Justices of the Peace Bill sparks debate in Lords and Commons
A Times summary reports on the Justices of the Peace Bill, arguing a misrepresented clause would empower magis trates to mitigate penalties and discharge prisoners, while defending the measure as humane and necessary. It critiques Lord Brougham and laments punitive penalties for the poor, urging court discretion and public relief. The piece also condemns Puritanical attitudes toward the poor and calls for improved rights and amusements.
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Times
House of Commons
Lords
Edinburgh Review
Commons
House of Lords
England
Lord Brougham
Justices of the Peace
Edinburgh
Lying on a Large Scale in the Press Critique
The piece attacks Lord Brougham for corrupting press ties with government favors and seeks to expose what it calls the Edinburgh Review as a Brougham journalism outlet. It denounces the article on The Last Session of Parliament as penned by the Chancellor and attacks reform opponents, Parliament’s structure, and public opinion.
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Spectator
Lord Brougham
Newpaper
Edinburgh Review
Brougham- Journal
Brougham
Central
Scotland
Lord Durham
House of Peers
House of Commons
Warwick
Commons
Duke of Wellington
Reform Bill criticisms and hidden cabinet secrets debate
A critical review attacks Lord Brougham and the Edinburgh Review for misrepresenting Reform Bill details and Cabinet secrecy. It defends Lord Durham, contrasts his patient reforming stance with rapid clipping, and rebuts claims about Bribery and Warwick Bills with cited parliamentary records and quoted remarks by Lord Radnor.
Reluctant rejection cited by Lord Radnor in Mirror of Parliament
The passage notes Lord Radnor's cautious stance on a bill and his belief that petitioners failed to prove their case due to disadvantages. It criticizes the Chancellor's statements as reckless and indecent, asserting the article's harsh judgment of the author and calling the accompanying Mirror of Parliament critique a farrago of misleading claims.
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Lord Radnor
Farrago
Greenwich Archway Railway at Deptford Draws Attention
The Greenwich Railroad elevated on arches from London to Greenwich fascinates observers. Brickwork, pillars, and long lines of arches rise above Deptford meadows as crews face brick shortages. The piece notes potential wealth for Greenwich, Deptford, and Woolwich, with ideas for promenades and traveler facilities, while criticizing Whig leadership and urging working-class support for reform.
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Greenwich
Deptford
London
Deptford Meadows
London-bridge
Canal
Woolwich
Europe
Power of the People in Its Con Nexion With the Fall of the Dominant Party
From the Leeds Times Lord Durham visit at Dundee featured praise from the Political Union and Operatives for his honesty and liberal character. He replied that, if spared, he would press for the principles he has long contended for with support from the working classes, not wealth alone, to raise the country.
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Select Committee
George Carrington
Great Missenden
Bucks
Chadivick
France
Switzerland
Germany
Ned Ward
New England
England
Dundee
Lord Durham
Leeds Times
Corbett
Radnor
Elizabeth
Brougham
Grey
George the Evth
The Working Classes and Reform Amid the Debate
A Glasgow Literator piece argues working classes push for a broader reform beyond the recent Reform Bill. It notes their silent strength, schoolmaster influence, and mass gatherings planned in the west with large crowds and a potential 2500-seat dinner. It contrasts Nature and God’s law with the Poor Law, criticizing tax burdens on the laboring class and calling for relief and accountability from the aristocracy.
Plan to place labourers cottages along English mail roads
Government considers a scheme to build labourers cottages one mile apart along England's mail roads. Discharged soldiers with pensions would tend each mile, keep the road in order, and assist in accidents. Each cottage would provide necessities and a bell to summon help along the road.
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England
Calamity at Market House Falls Crowd in Toronto
A catastrophic collapse occurred during a late afternoon meeting in a market house in Toronto. About 100 people fell to the ground, many injured, with several dead including Captain Fitzgibbon and Mr. Francis Hood. The scene was chaotic as crowds were carried away by carts, wagons, and litters. The full extent remains uncertain for days.
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P.a
Muscat House
Fitzgibbon
Mr. Garnett
The
Courier
Dr. Lithgow
H. Morrison
R. Meighan
Messrs. Starks
Dennison
Francis Hood
Dutton
Toronto Paper
General Synod of
Ulster
Errie
Sith
Belfast ‘Institutn
Great Britain
Ireland
Belfast
Glasgow Free Press
Obscure 19th Century Notices From Brighton and London
A fragmentary 19th century notices page lists creditor meetings and dividends for I.V. Rasinghalls and others. It records obituaries and births including a daughter surviving only hours, and wedding notices such as W.F. Channell to Hawkes. Sir G. Pownall and Sketchley deaths are noted, with addresses in Brighton Kensington and Camberwell.
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Tories
Cumberlands
Kenyons
Aedens
Robert Peel
Jess
John Russell
Warburton
O'Connell
Hardy
Three Kingdoms
Mirror of Parliament
Westminster
Lord Warwick
Lord Ridnor
Scotsman
Greenwich Railway
Greenwich Gazette
Glasgow Literator
Brighton
Jane Lawn
Jax
Renee Peel
St Giles
Camberwell
Fi Channell, Esq
Toett Hawkes
R. Moseley
Champion Hill
G. Pownall
Leewart Islands
Kensington
E. Sketchley
Wim Dimonets
Strand
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