Scottish church question sparks veto power debate in Lords
In a heated Lords debate, ministers and peers clash over presbytery veto power and church establishment. Arguments touch on Scotland’s settlement, potential risks to church and civil institutions, and whether current law permits ministers’ fitness to parishes. The session ends with resolutions defeated and the house adjourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Scotland
Bear
Church of England
James Graham
Lord Campbell
Lord Cottenham
Lord Aberdeen
Lord Brovenam
Lord Anprxdox
Ciaxceltox
Cam Puxett
Emigration note on the Cape and Algoa Bay prospects
A correspondence on legal matters and emigration to the Cape describes legal pitfalls, tenancy rules, and how heirs and creditors rank in estates. It then extols Algoa Bay and the Cape as prosperous destinations with high wages, good climate, ample land, and a growing population, urging selective skilled emigration and detailing economic gains.
Educational Clauses of the Factory Bill Outline
Abstracts describe provisions for factory schools with trustees clerical oversight and state funded tuition. Clauses set governance, hours, fees, and religious instruction requirements including Bible teaching, clerical trustees discretion, parental opt outs, and Sunday instruction allowances. Also coverage of site grants, boundaries, and police powers with exclusions for Scotland and Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Ashley
Justices of the Peace
Church of England
Committee of Council of Education
Scotland
Reland
Rules for Sunrise Sunset and High Water Times in Britain and Ireland
This notice explains calculating sunrise and sunset times by latitude, with adjustments by degrees and minutes, and provides high water time offsets for major ports including London Dock gates Bristol York Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southport and Cowes. It also notes further calendar information is in Notices to Correspondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Ireland
London Dock
Bristol
York
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead Harbour
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southertpind
The Factory Education Bill Debate Split over Church Dissenters
The article examines the Factory Bill and Education Clauses, arguing for compromise between Church and Dissenters. It praises Sir James Graham’s intent while warning against coercive measures, urging a clause by clause counter project to protect dissenters and maintain national education without entrenched ecclesiastical control. It also critiques Mr. Duncombe’s August disturbances allegations and notes parliamentary unanimity against his committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
James Graham
Robert Peel
Chures
Monomania and the Poor Laws in Parliament Echoes
Sir James Graham riffs on new varieties of Monomania while criticizing Mr T Duncombe and other MPs over Poor Law debates. Laughter erupts as references span Gilbert Union in West Sussex and Keighley Union, with mentions of Mott, Ferrand, and Nottingham Committee. Contagion of Monomania spreads to Walter and Times coverage. Lord Ashley rumored to push India governance and Opium Trade split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Graham
T. Duncombe
Brighton
Gilbert Union
West Sussex
Kouaresborough
Ferrand
Mott
Keighley Union
England
Finsbury
Home Secretary
Nottingham
Walter
Lord Ashley
India
Peel Critics and Liberal Split Over Hume Motion
A London paper condemns Mr. Hume over the Vote of Thanks maneuver and notes Sir Robert Peel will back Hume’s plan, though Liberals may abandon the move. It mocks Roebuck precedents, and urges Liberals to sever ties with a bungling effort that mocks Liberal honesty and unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Peel
Hume
Lord Ashburton
Lord Ashley
Charles Buller
Mr. Roebuck
Rosseau
Roebuck
Anti-Corn-Law League
Cubden
Mr. Hume
