Debates Track Railways and Ireland Policy in Parliament
The House of Commons and Lords discuss railway regulation, penny postage, beer laws, and new bills while affirming confidence in the Ireland government. Cabinet ministers face questions on crime outrages, governance in Ireland, and legal reforms as petitions pour in on education and the corn laws.
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Ltn
Qssirton Te RR
Petons
Ee Steemand St. Bernard
Birmingham and Manchester
Mkenzie
Scotland
O'Bryan
Ashton Yates
Col. Butler
O’connor Don
Ireland
Marquis of Normandy
Easthope
Leicester
E. Wilmot
Warwickshire
George Suickland
R. Hill
Waldace
Hill
Perth
Tain and Crail
Radnorshire
Str
Queen's Printer
Thorney
Hume
Gibson
Denmark
Sergeant Tatrourp
SaxFour
Parrett Navigation
Lorp ApvocaTes
P. Thomson
House OF Lords
Earl of Wickxlaw
Lord Melbourne
Marquess of Lanspawne
Duke of Welurncton
Marquess of Laxspawne
House OF Commons
Robert Donpas
Richmond
Yorkshire
City OF London Police, &c
Sheriffs of London
George IV
City of London
Hawes
Metropolitan Police Force
Police Committee
Joan RussEup
City of
Bristol
H. Berkeley
Peace Society
Pouterr Thomson
Earl of Lichfield
Manchester and Birmingham
Totley
Dronefield
Derby
Rampton
Cambridge
Preston Weyre
Preston and Wyre
Litherland Roads
Robert Peel
T. S. Duncombe
John Russell
Joan Russell
Lord Pat- Meeston
Mexico
Count Sebastians
Count Sebastiani
Baudin
St. Pancras
Benjamin Hall
G. CrEgy
Wallace
Supreme Court
Court of Bession
Gruxon
House Divides Over Amendment to Judge's Seat
The house split on the amendment titled the judge's seat, with further amendments moved and rejected. After debate, no divisions were recorded and the bill passed through committee before the house adjourned.
Moon Phase and Tidal Marks of Historic Dates
The fragment lists dated entries for late April to April 19 with astronomical notes including moon phases Venus and Sun, and multiple high tides. Notable events include Lord Byron’s death in 1824 and Horticultural Society establishment in 1898, with river high-water timings and moon rising details across several days.
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Farpar
Lord Byron
High Water
Sarturpay
Venus
Legal and medical advice amid London correspondence
A long reader letter section discusses petition phrasing for grievances and guidance to consult liberal MPs, along with tax, deed transfers, wills, leases, and medical remedies. Numerous names and cases are cited, including genealogical shares, arbitration, and consent for new leases. The medical notes offer home remedies and prescriptions with cautionary advice.
Ornamental plant notes and reader responses collage
A scattered column mixes horticultural tips on thinning fruit trees and iris and rhododendron care with literary notes, historical myths, and reader questions. It includes advice on gooseberries lentils dahlia form color and size, plus replies about subscriptions, taxes, and the Society of British Artists.
Portrait and Memory of the Duce of Wellington Specimens
Notice to the trade says specimens of the Portrait and Memory of the Duce of Wellington mounted on card board will be ready for issue on the 20th inst. District sub agents and booksellers are urged to apply at 337 Strand for supplies of specimens posting bills and prospectuses.
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Wellington
Nationa Galtery
Strand
The Crisis Lord Normanby Speech and Ballot Debate
The House reopens after Easter. Lord John Russell outlines an Irish policy resolution while critics challenge its English implications. The article compares Normanby’s crime data with Roden era reports and weighs the Ballot’s future role amid party realignment and Grote’s leadership prospects.
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House of Commons
John Russell
Lord Roden
Ireland
United Kingdom
Lord Normanby
Orange
Lord Whitworth
Ireland and government misrepresentation in murder charge debate
The piece argues Labour plans offer emigration and local works to relieve Ireland’s misery without forcing coercion. It condemns a sensational murder accusation as false, cites Lord Normanby refuting it, and questions mercy prerogatives. It urges the House of Commons to judge rightly and inform readers of the truth.
