Court of Common Council debates reform of City of London
The court debates appointing a committee to study municipal reforms for London. Lords Mayor and aldermen clash over precedence and inquiry scope. Charles Pearson urges reporting to Parliament and details proposed resolutions calling for examination of evidence and possible alterations to municipal institutions.
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City of
London
Figgins
Court of Aldermen
Court of Common Council
Galloway
Dixon
Municipal Corporation
Pearson
City OF London
Charles Pearson
Corporation
C. Pearson
Corporation of London
Aldermen
Commons
Tickner
Tickser
Aderman Winchester
Pewtress
R.taylor
Ashurst
Alderman Brown
P. Laurie
C. Marshal
Westwood
Second Edition True Sun Office Closing Prices
City edition lists closing prices for bank stock and foreign funds. Entries include Bank Street acc India stock, Consols for April, Long Ann and Red annuities, India Street accounts, Portuguese and Austrian bonds, Brazilian and Chilean securities, Danish and Dutch issues, Spanish, French, Russian and Mexican bonds, and share quotations such as Rial del Monte.
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Bank St
India
India St. Tor
Ditto
Reg
Scrip
Buenos Ayres
Rial del Monte
Knighthood granted to Eaton Travers in royal notice
The Gazette reports that Eaton Travers, Esq. Captain in the Royal Navy and Companion of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order, is named by the King in the March 5 list. Also listed are appointments of Rev. John Bathurst Schomberg as Chaplain in Ordinary and multiple promotions in the Army including Cornets and Captains across regiments, dated March 7 1834, with further insolvency declarations and bankruptcies noted.
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St. James’s Palace
Eaton Travers
Lord Chamberlain
John Bathurst Schomberg
Henry John Woollaston
War Office
3D Regiment of Light Dragoons
John Manby
Purchase
Baring
William Ponsonby
Manby
Lth
Light Dragoons
W.H. Sperling
Osten
J.S. Deverill
Sperling
Cornet
M. Clerk
Deverill
J. Rodan
Regiment of Foot
T. Brooke
T. Gordon
celetant-Suveran J. Harcourt
Nth Light Dragoons
A, Gordon
Greville
Arthur Horne
Charles Lane
H. Rainay
Birch
R.D. Kelly
Royal Military College
Rainey
50Th Foot
J. A. du Moulin
Young
56Th Foot
H. Bayly
Wake
J. Stewart
Foot
C.T. Murray
Gulwey
J. Loftus
Murray
T. Young
Foat
J. Hodson
G. Williamson
A. G. Fullerton
B. Dawsup
William Hardcastle
Beaufort Place
Chelsea
George Stocker
High-street
Whitechapel
Geneer
Gaven Black
Gatter-lane
Cheapside
Francis Parry
Bronswich-place
North Brighton
James Cawthron
Bolingbroke-row
Woolworth Oo
Joseph Mulliner
Northampton
William Glen Matthie
Liverpool
William Greenwood
Farrinsdon-stlent
Vawu-draper
Sttorney
Mer
Lloyd
Crowncourt
G. Graham
Capthalt
David Hardie
Manchester
Mircham
Hadfelt and Grave
Johnson and Weatherall
Temple
London
John Tapley
Torr
Devornshire
Half Moor Inn
Exeter
Attoraies
Berkeley
Lincoln’s Inn
Mr. Bush
Trowbridjre
Wilts
Thomas Taylor
Cowley
King's Armsyard
Coleman-street
Richard Moore
Old Bond-street
Linen-Draper
Groom
Abehurch-lane
Burradaile and Ashmore
King's Arms Yard
George Wintle Roberts
Fineblane
Court of Bankruptcy
Bowden and Walters
Aldermanbury
G. Green
King's Arms
Samuel Allen
Buradaghon
Radeohurst
New Royal Hotel
Birmingham
Mr. Whitehouse
Halborn
Rawlisson and Male
Flogging a priest and repeal debates stir Irish petitions
Mr. O Connor presented many Cork and Limerick petitions calling for abolition of tithes and repeal of the Union, plus one from a Windy Harbour Dublin resident. He criticized limits on discussing repeal, cited a RC priest flogging after coercion, and argued repeal was necessary amid house laughter.
