Pieces of a parliamentary clash and peerage notes
In a murky recital of a parliamentary fray and later-biography, the piece chronicles Lord Castlereagh and Mr. Ponsonby in a heated exchange, the Irish question, and a timely portrait of Beveral Beverley and Vansittart lines. It traces Beexley and Louvaine lineage, plus anecdotes on borough corruption and the rise of Vansittart from Scotch herrings to peerage, ending with satirical judgments on piety and wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaara
Ponsonby
Lord Castlereagh
Toei, Ae
George-street
Hanover-square
Beasborough-house
Carrick-on-Soir
Lysonby
Leicestershire
Roehampton
Beverley
Earl of
House of
Northumberland
Elizabeth Seymour
George Percy
Louisa Harcourt
James Archibald Stuart Wortley
Algernon George
Louvaine
Earl Mansfield
Earl Digby
Lord Canterbury
Carlisle
Gwydyr
Duke of Northumberland
Wharncliffe
Willoughby A Beers
Prudhoe
Algernon Percy
Josceline Percy
Ashburnham
Lord Louvaine
Guards
H. Percy
Algernon
Percy
House of Commons
Carpenter
Beeralston
Dr. Butler
Plymouth
Neigbouring
Blackett
Earl
Portman-square
Yorkshire
Bextley
Vansittart
Comaicy
Henry” Vansittart
Bengal
East India Company
Nicholas Vansittart
Baron Besley
Catherine Teabella
William
Lord
Auckland
Soga
Baron Gifford
Baron Downes
Royal Military College
Greenwich ‘Hospital
Privy Council
Littcall
Imu
Cobbetts
Scotland
Italy
Nice
Reading
Berkshire
Addington
Pitt
Van
England
Lt ‘Lis
Amiens
Treasury
Duke of Portland
Perceval
Vail
Perdster
Robinson
Baron Bexley
Bexley-hall
Kent
Yau
Peel
Vana
Jonathan Wild
Gil Blas
Don Manu Ordonnez
Valladolid
Nic
Ewiandager
Lord Bexley
Great George-street
Footscray-place
Oldest inhabitants debate repeal of corn laws
The fragment discusses aging parish residents and their memory of past labor, contrasting with current bread and cheese needs. It argues that if corn law repeal would curb this strain, small farmers would likely support House of Commons members who favor repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaoixe
House of Comtucas
Ilurian
Cooperators from Manchester Convene to Oppose Corn Laws
A large meeting of deputies from Anti-Corn Law Associations across the kingdom gathers in Newall's buildings Newhall Street on New Year's Day to plan total repeal of bread and provision taxes. Reports from Forfar and other towns detail rising poverty, joblessness, and dwindling wages amid manufacturing decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Newall
Edward Watkine
John Adam
Forfar
Corbell
Kay
Birmingham
J. Corbell
Robert Jones
Liverpool
Murray
Nottingham
John Mille
Hatter
Oldham
Dronsfield
Ashton-under-Lyne
Hatik
Ashton
England
Tetloe
Halifax
Williamson
Warrington
Bothwell
Bolton
Hamburg
Belgium
Russia
France
America
B. Treanor
Stalybridge
G. Hoytz
Mr. Treanor
Robert Peel
Mr.Raine
Bury
Walkers
Working men conference calls for repeal of corn and provision laws
A lengthy report covers a working men anti corn law conference with deputies from various towns. It notes widespread distress among unoccupied houses, rising poor rates, and destitute calico-printers. Delegates push for abolition of coin and provision laws, with proposals for compensation from the aristocracy and a united reform effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Walker
Mills
Oldham
Moxpay
Corbett
Birmingham
Adam
Many
Nottingham
Great Britain and Ireland
Adams
Ignus Fatuus
Weather and religious notes from Early January 1841 issue
The column records dates and lessons for Epiphany week, lunar and solar positions, and daylight timings, followed by weather notes from Murphy and Legh with frost, rain, and cloud. It also mentions Plough Monday and early Lent term starts at Cambridge and Oxford, plus miscellaneous poems and letters about Bread for the poor and Stockport distress urging charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaiah Ix
Luke
Isaia xlix
John
Murphy
Legh
E.N.M
Meteo
Ephem
Cambridge
Oxford
Chase
T.P
Stocxfort
Weekly Chronicle
Stockport
Wrutta
Nestrop
Samart R. Carnzineton
John D. Fuentey
Bank of Manchester
Loyd, and Co
Smind Co
Denison
Renta
Lilly
Eton
Dean Colet
W. E
George IV
William the IV
Queen Victoria
B. C
Time Tables for Sunrise Sunset and High Water in Britain and Ireland
A guide explains calculating sunrise and sunset for any place in Great Britain and Ireland using latitude adjustments and minute shifts. It also lists high water times for London, Bristol, York Cove, Falmouth, Hull, Milford Haven, Brighton, Cowes, Dover, Dublin, Holyhead, Liverpool, Port Glasgow, and Southampton with respective offsets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain and Ireland
