Parliamentary farce over France case and Disraeli spectacle
The House of Commons staged a farcical inquiry into Mr France's letter and absence. Disraeli assumed a solemn stance, Sir John Hay led the privilege move, and Mr Forsyth failed to persuade. France was finally admonished as the session showcased dignity lapses and bold rhetoric while O Keeffe reappeared later amid Derby day adjournment votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hay
France
John
Childers
Disraeli
Forsyth
Q.C
House of Q Commons
Mr. Forsyth
Jim 10
Mr. Gladstone
Franze
Wilfrid Lawson
People's Café Company plans social refreshment venues in London
At Buckingham Palace Hotel an influential gathering chaired by the Earl of Shaftesbury launched the People's Café Company to establish attractive public refreshment and recreation venues to counteract taverns. Shares approached 6000. speakers urged thrift and sobriety, proposing carbonated drinks and coffeehouses as wholesome alternatives for working classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudlin Brown
Buckingham Palace
People’s Café Company
London
Earl of Shaftesbury
Canon Conway
Canon Ellison
James Fleming
Hugh Hubatt
Mr. Fox
Symes Thomson
Bowly
T. A. Denny
G. Williams
C. M. Sowell
Smith
Catherine Barrington
W. Ashley
Kinnaird
Reid
C.M. Sowell
Post Office Savings Bank
Parker
Symes Thompson
Webster
Q.C
Record
People’s Cafe Company
Sowell
Cafés Opening Fund Planned in Metropolis
The text notes substantial share subscriptions for a venture to advance capital to capable individuals to open cafes around the city. The board will regulate operations and may supply some commodities, providing a safeguard against supply issues.
Miscelaneons and transport notes in 1874 June edition
The article covers the Hospital Spay Fund with a June 14 deadline and appeals for donations to Mr Henry N. Custance at the Mansion House. It also notes Pullman sleeping cars starting June 1 between London St Pancras and Bradford, with stops and midnight departures. Additional items report on the Pacific slave trade, Aborigines Protection Society actions, and related colonial correspondence from Downing Street regarding Lord Carnarvon and the Jason and Daphne cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry N. Custance
Pullman
Midland Railway Company
London
St. Pancras
Bradford
Kentish Town
Luton
Bedford
Leicester
Trent
Derby
Chesterfield
Normanton
Leeds
Metropolis
Sheffield
The
Aborigines Protection Society
Earl of Carnarvon
Brisbane
Lichfield
Queensland
South Sea Islands
Coath
Jason
Commodore Stirling
Fiji
Daphne
Lord Carnarvon
Lord Normanby
Executive Council
Carnarvon
F. Langham
R. H. Meaps
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