Beginning of the End in Liberal Debate on Reform
The piece argues the Liberal Party faced a golden chance from Peel era negotiations but warns that without principled union and real reforms, the chance will be lost. It critiques Lord John Russell and the Cabinet for not embracing key changes such as the Ballot and County Franchise, urging cross-party restraint and caution against a Whig dissolution.
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R. Peel
Liberal Party
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
House of Commons
Macaulay
Macsala
Ar. Macaulay
Edinbrgh
Eney
Sir Robert Peel
Lord Melbourne
Duke of Wellington
Azorning Chronicle
John Russell
Robert Peel
J. Hobhouse
Pou Jett Thomson
H. Parnell
Stanley
More O’ferrall
Griseldas
Ser Peels
Cealbaant
Maines
United States
Canada
Mexico
Liverpool
Fayrer
New York
Daniel Webster
John Moss
Washington
St. James’s
Lower Canada
Mott
Afontreal Herald
Ultime
Montreal
Great Britain
Amherstburgh
Quebec
St. Regis
M.martin
Upper Canada
H. W. Tucker
Hogansburgh
Frankland County
Sir George Arthur
George Arthur
Lord Durham
Court and Fashion at Buckingham Palace in 1839
The Queen held a court and privy council at Buckingham Palace with senior ministers and officials. Royal visitors include Duke Ferdinand of Saxe Cobourg and Princess Victoire with a large royal dinner party and later an audience at the Italian Opera. A Hampton Court fete honored the Queen Dowager, and Queen Adelaide’s Lying-in Hospital received royal backing.
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Buckingham Palace
Treasury
Home
Foreign
Colonial Departments
Admiralty
Ireland
Horse
Ferdinand of
Saxe Cobourg
Princess Victoire
Augustus
Leopold of Saxe
Augustus and
Leopold of
Earl of
Uxbridge
Littelton
Flora Hastings
Spring Rice
Fengevessy
Earl of Fingall
Major Keppel
Wemyss
Alfred Paget
Alexander Mensdorf
Lord Melbourne
Czarewitch
Whitehall
Duke of Richmond
K.G
Marquis of Salisbury
Lord Eliot
Lord Atherton
William Saunders Szbright Lascelles
England
Wales
Brown
Sheet-street
Mr. Brown
Waixdsor
Grand Duke of
Russia
A. E. Chalon
R.A
Grand Duke
Prince Edward
Saxe Weimar
Prince William Henry
Netherlands
Rotterdam
Storr and Mortimer’s
Jim Crows
Merry Andrews
P. Wood
Royal Lying-in Hospital
Queen Adelaide’s
Hanover Square
Robert Peel
Marlborough House
City
Lord Hows
Peter Laurie
Earl Howe
London
Marlboroughhouse
Sir Peter
Queen Adelside
Abermen
James Stontgomery
Scotland
Lovegrove’s
Favern
Greenwich
Presnt
Count
Countess Woronzow
Countess Potowski
Alexandring Postowski
Countess Choisseul
Countess Pembroke
Auguste Postowski
Count Lubienski
Clanwilliam
Countess Haddington
Fitzroy Somerset
Seymour Woronzow
Hawarden
Toulouse
Marquis of Hertford
Regent’s Park
Murder and arson at clockmaker's shop in Leicester Square
A clockmaker, Mr. Robert Westwood, aged about 55, was found murdered and his room burned in his Leicester Square shop. Investigators found a heavy iron weight and a bloodstained knife, with watches and cash stolen from the shop. The inquest, adjourned, hears testimony from a lodger, servant, and police as to how the crime occurred and possible suspects.
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Prince’s Street
Leicester Square
Robert Westwood
Westwood
Old Bailey
Estwood
Baker
Jervis
M. Gerard
Harrison
Park Lane
Plough
Rupert-street
Higgs
Westminster
Maria Pretty
Stephenson
Broadwood’s
Gerrard
Witness
Bannister
Timothy Gimlet
C Division 95
Gell
St. James’s
Poland-street
E. Smith
Deas-street
Soho
I. A. French
Smith
Frederick John Owen
Silver-street
Charing Cross
Mr. Westwood
Inspector Jarvis
C Division
George Robinson
No. 30
Crown-street
Passy centralizes power as critics weaponize cabinet realignments
The French finance minister M Passy dismisses M Bresson to reappoint his ally, triggering denouncements from Journal des Debats and court journals. A muting of liberal support follows, while police sweep disturbances, arrests rise, and trials move forward.
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M. Passy
Hotever
M. Legrand
M. Bresson
Journal Des Debats
M Passy
Courrier Francaig
Paris
Charles X
Jean- Pain-Mollet
Galland
Faubourg St. Denis
Court of Peers
Mauvais Sujets
Messrs
Roussel and Desprez
Rue Montmorency
Avignon
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Villareal
Negri
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