Wiltshire labourers denounce Corn Laws at Bremhill meeting
A moonlit Bremhill gathering of Wiltshire farm labourers and tenants, led by Job Ginger, voices hunger under Corn Laws and protection. Speakers recount weekly wages, family costs, and bare subsistence, urging repeal, while women plead for cheaper bread and fair work.
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Gene Tleman
Jeffreys
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Gale
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Goatacre
Job Ginger
Damb Post
Edwards
Marlborough
Gring
Duke of Buckingham
Mr. Benett
Sam
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Mr. Gale
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George Chivers
Winterboro
Henry Drew
Lockeridge
Overton
Ohio
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Charles Kingell
Preston
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Mary Ferris
Cherlcot
William Cole
Caine
John Iles
Jacob Wilkins
Duke of Richmond
Calne Green
W. Cole
Cole
Devizes Gazette
Cobden
Bright
Bose
Latest Intelligence and Miscellaneous London News
Lord Canning slated to succeed as Chief Commissioner of Land Revenues. A boy in Brixton sustains severe injuries in a wall collapse. Railway receipts across lines list substantial weekly totals. Paris and London markets report gains and political debates in the Commons and Chamber of Deputies. Reports from India describe Moodkee and Ferozepore actions with cannon losses. Naval appointments and resignations shuffle, including Sir George Cockburn’s seat. Obituary notes, public notices, and Westminster Reform Society activity mark political unrest and election maneuvers.
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Debates on Government Measures and Free Trade Policy
The House of Commons debate covers moral and constitutional considerations of government measures, with Mr Gaskell resigning to vote against the bill.Lord Morpeth’s restoration is praised for plain speaking on corn laws and labor hardship. Mr Miles’s long statistical speech includes Russia’s fertility and Tambov misstatements, while Free Traders face a delayed adjournment and intensifying party strategy.
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Calquhoun
Miles
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Goulburn
Russia
Tamboff
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Holland
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Postscript The Ministry The Question And The Country
A lengthy parliamentary discussion focuses on the pending great question of the era, with Protectionists pressing for dissolution and Free Traders urged to act to save England from protracted uncertainty. The piece also notes the demise of Amelia Christina Dowager Duchess of Anhalt Dessau and reports on local appointments and railway debt figures, plus a murder case in Greenwich court.
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Maria
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Accidents Hit Great Western Railway After Heavy Rain
The Messrs Darby of Colebrookdale donate £2000 to the League Fund. A major embankment slip near Chippenham on the Great Western Railway endangers trains. Repairs cost an estimated £10,000 to £12,000. A secondary incident near Wotten Bassett and a Bristol to Keynsham accident caused injuries to track workers.
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