Private Bills and election committee actions in the Commons
The House of Commons discussed amendments to the Private Bills including the London and Blackwall Railway, with a rider to force steamship passengers at Brunswick wharf. Elections committees reported on members for Aughne and Blackburn, a Reading petition, Penryn petition, and the Madson check-book matter leading to debate over Newgate committal and the Speaker's warrant. The chamber also examined Scottish jurisprudence, post office letters, coasts of New Zealand, and various bills before adjourning.
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House OF Commons
London and Blackwall
T. Dewcosing
Brunswick Wharf
Great Torrington
Bromyard Roads
Argyll Roads
Highlow Harbour
North American Colonial Association
Ireland
Mr. Divett
Alfred Paget
Anabres
Aughnee
E. Hayes
Hornby
Spsrong
Blackburn
Borough of
Reading
J. W. Hogg
Lord Seymour
Bramston
C. Buller
H. Howard
T. Egerton
Mackenzie
Vivian
Finmacge
Penryn
Charles Wood
J. Hardy
Packe
P. Scrope
Busfield
C. Bruce
Ir. Otway Cave
Reniso1on
Southampton
William Rous Madson
Newgate
Gonson
Bucke
W. Fortert
Redingtox
Willian Rous Madson
W. Forterrt
Groves Grey
Ward
Repindox
House
Howeson Hinne
Jarvis
Jackson
Lasouchere
W. Forrett
R. Peer
O'Conxexe
Wanp
Canistorner
George Grey
O'Connel
Wortrey
Rorsucx
CuanceLtox
Wallace
Sureme Court of Scotland
Supreme Court of Scotland
Europe
Court of Chancery
Fase Graham
Burnerrorup
Scotland
Geonce Clerk
Vernon Suytu
Hume
Baring
Viscount Incastre
New Zealand
Pecuex
James Graham
Wales
Cheshire
Dublin
Law of Merchants
Anatomy of the Peers and Free Trade Critique
A letter to the editor criticizes London’s free trade resolutions and calls for repeal of local corn taxes. The piece then outlines biographical sketches of Irish and British peers including Cloncurry, Colborne, Colchester, Colville, Combermere, Conyngham, and Conyngham’s lineage, noting their towns, titles, and notable careers with period-style commentary.
Legal and correspondence notes on property and law
A column of Q and A covers freehold and life estate rules, debt liability, marriage legality, filing deadlines, and writs. Readers ask about entering property, taxation, and contracts. Notices include juror exemptions, wage and passage rights, and postal guidance.
Time tables for sunrise sunset and tides in Britain and Ireland
Guidance to compute sunrise and sunset using latitude adjustments above or below 51 80 and 51 30, and to adjust high water times at London Dock for major ports with specified hour and minute offsets. Includes notes on additional harbor data and references to Notices to Correspondents.
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Great Britain
Ireland
London Dock
Ates
Bristol
Ork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
The Fat Beast Question and Income Tax Debate
The piece critiques the House of Lords as a register for liberal edicts and mocks Mr Miles sliding scale tariffs and the Income Tax bill. It argues Liberals would resist reform and fears inconsistent pledges, while praising the need for a fair, independent tribunal free of partisan bias in election inquiries.
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MR. Miles
House of Lords
Louis Philippe
John Tyrrell
Fat Beast
Miles
England
British Agricultural Association
Committal of Witness Highlights Election Corruption Debate
The Southampton Election Committee debated committing John Wren to the Sergeant at Arms for refusing to answer a question. The issue centered on proving alleged corruption in the election and whether the House of Commons should exercise its election jurisdiction under Peel's bill.
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House of Commons
Godeon
Wren
Robert Peel
Lord Eldon
F. Pollock
Wm. Follett
John Wren
Southampton
Equalising Property Duties Reflects Time, Says The Press
The article argues that equalising Legacy and Probate Duties on real and personal property is a matter of time. It contrasts Whig and Tory positions, notes Sir Robert Peel as mediator, and predicts forthcoming reforms including stamping land transfers, with Elphinstone’s motion highlighting broader tax shifts and political maneuvering. It also discusses the strategic use of reform by leaders to shift public opinion and pressure landowners.
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Citzen
Brixton
Williams Ayd Mottram
Hitchcock
Mottram
Greatength
Williams
Marquis of Townsend
Bodmin
Earl of Leicester
Norfolk
New South Wales
Cape of Good Hope
General Post Office
Post Office
J. S
Stockport
United States
Miss Martineau
Charles Knight
New Zealand Company
Lord Brougham
Grafton-street
EB. L. Bulwer
Saville-row
W.T. Syn
Bank of England
Pitt
Peel
Sheil
Sheen
Parsons
K. F
Susan
Gay
James Foreman
Joseph Hume
T. Jopling
Squires
Ricardo
Goulburn
Mathias Attwood
Mr. Roebuck
Robert Peel
Mr. B. Wood
Lord John Russell
Sir R. Peel
Elphinstone
John Russell
Hume
Downing Street
Lord Howick
Southampton and Sudbury What are legal expenses in a Tory borough
The Standard regrets prematurely praised election committees as a Liberal crime detector while noting Conservative figures like Mr Fleming escaped custody and faced indignities. It argues the real issue was whether Fleming could conceal facts rather than answer questions, condemning misrepresentation and bias.