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Ireland
Lord Normanby
Lord John Russell
Ireland and the Convention Praise for Feargus OConnor
The article discusses Mr Feargus OConnor defending Lord Normanbys Irish policy against a pro Convent ion motion. It lauds OConnors conciliatory stance and warns that a Diesolation would give the Tories a Majority risking liberty in Ireland and England. It praises OConnors manly conduct and opposes the Convention's position.
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Ireland
Feargus O’connor
Sankey
Lord Normanby
Convention
England
Treaty signed to reopen Mexican ports and end France Mexico dispute
The Racehorse arrives at Plymouth with news of a March treaty between Admiral Baudin and Mexican Plenipotentiary Gorostiza. Ratification will reopen Mexican ports, though the Castle of St John of Ulloa returns only after ratifications arrive. Pakenham praised for mediating a swift, civilizational resolution benefiting European and British trade.
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France
Mexico
Pakenham
Plymouth
Vera Cruz
Great Britain
The Jamaica Bill and the promised abolition payments
The article questions whether the 20 million pounds granted by Parliament to end slavery in British dominions was to be fulfilled in substance or only in name. It asks if colonial legislatures retain what is abandoned and whether power exists to compel compliance with the conditions tied to the payment.
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J.T. H
Grote
Ward
Hume
J. RK. PF
Limehous
London
Bon
Amicus
R.a.snadue
Marlin
Islington
Z. A
S. M
G. F
J. Harvey
T. J
R. Harrison
J. W
John Crep
J. H.W
J. E
Clericus
Jams H
Joseph Aywid J. Good
Castile
M. FE. A
M. B.S
Norwich
Jockey
Norfolk
E. W
Taonaa
Augusta
Hsonsh Maris
Veritas
Eton
A. Somerville
James Jarmine
Gletasford
Clerkenwell
J. Sussel
Edmonten
Society of British Artists
Dominions
Jamaica Bill and Imperial Power Debate on Slavery Reform
In the Tuesday debate, Labouchere and Sir G Grey argued that Jamaica’s slavery would persist in name if harsher punishments under a Vagrant Act were allowed. They cited deadly workhouses and a 2,000 white constituency amid 350,000 residents as evidence. They urged imperial intervention within fifteen months to avert bloodshed.
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Jamaica
Mr. Labouchere
Sir G. Grey
House of Assembly
Peel's Amendment Sparks Tory Split and Irish Question
In this analysis the crisis over Sir Robert Peel's Amendment is blamed on his aim to avoid a Tory schism and placate Orange Lodge influence. The piece contends fair inquiry is muddled by partisan loyalties, with Ireland's stance seen as a national war cry and radicals and Whigs warned against backing Provisional Tory power.
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Lord John Russell
James Graham
Robert Peel
John Russell
House of Peers
Hume
Mr. Grote
Lord Worsley
Grote
Lord Eliot
Lascelles
Baring Wall
House of Commons
House of Lords
Commons
Ireland
Times
Spectator
R. Peel
Lord Roden
The
Orange Lodges
Lord Boden
Universal Ireland
Ovon
Sir R. Peel
Mr. Dancombe
Derby Urges Midland Railways Link Amid European Tension
Augsburg and Marseilles papers declare the Porte’s actions threaten immediate war with Egypt. Derby leaders seek to position the city as a central rail junction, linking Liverpool, Manchester, Stockport, Macclesfield, Leek, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, and London. Local reform meeting in London backs civic cost cuts. Shipwreck news from Greenock reports the Retrench ashore with 45 passengers saved but luggage lost. Equipment and weapon trade notes and naval appointments follow along with a Croydon vestry vote against the Police Bill.
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Augsburg
Marseilles
Egypt
Derby
Midland Railways
Liverpool
Manchester
Stockport
Macclesfield
Leek
Nottingham
Leicester
London
Ciry O London
City of London
James Hannen
W. F. Rock
Hannen
Hear
Lord John Russell
City Corporation
Eric Retrench
Greenock
New York
Retrench
Cumbrae
Gulliver
Kennedy
Paisley
America
Glasgow Chronicle
Birmingham
Sheffield
Welch
Birmingham Journal
Houston Stewart
Geo. Hathorn
Benbow
Lord H. J
Churchill
Geo. Goldsmith
Tuam
W. Roe
Croydon
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London Bridge
Hiern
Turapay
Buffin
Wepnrspay
Horticultural Society
Jupiter
Mars
LEGAL
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R. F
H. O
Duce
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