Haworth Offers Self as Independent Liberal Candidate
Letter to Freeholders and electors of the East Riding from B. B. Haworth dated 14 July 1868 at Hull Bank House. He vows Liberal support, laments Gladstone's exit, opposes army tax rise, backs Irish Church reform, supports Church of England but opposes church-rates, cites work as magistrate and volunteer commander, favors cattle plague insurance, calls for rural education funding, and seeks votes ahead of a November election.
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Lord Hotham
House of Commons
Gladstone
Ireland
Church of England
Malton
North
Holderness
B. B. Haworth
Advertising Terms for The Nonconformist Ad Rates
To advertisers the terms are a shilling and sixpence for the advertisement.
Country party presses on Foreign Cattle Market Bill
In Westminster the country party holds power while squires press the Foreign Cattle Market Bill amid Liberal delays. Repeated adjournments extend sessions, but the majority perseveres as the bill moves through committee at a snail’s pace. Sir R Knightley notes Government urgency vs opposition tactics.
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Country Party
Squires
Westminster
Disraeli
Country
Robert Montagu
R. Knightley
Disraeli Faces House Clash Over Cattle Bill And Elections
The Parliament battles a metropolitanslaughter market bill for foreign cattle near Dagenham amid fears of pork and price rises as farmers push for grazing protections. Disraeli faces votes on election petition reform and financing via rates, with gains by Fawcett and Goschen noted. The week also reports a Hyde Park protest failure and updates on Spanish and U.S. political events.
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Disraeli
Lord Palmerston
Gladstone
Dagenham
Down the Thames
Hull
France
Privy Council
Commons
F. Goldsmid
Mr. Fawcett
Fawcett
Mill
United Kingdom
Goschen
Hyde Park
The Parliamentary Session of 1867-8 in Review
An appraisal of the 1867-68 session detailing political upheaval in the United Kingdom. It notes Derby’s resignation, Disraeli’s rise, party strife, and the contested path of Reform amid a dissolving Commons and shifting constituencies.
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United Kingdom
Lord Derby
Mr. Disraeli
House of Commons
Disraeli
Eng
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