Parliament probes royal pension and Exchequer drafts
The House of Commons debated the Belgian pension to the king and an annual Exchequer account for Leopold’s annuity. Arguments centered on legality and the pensioner’s status, with criticism of past Parliaments and questions about contingent payments. The session raised calls for remonstrance against perceived pension indulgence.
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House of Commons
Roxinson
Leopold
Belgium
Lord Atthore
George the Fourth
Tuorr
Lord Althonp
The
Royal
Pension for a foreign prince sparks tax and debt debate
Parliament reviews Leopold's pension amid disclosures that 83,000 pounds remains to be paid by April while 20,000 pounds a year funds Claremont and Marlborough House. Critics call the pension lavish and unequal to poor rates, as committees consider electoral expenses and house division lists.
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Leopold
Claremont
Marlborough House
Leopop
Huntingdon
Westmorland
Leorop
Calumny and power in the French Chamber
A heated Paris debate centers on calumny against ministers and deputies. M D Arcout defends officials as virtuous while Capet accuses the government of paying Figaro to attack opposition figures. The silent minister prompts questions on press subsidy and the Chamber’s verdict. The scene signals a troubling episode for France’s liberal representatives.
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M. Caper
M. Caner
M. D’arcout
France
Louis Patvie
M. Capet
Minister of Justice
Police
Interior
Figaro
M. Caset
M. D'Arcout
M. D
Paris
Lords Move To Probe Commons Inclosure Question
Lord Ellesenough moved for a select committee to examine how lands in common fields meadows and pastures can be exchanged and enclosed yet warned he did not intend a bill to enclose waste lands. He argued the poor have a right to commons and noted waste lands could elevate peasants if reclaimed, contrasting capitalist profit motives with the needs of the destitute. The piece also discusses a libel case and calls for reform.
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Heme
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
Warp
House of Commons
Elleensonough
House of Peers
Dives
condemning ex post facto libel law in public life
The author denounces a harsh ex post facto libel doctrine that imposes criminal penalties on hotel and coffee house keepers newsvendors readers and printers for publishing or circulating any material deemed libellous by retroactive law. He calls for immediate repeal to protect everyday civil and private activities from daily violation.
Public mercy urged for Reeve imprisoned for selling a print
A column laments a poor man named Reeve, sentenced to twelve months in Newgate for selling a harmless, foolish hand bill. It contrasts his fate with those who commit grave crimes escaping with small penalties, arguing the public should donate to ease his family's hunger and avert ruination.
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Reeve
Newgate
Markets and Exchange Notes From a Century Ago
A London city market summary outlines foreign stock activity and steadier, yet heavy, money markets. Consols hover around 89 to 89 ½, Spanish Cortes up, Portuguese Regency mixed, and Brazilian high at 73 ¾. Canadian and Indian stocks show modest advances, with caution ahead of Friday’s budget. no strong guidance or coastal news.
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France
Lord Grey
Consels
Cortes
Spain
Portugal
India
Russia
French Papers Report Little News Outside Savoy Turmoil
News from Madrid up to the 1st indicates Spain faces financial strain and Cortes calls. The Vienna Congress meets with little interest as diplomats feast in St Petersburg through the 22nd. An imperial ball on New Year’s day drew about thirty thousand attendees, while Bourienne arrived at Caen. No notable Chamber of Deputies activity reported.
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Savoy
Madrid
Paris
St. Petersburgh
M. de Bourienne
Napoleon
Caen
Normandy
Vines
Chamber of Deputies
German Papers Report Neutral Entrepots Proposal
The Mercure notes a Belgian plan to declare neutral entrepots in maritime cities enabling foreigners to import export goods without duties or supervision until sale. Brussels and Vienna reports list debt, bonds, and bank shares with various prices and dates.
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Fes
Mercure
Belcian Fonds
Rothschild
Brussels Papera
Vienna
Beker Contiues
Fagujewietz
M. Davidowich
Prince Milosch
Belgrade
Meyssenberg
Fonns
Allgemeine Zeitung
Burslem Society Forms After Union Decline
The Burslem Political Union has ceased to exist and a new body named The Burslem Society for protecting the rights of the people has been established. Its first meeting was held in the Assembly-room on Thursday evening, with a plan for weekly readings and monthly business meetings and a liberal subscription to settle remaining Union debts. At Red Lion Square Sheriff's Court a tailor sued an auctioneer’s apprentice for 176 pounds for trousers with silk linings and padded calves. The apprentice, aged sixteen, was defended on minority grounds, but the jury awarded the tailor the full sum.