London
Bristol
York
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Amoy Falls to English Expedition Amid Chinese Fortifications
Overland Mail reports the rapid English success at Amoy where formidable granite forts with five hundred guns were seized in hours by combined troops, Marines, and sailors. Chinese authorities fled, casualties were minimized, and the fleet set sail toward the North within a week. The piece notes Canton and Hong Kong actions and argues such vigor could settle China disputes, predicting wider frontier action if pressure continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Amoy
Elliot
Henry Pottinger
Koolangee
Canton
Nias
Herald
Hong Kong
Wangtong
China
Pekin
Cortes
Mexico
Auckland
Suc- Ceasor
Sir James Graham and His Constituents
A critical portrait of Sir James Graham and his Dorchester speech, arguing he must act to please the Middle Class after decades of opposition. The article labels his coalition with Wellington as discreditable, calls his stance inconsistent, and questions Peel’s choice of Graham as a dangerous ally. The piece critiques the government’s lack of a clear plan to raise income and warns of looming political instability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Graham
Dorchester
James
Duke of Wellington
England
Henry Hardinge
Europe
Home Secretary
Robert Peel
Peel Graham Cabinet and the real representation debate
The article argues that policy favors big interests and warns that if the Peel Administration endures it must prove it is better than the Whig alternative. It condemns monopolies and a packed legislature, foretelling consequences for Sir James Graham and political representation. The piece uses strong rhetoric about monopolies, taxation, and political manipulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peel
Lord Melbourne
Home Secretary
Sir James Graham
Peel-Graham
Spain in Espartero's speech signals reform and growth
A Royal Regent speech opening the Cortes is praised for plainness and pragmatism. It highlights roads, mining, banks, education, tariff reform, and agrarian change including Entail abolition and sale of church property as marks of a modernizing Popular Movement in Spain. The piece notes stronger Spanish vigor, calls for stable governance, and analyzes Franco-Spanish diplomatic etiquette and Salvandy's Madrid credentials amid tension with Britain and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Peninsula
Espartero
Inquisition
Mr. O'Connell
Louis Philippe
France
O’connell
Count Salvandy
Paris
Journal Des Debats
England
Prince Albert
M. Salvandy
Count Rossi
Revue Des Deux Monnes
Monsieur Guizot
Morning Chronicle
Madrid
Aston
Short Time Committee Visits London on Factory Reform Debate
The Working Class delegation questions the Tory ministers and presses for factory limits, citing ten hour work days, gradual removal of female labor, and food concerns. They argue production costs favor capital over labor, and warn against ignoring the disease behind working misery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Robert Peel
Lord Lyndhurst
Mr. Gladstone
Lord Wharncliffe
James Graham
Duke of Buckingham
Lord Ashley
Fallacies on Wages and Machinery in Industry Debate
A polemic criticizes claims that machinery lowers wages, arguing production costs rise from rivals, not from tools. It condemns short time limits and political plans by Buckingham and monopolists, asserting national subsistence and free trade will collapse without reform. The piece questions factory life versus domestic living, citing US factory labor appeal and Deacon Hume on costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saxony
Evey
Brent
Ashley and Buckingham
Lyndhurst
Duke of Buckingham
United State
America
Deacon Hume
Import Duties Committee
England
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THE
Wheely Chronicle
Great Britain
Ireland
Monnar
Tuunapay
Farway
Sarorpay Ald
the Weekly Chronicle
Cox
Thi Foreversal
Peeverky
Cotton Brokers’ Association of
United Kingdom
Brazil
East India
Fanmoura
Tay
Thames
Desatches
Tagus
Igo
Oporto
Lisbon
Cadiz
Gibraltar
Montrose
Brussels
Bruges
St. Riquiers
Ardoye
Maetens
Suirpz
Unggquitep
Baker
King and Queen
Harestreet
Bethnal-green
William Halliott
No. 8
Mape-street
Allen
Fetterlane
Holborn
Henry Piper
Church of England
Goldsmiths’hall
Piper
Teetotal Society
Fetter Lane
Mr. Winpenny
No. 27
Swan and Sugar Loaf
Pen
Nou
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