Re-election bid by Liberal MP Charles Street letter 1868
A letter to Middlesex electors by Charles Street Berkeley Square W asserts eleven years of votes aligned with constituents. He cites support for Reform measures, Irish Church disestablishment, education progress, and fiscal reform, asking for continued trust in a Liberal administration.
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Gladstone
Ireland
Regium Donum
Maynooth
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Unstamped Copies Available at Stations and Shops
Subscribers may obtain unstamped copies at railway stations local booksellers and news agents. Unstamped copies sent by post require a penny postage stamp for each transmission.
Authenticity of Wesleyans extract disputed in Bristol
TO CORRESPONDENTS. A Wesleyan in Bristol asks about a handbill claiming Mr Miall’s opinion of the Wesleyans. The piece cites a 1858 Nonconformist article misrepresented to damage the Liberal cause. Ripley’s Bradford supporters are linked to the tactic. Irish correspondence postponed.
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Bristol
Miall
Ripley
Bradford
Election timeline set with borough and county contests
The General Election date is fixed with borough races starting Monday November 16 and county contests two days later. Most contests may finish within a week allowing a winter session to decide the Disraeli Ministry's fate.
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Disraeli
Gladstone strong in Lancashire as Spain treads cautious reform
The article portrays Gladstone delivering fervent speeches in Lancashire, outlining Liberal principles to stifle false issues and rally supporters. It details Spain’s provisional government advancing decrees on church property, education, universal suffrage, and free trade, while Rome and Paris reflect tense reforms and mobilizations without a Congress.
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Gladstone
Lancashire
Spain
Prim and
Serrano
Madrid
Senor Olozaga
Ferdinand of Co
Braganza- Coburg
Junta
Cortes
Prim, Serrano
Olozaga
Rome
France
Italy
Napoleon
Florence
Napoleon III
Biarritz
Paris
Holland
Algeria
Ministry of War
Redistribution of Election Power Marks a New Democratic Phase
The article lauds the 1867 1868 reforms expanding the franchise and says the coming General Election will reflect a educated electorate. It notes extended campaigns due to new voting rules, widespread political education by candidates and newspapers, and hopes the public will show increased intelligence and moral sense in choosing representatives.
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Great Britain
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