Ireland Bills Clash Over Jewish Admission To Municipal Offices
A heated debate in the Lords centers on the Emancipation of Jews bill and the push to allow Jews to hold municipal offices. Proponents argue for uniform access and civil rights, citing Salomons and Montefiore. opponents warn it threatens the Christian constitution of England. The second reading passed after lengthy exchanges, with strong speeches by Lord John Russell and Sir Robert Peel’s backers, while critics pledge further resistance. The day also saw provisions on drainage, valuation, and usury laws advance in committees and divisions.
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Birmingham
Southampton
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Privy Council
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London
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R. Peel
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Houe of Lords
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England
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Jong
Belgium
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R.peel
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Great Britain
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Church of England
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House of Lords
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Robert Inglis
Gladstone
Exchequer
Sir Robert Inglis
Dr. Arnald
Dr. Arnold
Lord John Russell
Scotland
S$. Crawrany
J. Graham
P. M. Stewart
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Williams
Manchester
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Wanninton
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Hert
Bromherton
Mustz
Ae Giises
Count or Comox Council and City Freemen Gift
In a crowded court the Lord Mayor awarded Sir H Pottinger the city freedom and a gold bar. A vote backed £500 for Quebec relief, later reduced to £300. Also reported: a Soho gas fraud case fined £20 10s. Goodwood prizes and designs. a boxing match at Twyford with Whitchford Forester winning after a long battle.
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Henry Porrincen
H. Pottinger
Edkins
Quebec
Anderton
Invanovus Fravo
E. Mann
Dean Street
Soho
Equitable Gas Company
Newmarket
Charles II
Bailey
Messia
Hurt
Ruskill
Storr and Mortimer
Garat Poorstic Coxrier
Corty Donovan
Whychford
Legal and Miscellaneous Correspondence items from 1845
A miscellany of legal guidance and public questions. letters discuss fraud risk in a case, summons from Court of Requests, widow’s dower rights, inheritance patterns, and questions about clerical disturbances. Readers inquire about police duties, public notices, wills, mortgages, rates, and estate sequencing.
Time of Sunrise and Sunset for Britain and Ireland
Directions to compute sunrise and sunset times by latitude and offset rules, plus a table of high water times for Bristol Cork Falmouth Harbour Aull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton and related harbours. Also notes on weekly religious lessons and moon phase data with daily times.
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Cork
Cova
Falmouth
Aull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Report on the South Eastern Railway Petition
The piece lauds the select committee's inquiry as necessary and fair, noting no divisions and praising Conservative and Liberal members for seeking truth. It critiques canvassing and condemns Mr Bonham and Captain Baldero for impropriety while denouncing Mr Higoett as self interested and disruptive to railway interests.
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Wray
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Bonham
Baldero
Bonhaw
Higoett
Kravery
Ltr
Ordnance Office
South Eastern Company
North Kent
Double swindle exposed in Hignett letters to South Eastern shares
The piece condemns Hignett for using private letters to influence a South Eastern Company share application, admitting no prior contact with Captain Boldero or Mr. Bonham. It calls the acts a deliberate falsehood and urges swift government action, possibly dismissal by resignation to restore trust.
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Boldero
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South Eastern Company
Hignett
Snbject
Board of Ordnance
Roebuck
House of Commons
Hawes
Robert Peel
Osborne's Motion for Irish Reform Debate at Westminster
The debate closes the Irish questions of the session as Mr Osborne leads with a call for equal treatment of Catholics. Sir Robert Peel's reply praises progress while urging continued justice, with Lord John Russell and Mr Sheil urging broader reform to pacify Ireland and avoid future clashes. The commentary also shifts to French events, condemning Colonel Pelissier for brutal actions in Algiers and praising moral accountability.
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Trinity College
Dublin
Robert Peel
Ireland
Skil
John Russell
Ozborne
Sir Robert Inglis
Knops
Osthorne
Sheil
Johan Russell
Canning
England
Maynooth
Mr. Sheil
Robert Peul
French Civilisation in Algeria and Thiers’ Legacy
A critical piece questions how Thiers would depict the 1845 conquest of Algeria, condemning brutal acts by French forces as barbarous. It imagines a hypothetical England minister failing to punish atrocity, warning that Europe would condemn such actions and that Thiers would lead the charge against France’s conduct.
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Consulate
Empire
Algeria
France
Peliasier
India
New Zealand
Europe
Germany
Thiers
The Jews The Government And Sir Robert Inglis
The Jewish Civil Disabilities Bill faced a second reading in the Commons after opposition by Sir Robert Inglis. Peel aims to restore the 1828 declaration of Christian faith for civil posts, while Inglis fights the broadening of rights for Jews. The piece defends liberal reform, notes Gladstone’s shifting stance, and criticizes ongoing prejudice in public life.
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