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Burslem Political Union
Burslem Society For
Styfordshire Mercury
Sheriff's Court
Red Lion Square
Parisian carnival mirrors political crackdowns in France
Paris correspondent reports a somber carnival amid government pressure on the press and deputies. He notes Cadet’s case, a drive to curb independent papers, and a staged duel over political insults, as petitions for electoral reform are rejected and the press is threatened by censorship.
Markets Report From Old London Corn Exchange and Market Prices
The Wheat and grain trade showed limited activity with buyers scarce and prices unchanged from last week. Oats had relatively more sales while Barley and Beans moved slowly. flour remained plentiful with little demand. Fresh arrivals included Wheat Barley Malt Oats Beans Peas Flour. beef mutton veal pork and poultry sold well in places, with small stocks of game and birds. Prices for various items listed, and eggs and poultry were light, with Turkey pullets Geese and ducks varied in price. An anecdote about encouraging literature ends the note.
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Essex
Newgate
Leadenhall
Eal
Porin
Insolvencies and bankruptcies in London notices
A long list of insolvency related entries and bankruptcies in London, with names of debtors and creditors, hearings dates in February and March, official assignees, and associated law firms. Entries span hosier John Romanis Gracechurch Street to cotton spinners in Manchester, and include dividends, certificates, and dissolutions.
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Gracechurch-street
John Taylor
Bradford
Wiltshire
James Farmer
Osborne-street
Whitecha
Messrs
Templer
Shearman
Graham Copthall Buildingn
William Henry Bullock
Rupert-street
Coventry
Flower
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London
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Wakefield
James Laing
Stockton-upon-Tees
Durham
Ahip
Bridge Inn
Bishop Wearmonth
Miller
Furnival’s Ton
Abbs
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Wilson
Sunderland
Gerard Cowell
Manchester
John Acton
Wigan
Commissioners’ Rooms
Adlington
Gregory
Faulkner
Bedford
Row
Leigh
James Butterworth
Rochdale
Woods
Gundy
Bury
Norris
Allen
Scrivener
Talbot Inn
Stourbridge
Stevens
W. Wilkinson
Satchell
Little Saint
Thomas Apostle
Queen Street
Cheapside
Flint
Stafford
George Thompson
Huddersfield
George Inn
Wavell
Halifax
J. E. C. Bentley
Wigmore-street
Caysquare
R. Topham
Dockhead
Bermondsey
Marab
J.T. Walker
Oxford Street
G. Duckworth
Fleet-street
J. Lowe
Leamington Priors
Warwickshire
Crown Hotel
Leamington Priory
Ww. Roberts
Churwell
Yorkshire
Courtshouse
Leeds
C. Pope
St. Philip and Jacob
Gloucestershire
Bristol
Ww. Booth
Liverpool
Clarendon Rooms
C. Palfreyman
Commissioners
W. Thompson
Rawdes
Molestation case at Thornliebank ends in two months hard labour
Duncan Stevenson and Alex Shaw, from Thornliebank, were tried before Sheriff Dunlop for molesting Megars Crum workers at Thornliebank Vield. Evidence showed old apprentices blocked meals, hissed and shouted at new hands to force them to quit. Sheriff warned against such intimidation and sentenced the pair to two months' hard labour at Brigewell Paisley Advertiser.
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Southport
Staffordshire Mercury
Duncan Stevenson
Alex. Shaw
Thornliebank
Sheriff Dunlop
Megars. Crum
Thornliebank Vield
Crum
Brigewell
Paisley Advertiser
Births and marriages and deaths in scattered notices
Birth notices report several births on various dates in London Cork and Edinburgh including a daughter to Mrs Watson and a son to the wife of J Kiton. A marriage is listed at St Marys Bryanston Square between George Lowth Bagsata and Emma Caroline Watkins daughter. A death notes Mr Thomas Robertson aged 61 in the Strand and F C Bronspton aged 86.
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R. Watson
Ken-green
E. Seard
G. Lee
Elise
Gloucester-place
Portnansan
J. Kiton
Glebe
Macroom
County of Cork
J. L. Kingston
St. Mary’s
Bryanston Square
George Lowth
Bagsata
R. Lowth
Emma Caroline
T. Watkins
Pennoyce
Breckpock
Edinburgh
Stewart Bayley Hare
Calder Hall
Mary Anne
Alexander Macconochie
Meadowbank
The
College of Justice
Strand
Thomas Robertson
Farrar Hg i
Bronspton, F.C Esq
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