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F. O'Connor
Cork
Limerick
Windy Harbour
Dublin
O'Connor
Ireland
Death of a Bishopsgate Moneylender and Reclusive Rich Man
Death of Joan Rippes, a noted Bishopsgate Street moneylender, reveals a fortune above a million. Known for extreme frugality, he lived simply, loaned extensively, and invested in East India Company and gas concerns. He died March 4 after a life of austere habits and frugal living despite vast wealth.
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Joan Rippes
Bishopsgate Street
East India Comany
Chartered Gas Light Company
Bishopsgate-street
Recalled Irish distress debate stalls for Monday adjournment
In a riotous exchange on Irish distress and cholera, Mr O Connor defends against accusations of landlord apathy while Mr Jephson cites letters from Skibbereen showing relief efforts. A recess is agreed for further testimony on Monday.
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Mr. O'Connor
Mr. Stanley
O’connor
Jephson
South of Ireland
Skibbereen
Skithereen
Faphsen
Hon
M‘carthy
Feargus O'Connor
Skibberreen
Mr. Jephson
Veboudtys
W. Becher
William
Sir William
F. O'Connor
Mr. O’connor
Lords Debate On Church Establishment and Dissenters Prayers
The House of Lords this evening heard petitions from Dissenters and others seeking protections for the Established Church and separation of church and state. Nobles including the Marquess of Lansdowne and the Earl of Durham presented grievances from Manchester, Swansea, Derby, and other towns, while the bishop spoke for Derby and surrounding areas before the house adjourned.
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House OF Lords
Earl of Shaftesbury
Lord Kenyon
Earl of Ripon
Lincoln
Earl of Sefton
Manchester
Salford
Pendlebury
Southport
St. Helen's
Lichfield
Coventry
Derby
Lord Dacre
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Norfolk
Cambridge
Marquis of Laxsvowse
Earl of Durham
Swansea
Stratford-upon-Avon
Parliament Evening Sitting Opens Bills and Motions
The Speaker resumes the chair as O Callaghan introduces a bill to enclose common and waste lands in Temple Church parish Tipperary. Notices include a call of the house on April 6 and a proposed births deaths marriages registry clause. Various returns and motions pursue road trusts corn duties and salt monopoly in Ceylon.
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O'Callaghan
Temple Church
Tipperary
D. W. Harvey
Pryme
Harvey
Cambridge
House
Cartwright
Stony-Stratford
Dunlop
Kilmarnock
Ceylon
Wilbraham
R. Wilmot Horton
Hon. East India Company
Halcombe
Warwick
William Brougham
His Majesty’s High Court of Chancery
Bank of England
Corn Laws and Trade Debate in the House of Lords
Lord Darlington and Mr Ewart lead a lengthy discussion on corn laws, free trade, and the balance between agriculture and manufacturing. They argue for reducing restrictions, supporting manufactur ers, and taxing burdens on landowners while highlighting foreign competition and the need to sustain prices, employment, and inter national commerce.
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England
Wales
Lord Darlengton
Hume
Royal of Forfair
James Graham
James Gra
Ewart
Middlesex
Baronet
America
East
West Indies
Lord Chatham
Bates
United States
France
Bart
Guy
Dupin
Europe
Mr. E
Garnier
Mr. Canning
Lord Darlington
Iba
Lande
Nfice
Hear
State paupers and the people in Derbyshire text
A scanned excerpt critiques pension relief and poor law reform, contrasting bureaucratic “state paupers” with the public. It condemns proposed workhouse pooling and forced relief, arguing government extraction harms the poor while enriching elites. The piece cites Pimlico Palace as a hypothetical hospital for decayed favourites and invokes political satire.
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Pimlico Palace
Free trade on corn would aid workers and Britain
In a contentious speech, Mr Hume argued repealing the corn laws would lower bread costs and expand demand for British manufactures. He claimed current duties distort prices, bankrupt farmers, push workers to the poor rates, and force excessive hours. gradual repeal would restore competition, raise wages, and boost exports while keeping food affordable.
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House OF Commons
Hume
England
Britain
Europe
America
Hir
South America
Cadiz
Lisbon
Marseilles
Amsterdam
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