Debate on True Sun libel and Blame in House of Commons
The article reviews Mr. Stanley’s defense for not prosecuting publication of a libel in England while pursuing the Pilot in Ireland. It critiques the Whig government’s stance, arguing they misattributed the first publication and used a flawed justification to sparing the True Sun. It notes reports from several contemporaries corroborating the explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whigs
Barrett
House of Commons
Stanley Rose
O'Connell
Stanley
England
Erris
Mr. Stanley
Sun
True Sun
Tre Sun
Ireland
Mr. O'Connell
Whig Press Attacks and Pryme Motion on English Poor Law
The piece rails at Whig critics and Attorney General Stanley over prosecutions of the True Sun, mocks responses from the Independent and Tory press, and critiques Mr Pryme’s land allotment motion. It laments the English poor laws and analyzes Times commentary on the Poor Law Commission, arguing the Times wavers between support and opposition to compulsory employment while critiquing government policy.
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House of Commons
Pryme
Mr. Pryme
Poor Law Commission
The
Times
Great Britain
Araebeth
England's poor laws and lands call for reform in 19th century debate
The article argues that unemployment, land underuse, and poor laws trap workers in poverty while capital seeks profit from better lands. It urges reallocating poor-rate funds to cultivation and public works, ending settlement distinctions, and granting land use to the unemployed, with aims to reduce emigration and raise national welfare. It also reports on Liverpool freemen voting corruption and debates over ballots, noting figures like Ratapone, Harvey, and Ewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Liverpool
Ratapone
Harvey
Ewart
Ander
Lyons unrest and Paris street battles amid press crackdown
The report notes nine candidates and favors Dosson, while Lyons disturbances reappear in St Etienne and Lyons as workers resist hunger. It describes police and troops enforcing the interdiction of rebel journals, cordon lines on the Bourse area, and sporadic clashes with cavalry, shop closures, and mass crowds as presses like Le Bon Sens resist suppression.
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Lyons
St. Etienne
Crieurs
le Bon Sens
le Pilori
le Populaire
Paris
Line
Dragoons
Lanciers de Nemours
M. Gisquet
Place de la Bourse
Rue Vivienne
Rues Montmartre
Feydeau
Des Filles St. Thomas
Notre Dames Des Victoires
Palais Royal
Rue Monetmartre
Place de la Bastille
la Portes St. Martin and St. Denis
Crier
Sergens de Ville
Itill
St. Eustache
35Th
Grenoble
Duc de Nemours
Chateau
Bonaparte
Napoleon
St. Helena
Ba Vain
M. Duein
Porte
M. Boruscuito
House of Commons
Carrickfergus Depot Closed and Northern Forts Chosen
The Master-General and Board of Ordnance ordered Carrickfergus to close as an ordnance depot. Stores will move to Charlemonte Fort, with Boninkillem, becoming the only northern district depots. The Ministry: Lord Althorp briefed Commons on the repeal of the window duties and the malt tax, noting government strength but uncertain revenue. The House did not reach a decision. Evatt's motion was not debated last night.
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Board of Ordnance
Carrickfergua
Evats
Turbulence at Lyons and St Etienne as workers rally
Paris correspondent reports 3000 St Etienne operatives burying a syndic amid clashes after the funeral. Lyon remains tense with no return to work while manufacturers refuse concessions. Public distrust grows as price of essentials, duties, and imposts fuel distress and strikes. News from Spain is marginal with Carlist skirmishes and a near amnesty. An incident near Bayonne and a carriage wreck in Catalonia are noted with mixed outcomes.
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Lyons
St. Etienne
Croix- Rousse
Tholozer
Spain
Lorenzo
Navarre
Peninsula
Bayonne
Madrid
la Venta de Tolosa
le Marquis de Saint- Aulaire
Catalonia
Reart
Duc Decates
Postilion
Pigeon Arrives with Freight from Mexico in Large Sum
Falmouth report: His Majesty's packet Pigeon, Lieut. Binney, arrives with 460,000 dollars on freight from Tampico and Vera Cruz, noting no major political news. The Lady Pelham, expected to sail with 1,000,000 dollars, left Vera Cruz before the Pigeon reached Tampico. A Liverpool bark Julia and brig Apollo are also noted at sea nearby.
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His Majesty
Binney
Mexico
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Havannah
Long
Julia
Liverpool
Apollo
Waterford
Norfolk
Virginia
England
Court of Common Pleas Damages One Shilling in Libel Case
Writ of in jury to assess damages for a libel suit. Providence Insurance sued Hope Insurance after Hope won a trial. A published Morning Chronicle letter accused Hope of deceptive policies and suborned evidence. Beaumont apologized, admitting no foundation for the charge. Verdict for plaintiff damages one shilling.
