Debate over bill condemns local interests and London court rise
In the House of Lords and Commons heated debate raged over a bill shifting wills and probate powers to London, opposing judges and proctors. Critics argued it harmed local widows and children, would raise costs, and drain country towns of skilled legal work, while supporters cited central efficiency and reform.
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Jirvis
London Court
Tathamand
London
Central Judicature
England
New London
Sverso0xur
J. Campbell
Commons
Mission in Syria and liberal debate over bishops and land
Amid parliamentary debate, ministers defended a Christian bishop’s mission in Syria while addressing reports of mistreatment and the spread of Christianity. Figures including Peel, Palmerston, and Hume weighed permissive tones, and Bowring withdrew a motion. A select committee on allotments for laborers followed, but the vote ended with a counted-out House.
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Jerusalem
R. Peel
Syria
Bowring
Palestine
Hume
Dr. Bowring
Lord Paumerston
Alexander
Foreign Office
Lie
James Graham
Home
T. Woop
Middlesex
A Calendar for Sunrise Sunset and Tidal Timings
A calendar explains how to calculate sunrise and sunset times for Great Britain and Ireland using latitude adjustments and how to adjust high water times at London Dock for various ports. It lists specific offset hours and minutes for Bristol Orkney Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton and notes more harbours.
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Great Britain
Ireland
London Dock
Bristol
Ork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Easter recess notices show across broad reform agenda
A London Chronicle summary notes Easter recess motions flood the Commons agenda, with education, poor law, corn law, suffrage, and Maynooth debates highlighted. Key figures like Ricardo, Duncombe, Ewart, Villiers, and Sir Robert Peel loom over planned days in April and May, forecasting major policy battles and potential shifts in taxation and reform.
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House of Commons
House of Lords
Treasury
Ricardo
Mr. Gladstone
Sir Robert Peel
France
Portugal
Spain
Brazils
Mr. Duncombe
Baron Gurney
Jones
Leicester
Nicholl
Ewart
Lord John Russell
Mr. Hume
Lord Ashburton
John Russell
Hume
Villiers
England
Soale
College of Maynooth
Cochrane
Bridport
Robert Peel
Oxford
London
Sharman Crawford
Buller
Scholefield
After Easter Bill of Fate and Shifting Tax Burden
The piece critiques anti income tax sentiment and argues consumption taxes bite the poor as bur den shifts from rich. It laments Parliament’s apathy post Reform Bill and predicts a short session maybe ending by June 4 as in George III era. The tone reflects late 19th century political commentary on taxation and governance.
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Birmingham
George the Third
Spain’s Finance Minister Calatrava in the Spotlight
The piece lauds Don Ramon Calatrava for defending Spain’s credit amid a volatile scene in Madrid. It notes the transfer of Almaden Mines securities to Baron Rothschild, the Cuban revenue pledge, and the volatile Cortes while warning English capitalists to watch Calatrava’s position as the political tide shifts.
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Spain
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Duke of Victoria
Almaden
Baron Rothschild
Senor Salamanca
Cuba
Christina
Madrid Stock Exchange
Senor Calatrava
Don Francisco
Senate
Machiavelli
Petticoati
Don Francisco de Paula
Calatrava
Mrs Trollope in the House of Lords
The Duke of Wellington moved to record Lord Ashburton’s vote of thanks for the Washington Treaty in the Lords Minutes. Lord Brougham’s fiery three hour speech attacked General Cass and republican institutions, sparking fear that England’s diplomacy would be seen as weak. The piece questions whether Mrs. Trollope could have offered a better Peace-maker’s insight.
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Duke of Bredeves
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Sheffield
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Lord Brorcham
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Asuscaron
CampBell
Lord Aberdeen
France
Lord Dessay
Duke of
Lord Ashburton
England
Lord Brougham
Lord Lansdowne
Cass
Webster
Jackson
Trollope
The Brazilian Mission and Corn Laws in British Debate
Reports on Mr Ellis's failed mission to Rio Janeiro spark Tory Whig friction, with Lord Aberdeen's Foreign Office influence questioned. Protests over Brazil trade, sugar costs, and tariff policy push Free Trade arguments, while county elections center on corn laws and agricultural relief. Separate notes cover public morality in Chatham, a Tyne steamer theft, Irish agitation, Buckingham meetings, and education funding figures.
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Rio Janeiro
Lord Aberdeen
Lord Palmerston
Foreign Office
Brazil
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Eidis
China
George Robins
Ellis
Cape of Good Hope
Senor Ronzende
France
Germany
East Surfock
Charles Broke Vere
Rendlesham
A. Shafto Adair
Flixton Hall
Adair
Lord Rendlesham
Robert Peel
Layenoway
Bourk
Dixon
Smith
Shaw
Doras
Ceathim
Chatham
London
Chronicle
Tynemouth
North Shields
Tyne
Charles William
Messrs. Richardson and Co
Peet
Dublin Evening Affil
Tory
F. Shaw
M.P
Purcell
Dublin £ Evening Mail
Mr. O'Connell
Ireland
Operative Coachmakers
Dublin
Thomastown
Kulkenny
Waterford
Slane
Dunleer
Drogheda
Navan
Lisnakea
Countess of
Carrick
Lady Langrishe
Lady Power
Kilfane
Charles Kendal Bushe
Ossory
John Power
Bart
Buckingham
County Hall
Aylesbury
Earl Stanhope
Lord Nugent
J. Dashwood King
Harry Verney
Mr. Howard
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George Collett
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