Metropolitan constituencies and the Finsbury contest
A Sunday 1861 opinion argues large metropolitan constituencies should be judged by the value of their MPs' speeches, not length. It defends London borough elections, praises Layard's Southwark win, and warns against underestimating metropolitan talent while stressing the need for strong public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyre
Finsbury
Layard
Bass
Canning
Hass
Derby
Dbass
England
Eeland
Scotland
Chelsea
Kensington
Durin
Lord John
Earl Russell
London
Cox
Maryleie
Harvey Lewis
Southwark
We. Locke
Lambeth
Impel
Carlile
Manchester
Metro- Tritan
Einbergh
Macaulay
West Riding
Lord Morpeth
Manier
Milner Gibson
Deidht
Oiham
Kidderminster
Lowe
Benjamin Haul
Marylebone
William Molesworth
Hisbury
Wakley
Duncombe
Louis Napoleon
Mark
Lord Palmerston
Lord Derby
Lords
Liberal Party
Gladstone
Explosion at Woolwich Dockyard injures lamplighter
A gas-house explosion at Woolwich Dockyard on Thursday afternoon severely injures lamplighter George Berare. Debris flew 150 feet, with several workers spared. An investigation will determine the accident causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
George Berare Q
Sawyer
Sudden Death of a Wealthy Gentleman Uncovers Mystery
In Marylebone, a deputy coroner and jury investigated the death of John Montague Upcroft, reputedly wealthy, aged around sixty, who was found dead in his bed at 121 Marylebone road. He left no will and appeared to have no known relatives, with his mother dying days earlier. The inquest cited consumption and a heart polyp as causes, noting a long-unchanged scene and fragile sustenance. The two deaths prompted questions over a vast estate likely to accrue to the Crown if no kin are found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brent
Portman Arms
Quebec Street
Marylebone
John Montague Upcroft
Marylebone Road
E. Norton
Upper
Baker-street
Regent’s Park
Williams
England
P.G.M. James Roz
Friendly Societies
Manchester Unity of Old Fellows
London
House of Commons
Foresters’ Society
Garey
Hatenwave
Mary Elizabeth
William Brabazon
Lord Ponsonby
Charles
Earl Grey
Adams
Parehits
Gir
Brown
Blake
Outrage over British flag seizure of Trent and Slidell party
Detailed account of the American seizure of the British mail steamer Trent near the Bahamas. The San Jacinto under Captain Wilks boarded and removed Commissioners Mason and Slidell and their aides, amid claims of protection under the British flag. Eyewitness scenes, diplomatic friction, and London and Liverpool reactions follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason and
Slidell
San Jacinto
Moir
Williams
Trent
Southampton
Love
Wilks
Ha Vannah
Africa
New York
Havannah
Mason
Theodore
Charleston
Royal Mail
Slavannah
St. Thomas
Confederate ‘States
France
Bahama Channel
Paradon Grande
R.N
Her Majesty
Muir
Eustis
M‘farland
Teutenant
la Plata
Seniors Charge Against An Officer In Portsmouth Court
Arthur Fitzmaurice formerly a lieutenant in the 24th Regiment of Foot faced charges at Portsmouth police court for obtaining money by false pretences. He ran an hotel bill at the Fountain Hotel Portsmouth and paid with cheques drawn on Cox and Co Craig's Court and Grant and Gillman of Portsmouth. All cheques were dishonoured as was a £15 note. magistrates remanded him for a week with bail refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Arthur Fitzmaurice
24Th Regiment of Foot
Kemp
Fountain Hotel
Cox and Co
Craig’s Court
Grant and Gillman
Cox
Appalling Edinburgh building collapse kills and wounds dozens
A seven story wooden fronted Edinburgh block on High Street collapsed after a late night warning, burying residents in the ruins. Rescue efforts saved many but at least thirty people died or later died, with about forty injured or unaccounted as the debris was cleared and work paused at dusk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
North-bridge-street
John Knox
Bailie Fyfe's
Royal Infirmary
John Bruce
Mary Bruce
Isabella
Jessie
Bruce
James Irvine
Agnes. Irvine
Berracher
Bridget Mackinnon
Georgina Wells
Christina Ferguson
Walter Ferguson
Archibald Mackay
Isabella Mackay
John Geddes
Gunn
John
Jane
M‘latskie
Andrew Smith
Mary Gunn
Janet
Jane Wilkie
Leith
George
James Bruce
Alexander Irvine
Elizabeth Geddes
Also Mentioned on This Page
West India
Anamerican
Mr. Slidell
Ady
Stock’ Exchange
Mincinglane
Baltic
Ren Rey
Canada
St. Lawrence
Canadian
Ashington
Admiralty
Washington
Lincoln
Atlantic
North American
Actu
Liverpool
Daily Post
Quebec
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