Debate on County Franchise and Redistribution of Seats
The piece argues against Disraeli's stance on county enfranchisement and equal electoral districts. It contends that seat redistribution follows population, not fixed boroughs, and that boroughs would lose separate representation only as reform progresses. It notes Times letters backing cumulative voting and defends population-based seat allocation.
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Times
Trevelyan
Disraeli
England
Mr. Disraeli
London
Liverpool
Manchester
Birmingham
Glasgow
Sketches in Parliament as Gladstone Returns
The House of Commons saw Mr. Gladstone back after his retirement amid a listless mood and planned count-out to let the Speaker attend the Windsor banquet for the Russian Emperor. Debates on the Births and Deaths Bill and the Jumies Bill featured long sessions, with Mr. Sandford's attempt to curb debate over seven jurors sparking contention. Disraeli sparred with old foes over Gold Coast policy while Irish issues and personal accusations triggered a late-night row before estimates resumed.
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Mr. Gladstone
House of Commons
Mr. Smollett
Mr. Disraeli
Windsor
Russia
Sclater Booth
Lyon Playfair
Sandford
Lord Coleridge
Lopes
Disraeli
Wilfred Lawson
Hanbury
Gold Coast
Lord Carnarvon
Horsman
Commons
Committee of Supply
Roebuck
Mr. Horsman
Robert Bruce
Anderson
Glasgow
Sullivan
Ireland
H. Herbert
Speaker rebukes insinuations on Irish writers topic
A parliamentary exchange over an indiscreet newspaper paragraph sees the Speaker decline notice and hint at tempering claims. Mr Herbert attempts to prompt him, but the Speaker remains dignified. The house then clears navy estimates before Irish business division shows 31 for Butt and 215 against.
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Post
Herbert
House
Butt
Peace Society annual meeting cites progress in international arbitration
The fifty eighth annual Peace Society meeting at Weigh House Chapel heard Henry Pease chair a gathering of MPs and activists including Henry Richard Wilfrid Lawson Pennington Illingworth Moffat Horton Sturge Tallack Wise and others. The report highlighted the July 8 1873 House of Commons vote 100 to 90 in favor of arbitration with 1165 petitions signed by 207 391 people and foreign successes in Italy Sweden and elsewhere. The society emphasized ongoing public propagation via 300 meetings and wide pamphleteering, and a secretary’s three month tour of Europe to press for parliamentary action. The path ahead remains to bolster international peace efforts in legislative bodies worldwide.
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The
Peace Society
Weigh House
Fish-street Hill
Henry Pease
M.P
South Durham
Henry Richard
Wilfrid Lawson
Bart
Frederick Pennington
Alfred Illingworth
Knaresborough
Dr. Moffat
Mr. Horton
Edmund Sturge
Wm. Bradshaw
James Long
John Ashworth
William Tallack
Howard Association
Charles Wise
Wm. Holmes
A. Peckover
Wm. Pollard
A. B. Hayward
T. Snape
R. Shaen
J. Waldemeaver
G. Savage
Pim
House of Commons
Friends of Peace
Europe
Rome
Signor Mancini
Jonas Jonassen
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Italy
France
Richard
America
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