House of Lords and Commons Wednesday Proceedings
The House of Lords did not sit and the Commons met with Mr Fox Maule present. Debates on the Metropolitan Police Bill and Poor Rates Collection Bill dominated the session with amendments, divisions, and adjournments.
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House OF Lords
House
House OF Commons
Spxarre
Law
Hawes
Mr. Hawes
C. Grey
Mr. Law
F. Maore
Joan Russe
Messrs
Hansard
Polack
R. Peen
Joun Russett
Birmingham
Joan Russett
J. Russet
Grixspitch
J. Russert
Waktey
Tower Hamlets
Somerset House
G. Palmer
Hume
Scotland
H. Hinpe
Bank of England Sets 6 Percent Interest on Bills
A Bank of England notice reads that, in a late August decision by the court of Directors, interest on discounted bills and notes will be 6 percent from that day. Reports from Newcastle assizes cover Archibald Bolam's murder trial, with a Not Guilty plea initially, then a later verdict of manslaughter and a deferred sentence. The piece also notes a Woolwich army widow fund donation of 66 pounds 4s 6d from the metropolitan police.
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Enclano
Bank of England
Trian
Botan
Newcastle Assizes
Archibald Bolam
Joseph Millie
Reuch
Gregory Lewin
Wortley
Granger
Dandas
Knowles
Baron Maule
Monager
Woolwich
Porick
ARMY
Lord Bloomfield
Metropolitan Police
Shepherd
Artillery
Buoombero
Commissioners Metropolitan Police
August calendar notes and tide times with historic references
August entries list historic deaths and events such as Leonidas at Thermopylae and George Canning. Tide tables show high water in the morning and afternoon with brief notes on dates including August 7 to 10. The fragment includes voter list notices and observatory references in Greenwich Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Observatory
Greenwich Park
Legal and medical notices from a 19th century correspondence page
Entry compiles legal commentary on tenancy trespass and warrants of attorney, plus probate and copyright questions. It also lists medical home remedies and patient instructions, with multiple experts and cases cited, including Barber v Barber and Latour v Bland.
Bethlehem Star Ornithogalum Explored In Garden Lore
The Bethlehem Star or ornithogalum is discussed as a wild plant in Palestine with white inner petals and green exteriors resembling bird dung. Its root is edible when boiled and used by the poor. ancient scholars link the name to biblical dove's dung, explaining historical food sources during sieges.
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Linnseus
Samaria
Palestine
Bethlehem
Valerianta
Valerius
Valero
Botanical Notes and Miscellany from the Weekly Chronicle
A mixed excerpt covers plant descriptions of grasses and grasslike plants with a diagnostic mark, details on the valley lily and a myth about Hercules, guidance on protecting white and pale dahlias with an umbrella shaped cover, notes on the mutability of the West Indian rose, a Greek origin for Amaranthus, and miscellaneous correspondence on house casing, emigration advocacy, and remarks about a Times misrepresentation plus a chartist verse rejection.
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Isabel
Jupiter
Hercules
Juno
West Indies
T. W
Hackney
Weekly Chronicle National Gallery Ad Offers Portrait Memoir Pair
Subscribers of Verxity CuRoNnicLE may continue to take the Paper at Fourrence Hall FENNY without purchasing the GALLERY. Each weekly issue includes a Portrait engraved on Steel and a memoir by a first-rate author. Price is Sixisneg with an alternative to take the Portrait only. Non-subscribers may buy the Monthly Part for 2s 6d.
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Verxity Curonnicle
Fourrence Hall- Fenny
Birmingham Police Bill and Local Self Government Debate
The weekly Chronicle censures the Birmingham Police Bill showing concerns about centralizing control. It argues for local representative authority against Sir Robert Peel and Lord John Russell and defends the Town Council’s role amid Chartist tensions and recent riots.
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House of Commons
Birmingham
Wakley
Robert Peel
Lord John Russell
Dublin
Poland
Lord John
Edmonds
Ape
Agor
Scholefield
Lord Warwick
Parkes
Quilting a Blue Nose in Lord Warwick's House of Lords
A detailed review contrasts Sam Slick style quips with Mr. Parkes critique of Lord Warwick and magisterial appointments. It argues Warwick's record excludes liberal and clerical figures since 1791 and praises mixed magistracy as the proper response to riots and political pressure.
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Sami Slick
Sam Slick
Morning Chronicle
Lord Warwick
House of Lords
Warwick
Lord Brougham
Lord Cottenham
Parkes
Birmingham
Home Office
John Russell
Warwickshire Times
Edinburgh
Brooke
Lord Dudley
Dugald Stewart
Warwick Gaol Critics Back Visiting Magistrates Findings
The piece rebuts Lovett and Collins accounts of Warwick Gaol treatment, counters their petition as exaggerated, and notes the magistrates' statements printed by the House of Commons. It argues for a fair line between bail detainees and convicts, while acknowledging distressing details but contending the ward did not house the alleged conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Lovett
Collins
Warwick
House of Commons
Fai
Lovett
Warwickshire
International Conflicts and Revolts Stir Europe and Asia
A wide array of dispatches describe tension over Cuba’s sovereignty amid European power plays, Mehemet Ali’s ambitions, and Turkish affairs. Reports cover Canada’s July 4th calm, Hanover unrest, Austrian army readiness, and Indian front advances toward Cabool with Shah Shooja.
Indian War Triumph Extends Influence to Candahar
The article lauds Britain's Afghan policy, noting successful movement through defiles to Candahar and abundant provisions. It argues the Shah’s authority strengthens a barrier against Persia, Russia, and Britain, while expressing cautious hopes about Russia as a distant ally and the lasting value of the expedition's outcomes.
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Leland
Wellington
Asia
Candahar
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Sumpar
East India Docks
Tandondelige
St. James's Day
Mars
Touxspar
Jesus Christ
Mount Tabor
Galilee
Ang
Leonidas
Thermopyle
N.c
Caroline
High Water
Trourspay
George Canning
A. B.C
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Barber
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Pitt
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University of Oxford
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Mawe
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Horn
Baker
Prius
F.R. E
James Wild
J. E
Peter Jones
Wigton
Philopatria
Weeky Chronicle
South Australia
Hiss
Jas. F. Burdatt
Times
Newgate
Hls
Weekly Chronicle
National Gallery
London
the Earl OF Warwick
Joseph Parkes
Russia
France
Egypt
Ake
England
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Spain
Cuba
West Indian
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Nezib
Pacha
Turkey
Syria
Bagdad
Alexandria
Seraglio
Dardanelles
Shakespeare
Captain Britton
Liverpoot
New York
Sir John Colborne
Hanover
M. Evers
Rumann
Osnabruck
Hamburg
Vienna
Prince Metternich
Archduke Charles
Cuama
Hon. East India Company
India
Bombay
Calcutta
China
Prnsia
Shah Shooja
Bauckzre
Dost Mahmed
Bokhara
Cabool
Peshawar
Rapjeet Singh
Shahzadah Timour
Wade
Capitan Pacha
Achmet Fevzi Pacha
Janissaries
Imperial Guard
Unkier Skelessi
Akhaltziekh
Caucasus
Imeretia
Georgia
Achmet Fevzi
Mahmoud
Hali
Rio
John Ball
Bucharest
Zupagnotti
Moscha
Wallachia
Danubian
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