Debate on Free Trade and tariffs in Parliament
The article surveys parliamentary exchanges on tariff reforms and free trade. It notes Sir George Clerk and Mr Disraeli clashing over tariff data, UK exports to France, and raw silk imports, with critique of Ferrand and Goulburn speeches. It highlights personal attacks, party tensions, and upcoming Sugar Duties debates, referencing Cobden, Peel, and other MPs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perer
Cobden
George Clerk
Disraeli
Board of Trade
Canton
United State
Russia
France
Board of
Srede
Porter
Macgregor
Deacon Hume
G. Clerk
Duke of Buckingham
House of Lords
Shaw
Iside
Robert Peer
Goulburn
Gladstone
Ferrand
Mr. Ferrand
West Riding
Wakefield
League
Lord Morpeth
Muggeridge
James Grahen
Duncombe
Right
Baronet
James Scarlett
Robert, Peel
Tamworth
England
Elections in South Nottinghamshire Northamptonshire region
Lord Lincoln fought a gallant battle but fell to a 560 vote majority, amid heavy spending and mobilized support. The piece notes old prejudices, family dynamics in politics, and the ceaseless effort by Protectionists who claimed strong local backing and even dismissed external help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Nottinghamshire
Northamptonshire
Lord Lincoln
Trish Church
Peter Piper
Croucher
Irish Church and Corn Laws Stir Debates Across Counties
In Notts and Northamptonshire panic grips tenant farmers while Offers to lease farms rise elsewhere. Lord Lincoln faces scrutiny over Irish Church and Appropriation Principle with Denison and Russell denying any solid declaration. The piece notes political fencing, predictions of church dismantling, and hints at forthcoming decisions on the Corn Laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Lincoln
Notts
Northamptonshire
Stafford O’brien
Maynooth
House of Commons
John Russell
Evelyn Denison
Denison
Ward
Treland
O'Connell
Ireland
Hastings
Peter Viper
Peter Piper
James Graham
Lord John Russell
Proom
Gladystone
Dreadful explosion on the South Eastern Railway
A detailed account of a catastrophic powder explosion at a cave powder depot on the South Eastern Railway near Dover, causing many deaths and severe injuries. Eyewitness depositions, inquest details, and the hazardous conditions at the Roundown cliff site are recounted with emphasis on the tragic loss of life and the dangerous handling of powder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Eastern Railway
Rowedown
London Bridge
Therry
Richardson
Abbott's
Shakespeare's
Dover
Folkestone
Meno
Messrs. Grissel
Peto
Whetter
Thomas Diogles
Watkins
G. T. Thompson
Borough of
William Jordan
Thomas Hutton
James Cook
John Russell
John Pain
Israel Hughes
John Wilson
William Richards
Edward Buck
John Kendall
Joseph Hambrook
Joseph Willis
Reader
Pamn
Shakepeare
Nesh
Eolic
Shakespeare Tunnel
Dever
Joan Town
Lyddens Port
Thomas Dingley
South Eastern Railway Company
Abboat
Ecliff Tunnel
Extraordinary Hampshire labourers meeting at Sheril Heath
The Hamp shire agricultural labourers held a mass meeting at Sheril Heath Waltham Chase to protest the Corn Laws. Rugged proceedings featured eloquent testimonies of hunger with laborers detailing bread, rent, and fuel hardship, and a call to repeal. The gathering claimed widespread farmer support and included remarks connecting to Cobbetts era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheril Heath
Waltham Chase
Hampstire
Wilteshire
Smother
Hampshire
Sheriheath
Witford
Cobbett Wes
Cobbett
Coventry
Jessy
Jessy Burgess
William Cobben
League
Hine
J. Peel
James Biddle
Droxford
John Lipscombe
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Garnler
Tam
Polly Edwards
Ils
Acind
Ekless
Henry Edney
Jobo Dedimaa
Didimus
Thia
Board of Guardians
Cleebe
Abe
Sarah Tetherage
Mos
An Makes
Lord Ashley and Free Trade Speech at Dorchester
The article defends Lord Ashley as a principled Free Trade advocate who renounces Protection. It praises his Dorchester speech for honesty about his changed views and cites his critique of rural poverty, mills, and factory workers. It laments his parliamentary defeat due to prudence and the Dorset political balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Ashley
Dorchester
Dorset
England
Lord Achley
Dorsetshire
Controversy over Enquiry into English Land Burdens and Exemptions
In the House of Commons the Conservative Party rejects an Enquiry into English land burdens, while in the Lords it supports a motion similar to Ward's, aiming to delay. The piece notes Lord Beaumont's approach, collaboration with Lord Grey and Monteagle on a committee, and doubts about the Corn Laws' fate despite opposition from Lord Stanley. It also reports on Bridport representation and a tablet proposal for Dr D'Oyly.
