The Overland Mail report from India cholera and politics
Extraordinary express from India details Calcutta July 2 Madras July 10 Bombay June 29. Cholera ravages Punjab and Lahore with thousands dead daily. Peshawar depopulated as garrison and treasure intrigues unfold. Madras court scandal over illegal fees ends with Master removed. tea cultivation in Ceylon yields contested results. Bridge collapse near Calcutta and railways debate surface amid broader imperial news.
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India
Calcutta
Madras
Bombay
Punjab
Lahore
Peshawar
Amumbo
Peshara Singh
Sirdar
Peshore Singh
Jewahir Singh
Wazeer
Supreme Court of
Minchin
Ceylon
Tropics
Baliee Khali
London
Ferozepore
Bombay Cavalry
Archibald Watson
England
Thunderer
Conway
Mauritius
East India
Marshal Bug eaud's Defence of the Dahra Massacre
A critical examination of Marshal Bugeaud's justification for the Dahra massacre in Algeria. The piece denounces the act as cold blooded, argues it surpasses mere military necessity, and calls for recall of Bugeaud and removal of Pelissier, citing press and public opinion in Europe. It also contrasts bombardment and famine tactics, condemning the atrocity and urging accountability. The article notes support from Democratic Pacifique and critiques the Paris press.
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Pellasier
Algeria
Marshal Bageaud
Marshel Bugeaud
Marshal Bugeaud
Dabra
Sayage
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Peliasier
Homor
Marabal Vauban
Africa
France
Colonel Pelissier
Democratic
Pacifique
Bugeaud
Democratie Pacifique
Fragmented notes on law, politics, and a Maldon meeting
A disjointed letter and editorial fragments discuss patent caveats, tenancy issues, and a Maldon Essex Conservatives gathering. Topics include Peel’s policies, protection versus free trade, a proposed statue for Sir William Follett, and parliamentary commentary with multiple named figures and places.
Time and tides and political quarrel in 19th century Britain
A long excerpt discusses calculating sunrise and sunset times across locations, high water at many ports, and a dated political essay on free trade versus protection. It reflects 1841 debates among Conservatives, Cobdenite critics, and farmers, with references to Sir John Tyrrell, Peel, and a Maldon Club ethos amid Electioneering.
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Ward
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Bennet
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Arrival of the Overland Mail from Calcutta July 2
The Overland Mail brings advices up to July 2 and letters from Madras a week later. Cholera ravages the Punjaab with Sikh towns abandoned and huge death tolls in Lahore. British territories remain tranquil. Sir Henry Hardinge prefers quiet governance over theatrical display, unlike Lord Ellenborough.
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Madras
Punjaab
Lahore
Sir Henry Hardinge
Lord Ellenborough
Henry Hardinge
Liberal Split Foes Maynooth Grant In Southwark Contest
The article laments potential Liberal division in Southwark amid Sir William Molesworth's reception and Mr. Miall's challenge. It critiques Miall's stance, portraying him as appealing to fanaticism under dissent and using voluntary principle to oppose Maynooth Grant, while noting the oddity of two gentlemen sharing views yet clashing over policy.
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Pilcher
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William Tan
Maynooth
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Robert Peel
Church of Rome
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Ireland
William Bidlenworth
Trish
William Midenworth
Jeremiah Pilcher
Barclay
George Larpent
Geme Isop
Southwali
Downing Street
Endowments and Reform Debate in Parliament 1847
A 1847 parliamentary argument critiques endowments for Catholic clergy and calls for equality in church revenues. It questions Mr Miall and Peel, notes the Reform mood, and warns of Liberal party tensions in Southwark, with implications for elections and constitutional balance.
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England
Scotland
Ireland
Dartmouth Dinner Nebulous Liberal Victory Rhetoric
A letter praises Mr Moffatt and the Dartmouth constituency for Liberal unity and reasonable aims after his return. It notes improved weather easing tensions, argues harvest prospects are strong, and cites Arago’s weather forecasts as accurate, predicting a bright future for British industry and food, with abundant crops and stable markets.
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Seine
France
Monsieur Arago
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