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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 16, 1849
Page
8
Debates in the Commons and Lords cover Irish distress funding and road investments, with Roebuck and O’Connell clashing over Irish money and governance. Lords discuss Civita Vecchia expedition, Austria Naples invasion, and Minto mission, while the Parliamentary Oaths Bill considers Jew qualifications and Pope references.
Fragmentary text shows ongoing discussion of a further armistice and a potential settlement. The participant remains cautious, fearing misinterpretation by interested parties and seeking assurances before any formal statements or concessions are made.
In the Commons Mr Anstey pressed resolutions blaming the Chancellor for chicory adulteration of coffee but was met with rejection as the finance chief argued prevention was impossible and farmers opposed chicory taxes. Another motion sought limits on Sunday trading. it passed after support from Sir George Grey and Lord D. Strant. A notice called for a commission on Oxford Cambridge Dublin universities to improve national education. the page ends with a stray reference to the Bombay Printer.
The Queen hosted a Wednesday evening Buckingham Palace gathering of 350 nobility and gentry. all performers were foreigners. Friday night featured an extensive royal party including the Duchess of Cambridge and foreign princes. The Queen and Prince Albert attended Jenny Lind performances at Her Majesty's Theatre. Gazette notes Hong Kong becomes Bishopric of Victoria with Rev George Smith appointed first Bishop. Admiralty vacancy continues. Ward’s retirement and Ionian Islands appointment progress with no clear successor. A new writ and election occur for Sheffield with new MP and speeches in Commons. Baron Rothschild’s mother dies at ninety seven in Frankfurt Judengasse, daughter nearly eighty, remaining in their birth home.
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