Meeting of Parliament Prospects and Liberal Dilemmas
The piece previews a Tuesday Parliament session with little public interest. It surveys Conservative strategy, potential reforms like the Chancery Court, local courts, the Poor Law, and Lord Stanley’s bill. It weighs whether Liberals can unite for social and financial reforms, urging a bold fiscal program and a new popular party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Chancery
Robert Peel
Lord Stanley
Leeds
Walsall
Canterbury
Walsall Way
Ireland
Commons
Dublin
Repealers
Friends of the Union
Union
Sheffield
Huskisson
Labouchere
Board of Trade
William
Lord Grey
England
Liberal Party
Frightful Inundations Brings Loss Across Brentford Area
Historic floods sweep Brentford and surrounding towns after canal locks fail during a rapid thaw. Dozens of barges sink, homes flood, and many people flee to safety. Lifesaving efforts, inquest suspensions, and charity drives accompany reports of damaged warehouses, farms, and streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brentford
New Brantford
New Brentford
Isleworth
Brentford End
Southall
Noth
Brent
Henwell
Perivale, &c
Harrow
Smith
Mr. Brasher
Mr. Farrell
Old Brentford
Church-alley
Messrs. Ronalds
Fowler
Charles Saunders
Strand-on-the-green
Duke of Northumberland
Susan
Scheele
North Hyde
William Spruce
Catherine Wheel
Norris
Birch
Mathews
Tolley
Messrs. Price and Sons
Brierlyhill
Ayers
Boar's Head-yard
Forster
Whitehorn
Bissell
Tipton
Birmingham
Julia
Josia Smith
Bloxwich
Staffordshire
Tipton Lass
Adelaide
Messrs. Bradley and Co
Oak
London
Resignations and Elections Highlight Court Officers and Gibbs Victory
A column notes Mr. Littledale resigning as judge with no immediate successor, discusses Home-Office hints of Alderson as a future home judge, and lists the notable panels of judges by region. It also covers the Thursday election at Barripee Masters where Gibbs won by 301 votes, with Ledger and a disqualified voter amid subsequent police remand. The piece also mentions a plumber voting irregularity and a prior incident of a man attempting self harm in custody, plus notices of princess christening balls in several country towns and the plan for the ceremony to occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chitterne
Wilton
Salisbury
Shrewton
Maddington
Orcheston
Joseph Blewden
Blewden
Mr. Winter
Sarah Collins
Avon
Rugby
Lutterworth
Watrond
Watford
Colne
London and
Bray
Gilead
Piddock
Harrow
Chapman
Windson
Sheet-street
Sheet-street-road
Great-park
Cranbourne
Gloucester-place
Windsor
Ascot
Oliver
Adelaide
Her Majesty
Lawrence
Eldridge
Hen Maszery
Home
Denman
Parke
Norfolk
Tindal
Bosanquet
Midland
Abinger
Pattison
Oxford
Baron Gurney
Coleridge
Western
Erskine
Baron Rolfe
Northern
Maule
Littledale
Chambers
Baron Alderson
Gibbs
Ledger
Bridges
Plumbers’ Company
Guildhall
Baker Alias
Dillon
Gibbs ‘Wu
Nui
Cripplegate
Cssence
Sheffield Meeting Reflects Ward on Tax and Reform
At a Sheffield town hall gathering on Monday Mr Ward defended his pledge to lay bare his parliamentary conduct before the next session. He voted against government measures on Prince Albert's allowance and other issues, cited a modest pension stance, and criticized Church, education, and Ireland policies. He lamented Liberal splits, Chartism, and the tough path to broader suffrage, urging unity to advance reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Ward
Morehouse
Prince Albert
Hume
Sibthorpe
Lord Seaton
Baring
Liddell
John Newport
Hawes
Warburton
Phillips
Manchester
Reform Club
Lord Denman
Thomas Wilde
J. Russell
Robert Peel
China
J. Graham
Macao
Canton
Downing-street
Canada
Exeter
Maynooth
Plumptre
Perdition
Ireland
Mr. Plumptre
Robert Inglis
England
Scotland
Consolidated Fund
Lord Stanley
Hastings
Liberal Party
John Russell
Shefield
Grote
House of Commons
Parliamentary Reform Association of Leeds
Also Mentioned on This Page
History and Politics
Messrs. J. Bradley and Co
Stourbridge
Ashley Company
John
Shepton
Wolverhampton
Walter Williams
West Bromwich
Mr. Dale
John Daffern
Nuneaton
Warwickshire
Sarah
John Price
Messrs
Bessell
Brentford-bridge
John Jones
Arbroath
Iith
Rachael
Bary
Great Western Railway
Chadwick
Dolemeads
Walcot
Bristol Road
Old Bridge
Greenwich
Lewis Ham
Ravensbourne
Deptford
Lewisham
Palmer
Blackheath Road
Lee
Eltham
Shooter's Hill
Blackheath
Carl Johan
Govan
Queen of Scots
Earl Grey
Renfrew
Russell
Essex
Lea
County of
Epping Forest
Eastern Counties Railway
Gear
Stratford
Leabridge
Northern and Eastern Railway
Broxbourne
High-street
Shoreditch
Salisbury Plain
Maan
Aboy
Agit
Wylye
Stoke
Tilshead
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