Debates Over Corn Law Distress and Free Trade Policy
The House debated distress in manufacturing districts amid calls for relief and free trade reforms. Speakers condemned tariffs, argued for or against anti corn law agitation, and cited factory conditions, wages, and trade with America and China. The exchange included sharp clashes over responsibility and political blame.
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Een
Lagann
Evesham
Borthwick
Board of Trade
Layard
Baronet
BracksTone
Knaresborough
Mr. Blackstone
Ir. Manx Parttis
Liverpool
Newbury
Ely
Hon
Manchester
China
England
America
Frede
Blan
Danny
Anti Corn Law League
F Vane
Lord Howick
Brorsenrow
Norfolk Union
Minsonr Greson
Home Secretary
Horner
Bart
Brazil
Bfowning
Togo
Anti-Cornlan League
Her
Francis Bornros
Anti-Cornlaw League
Cospen
Dorset
Cornlaw League
Scotland
League
Baring
Lord Ashburton
Bridport
Free Trade and Corn Laws Debate Stirs House of Commons
In a heated session, members clash over individual responsibility and ministerial accountability amid calls for free trade measures. Sir Robert Peel’s policies, public distress, and Cobden’s remarks spark sharp exchanges, with warnings of danger from inflammatory language and a forthcoming adjournment as the debate unfolds.
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Rosznt Peet
Anti-Corn Law League
Cowpen
Rooger Peec
Janes Graham
Robert Peel
Lord Hawick
Baronet
Huskinson
Hon
America
Dumfries
Lord Melbourne
Earl Fitzwilliam
House of Lords
France
Europe
United States
Bart
Cospen
Rght
London
Sir R. Peen
J. Russett
R. Peel
Stockport
Cobden
Reaper
Lord John Russell
Brazils
Roexucx
Lakene
Bath
Anti- Cornlaw League
Bailey
Sheffield
Mr. Coswen
M*naughten
House of Commons
Saya
Lord Brougham
Mr. Hume
Mr. Cospex
Mr. Manutes
Mr. Home
League
Lord Howick
Time Calculations For Sunrises And Tides In British Isles
Instructions describe determining sunrise and sunset times by latitude adjustments relative to 51 deg 80 min, with minute adjustments per degree, and calculating high water times at major ports by adding or subtracting specific hours and minutes from London Dock times. It notes the listed ports govern many minor harbours.
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Great Britain and Ireland
London
Bristol
Cork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
RePeaL OF THE CORN LAWS MEETING IN MARYLEBONE
Public notice of a mass meeting in Albany Street Regent's Park to promote the National Anti Corn Law League with J Bagshaw chairing. Secretary William Allen notes subscriptions accepted at 62 Warren Street and warns the Reform Association rooms are the contact point.
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Marylebone
Hall's
Albany-street
Regent's Park
National Anti Cors Law League
J. Bagshaw
Messrs
Vote of Thanks to Army and Fleet in China Praised
The Duke of Wellington proposed a Vote of Thanks to the Army and Fleet for China operations. The gesture was carried unanimously in both houses with praise for the allied services and diplomacy. Sir Henry Pottinger’s name was noted for later acknowledgment after the China treaty ratification.
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Duke of Wellington
China
Lord Stanley
Lord Auckland
Lord Palmerston
Henry Pottinger
Robert Peel
Hugh Gough
William, Parker
Canadian Wheat Policy Acknowledged by Lord Stanley
Lord Stanley explains the governments views on Canadian Wheat and Flour in reply to Mr Labouchere. He confirms the April despatch justifies the Canadian legislature’s construction and that the recent colonial bill imposing a three shilling duty on American wheat at the frontier justifies proposing a measure to admit Canadian wheat free of duty into this country.
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Lord Howick
Treasury
Ward
Sheffield
Wortley
West Riding
Aldam
Leeds
Beckett
Liverpool
Lord Sandon
Howard Douglas
Bolton
Ainsworth
Gladstone
Robert Peel
Parliament
Villiers Inhia
James Graham
George Palmer
England
Charles Wood
John Tyrrell
Lord Worsley
Smail
John Russell
Whig Party
Skipmachy
Bowring
Wallace
Lord Byron
Lord Stanley
Labouchere
Canada
Trade and Canada Wheat Flow Amid Canal Prospects
The article discusses a potential change to the Preventative Acts affecting Canadian bread imports, tied to explanatory conditions and a likely Liberal majority stance. It notes expected parliamentary action after Easter, linked to improved water routes via Beauharnais Canal and broader Anglo-Savoy trade, with emphasis on freeing intercontinental commerce from Corn Laws if implemented.
Doubtful Prosperity From Home Secretary’s Reports
A critique of Mr. Homer’s factory data and Sir James Graham’s inflation of local prosperity. The piece argues many “New Concerns” are old firms revived, with investments weak and returns unreliable, offering little real trade improvement. It urges simpler, clearer returns and warns against overestimating manufacturing uptick.
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Home Secretary
Homer
James Graham
Dobudy
Gibson
Sliding Scale joke tied to coffin deal and Navy slang
Sir Charles Napier receives praise for a new illustration of the Sliding Scale and a witty name for its author. A merchant in the West Indies allegedly made a coffin with a sliding bottom to reuse for multiple corpses, prompting officials to demand a fixed bottom. Sailors dubbed the Undertaker Supixe-Guyter Bon, and the Commodore laments missed political leadership while suggesting fixed duty as the moral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Napier
West Indies
Supixe-Guyter Bon
Treasury
Debate on Cobden and Peel Distress Sparks Violent House Scene
The debate on Lord Howick's motion centered on Mr. Cobden's attacks on landowners and Peel's Corn Law stance. The reaction in the House was brutal, with Cobden smeared as an assassin and Tory opposition railing against reform, while Roebuck and Brougham drew sharp, mixed judgments from both sides.
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Lord Howick
Mr. Cobden
Lord Brougham
House of Lords
Robert Peel
Drummond
Cobden
Sir Robert Peel
Englan
Siphon
Lord John Has
Roebuck
Mr. Roebuck
Brougham
Bailey
Croker
Mechester
House of Commons
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Tace
Tipe
Axp
Defamation
Lords
Chancellor
Privy Seal
President
Marquis of Lansdowne
Earl of Shaftesbury
Earl of Clarendon
Earl Auckland
Bishop of Lincoln
Lord Lyttleton
Lord Somerhill
Clanricarde
Lord Rosebury
Lord Denman
Lord Ab
Monpar
the Weekly Chronicle
Mame
Mr. Gladstone
Mr. Labouchere
Liddell
Escott
D'Israeli
Gally Knight
Peter Borthwick
D’israeli
Rio Janeiro
Lisbon
Paris
M‘culloch
Mr. Ferrand
Feargus O'Connor
Goulburn
Paradise
Cochrane
John Hanmer
Villiers
Colquhoun
Mantz
P.M. Stewart
F. Baring
Jamaica
Bir
Frank
Manly
Upper Canada
Beauharnais
St. Lawrence
Mississippi
Sir James Graham
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