Parliament Pro rogued as Belgians attend Royal ceremony
The session ends after seven months with the Queen proroguing Parliament in the king and queen of Belgium’s presence and Prince Albert’s seating to the left of the throne. The outlet notes Liberal and Conservative rifts, critique of the Irish Registration Bill, and sparse progress on the Franchise and Corn Laws. The piece predicts ongoing party realignments and possible further conflict, with Tory divisions highlighted across Privilege, China, Canada, and Church matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
Gor
Grote
Hume
John Yarde Buller
Robert Peel
Molesworths
Robys
Bradshaws
Byte
Ireland
China
Canada
Soi-Disant
Common House
James Graham
Duke of Wellington
Lord Ellenborough
Exeter
Commons
COURT AND FASHION AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE
The Queen held a court and privy council at Buckingham Palace with Bishop Thirlwal l and other dignitaries. A royal concert and an elegant state dinner followed, described as the season’s finest. The Queen and Prince Albert then departed for Windsor Castle in state, with a large royal retinue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen's Court
Buckingham Palace
Thirlwall
St. David's
Marquis of Normanby
Home Department
Hereford
Rom
Prince Albert
Windsor Castle
Wemyss
Bouverie
Duchess of Bedford
Miss Pitt
Miss Spring Rice
Viscount Torrington
Charlotte Dundas
Windsor
Life Guards
Lord George Aget
Tap Kine
Regent’s Park
Duchess of Kent
Ingestre-house
Belgrave-square
Princess Augusta
Clarence-house
Duchess of Gloucester
Gloucester-house
Duke of Sussex
Kensington Palace
Duke of Cambridge
Cambridge-house
Prince
Albert
Marquis
England
William Gibson Craig
Edinburgh
Hussey Vivian
Warrenatt
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
Charles Poulet Thomson
North America
Sydenham
Kent
Toronto
Canada
F. Johnstone
Wetherall
Annandale
Louisa Craven
Earl Craven
Miss Gore
Louis Napoleon
Tattersall's
Eaton Square
W. Gossett
Capt
Gossett
M. Ley
Rose
Vardon
Clementson
Chalmers
Upton
United Service Gazette
Reienine Dux
Brunswick
William Earl of Lovelace
Surrey
Marquis of Normandy
Medhurst
Hillingdon
Trotter
Dyrham
Herts
Barnet
London
Waterford
Florence
Grand Ducal Museum
Charles V
Apollino
Apolline
Silver candelabrum sent to Mexico for Mr Packenham
A 40 inch high silver candelabrum valued at £500 is dispatched to Mexico for presentation to Richard Packenham the British minister plenipotentiary. It features a Peace figure atop and bas relief of the city with lions and inscriptions. Also notes Canterbury Tory election chatter and a death verdict at London hospital.
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Mexico
Richard Packenham
Canterbury
Albert Conyngham
Molesworth
Bradshaw
Rochdale
Roby
London Hospital
Baker
Sarah King
Carrall
France
Riots at Colne Heighten Tension Between Mob and Police
Disturbances in Colne last week saw mobs oppose the constabulary, with windows smashed and officers wounded. A later riot led to the murder of special constable Joseph Halstead and injuries to others. troops and magistrates pursued suspects as authorities pledge further inquiries and vigilance.
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Colne
Bolton
Burnley
King's Head Inn
England
Joseph Halstead
Keighley
King’s Head Inn
Keighley Road
St. John-street
Parliament-street
St. John’s-street
Mr. Templeman
Craven Bank
Templeman
Halstead
Calne
Rochester Grammar School Missing Yet Again
A Rochester archive notes another audit showing the dean and chapter paying salaries to the master and under-master while the grammar school remains absent from the town and unknown to residents. Citizens plan a meeting to memorialise the bishop and seek re establishment on its original foundation. Another item reports Stockport solicitor and banker John Kenyon Winterbottom facing bankruptcy with about 80,000 pounds involved.
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Rochester
Grammar-School
Warner
Dewee
Grammar-School of
Kent Mercury
Stockport
Manchester
John Kenyon Winterbottom
Heaton Norris
London Gazette
Winterbottom
Cheshire
Lancashire
Manchester and
Rochdale Church Rate Poll Ends Amid Bribery Allegations
The Rochdale church rate poll ended with a razor thin margin against the rate after extensive claims of bribery and foul play. Reported chaos at the National School included crowding, ticketed entry, police clashes, and a late hour prolongation that favored the pro-rate side.
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Rochdale
National School
Woods
Clement Royds
Chadwick
Royds
County Constabulary
Manchester and
Leeds
Todmorden
The Hull and Selby Railway Dreadful Accident Inquest
An inquest into the Hull and Selby rail crash examined multiple witnesses. It detailed the fatal injuries to three unknowns including Mr Weltman and Mr Veltman, testified about the cargo iron casting, and noted missing identifiers for the female victim while recounting the rescue and investigation at Selby and Hull.
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Henry Enniss Ainsworth
Worship-street
Hull
Nicholas Weltman
John Holmes
Leeds
Mr. Stead
Charles Farre
Howden
Jonathan Dunn
Blanchard
Holmes
Thomas Stead
Stead
Weltman
Kuhling
Veltman
Phillips
Richard Hesketh
Selby
Hull and Selby
Howden Station
Bolton
Leigh Junction
Liverpool
Manchester
Belgium
Hull and
William Greaves
Leeds and Selby
York
Clarke
Germany
E. Lee
Loftstome-bridge Inn
William Lee
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