Stephens Arrest Sparks Loyalist Warning Amid Public Tensions
Reports from Ashton and Leigh describe the arrest of Stephens as authorities move him toward Manchester on Leigh speech charges. A Northern Star letter warns against violence, urging calm and patience to avoid jeopardizing the suffrage cause and Habeas Corpus.
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Rir
Feargus Giconnor
Northern Star O; Tee
Broodhounds
Iynord
Stephens
Chy
Ashton
oTr
Aternoon
Manchester
Ebotsom
Stamford-street
Leigh
Jown Duncan
England
Canada
Stephen
Noted reformer Stephens arouses strong protest in Ashton
The Rev. Joseph Rayner Stephens, an English preacher, traveled Europe and spoke against factory child labor influencing Ashton and wider Poor Law reforms. His public stance drew opposition from mill owners, causing large job losses and a fundraiser gift of 113 sovereigns. He later aligned with universal suffragists and traveled northern counties preaching rights.
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Joseph Rayner Stephens
Ashton-under-Lyne
France
Germany
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Essex
Mr. Stephens
Dukinfield
Ashton
Oastler
Huddersfield
Traders and readers note on emigration gear and literature
A mixed column contains practical South Australia emigration hints on ironmongery and crockery, plus fiction reviews from Nicholas Nickleby and Jack Sheppard. It blends instructional lists with serialized prose and a dramatic Jonathan Wild scene.
Foreman Ordered to Pay Wages Under New Act
At Queen Square police office on Monday Mr Leathey foreman to a builder who has become bankrupt was ordered to pay one pound eight shillings wages to a journeyman mechanic the magistrate said the foreman is responsible to the workman as the master under a recent act of parliament. Dusky Corporation meeting discusses opposing Ireland corporation reform bill and plans another meeting. Inox Trade shows steady nine pounds per ton for common bars in South Wales with high demand. Plague grave discovery noted near Drummond and a Duke of Buccleuch railway project.
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Harvey
Turton
Robert
Gouger
South Janistrali
Carron Foundry
England
Australia
South Australia
Adelaide
Domett and Co
Nicholas Nickleby
Chapman and Hall
Nicholas
Kate
Noggs
Mulberry
Sir Mulberry
Mulberry Hawk
Miss Nickleby
William
Bentley
Mr. Ainsworth
Jack Sheppard
Sheppard
London
Jack
F. Shaw
South Wales
Drummond
Granton Pier
Carolina-perk
Newcastin
Bolam
Kolam
Millie
Napa
Bonino
Newcastle
Newcastle Journal
Address to Lord Durham Adopted in Alloa Meeting
In Alloa market place inhabitants adopt an address to Lord Durham praising his presence in Scotland during liberal party dissensions. The document lauds adherence to principles he voiced in 1834 and notes Canada’s suffering as a background while urging liberty. Also mentions Teller's death at Devonport and related items.
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Lord Durham
Clackmananshire
Alloa
Liberal Party
Scotland
Teller
Devonport
Glasgow Chronicle
Barney Breap
M Catl
Lancaster Guardian
Call for a Uniform Penny Post Across the Nation
The passage urges Christian ministers and citizens to petition Parliament for a uniform penny post to ease postage costs. It argues cheap postage will aid religion, education, charity, and family communication, citing slave abolition petitions and urging widespread signing and mailing to Lords and Commons.
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Mechanics
Commons
House of Commons
Lords
London
House of Lords
Lord Ashberton
Lord Brougham
Lord Lowther
Robert Wallace
Christmas at Waterford and a Tale of Drink Redemption
The piece recalls Lord Waterford's festive mansion and a deputation over church funding, notes the Tyrone monument's removal, and preserves brief notices on Dr Lombard's medical observations and a moral tale of Henry Barker who overcomes drinking to keep his bottle in the window as a beacon of restraint.
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Carrack More
Lord Waterford
Carrick-on-Suir
Lord Tyrone
Clonegam
Waterford Chronicle
J. Attan Park
Duke of Gloucester
James
R. Atherton
Germany
Stegmann
Henry
Joey
Betsey
Chester
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Bailey
Riemoir
Watts
Crick
James VI
James Himelf
Henry IV
Charles I
Glasgow
Middleton
Seaton
Liverpool and Manchester
Chatmoss
Liverpool
Ireland
John
Hugh de Nevill
Clarendon
Marlborough
Luggershall
Beccercus
Dardanelles
Straitse
Mahammed II
Constantinople
Sestos
Xerxes
Greece
Leander
Hellespont
Hero
Lord Byron
Mr. Ekenhead
Abydos
Hazlitt
Philadelphia Presbyterian
Moscow
Turkey
Asia
MY Wife
God
Minions of the Moon
Jonathan Wild
Fielding
Southwark
Jonathan
Darrell
Darreil
Darrel
Blueskin
Rowland
Sir Cesil
Mint-wall
Whitecross-street
Queen-street
Queenstreet
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