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Court OF King’s Bench
Heisch
Carrington
Court OF Common Pleas
Guitopate
Williams & Beaumont
Serjeant
Wilde
Providence Insurance Office
Hope Insurance Office
Hope
Beaumont
Providence
Morning Chronicle
Hope Office
Beggar James Ro Remanded After Street Plea in London
In Queen Square this morning James Ro, a disabled man from Edinburgh now living in St. Giles, was charged with begging in Kennington road. He said he walked with great pain and was to be held fourteen days at the House of Correction. Also, James Mackey and James Ridley were charged with uttering base coin after being spotted by a pork butcher. both were remanded until the Mint solicitor could attend.
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St. Giles’s
Mr. White
Kensington
James Ridley
Mackey
Broadwater
Bridge-street
Vauxhall Road
Drummond
Ridley
Samwell
White
Mint
Colonial Markets and Local Prices Report
Markets show firmer prices with light imports and limited demand. Sucars and rices in Havana and Mauritius hold steady at former levels. Distillations and gums show modest activity. Rice, whale oil, linseed, turpentine, and tobacco note steady to firm prices with limited trading and some higher bids for refined goods.
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Nevis
St. Kitt
Mauritius
Havannah
OG Canon Correr
Sumatra
Valparaiso
TaLtow
Sux
Seizures by Davis on Red Lion Street and Gray's Inn Lane
Yesterday morning Davis, escorted by policemen, levied on goods of Mr Lovick of Red Lion Street and Mr Hutchinson of Gray's Inn Lane. Both had been seized before and the latest levy aimed to cover the earlier deficit. Lovick owed about 7 pounds, with 20 pounds of goods taken. Hutchinson owed around 3 pounds, with 10 pounds seized.
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Davis
Lovick
Red Lion-street
Hutchinson
Gray's Inn-lane
Hutchison
Lyons unrest stirrings quelled by troops and officials
Dispatches from Lyons and Paris describe a brief disturbance in the Place des Terreaux, the arrest of several individuals, and the swift suppression by infantry and dragoons. Officials praise the calm restored, crediting Prefect, General, magistrates, and civic restraint for preventing wider disorder and an attempted insurrection.
Obituary notices and deaths across multiple UK locals
Notices report deaths and obituaries of Susannah Evsleigh and Jane Burton in Kent and London, both in their sixties, plus several other contemporaries such as Titus West and Richard Wells in Balham and Castle-court. An American death notes Arthur Fletcher, 26, in Cincinnati, reflecting diverse locales.
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Nile Terrace
Susannah
W. Evsleigh
Aylesford
Lamberhurst
Kent
Park Pond
Regent’s Park
Mary Ann
John Daniel Hose
Old Broad-Street
John Wilder
Parley Hall
Erks
Cheltenham
Thomas Shirley
Sylly
Jane Burton
R. Sam
Newington-place
Kenning
Titus West
Castle-court
Wrence-Lane
Balham-hill
Richard Wells
Aveley-hall
Essex
Josep Joyner
Emily
Henry Wright
Eworth
Mill Creeky
Cincinnati
United States
Arthur
Josep Fletcher
Liverpool
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Palermo
Pisbon
Porto
Rio Janeiro
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London Bridge
Tave Sun
India
Madey
UNDS
iHayti
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Nv Alliance Fire Insurance Company
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Tee
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Columbian Mining Co
Canada Company
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Sal. Iz Oon
Dave
General Mining Association
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Oesé
Provincial Bank of Ireland
Weessland
Pasves
Real del Monte Mining Company
United Mexican Min. Co
Ene Beever D.C
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Mr.Staney
Sir John Campbell
Stancey
Joan CampBerl
Lloyd's
Rosinson
Worcester
Bennett
Mr. Dosson
Brussels
M. van Pe. Weyer
Falmouth
LAW Intelligence
Police
de Lyons
Place Des Terranx
Hotel de Ville
St Stienne
Central Committee of the Mutuellistes
Place de Terraux
Moniteur
Messrs
Goss
Condon
Bny
Messrs. Goes and Co
Goas and Co
Goss and Co
M R.C
Lancaster
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Strand
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Tondon
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Trongate
Glasgow
Grafton-street
Dublin
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T. G. T Anson
Aldgata
T. Duffurn
Old Compton-street
Soho
J. Latchford
Piccadily
Spurmaker
W. Mallens
Cheam
Surrey
Verrioder
Davies-street
Portman Sq
K. Proctor
Hermes-street
Pentonville
J. Willis
Oxford-street
E. Mark
W. Charrington
Mark-lane
A. Il
H. Teape
Trinity-square
Dorset-square
C. Rogers
Addison
Muswell-hill
M. Livesley
Barrack
Carlisle
W. James
Cheshunt
Herts
Alfred Pett
Totenham
Louisa
J. D. Aubert
Trinity Church
Upper Chelsea
Scotland
Ash- Fisubel
Henry
Ratburnham Bailey
Exchequer
Beatgts Eile
John Ager
Patrick Grant
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