Edinburgh Greets Earl Grey At Grand Dinner
A large Edinburgh crowd lauds Earl Grey in a midnight banquet honoring reform. Speakers praise parliamentary reform, King William IV, and the Tory opposition’s shift, with Abercromby and Hobhouse among the honorees, and Arago, Flahaut, Ellice and others toasted. The gathering ends peacefully as the band plays and attendees disperse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Grey
Times’ Express
Edinburgh
James Abercromby
Abercromby
Scotland
Tweed
Metropolis
Borsa
House of Commons
Carntivatis House of Parliament
Francis Jeffrey
Jeffrey
England
John Campbell
Archibald Hamilton
M. Arago
Count Flahaut
Edward Ellice
Sr. Ellice
Wright
Emperor of Russia ship America arrives at Motherbank
PORTSMOUTH Sept 17 The store ship America Captain Von Sekanee arrives at the Motherbank in twenty nine days from Cronstadt bound to Kamchatka with naval stores A Portuguese transport brings 150 British seamen from Lisbon The Dutch naval officers visit the dockyard A grand dinner at the King's Arms honors Mr Arthur Callaway solicitor with a full length portrait by Calcott Portsmouth
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Russia
America
von Sekanee
Motherbank
Cronstadt
Kamschatka
Spithead
Lisbon
King’s Arms Hotel
Grand Parade
Portsmouth
Arthur Callaway
Roger Callaway
Calcott
Colonial timber imports spark Exchequer loss cited
A ship discharged pitch pine timber at Halifax to evade duty on foreign timber. The entry allows colonial timber import, costing the Exchequer about 1,500. Hull Rockingham. Destruction of a vessel by fire at Port Jackson follows, the Ann Jamiesin exploding and burning, with seven crew and two laborers reported dead.
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United States
Halifax
Hull Rockingham
Port Jackson
Ann Jamiesin
King’s Wharf
Alexander
Sydney Gazette
Mountain Sylphs and Climbing Boy at Royal theatres
The True Sun reports high water at London Bridge for tomorrow with morning and evening times. It lists the Royal Theatre venues and the programme features the New Grand Opera The Mountain Sylph with an overture by John Barnett and the drama The Climbing Boy. Also advertised is the Poor Law Amendment Act edition with notes by a lawyer.
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Mr. Strawberry
M.P
Williams
Gilbert Thorncliffe
Perkins
Jacob Buzzard
W. Bennett
Miss Isaacs
R. Isaacs
Jack Ragg
John Reeve
Rebecca
Novello
Rosalie de Monneville
Miss Somerville
True Sun
Strand
London Bridoe
the True Sun
Spanish Ministry Falls Short in Liberal Clash Over Rights
The Paris papers note Spain’s liberal cause on the rise as the Ministry suffers defeats in the Chamber of Procuradores on the 8th and 9th. Articles four, five, and especially six face sharp opposition, with the government wavering on equality before the law while loyal to the sovereign.
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Paris
Spain
Chamber of Procuradores
Salamanca
Messrs. DE LA Rosa
Torexo
Spanish Chamber and British Commons Clash Over Ministry
The article contrasts the Spanish Chamber of Procuradores defending loyalty to the Sovereign with the reformist British House of Commons, accusing the latter of lax principles and broken pledges. It notes Belgian liberal progress, Leopold I’s gifts to Brussels residents, and a Jew candidate for municipal council. An Vienna dispatch mentions imperial royal family movements and an English ambassadorship.
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Chamber of Procuradores
House of Commons
France
Spain
Flanders
Brussels
Leopldo
Ostend
House of Orange
Vienna
Archduke Josefa
Hungary
Lombardy
Venice
Dutch Papers Note No New Information
Teletypes report that up to the sixteenth instant the Dutch papers arrived but carry nothing of consequence. The missive from Vienna dated December 12 under Serr and Sch indicates prices for Prussian English Bonds at 95 and 94 1 2, with three month exchange on London at 625 4. Also cited is the Prussian State Gazette for September 13.
