Lord Lincoln Explains Free Trade Views At Manchester
A large crowd attended Lord Lincoln at the Corn Exchange where he defended free trade reforms and discussed tea duties, Ireland policy, and Maynooth grants. He urged cautious fiscal steps, critiqued the Factory Bill, and expressed views on Irish Catholic clergy payments in colonies. Two resolutions praised his exposition and urged active canvassing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxcursrax
Lord Lincoln
Corn Exchange
Alderman Neild
China
Ireland
Sinter
Maynooth
Canada
Cape of Good Hope
Jamica
New South Wales
British Guiana
Church of England
Jtem
Oastler Bright Debate on Short Time Question Challenged
A public challenge from Ricuano Casrixe to John Bright to discuss the ten hour workday is issued in Manchester with a plan for a Free Trade Hall debate. The note cites earlier speeches by Fielden Oastler Ferrand and argues against twelve hours’ labor and wage reductions. Also reports a London and Manchester political scene with church rate votes and ether anesthesia trials at multiple hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Oastler
MR. Bright
MancaEstrEx
Bers
Lord Lincoln
Bright
Ossiter
Joux Baicst, Esqu
M.P
Chorlton Upon Medlock
Manchester
Bfanchester
Fielden
Oastler
Ferrand
League
House of Commons
Ricuano Casrixe
London
Metropolitan
Ferguson
King’s College Hospital
Forbes
Todd
Rudd
Farrar
Pattridge
Avery
Bowman
Drewett
Hall
Thompson
Robinson
Cartwright
Stevens
Mackmurdo
St. Thomas's Hospital
Green
Barker
Leeson
Clark
Whitfield
Meckmurdo
Charing Cross Hospital
University College Hospital
Liston
Squires
Fergusson
Dr. Todd
Medical Times
Gay's Hospital
Key
Messrs
Morgan and
R. Lucas
Liverpool Mercury
Dublin Medical Times
John M‘donnell
Richmond Hospital
Ireland
M‘donnell
M'Donnell
The Weekly Chronicle Promises Full Parliament Coverage
The Weekly Chronicle urges readers to expect the fullest and most accurate reports on Parliament. It highlights measures on Ireland, sanitation, reform policy, and education, claiming superiority in speed and quantity of content. It appeals for public support as the best family newspaper, with prices and office address in Strand, London.
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Corontele
Ireland
Weealy Chronicle
Daily Press
Weekly Chronicle
Bterne
Window Tax Costs and Health Effects Highlighted
A correspondent denounces the window duty as a hidden tax that forces homeowners to seal or darken rooms, reducing light and ventilation, worsening health and housing quality. The piece links light scarcity to disease, poor ventilation to scrofula, and cramped homes to infectious spread, urging reform and alternative employment for prisoners.
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Foton
Chambers’ Edinburgh Journal
Law Notes and Inquiries on Lease and Evidence
Fragmentary legal commentary discusses signatures in statements of facts and hypothetical scenarios. It touches on Mort and lease security, action of detinue, and questions about expected responses. The text cites Terence O Rourks and references to further information required in a dast.
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Momus
Amicus
Terence O' Rourks
Time of Sunrise and Tides for Britain 1847 Almanac
This item outlines methods to compute sunrise and sunset times across Great Britain and Ireland from January 17 to 24, 1847 using solar latitude, with adjustments by degree for different latitudes. It also lists high water times at major ports and notes the epiphany dates, moon phase, and day length.
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Great Britain
Ireland
London Dock
Ork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Monvar
Torapay
Wednespay
Turaspay
Farpay
The Sheffield Meeting and the Manchester Manifesto
The Weekly Chronicle reports two speeches this week by Mr Ward Secretary of the Admiralty in Sheffield and Lord Lincoln ex Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests in Manchester. It examines the Manchester Manifesto as a bid for power and questions Lincoln’s possible seat, Free Trade loyalties, and views on the Irish Church and RC clergy with critique of Peel and the Low party tactics.
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Ward
Admiralty
Sheffield
Lord Lincoln
Manchester
Alogh
Treasury
John Russell
George Bentinck
Board of Trade
Tore
Ireland
England
Peel
Sir Robert
Sir Robert Peel
Mr. Young
Bentinck and Hudson Coalition
Robert Peel
Baronet
Standard
French Chambers Hear Speech on Spanish Marriage Cracow Crisis
The French Chambers receive the King's Speech amid papers on the Spanish marriage and Cracow, with critique of French diplomacy as usurpation and insincerity. The exchange notes Franco-British tensions, Guizot and Palmerston clashes, and recalls Lord Palmerston's remarks on the Spanish match and the French King’s relationship with his minister.
