An Historical Parallel to the Duke of Wellington
A reflective critique compares a 1831 Reform stance with 1843 Ireland and the Irish Church crisis. It contrasts Morning Post and Spectator portrayals, urging the Duke to act boldly for Protestant establishment while warning of reform’s approaching end and political peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jin
the Duke OF Wellington
Lord Duxr
Morning Post
Robert Peel
House of Lords
Lord Oranmore
Trish Church
Spectator
Chronicle
Earl Grey
Duke of Wellington
United Kingdom
Ireland
Post
Lord Duke
Duke
Lord Howick
Church of the Poor
Lord John Russell
Peel
Sam Gray
Court and Fashion at the Queen's State Ball
The Queen hosted a Buckingham Palace state ball with diplomatic and noble attendees. Descriptions cover illuminated rooms, rich fabrics and gowns, and the Duchess of St Albans with a diamond falcon emblem. A royal visit to the National Gallery and fashion notes follow, detailing dress styles and fabrics of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckingham Palace
Her Majesty's Ball
Terpsichore
Duchess of Kent
St. Albans
Roya
National Gallery
Prince Albert
Prince Augustus
Clementina
Ferdinand of
Saxe Coburg Gotha
Herajesty
Hanover
St. James's Palace
St. James’s
Duke of Cumberland
Prince George of Cambridge
St. James’s Palace
Nottingham
Corfu
Russia
Duke of Beaufort
Stuart de Rothesay
St. Petersburgh
Morning Post
University of London
Lincoln’s Inn
Oxford
Cambridge
Ecru
India
London
Paris
Discovery of Arms and Rebecca Riots Alarm Swansea
Swansea fears a peaceable Rebeccaite procession as copper workers protest wage cuts. A chest of arms was found at the steam packet office destined for Mr. Griffith Vaughan, and authorities plan examinations with witnesses. Gates and tolls across Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire face destruction. unrest spreads with threats and itinerant preachers fueling the revolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swansea
Carmarthen
Rebecca
Griffith Vaughan
Red Lion
Pontardulais
Vaughan
Bolgood Gate
Sheffield
Bristol
Packet Office
Mackworth Arms
75Th Regiment
Llanelly
Carmarthenshire
Abergwilly
Abergwilly Village
Cwmgwilly
Castelpiggin
Cardiganshire
Velingigfran
Eglwyswrw
Cardigan
Rebeccaites
John
Rebecca Talog
Thomas
Hall
Glamorganshire
Misrepresented speech links Cobden to misfired corn dig at Hereford
Colonel Thompson defends Cobden after reports of a London incident in Mark Lane where people allegedly hurled wheat samples at him for free trade views. He ties the scene to John Wesley's era and a quip about monopolists, ending with a jest that monopolists throw their corn at Cobden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Hereford
Cobden
Mark Lane
John Wesley
Merry Andrew
Meeting on Free Trade and Registration in Bristol
A large Bristol Anti Corn Law Committee meeting, led by George Thomas and Cobden, advocates registering voters to elect free traders. They urge South West leadership, warn of distress from corn laws, and promise support from northern and national allies. A fund of over £400 is raised before adjournment.
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Bristol
Broadmead
Central League
George Thomas
Cobden
Royal Agricultural Society
Earl Spencer
Earl Ducie
Buckland
League
Anti-Corn Law League
Lord Ducie
Huntingdon
St. Albans
Lancashire
South Wales
Carmarthenshire
Rebecca
Wales
England
John Bright
Bright
Moore
London
Manchester
Thomas
Tipton
Dixon
Dudley
West Bromwich
Henry Dickenson
Weaver
Kendall
Board of Guardians
Grossmith
Dickenson
Marriage of Prince of Joinville and Princess of Brazils
The Moniteur reports the royal ordinance promoting the Prince of Joinville to rear admiral and confirms the marriage to the Princess of Brazils signed July 31 in Neuilly palace with the royal family and Marshal Soult present. Dower includes 1,000,000 francs in specie, 180,000 francs annual income from Brazilian stock, 25 leagues of Santa Catarina territory, 26,000 francs yearly income for the princess, 200,000 francs in jewels, and a 300,000 franc outfit gift from the Emperor. The right of succession to Brazils is reserved to the Princess de Joinville, making her empress if Pedro II dies without issue.
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The
Moniteur
Prince of
Juinville
Brazils
Palace of
Neuilly
Marshal Soult
M. Guizot
Baron Pasquier
Chancelor
France
Duke de Cazes
Chamber of Peers
Journal Des Débats
Santa Catharina
Princess de Joinville
Portugal
Don Pedro II
Janauria
Mulhausen
Strasburgh
Bergues
Arras
Roye
Soisons
Paris
Rouen
Saumur
Nantes
Metz
Verdun
Charleville
St. Pol
Paimpol
Quimper
Henneken
Hotel de Courcelles
Spain
Russia
Auteuil
Dordogne
Madrid
Christina
Lopez
Narvaez
Montjnich
Seville
Tunis
Toulon
Ireland
Duke de Rovigo
Savary
la Quotidienne
National
O'Connell
Fortieri, &c
Repeal Fund
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History and Politics
State of South Wales
Glamorgan
Ecsssseseeaes
Oded Cdvanevesecvogivg
Aes
Ceca
Carmarthen Trust
Gunmorgan
Foreign Intelligence
Franch
Falmouth
Cadiz
Guadalquivir
Nervion
Pronunciamento
Andalusia
van Halen
Count de Pericampo
Cepero
Arragon
Ordonez
Algesiras
Medina Sidonia
Paramo
Espartero
M. Arguelles
Perpignan
Papin
Barcelona
Valencia
Elbe
Cartes
Conéna
Caispino de Atenas
Minorca
Ivica
Bayonne
Prim
Count de Reuss
Quinto
Duke de Baylen
Aspiroz
Cortina
National Guards
Patriota
Espectador
Concha
Zurbano
Isabella II
Mina
Gibraltar
M. Mendizabal
Mapnaip
Roncali
Saragosa
Serrano
Ayuntamiento
Ameuler
Montjuich
Eco de Arragon
Caratalla
Keres de la Frontera
Malaga
Granada
Alicant
Castellon de la Plana
Bancatona
National Guard
Prosperitad
Meleagré
Eapartero
Monsieur Guizot
Lord Cowley
Seoane
Lord Aberdeen
Coburg
Congress
Constantinople
Riza Pasha
Adrianople
Count de Sturmer
Syria
Tahiti
Sydney
Queen Victoria
Queen Pomare
Pomare
Pritchard
Hong Kong
Valparaiso
Rio
Devonport Journal
China
Bombay
Scinde
Charles Napier
Meer Shere Mahomed
Hyderabad
Sir Charles Napier
Qmercore
Bhooj
Balmeer
Indus
Sukkur
Subathoo
Bombay Times
Sassoor
Poonah
Surat
Lahore
Shere Singh
Avitabile
Ventura
Court
Shah Sooja
Dost Mahommed
Cabul
Scindiah
Gualior
Honourable Company
Bundeskund
Lord Ellenborough
Agra
Cawnpore
Allahabad
Calcutta
Ratour
Mr. Clark
North Western Provinces
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