Irelands Governing Plans Dividing the House
The debate on mercy and Irish governance ends in division with 56 voting for and 62 against, followed by adjournment. The Commons also discusses county constables, Irish municipal corporations, orange lodges in Canada, and railway deposits with proposed fee reductions before adjournment at half past eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Marquis of Normandy
Franklin
Lord Brougham
House OF Commons
J. Russet
E. Witmer
Ewart
G Somerset
J. Russeau
Lord J. Russett
Shaw
Canada
O'Conner
Lasouchere
City of London Police Bill Amendments Debated In Lords
Debates on the City of London Police Bill and related measures include Lords amendments to the Irish Corporations Bill, a contested County and District Constables Bill with calls for postponement, and the Birmingham Police Bill facing opposition. The session adjourned after committee actions and reports on Poor Law bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City OF London
Fox Mays
Lords
Lower Canada
Joan Russert
Trish Corporations
Joan Russet
House of Lords
Home Department
Jonx Kossern
Jaux Russey
Heme
T. Attwoop
Ewart
Joan Ressety
Wanserton
E. Winner
Birmingham
Jean RusseEux
Scholefield
E. Wilmot
Poor Law Commission
Poor Rates Collection
Storm Sweeps City Causing Destruction and Fire
A severe Wednesday storm smashed through the metropolis causing extensive damage. Lightning struck a lucifer match factory near Goldenlane and another building near Lee burned. ten fires erupted over the weekend. Accidents on the Serpentine saw five lives saved by Royal Humane Society boats, including a waiter named Alexander Friend and a man named William Gibbs saved after a dog incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldenlane
Lee
Earl of
Metropolitan Police Force
Royal Humane Society
Alexander Friend
Hatchett’s Hotel
Griffiths
Wooley
Williams
William Gibbs
Knight
Memoranda for the Week of August Highlights and Tidal Times
The entry lists notable dates and birthdays such as Dowager-queen Adelaide in 1792 and Napoleon in 1769 along with historical events like the first printed book in 1457. It provides daily high tide times for London Bridge and notes religious observances and feast days across August 11 to 17 with various celestial and lunar details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turspay
Adelaide
Plymouth
Hiring and dismissal rules and legal cases
Reprints rulings on year or week hiring terms for clerks and domestic workers, requiring notice for dismissal and compensation rules. Includes cases on legacies, life insurance, marital maintenance, and various legal opinions and medical household remedies with named authorities and citations.
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Archard
Charles— Mwe
Court of Common Pleas
Duchy of Lancaster
Cabeth
Exmintle Loan Society
Rex
Flinton
CWJ
W. L
Lambeh
Hungerford
Clay
Muss
Gallimore
Doug
H. D
Breech
Turner
Davies
Malden
Cro. Eliz
The Garden On the Anmen pollen and stamens function
The article defines the garden term Onx tae Anmen as the portion of a flower’s stamens that first holds and then releases the fertilizing dust or pollen essential for fertilization.
Botanical observations on anthers and plant reproduction
The text details diverse anther shapes and attachment methods, pollen release mechanisms, and the timing of male and female organ development in various flowers. It notes bee foraging effects, cautions about monkshood, and includes miscellaneous horticultural tips and notes on plant lore.
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B. F
India
Persia
Turkey
Enfield
Caribee Islands
A. B
Judea
Picca
H. B
Bayswater
East
Japan
Weekly Chronicle notes portraits with memoirs in sale
Subscribers may take the Weekly Chronicle with or without the Gallery for sixpence per issue. Each week a steel engraved portrait is included with a memoir by a leading author. Non-subscribers pay 2s 6d for the Monthly Part. This issue features Sir Rupert Pret and promises next week a fine portrait of the late Wilberforce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. X L
J. W.X
New South Wales
William Clarx
A. L
Valerian
Columba
Lytte
W.S
P.O. X
W. U
W. B
Mackennis
Devonport
M. Douglas
Weekly Chronicle
Fourrence Har
Rupert Pret
Cabinet changes and Chartist backlash stir London press
The Morning Chronicle hints at ministerial reshuffles while rival papers deny them though observers suspect real changes. It critiques Spring Rice’s likely replacement and weighs candidates for Chancellor of the Exchequer and Trade, then examines stamp returns and the Chronicle’s rising circulation. It condemns Chartist papers, notes declining support for the movement, and warns against further riots or trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Chronicle
Spring Rice
the Treasury
F. Baring
Poulett Thomson
Board of Trade
Canada
Lord Durham
Lord Clarendon
Mr. Stanley
Admiralty
Charles Wood
Stanley
Warburton
Weekly Dispatch
Weekly Chronicle
London
Era
True Sun
The
Spectator
John Bull
Examiner
Sunday Times
Bell
Weekly Messenger
Our Opinion on Lord Durham and the Canada Debate
The article argues for patience with Lord Durham amid partisan attacks. It defends Canada Report recommendations, urging calm evaluation of facts and public expenditure. It predicts decisive action after six months, warning against forcing settlement on flawed principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Durham
Canada
House of Lords
Upper Canada
House of Assembly
Francis Head
Postage Bill Passed Promising Modern Reform
Parliament faces a flood of changes as bills shift rapidly. The Postage Bill passes, hailed as a triumph for Rowland Hill Warburton and Wallace and a boon credited to Whigs and Radicals in coalition against Conservative resistance led by Peel and Goulburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Wellington
Birmingham
Rowland Hill
Warburton
Wallace
Robert Peel
Goulburn
Lord Ripon
Chartist Proclamation Urges August Three Day Demonstration
Feargus O Connor and Bronterre O Brien back a three day plan to hold processions August 12 13 and 14 to show support for the National Charter. The editorial dismisses risk from a revolution and predicts Trades will abstain from joining in London and other great towns while agricultural districts remain unaware of Chartism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eray
Spectator
Northern Star
Nassau
Bronterre O’brien
London Dispatch
Scotland
Scotsman
Northern Liberator
Northumberland
Durham
Messrs
Feargus O’connor
Paris
St. Monday
Feargus O'Connor
London
Sheffield
Manchester
Leeds
Birmingham
Liverpool
Bristol
O Connell Defends Against Chartist Critique in Ireland
A commentary derides Chartists Address to Ireland as tame and absurd while praising Daniel O Connell. The piece argues O Connell’s eyes and leadership steady the middle classes and Ireland, predicting Chartism would fade before his influence ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Daniel O’connell
Feargus O’connor
Ir. O'Connell
Remarkable Rector Courted by Madness and Escape
A parish near Suffolk and Essex witnessed a rector with £1200 income escape from a private madhouse and terrorize his village. He armed with pistols and a stiletto preached in church, hosted a churchyard banquet, and resisted capture, until a metropolitan police officer devised a sting to seize him after a vestry meeting. He was detained on bail and kept in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk
Essex
Head Metropolitan Police Office
London
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Hallmarter
London-bridge
Mentz
Thurspay
Napoleon Buonaparte
Sir Walter Scott
High Water
Olare Ben Jonson
Saturnay
Duchess of Kent
Frederick the Great
LEGAL
Medical
F.S
Ridgways
Dunfermline
National Gallery
VER
Wilberforce
O'Connor
Collins
Lovett
Vincent
Warwickshire
Wales
MR. O'Connell Versue Bolt
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