Liberal Party
Tories
Selvey
Lord Palmerston
Colonization and the Anticorn Law League stance
A colonial policy defense arguing for systematic emigration linked to Corn Law repeal. It asserts colonization creates new markets and employment, balances capital and labor with land pricing, and supports both immigration and free trade as compatible goals. It criticizes Cobden's transportation critique and urges steady support for emigration as beneficial for English labor and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anti-Corn-Law League
Cobden
The
Mississippi
Australia
Drury Lane
Dorsetshire
Buckinghamshire
Cobden's Emigration Debate and Free Trade Dilemma
The piece debates emigration spurred by free trade, arguing that repeal of laws may help workers through access to cheaper food and new markets. It notes distress among English, Irish, and Scottish migrants, highlights female hardship near the metropolis, and questions whether repeal would aid or hinder the working class, urging broader access to land and opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Cobden
England
Postscript on Suffrage and Watchmaking Bills in Parliament
The report covers Mr Sharman Crawford's suffrage motion delayed until after Easter, Mr Ward and Mr Gladstone backing the British Watchmaking Bill to form Ingold's company, and warnings that English watches decline while wearers turn to foreign makers. It notes correspondence between Sir R Peel and Rowland Hill on post office reforms, a Catholic Institute meeting opposing factory education clauses, and a petition drive led by Lord Arundel for Catholic interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House OF Cormions
FEDAY
Liskeard and Carraton
Paisley
Merthyr Tydvil
Great North of
Watchmakers of London
Crown and Anchor Tavern
Watch and Clock Making Company
Wazn
City of London
Masterman
British Watch and Clockmaking Company
England
T. Dexcowsze
Clerkenwell
Ingold
France
Grapstoxx
LisowcHene
Waxver
Board of Trade
Williams
Bowrine
Lord Saxnow
Jr. Mostz
Cuantes Briver
Ar. Wasp
Canada
Colonel Wrxpram
RB. Pee
Lord Joux Rossext
ListHoxr
Ireland
James Gran
Pecuett
Ir R. Fencuson
James Graham
Freiproa
Poor-Law Commission
Walter
Home Department
James Garay
Home Office
Pec
Board of Commissioners
Boards of Guardians
Her Majesty's
Protzenoz
Huse
Maysurs
Scotland
Mr. Wittrass
Home
Hose
Pitt
Foreign and Home Secret Service
Willliams
Treasury
Ian
Special Commission
Sharman Crawford
Ferrand
Rochdale
Hay
Ward
Gladstone
Switzerland
Russia
India
Levant
United States
Mr. Ward
Togold
Hewitt
Admiralty
Labouchere
House of Commons
Paris
Geneva
Liverpool
Coventry
Rown
Hit
R. Pes
K. Peel
Rowland Hill
Treasury Board
Robert Peel
Her
R. Peel
Hill
Post-Office
Caruouic Institute
Edication Billy
Catholic Institute of Great Britain
Soho Square
Lord Stourton
Edward Petre
Mr. Smith
E. Petre
W. Spencer
W. Withermann
Messrs. Lee
J. Moore
W. Petre
Earl of Arundel
Surrey
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War Office
C. H
George Harper
Twce
Athaw
KJ. W
Ephem
Zadkiel
Legh
Meteo
St. Ambrose
Thirsk
Feipar
Cambridge
Clonda
Sarraway
Osford
Roper
Zaokie
A.B. C
Charles Oldridge
Allsize
Observer
Josph Baker
Coventry-street
Long-acre
London
Weekly Chronicle
Brazil
Aigoa Bay
Albany
Algoa Bay
Elizabeth Town
Graham's Town
Elisabeth Town
Ulenhay
Somerset
Graf Reynet
Beaufort
Bathurst
Sidbury
Salem
Cradock
Algsa Bay
Calcutta
Mauritius
George
van Biemen
Cape
Lancashire
Algoa
Bay
Peel
Baronet
Exeter
W. H. Tucker
Canterbury
Henwell
Tucker
Bigbury
Bishopstowe
Garrow
Torquay
Charles Mallock
Phillips
Burney
Hardwick
Marlborough Street
Twopenny Post
Mr. Drummond
Patera Bowers
Lloyd’s
Shields
Grenada
Isle of Wight
Robin Hood's Bay
Teignmouth
Port Isaac
Hartlepool
Gunfleet
Great Britain and Ireland
Loxpon
Mora
the Weekly Chronicle
Mr. Duncombe
Finnbury
Feargus O'Connor
Bartte
Baril
Duncombe
MR. T. Duncombe
Anticorn-Law League
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