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India
de Ag
Ditta
Ats
Danish Honda
Patel
Omniam
IMSTI
Grand Canal
Old Patriotic Insurance Company
Steeee
Mining
Steam Company
City of Dublin
French Funds
Aeeeeers
Sas
Rees
Artes
Royal Spanish
d’Espagne
Rente de Naples Gieanee
Haytian Loanesssessieeare Exchange
London
Shanes
Paidingio Mexican Mining Co
Pris al Alliance Pire Insurance Company
Rulanos Mining Company
Acal United Mexican Min. Co
Vienna
St. Schuld
Sch
Lords Debate on Reform Bill Ends in Sharp Clash
The article closes a banquet-like Edinburgh column with remarks on Lord Durnam and Lord DurHam criticizing the Chancellor and colleagues for slow reforms and failed conciliation. Expressions oppose the Lord Chancellor and reflect on improvised “more haste” maxims and unreformed abuses.
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Edinburgh
Lord Durnam
Lord Durnan
Lord DurHam
Reform Bill Controversy Among Cabinet Ministers
The article charts a heated exchange as Mr Exrice and Sir Joan Hoshouse defend reform aims while contrasting with a colleague who argues that too much has already been done. It notes ministers’ praise for Durham’s address and hints at intimate party tensions and questions over Radical Reform sincerity.
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Lord Provost of
Aberdeen
Reformed Town Council of
Scotland
Mr. Bannerman
Jom Cam Hobhouse
J.C. Hobhouse
Meray
England
United Empire
Earl of Durham
Great Britain
Tam
Edinburgh
Earl Grey
Exrice
Joan Hoshouse
Elxice
Cieets
Joan Hopuovse
Lord Brovcham
Extice
Sir Joan Hos- House
Joan HopsloUsk
Reforth
Sir Joan Cam Hosnouse
Joan
Lord Broveham
Debunking a Lord Broucham Harangue at Edinburgh
In a caustic critique, the author rebukes Lord Broucham for self praise and alleged hypocrisy. The piece argues he misstates his record, cites his 1825 use of the phrase These hands are pure, and condemns his public conduct including office taking and pension deals while contrasting incomes of Lord Expon and Lord Broucham.
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Bnoucham
Edinburgh
Broucuan
Caroline
House of Lords
Lord Broucuam
Lord Brougham
Court of Chancery
House of Commons
Lord Grey
Lord Broncnan
Lord Expon
Peet
Lord Broucham
Lord Expoy
Mureover
Epox
BrouGuam
Lord Brouaven and Toryism Show No Solid Principles
A damaged OCR fragment critiques Lord Brouaven and Toryism, noting commissions, church tithe rights, and resistance to the Irish Coercion Bill. It argues his claims of stewardship and unpopularity, accusing him of disinterested grandstanding and a long habit of “doing the people good” regardless of reception.
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Lord Broveram
Ireland
Lord Broucans
Edinburgh dinner exposes no clarity on Grey retirement
The Edinburgh toast to Earl Grey yielded praise and ritual, while the Chancellor and other ministers avoided discussing Grey's resignation. The Times and Herald report blame the dinner for offering no more transparency than prior political events, leaving the retirement mystery intact and the crowd seeking explanations unfulfilled.
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Edinburgh
Margaret Ballenden
Illytuddlam
Scott
Lord Grey
Lord Brougham
Inverness
Aberdeen
Dundee
Earl Grey
Trade and market prospects from Philadelphia to 19th ult
The report notes improving trade in Philadelphia with Western merchants entering the market and expectations of a strong fall. Cash, notes, and the money market are easy with fair rates. Coffee supplies show 11,000 bags with rising prices, while cotton trade is moderate and prices firm. Rio Janeiro commerce expects future growth, and a large US export tally is cited. Royal news from Alexandria mentions suspected plague cases and increased quarantine, plus Egypt’s sanitation measures and an Istanbul influenced policy discussion.
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Philadelphia
Cuba
Java
Rio Janeiro
United States
Rio
Alexandria
Egypt
Malta
Ibrahim Pacha
Mountes
Naplouse
Jerusalem
Gibet Kabil
Mehemet
Pean
Boghos Jussuff
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