Wager of battle laid down as peace rally ends in praise
A London meeting denounces war and dueling, praising Cobden and Clarkson while urging a peaceful settlement of international disputes. Speakers argue public opinion can end war, compare state duels to wars, and call Britain to lead in pacific progress and reform.
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London
Waterloo
Mr. Sturge
Richard Cobden
Thomas Clarkson
Liverpool
British Empire
House of Lords
Brewin Grant
Joan Ancell James
Friends of Peace
Elihu Burritt
Great Britain
War Debt and Peace Motions Move Irish Meeting
A Dublin assembly debated war costs and peace, noting historic and current Britain Europe and America debts. Exruv Burairr urged recognition of war expenses and urged arbitration and peace congress plans with international delegates. A resolution for a peace arbitration motion was passed, and a petition sent to borough MPs.
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Exruv Burairr
Europe
America
Great Britain
Ireland
United Kingdom
Congress of Brussels
National Assembly
France
House of Representatives
United States
Paris
Christendom
House of Commons
J. Mason
W. Stoxes
Baldwyn
Alderman Palmer
J. C. Perry
Councillor Spicer
Arbitration Movement Gathers Support for Cobden’s Plan
Public meetings at Walworth and Hackney Assembly Rooms endorse Mr Cobden’s motion for arbitration over war. Speakers note Commons vote misrepresents public will and call Parliament to back international arbitration treaties. A Holborn petition urges MPs for Finsbury to present and back the motion.
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Walworth Literary Institution
Holborn
Cobden
Finsbury
St George Sails from London to San Francisco
The St George left the London Docks on Friday loaded with goods and sixty passengers, many of them people of respectability, bound for San Francisco. It is the first vessel to sail for San Francisco from this port, dispatched by Messrs. Cousens and Sunley.
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California
St. George
London
San Francisco
Messrs. Cousens
Sunley
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