The China Debate and the Censure Motion
A large House debates Sir James Graham's China motion, examining its focus on censure over policy. Macaulay and Palmerston defenses frame the issue, with comparisons to historical events and critique of the opposition's stance on Opium trade and China policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
James Graham
Captain Elliot
Foreign Office
Altoether
Lord Palmerston
Downing Street
Canton
Lin
Macaulay
House of Commons
Sints
Africa
Mauritius
France
Europe
William Follett
Mr. Macaulay
Robert Peel
Mr. Davis
Sir George Robinson
Lord Napier
Sir James Graham
Ward
Davis
George Robinson
Elliot
Lintin
Admiralty
Great Britain
England
George Palmer
George Staunton
John Barrow
Quarterly Review
Hawes
C. Buller
Thesiger
Gladstone
G. Palmer
Charles Buller
Paris
Hogg
Dr. Lushington
Lord Sandon
John Hobhouse
Lord Lansdowne
Cintra
Talavera
Lane
Hon
Baronet
Court and Fashion. Her Majesty's Lover levee and investiture
The Queen held a levee at St James's with Prince Albert and a guard escort. An investiture of the order of the Bath followed, featuring Duke of Sussex, General Lord Hill, and other peers. A dining party at Buckingham Palace included foreign ministers and nobility. Aroyal drawing room, portraits by Sir David Wilkie, and benevolence to sailors’ families were reported alongside court movements and visits to Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James's Palace
Prince Albert
Life Guards
Buckingham Palace
Marchioness of
Normanby
Earl of
Military Order of the Bath
Knights Grand Crosses
Order
Hunter
Duke of Sussex
Lord Hill
Mixto
Richard Hussey Vivian
Bart
Viscount Palmerston
Algernon Grevillé
King of Arms
Albert William Woods
William Woods
Henry William Bayntun
Order of the Batt
William Weads
John Rose
Order of the Bath
Willian Woods
James Watson
Samuel Pym
John B Savage
Bath
Bjornstjerna
Baroness de Blome
Netherlands
Madame Dedel
Duke
Duchess of Sutherland
Earl of Erroll
Earl
Countess of
St. James's
Hampshire
Isle of Wight
Davin Wilxis
David Wilkie
Vicarage-place
Church-street
Kensington
Prince Albert of
Saxe Gotha
Duchess of Kent
Duchess of Cambridge
Princess Augusta
Almack
Lansdowne House
Saunders
Saxe Coburg and Gotha
Hicks
Serene
Shambler
Mr. Hicks
F. Seymour
Duke of Wellington
Apsley-house
Earl Howe
Miss Mitchell
Prince George
Augusta Somerset
Baron Knescbeck
Archbishop of
York
Countess of Wilton
Lord Burghersh
Mahon
Astley Cooper
Hanover Square
Wellington
London
University of Oxford
Aupert
Hayter
William Newton
Buckingham-palace
William
Lady Seymour
Paris
Baron de Bourqueney
France
Wimbledon-common
D. Fleetwood
H Brocksopp
Sloane Street
Chelsea
Fleetwood
Brocksopp
Lord Ward
Earl Dudley
Dreadful infanticide at Bristol shocks Bathurst Basin
An inquest at Bathurst hotel heard that a newborn girl was found in the boiler fire of Captain Farr’s Bathurst Basin home. Martha Brain, 18, the house servant, was charged with willful murder after medical testimony that the infant had breathed and suffered fatal wounds. The jury adjourned, then returned a verdict of willful murder against Brain, who awaits trial at Gloucester Gaol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bathurst Basin
Hits
Harford Bridge
Prowse
Martha Brain
Man Slaughter Verdict At Bristol Inquest
An inquest at Bristol infirmary returned a verdict of man slaughter against John Jordan for the assault on William Dunn on Tower Hill. The hearing described Dunn’s fatal rib fractures and lung disease, with jurors noting Jordan’s intoxication and the hospital’s later handling. A second inquest found accidental death after a seaman fell overboard, with police criticism over drowning response. The article also notes impending Decennial Census preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tower Hill
Bristow
Bristol
J. B. Grindon
William Dunn
Mary Jones
Eliza Carver
Tower-hill
John Jordan
Mr. Dunn
Jordan
Thomas Lee
Rascal
Dunn
Queen-street
Morgan
Ship Inn
Baldwin-street
Thomas Henry
Penzance
P.C. McLelan
Wilson
Newton
Case of Wilful Murder By Laudanum In Paddington
A coroner's inquest resumes at Fountain Abbey tavern Paddington into the death of nine month old George Michel from laudanum given by his mother Catherine Michel. Witnesses describe a bottle labeled poison and a nurse's statements about instructions to “cure the bowels” with a teaspoonful nightly. The jury returns a verdict of Wilful murder and Michel is committed to Newgate for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakley
Fountain Abbey Tavern
Praed Street
Paddington
George Michel
Kelly
Hunter-street
Brunswick-square
Sergeant Brown
Glasscock
Catherine Michel
Clerkenwell
Reid
Blooms
Buv
William
Philpotts
Jane Stephens
James Reid
Bloomsbury Square
Sam
Jones
Bachél
Frederick Festus Kelly
Wim. Stephens
Fort'swith
Newgate
Nelson pillar tender set for Trafalgar Square monument
A sub committee led by the Marquis of Northampton selects Grissell and Peto to erect a granite Nelson pillar in Trafalgar Square, with completion in two years. The 50 foot taller sighting will feature Nelson without a cloak. Tender totals range from 17,860 to 21,000 pounds as funds are sought to finish the memorial. A separate Bronday meeting in Cory-Law parish supports repeal of the corn laws, criticizes delegate conduct, and outlines resolutions for a parish anti corn law committee and a petition to the House of Commons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevesons
Marquis of Northampton
Lord Colburne
Robert Inglis
Joan Barrow
Peter Laurie
George Duckburn
National Trallery
Grissell
Peto
Trafalgar Square
Duke of York
Nelson
Commissioners of Woods and Forests
Messrs
Baker
Jackson
Grandy
Hicks
Halberth
Cory-Law Agitition—Parise
St. Manyannoxn
Bronday
Lord Nugent
Art
Anti-Cornlaw League
Baines
Leeds
Gray
House of Commons
B. Hall
Smith
Duke of Buckingham
S. Smith
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