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Southampton
Sudbury
House of Commons
Robert Peel
Fleming
Granville Somerset
Wason
Rennie
Ipswich
Chevaliers Sans Peur
Lord Elgin
Martin
Mr. Fleming
Fleming and the Southampton election inquiry clash over expenses
The piece argues the law is clear and Fleming swore to truth yet questions the Sudbury and Southampton expenditures. It criticizes the Standard and Tory figures, notes £4245 legal election costs for two Conservative candidates, and praises Chairman Reddington for impartial conduct during the committee's unanimous ruling.
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Fleming
F. Pollock
Ips
Sudbury
Southampton
Wason
Afr
Rennie
Ipswich
Tupotl
Sombro
Ratic Cortup
Cockburn
Reddington
Court of Appeal
Tweeddale and Arthur sworn governors in Bombay and Madras
A court of directors at East India House swears the Marquis of Tweeddale K T and C B as governor general of Madras and Sir George Arthur Bart as governor of Bombay. Banquet at London tavern follows with ministers in attendance. Meanwhile the West India steamer Tweed is missing after February 6 from Jamaica. a coal vessel reportedly proceeds to assist. Additional items note Bremen court ruling against a British captain for illegal detention of the Jules Edward and parliamentary committee motions on tariff and local governance reforms.
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CroxcunRy
Nicholas Lawless
Ireland
Cloncurry
Valentine Brown Lawless
Shoirty
Eliza Georgiana
Morgan
Emily
Archibald Douglas
Darnock
Edward Lawless
Baron de Saumarez
Baron Dinorhen
Earl of Miltown
Sussex Lennox
Lord Dunsany
Tipperary
Brookes’s Club
Sears
Lyonscastle
Kildare
Rathcoole
Dublin
CotBorne
Mathew White Riaiey
Charlotte
Thomas Steel
William Nicholas
Nicholas William Ridley Colborne
William Celborne
Celborne
Baron de Freyne
Baron Lurgan
Borough of
Horsham
City of Wells
Hill-street
West Harling
Norfolk
Colchester
John Abbot
All Saints
Duke of Leeds
Helstone
Woodstock
Addington
United Kingdom
House of Commons
Lord Melville
County
Essex
Charles Abbot
Great Cumberland-place
Kilbrooke
East Grinstead
Colville
Elizabeth
Francis Ford
Portland-place
Bromwell-house
Bristol
Combermere
Robert Cotton
Fusileers
Dragoon Guards
Duke of York
Flanders
Cape
India
Wellesley
Tippo Saib
16Th Dragoons
Peninsula
Talavera
Salamanca
Duke of Wellington
20Th Dragoons
Cheshire
Barbadoes
Bengal
East India Company
Anna Maria
Thomas
Third Duke of Newcastle
Caroline
Wm. Fulke Greville
Wellington
Mary Woolley
Dr. Gibbons
Brighton
Viscount Clancarty
Viscount Canning
Life Guards
Sheerness
The
Spectator
Simpleton Cotton
Brunswick Hotel
Hanover Square
Combermere Abbey
Namptwich
Conyxellam
William
Henry Conyngham
Baron Conyngham
Mount Charles
County Donegal
Francis Pierpont Burton
Buncraggy
Clare
Conyngham
Henry
Slane
Earl of
George Henry
Baron Ormond
Baron Kew
House of Lords
Marquis of
Anglesey
Lord Mount Charles
Earl Grey
Duke of Richmond
Marquis
Peel- Wellington
Lord Maryborough
Marquis of Wellesley
Marchioness
George IV
Hamilton-place
Piccadilly
Sloane‘castle
Meath
Mountcharles
Donegal
Tipra News
East India House
Tweeddale
K.T
C.B
Madras
George Arthur
Bart
Presidency of
Bombay
Sir George
London Tavern
Bishopsgate Street
Tweed
Carthagena
Chagres
Jamaica
Paris
Apn
Bremen
Thomas Edward Symons
Jules Edward
Wason
Rennie
Tom
Dickor Harry
Blackburn
Lichfield
Southampton
Reading
Perrs
Mabon
Wren
Fleming
Labouchere
M‘nab
Earl Mountcashel
East-India Company
London
Marquis of Tweeddale
James Lushington
R. Peel
James Graham
Earl Lincoln
Earl Delaware
Robins
Leirh Bank
Leith Banking Company
Quondam
Leith Bank
Edinburgh Olstree
New South Wales
van Diemen
Liverpool Courier
Moss
Otterspool
James Ramsey
Arthur Littledale
Royds
Taunton
Crewe
Monk's Ferry
Lazarettis
Redbreast
Lazarette
A. Littletoe
Rowds
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