West Indian affairs probe urged in imperial parliament
A West India inquiry was urged in the Lords and Commons session of 1848. Lord Bentincx moved for a select committee to study sugar, coffee, and Mauritius prospects amid distressed East and West Indian estates. Debates touched on slavery, immigration, molasses, cane juice, and potential relief measures.
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Ville
Ireland
J. Russerc
West India
Lord G. Bentincx
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West Indian
Mauritius
Athera
Saleo
London
Liverpool
Glasgow
M. Gibson
Manchester
England
Spain
Lord Palmerston
Mipsters
Africa
Jacob
West Indies
Demarara
Exsequibo
Berbice
Trinidad
Barbadoes
Cuba
Brazils
Porto Rico
M'Gregor
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Merivale
Colonies
Lars Grey
Jamaica
Guisna
Charles Napier
Baso de Beate
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West
Hawes
India
Richard Cavar de Lion
Brazil
France
Pruasis
United States
Calis
Calcutta
Bombay
Madras
British West Indies
Lancashire
Scotland
Great Britain
Heavring
Debate on West Indies concessions and a proposed committee
The Chancellor of the Exchequer said the government would not extend concessions to the West Indies beyond what had been announced. A motion to appoint a committee was urged against, with fears it would raise expectations of unfulfillable advantages in the colonies. Lord G. Bentinck was advised not to press the motion, and the adjournment followed.
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Lord Staxey
West India
Earl of Harpwicke
Marquis
Lanspawne
Hhe
England
West Indies
United States
Jamaica
Guiana
Barbadoes
Lord Stanley
Africa
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America
Mexico
Spain
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G. Bentinck
Mauritius
London
Raoan
Indiana
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Iowa
Trinidad
Hoe
Eroomen
Mezne
Lord Grey
Rio
Havannah
Sierra Leone
Tobago
G. Rozrison
Fuir
Rose
Lord G. Bentinck
Extice
Ir. Wrisos
Mons.de Tocquerille
M. Thiers
Italy
France
Liverpool
J. Russell
Wadnesday
Weekly Chronicle promises enlightened policy and religious liberty
The Weekly Chronicle urges readers to support its Parliament focused agenda and social reform coverage. It touts expanded parliamentary reports, exclusive sources, sanatory movement articles, and progressive social questions, inviting subscriptions at Strand London offices.
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Distixavisneo
Strand
London
Times of sunrise sunset and tides in Britain and Ireland
Instructions for computing sunrise and sunset times by latitude and for adjusting high water times at major ports. Includes tables of offset times for Bristol York Palmouth Harbour Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton and notes on parish liturgical dates and moon phases with day lengths and twilight times.
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York
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Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyheld Harbour
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Sicilian Insurrection Triumph and 1812 Constitution Proclamation
The Weekly Chronicle reports Sicily and Naples proclaim the Constitution of 1812 amid upheaval. It notes English sympathy, questions transplanting liberal rules to southern climates, and predicts Italy's uneasy balance as Austrian power looms. It highlights potential for wider European change as Hungary and Bohemia stir.
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Louis Philippe
Duke of Orleans
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Sicily
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Mount
Etna
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Papal States
Lombardy
Sardinia
Tuscany
Kingdom of
Turin
Chartea Albert
Austria
Hungary
Bohemia
Theo
Mey
French Affairs Dissensions And Dodges In The Chamber
The piece reports on the Bishop of Hereford case ending with mandamus denial and outlines the judges grounds. It then threads a long summary of French affairs, detailing the Chamber debate, minister opposition clashes, and speculation about royal dynastic maneuvers amid a tense political climate.
Judicial fight over Bishop Hampden in Hereford case
The court debated whether to issue a mandamus to compel confirmation of Hampden as Bishop of Hereford. Judges argued the process is a judicial act and that the rule should be absolute, with objections from incumbents and canon law considerations weighed against potential delays and misuses of the statute. The result favored Hampden, despite mixed opinions.
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Toeadey
Aghia Waa
Joane Erle
Rale
Tratatute
Descond
Coleridge
Erle
Queen's Bench
Jepen Court
Justice Patteson
Justice Coleridge
Lord Denman
Cramer
Cunneel
Easil
Dr. Hampden
Drs Hampden
The Poor Box at Police Courts Drawn and Quoted
A British newspaper item reports on the poor box funds at police courts with £84 acknowledged in the Times and £42 entering Worship Street. It discusses Free Trade versus Peace and War, Lord Russell on tea duties, and a Oldham Sessions case where W Holland was jailed two months for fortune telling fraud.
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Times
Worship Street
Marylebone
Clerkenwell
Bonsitet
Marlborough Street
Mansion House
France
England
Commerce
Forroxs
Oldham
W. Holland
Ashton
Stalybridge
George
John Kirkbride
Holling
Bentley
Dupe
Charity at Police Courts Exposes Public Woe
A Victorian critique contrasts church charity with police court relief, detailing a dramatic flow of aid through the press. It highlights a case of Charlotte Helena Thompson, noted as the wife of a Bombay merchant, whose plight drew swift capital and public sympathy. The piece argues publicity in police cases ensures the relief is directed to worthy objects, deterring long deceptions.
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Marlborough
Universal Times
Charlotte Helena Thompson
Hamwill
Worship Street
Times
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