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Cracow
Philippe and
Frenco
Spain
France
M. Gaizot
Lord Palmerston
Count Trapani
Leopold
Trapani
M. Guizot
Orleanism and Bourbon Influence in European Governance
The analysis questions M Guizots standing as a constitutional minister versus a true diplomat, noting King Louis Philippe’s interference and a refined quarrel that remains rhetorical. It predicts uncertain royal shifts in France, the Montpensier prospect, and argues that enlightened governance in Spain and broader Europe may outpace Bourbon influence, despite political maneuvering.
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Louis Philippe
M. Guizot
Montpensier Ming
France
Spain
England
Tenant right and lease concepts debated by Farmers Club
The Farmers' Club discussed tenant rights with Mr Shaw proposing a 20 year lease or a compensated "tenant right" for unexhausted improvements on eviction. It argues for clear lease terms, landlord input on improvements, mutual trust, and renaming the arrangement as a true lease rather than a vague right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Club
Shaw
Mr. Shaw
A Poor Law for Ireland Now or Never
A critique of Irish relief efforts and English policy, arguing for a decisive, lasting remedy to famine and distress. The piece attacks Repeal leaders and OConnell while praising direct duty, condemning charity as misapplied and urging systemic reform over temporary measures. It cites Wyse, Barron, and waterford changes, noting England’s costly role.
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Ireland
England
Smith O'Brien
O'Connell
Smith
Thomas Wyse
Henry Winston Barron
Waterford
Meagher
Benjamin Morris Wall
Repeal Association
Arran
Ireland and a Poor Law for Ireland Now or Never
The piece critiques political rhetoric and calls for a decisive Ireland only Poor Law. It condemns reliance on imperial resources and urges property duties paired with state aid to meet extraordinary pressures. It argues for enforcing law and the duties of property while opposing agitation and famine-era misery.
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O'Connell
Mr. O'Coonell
Aboe
Jesus
Ireland
England
Pauper Freehold debate echoes through Irish land policy
The article revisits a prior discussion on the Pauper Freehold, criticizing a Quarterly Review for narrowing debate to French economic folly while masking Irish land issues. It questions proposed schemes to lease or redistribute land, argues the law of Real Property, and warns against vague, shifting plans that would fail to grant laborers fair compensation or secure stable ownership.
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France
Quarterly 11
Theo
Ncither
A Voice From The Dead On Polish Nationality And Diplomatic Papers
A critical note discusses the ghostly voices surrounding diplomatic papers on Poland in 1815, questioning Times access to original despatches, the Marquis of Londonderry’s challenge, and the provenance of sources amid debates on absolutism and Russo-English relations. It also reports House of Commons moves, Lord Carew’s support, and notes on the Queen's Letter funds and public accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Urquhart
Lord Palmerston
Times
U.s
Lord Castlereagh
Russia
Foland
Poland
England
Marquis of Londonderry
Tunes Journal
Maryluis
the Times
Foreign Office
Urquhart
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Lord Stanley
Duke of Newcastle
Leicestershire Mercury
Bulcurox
Burstot Law Lisnary
Charles Wetherell
Bristol
N Library
John Kerle Haberfield
Houses of Lords and Commons
Bristol Mirror
Thia Club
James’s Square
Aballone
Glasgow
Glasgow Herald
Nottingham
Scheele
Eerly Chronicle
Strand
Legal & Miscellaneous
Viscount Duncan
Bath
Birmingham
Cheltenham
Clifton
Leeds
Liverpoot
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Norwich
Plymouth
Swinford
Lyxco
Field Lane
Paddy
Correspondenta
Friends of Humanity
Home Office
John Launin
Hydepark
Place
Lucius
Lowdon
Forth
Thoraday
the Weekly Chronicle
M. Gulzot
House of Commins
Charles Howard
East Cumberland
Ricardo
Stoke Upon Trent
Care
Charles Watkins William Wenn
Montgomeryshire
Manufacturers’ Relief Committee
King William Street
City
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