidderminster
Cheltenham
London
Archer
Frederick Walter
Winchester
aAthenian
Longfallow
Times
Charles Kingsley
Charles Kent
Porrry
London Review
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Richard Mayne
South London
St. John’s
Southwark
Cremorne
Holloway
James Smith
Cardigan
Camden
Richard I
Germany
Scotland
England
Sandy
Liverpool
Pshan
New York Tribune
Paris
Winceys
John Bull
Abraham
Abra
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