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Fallmouth
HMS Packet
Express
Harrick
Brazily
Iin
Jan
Measie
Jackson
Stevenson
Richon
Heeman
Parker
Crescent
Petrel
Packet
Rio
England
H.M
Panama
Gorgon
Firebrand
Comus
Puilom 1
Dolphin
Fanny
Buenoa Ayres
Melanpus
Curacao
Monte Video
Tbr
Vernon
Maldanade
Eagle
Racer
Acum
Petre
Uleo
Congress
Columbia
Raritan
Plymouth
Rio Grande
Calleventa
Salos
Sip
Grecian
Malta
Eclair
Flora
Esther
Pratique
River Plate
Monte Video 5
Rosario
Oribe
Silveira
Mate Uide
Rosas
Garribaldi
Buenos Ayres
Paraguay
Tacuare
Republic
Thaesemy
Republic of Paraguay
Cantos Antonio Lorez
Assumption
Republic of
London
Paris
Elamburgh
House of Commons
House of Lords
Lord Beaumont
Ward
Commons
Lords
John Tyrell
Lord Howick
Villiers
Cobden
Alilher Gibson
Gisborne
Robert Peel
Atick
Lord Grey
Lord Monteigle
Lord Stanley
Bridport
Cochrane
Borough of
Alexander Baillie Cocunraxe
Grosvenorplace
Tar Tate
D'Orty
Kino
College
D'Oyly
Ths
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Knaresborough
Becket Denison
Christopher
Finch
Cardwell
Treasury Bench
Seymer
Jens
G. Bankes
Spooner
Weekly Chronicle
Gidham
Dirverry
Henry Hunter
Barney Watkins
Briggs
Dingley
Hopkins
Wright
Ats
de Lassaix
Tia
Nash
du Lassaix
Bradte
America
Liverpool
David Hudgson
Town Hall
Thomas Berry Horsfall
Gair
House of Baring, Brothers
Horefall
Robert Riddle Bayley
Edward Smith Bing
Thomas Clarke
John Coverdale
Cavelles
Pouisu
Journal de Bruxelles
Siberia
Valenciennes
du Nord
Tobolsk
Anoruen Lapy Taier
Elizabeth Tarrant
Andover
W. Poore
Cocking
Cuarce
Rave
Joseph Taylor
Bunkeide
Southwark
Ann Banner
Green Street
Blackfriars Road
Bankside
Holland Street
Roberts
Holland-street
Barron
Metropolitan Police
Thoreday
Baw-street
Clerkenwell
Great Marlborough Street
Colosseum
Marseilles
Trieste
India
Messie
James
Solomon Rothschild
Brussels
Orleans
Rouen
Havre
Great Northern
Avignon
Vierzon
Bordeaux
Beu- Ingne
Travers
Montereau
Bante
Dieppe
Parisland Strasburg
Tours
Nantes
Lyons
Maparo
M. Martinez de la Rosa
Eco del Comercio
Narvaez
Italy
Madrid Stock Exchange
Lisney
Chamber of Deputies
Senhor Grande
Custom House
Lisbon
Madrid
Obras Publicas
Unia Commercial
Nonti Nottinghamshine
H. Bentinck
Lincoln
Nottingham
Earl
Mansfield
Er. Bentinck
Henry Bentinck
Gay
Leader
Westminster
Carlisle
Justice Patteson
John Hobday
Charles Stead
Joseph Andrews
Hobday
Stead
Andrews
Robert Paryer
Bartholomew-close
Central Criminal Cort
Vincent Figgins
Meeers
Figgins
Pavyer
Symes
Bland
Pawyer
Samael Webb
Free
Bothsham
Cambridge
Tattersalls
Tacrepay
Scott
Brocarde
Tibthorpe
Murphy
Brooke
Hey
Veluti
Mameluke
Carlow
Carsten
A. W. Hill
Lord Howth
Merry
Woffenden
Burns
George Bentinck
Ongley
Roderick
Woriey
Denny
Lot
E. Russell
Sting
Shubrick
Bracardo
Angon
Iago
W. Scott
Robert Carnwell
Mitcham
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