Church Rates Debated by Vestry Over Dissenters' Burden
An vestry meeting in the parish church of St Botolph Bishops Gate discussed imposing a fivepence in the pound church rate to cover rector stipends and church expenses. Dissenters pressed to suspend until Lord Althorp’s relief measure. amendments proposed to reduce or challenge legal basis, and debate over paying for superfluous church items.
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ST. Botolph
Bishopsgate
Russel
Lord Althorp
Pissarrs
Brown
Mr. B
Hear
Sear
Johnson
Friends of the Church
Edinburgh
London
Mr. J
Mc Davis
Armendment
Uss
Pilcher
Rogers
Bath
Buro
Clark
Second Edition Market Prices and Bonds at Five O Clock
The Second Edition lists closing prices for City Bank stock and various bonds and shares. It shows Per Cent returns, foreign and domestic bonds, and several named securities with brief quotes on pricing and performance. The column includes French Rentes and Russian Bonds among others, indicating a broad market snapshot from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vace — 'Metalliques
Reval del Monte
Dew Sete
Debate on Dissenters in Universities and Church Establishment
A lengthy Commons discussion centers on allowing Dissenters access to university degrees and the broader impact on the Church Establishment. Palmerston and Peel defend limited concessions, argue against total repeal, and contrast Irish and English university practices while warning of broader civil rights implications.
Petition for Dissenters access to university degrees
Debate centers on a 60-signature petition demanding that Dissenters be allowed to take degrees in universities, with ministers split over preserving degree access and its financial and governance implications. Critics warn concessions could force broader demands for scholarships, fellowships, and compulsory attendance, risking liberty of conscience. The session adjourned with plans to resume on April 14.
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Cambridge
Oxford University
University
Shaw
Dublin
Heather
Dublin University
House of Lords
Edinburgh
Ireland
R. P
Palmerston
University of Cambridge
Sir R. P
Mr. Pryme
Baronet
Sigaxes
Debates Record on Royal Assent and Dissenters Petitions
The House of Commons convenes after five with the Speaker reporting Royal Assent to several bills. MPs present numerous petitions from Dissenters across Buckinghamshire and other regions, advocating reform, poor laws changes, and church matters. Additional notices discuss alarms about Warwick Borough election report and procedural questions over who drafted the committee's report.
House Debates On Report Authorship And Highways Bill
Parliament debated the handling of a committee report drawn by an agent amid a contention over alleged attacks on the Earl of Warwick. The Speaker defended committee-report independence as members pressed for inquiry. Other business included returns on tithe commissions and the Highway Bill. The Felons Property Bill faced scrutiny over sequestration sums and prisoner clothing costs, with critic highlighting inadequate recoveries.
House of Lords Session Ends with Multiple Bills Passed
The Lords assented to a slate of bills including Exchequer Wits, Pension Duties, Consolidated Fund, Sugar Duties, and several local measures. Petitions were presented on Corn Laws and church establishment grievances, with the chamber adjourning to Saturday for appeals and to Tuesday for public business.
Beales Challenges Pryme Over Cambridge Press Allegations
Charles Beales of Lite Shelford letter to the editor challenges Mr Pryme on affiliations with the Cambridge Independent Press. Beales questions legal and beneficial interests, trustee or mortgagee roles, and defends votes on the Ballot and Pension List. He vows to address the editor again on Saturday, claiming Pryme’s statements are erroneous.
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Pryme
Cambridge Independent Press
Sam
Charles Beales Lite
Shelford
Windsor Royals Return From Castle Pace Ride
Windsor March 25 The King and Queen left the Castle in a close carriage for a ride through High-street and Park Street to the Park. The Queen rode to Virginia Water with a party including Lord Falkland and Sir C Thornton. Tomorrow the King attends a Levee at St James's. His Majesty reports excellent health.
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Windsor
Sushy
Frederick Fitzclarence
High-street
Park Street
Park
Lord Falkland
Miss Hudson
A. Barnard
Colonel Bowater
C. Thornton
Virginia Water
St. James’s
Unlicensed pubs crackdown urged in St James parish
A Morning Advertiser note urges adopting Covent Garden’s crackdown on unlicensed and flash houses in St James parish, where such dens flourish. It cites magistrates’ success in suppressing nuisances and calls for similar action locally. The piece also mentions Easter wrestling matches at Wenlock Arms and a racial prejudice anecdote about an Irish applicant.
