A Glance at the Last Ten Years in Colonial Office
A critical review traces a decade of Colonial Office leadership from 1831 to 1841, detailing ministerial changes, policy shifts, and systemic flaws. It critiques the Whig era under Lords Ripon, Howick, Stanley, and Durham, laments bureaucratic fragility, and warns of missed opportunities in Canada, New Zealand, and Natal while urging reform and clearer general principles for colonial governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Office
Colonial Gazette
Mr. Poulett
Thomson
Canada
Eliott
Soi-Disant
John Russell
Vernon Smith
Edward Cust
Stephens
Mr. Stephens
Lord Ripon
Lord Howick
England
Lord Stanley
Downing-street
Spring Rice
Cambridge
South Australia
Lord Abercon
Robert Peel
Melbourne
Lord Glenelg
Lord Durham
Lord Normanby
Jamaica
Ireland
Lord John Russell
Labouchere
George Grey
Colonial’Office
House of Commons
Sir Edward Cust
New Zealand
Ital
Australia
France
Holland
Africa
Natal
Capt. Hobson
Court and Fashion At Buckingham Palace Privy Council
The Saturday privy council included eighty five members in naval, military, or official dress with knights in their robes. Duke of Wellington attended as Tower governor, guiding his brother Lord Cowley into the council room. Prince Albert and hereditary prince reportedly arrived at Wiesbaden with the Belgian monarchs. News notes report Windsor stable funds, a royal charity patronage, and honours for India operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Privy Council
Duke of Wellington
Lord Cowley
Prince Albert
Prince Albert of
Saxe Coburg
Wiesbaden
Buckingham Palace
Mr. Croker
James Kempt
Charles Edward Grey
London
Loxpox Maritime Institution
Stewart
H. Wheatley
Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Woods and Forests
Windsor
Saxe Coburg Gotha
Ferdinand George
Albert
Kohari
India
Lord Auckland
Earl of Auckland
Eden
John Keane
M‘naghten
Pottinger
General Sale
Wade
Thompson
Duke of Sussex
Lambton Castle
Howick-hall
Aske-hall
Earl of Zetland
Sunderland
Earl of Eglinton
Ayr
Stephenson
Castle Howard
Earl and Countess of
Carlisle
Eaton Hyl
Cheshire
Bristol
Dublin
Political Movements in British Borough Elections
A detailed report of local reform movements and candidate balloting across several boroughs. It covers Marylebone, Southwark, Manchester, Dervenort, Newark and other constituencies, naming candidates Howard Elphinstone, Gilbert Ainslie Young, Benjamin Wood, and Mr Thesiger, with votes, alliances, and reform vs Tory dynamics, plus related editorials and notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borovcu
G. A. Young
H. Elphinstone
Janajority
Mr. Young
Taylor
Young
Southwark
Benjamin Wood
Ittle Harvey
Wood
John Walter
Berkshire
Manchester
Gregg
Reston
Preston Chronicle
Edward Stanley
Grosshall
Ormskirk
Stanley
Earl of Derby
Atea
Edward Codrington
Tuffmell
Leech
St. Aubyn
Devonport
Newark
Standard
Thesiger
Godfrey
Clinton Arms Inn
Wilde
Globe
Sergeant Wilde
The
Sun
Lancashire
H. Stowell
J. Gerard
C. Scarisbrick
T. Trafford
South Lancashire
North Staffordshire
North Staffordshire Reform Association
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Captain Mainwaring
R.N
Tug North Hern Burcus
Dempster
Skibo
Harwich
Bagshaw
Coppock
London Reform Pen
Dublin Statesman
Sharman Crawford
Crawford
Metropolitan Conservative Society
Liverpool Mail
Lord Clarendon
Spain
Lord Melbourne
Dublin Mail
Marquis Wellesley
Dublin Maid
Suamman Crawrorp
William SeanmMan Crawford
Chartists in Newport Riot Trial With Zephaniah Williams
Testimony details the November riot at Newport with Zephaniah Williams leading crowds of armed chartists from Welsh Oak to Stow Hill. Witnesses describe mobs marching on Newport, taking belts and weapons from homes, and Williams using a pistol to keep followers in line while urging actions toward Monmouth and Newport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ash
David Lloyd
Thomas Hawkins
Ranhames Coles
Octavius Morgan
William Brewer
G. Hall
J. Fothergell
S. Homfray
Maule
Phelps
T. J. Phillips
Evan Harris
Halloo
Newbridge
Abercairne
Billy Davis
Newport
Lloyd
Ose
Anna Harris
David
Ong Mt
Thomas Bray
Homfray
Thomas Davis
Moses Horner
William Horner
Mary Thomas
W. Thomas
Minis
Monythustoyne
Bill Horner
Moses
Thomas Horner
John Heard
Pontcantraith
Davis
Greyhound
Chartist Society
Woodward’s
Strickland
Horners
William Thomas the Woodward
William Thomas
Thomas
Thomas Llewellin
Thomas Hughes
Fleur De-Lis
Tama Collier
Lewis Lewis
Bedwelly Parish
Rhimney
Stowhill
Welsh Oak
Thomas Thomas
John Jenkins
John Frost
Jewellin
Mr. Frost
Stow
Fleur-de-lis
Rosser Thomas
John Hughes
Hughes
Israel Furnman
John
Frost
Jones
Zephaniah Williams
Stow-hill
Llewellin
Mr. Powell
Mandril
Moses Scard
Liewellin
Westgate
Vincent
Venn
Isaac Venn
Yard
Scard
Waterloo
Pill
Anthony Oldfield
Mr. Coles
Thomas Llewelliz
Williams
Edmund Evans
Wear
Bedwelly
Gelby
Grove-mill
Furnman
Elias
Thomas Sanders
Abersychan
Daniel
Lewis
Draper
Mr. Marsden
Royal Oak
Pontaberbege
Monmouth
Lanthords
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