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London Notes on Benthamian Reform and Parliament Rules
Burleigh from the Boston Journal describes in April London a crowd of 635 members in a hall, seating constraints and gallery rules. The piece details access limits for ladies, the Speaker’s cage, and the House of Commons’ strict floor restrictions, with tangential reflections on political reform and public expectation.
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