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Covent-garden
St. James's Parish
Wenlock Arms
Windsor Terrace
Eagle Tavern
City Road
London
Harris
Archer
Dyer
Upper
Charlotte-atreet
Deere
Bonkseller
Hume
Slackstone
Smith
de Lolme
Martinet
House of Commons Session Brief on Pensions and Tithes
The Lords Relay a message on amendments to Pensions Duties and Bills. Mr Rice laid papers on the Treasury commutation of tithes. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, felled by gout, cannot attend tomorrow. the order is discharged and renewed for April 1. Safety lamp petitions from Staffordshire miners seek a scientific board. Numerous petitions on Irish tithes, Dissenters relief, and trade unions are laid. Cobbetts petitions from 12,600 militants of the Grand National Consolidated Trades Union demand mercy for agricultural labourers convicted for unlawful oaths. A wave of petitions follows from Carmarthenshire Dissenters and others. A request from the Lords for reports on Stafford Borough Disfranchisement and a call of the house are discussed. Law Commission report and Dublin writs and factory child labour board reports are to be laid. Brocklehurst moves for a direct inquiry into the South Sea Company, reading from documents and seeking papers up to January 1834. Lennard seeks a return on death sentences in 1883. S RICE moves to abolish the office of Recorder of Great Bell.
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House of Peers
House of Lords
Lords
Hughes Hughes
Lambeth Water Works' Company
South London Water Works
Smith
Aylesbury
Buckingham
Stony Stratford
Buckinghamshire
Tancrede
Banbury
Wicks
Boston
Burnham
Chipping Norton
Dartford
Hythe
Swanage
Waltham
Geo. Wood
Warrington
Lancaster
Board of Trade
Oswald Mosely
Barton On Trent
Staffordshire
Southampton
Spring Rice
Alderman Wood
Southampton Railway
Tollemache
Grantham
James Graham
Exchequer
England and
Wales
J. Stanley
Bolton
Wimbolton
Lord G. Benting
King’s Lynn
Mr. O'Connell
Legislative Union
Butchers and Hatters
Turkey
Court of Session
Scotland
Warwick
Halcomb
J. Parker
J. Parkes
Exchequer Wits
Consolidated Fund
Ireland
Liverpool Gas Company
St. Helen’s
Gosport Bridge
Sculcoutes
Liverpool
Lambeth
Exeter
Ocean Insurance Company
Henfield
Bishop’s Castle Road
Thoman
Edinburgh
Leith
United Kingdom
England
Lord Beresford
House OF Commons
Mancy
House of Loria
Rice
Treasury
Littleton
Sandford
Chard
Somerset
Sr. Evans
R. Hall
Leicester
Etwall
Baptists of
Andover
Cobbett
Metropolis
Yeaterly
Grand National Consolidated Trades’ Union
O'Connell
Ain
Carmarthenshire
Wilks
Carmarthen
le Admiral 4 Dam
Kincardine
Sir W. Ingicby
John Carmichael
John Cartwright
Cormer
Ripoa
County of
York
Crewe
Lincoln
Stafford Borough
Dungarvon
Dublin
Bank
Central Board of Commissions
P. Thomson
Central Board
Trade and Commerce
Guth Sea Company
Brockelhurst
South Sea Company
Hoe Oour
Sunih Sea Company
Apeech
Brocklehurbst
Wren
Gentieman
Cone
S. Rice
Brocklehurs
Lennard
Br. S. Rige
Great Bell
Ar N
High ‘Eulogium
Condar
Murray
Flue
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True Sun Office
Imperial Parliament
Lord Palmerston
Lord Erskine
Trinity College
Church of
Aso
Senate
R. Peel
James
Elizabeth
Church of England
Hhs Right Hon
Peitionian
Queen Elizabeth
Lord Bacon
Ford
Colonies
Earl of Warwick
H. Hughes
Halcombe
Mts
Memper
Rotch
Worcester
the True Sun
MR. Hamlet
Ebiering
G. Oi
Amlet
Jan. Stein
Ae Wenane
Venice
Ccesseas
Siri
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