Opposition splits over reform and new conservative alignment
In a heated debate, supporters argued the reform bill should extend voting rights to 216 householders and residents of two parliamentary boroughs, while opponents pressed for broader changes. The party split as Mr Ward and others urged continuing the fight, urging a division, with government figures backing Peel and opposing the motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baronet
Tamworth
Kilkenny
Southwark
Ward
Waxter
Messrs. Slaney
P. Howard
Robert Peel
H. Frerrwood
H. Freetwood
Ewart
Ireland
Lord Ashixey
Jon Rissett
National Society
British and Foreign School Society
Lord Morpeth
Jonxson
Bourne
Lancashire
House of Lords and Commons Sit and Debate on Bills
The session notes a Lords idle day with petitions on education and penny post. Jamaica and Buenos Aires topics surface as ministers pursue amity and readings on bills, including Beer, Copyhold, and Electors’ Removal. Windsor stables funds face scrutiny. Canada and Jamaica resolutions loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
E. Suepen
Lavocenene
F. Hodgson
H. Inglis
Burge
Buenos Ayres
S. Coxnine
Pat Kerston
Paris
J. Sugden
Windsor
Waxley
House OF Commons
Macattey
Edinburgh
Pryme
London and Blackwall
London Bridge
Herries
R. Iacks
Church of St. Bartholomew, Exchange
Lord Duncannon
O'Connell
Ireland
United Kingdom
Canada
Joan Russett
House
Sir R. Peel
J. Russett
R. Peel
Waxzey
Baronet
Tamworth
Court of Appeal
R. Prex
AcLienBy
Coarnman
Windsor Castle
Waxxey
Lord J. Russe
Lipthorp
Viscount Duncannon
Home Department
England and
Wales
John Russell
London Calendar Highlights High Water and Local Events
A dated almanac style entry lists daily high water times for London and notable happenings. It notes events such as London Hospital founded in 1740 and the London Orphan Asylum opening in 1925, alongside tides and sun times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Hospital
London Orphan Asylum
London Bridge
Medical correspondence advises complex home remedies and cautions
The letter column lists numerous doctored regimens with calomel ipecacuanha opium and other agents for various complaints, followed by dosing schedules and dietary notes. It includes patient by name queries, advice on ointments and injections, warnings about mercury and arsenic, and requests for follow ups. A separate section discusses vegetables and abstinence in cultivation, with tips on soil, plant parts, and practical garden notes.
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W. H.painswick
Colchicum
Janes George
G. Tyle
C. Clements
Chelsea
Greenwich
F. W
John Johnson
P. K
Mit
J. Hatton
A. B
Joan Roberts
Nottingham
Inquirer
Eau de Luce
A. F
James Western
R.S
L. N
Charles
G. L
W. W
Twickenham
B. F
Turkey
Syria
Persia
Islington
National Gallery orders urged for earliest impressions
The Weekly Chronicle urges all readers to place orders with news agents and booksellers for the National Gallery work. It warns that casual subscribers cannot be supplied and asks those who do not wish to possess the Gallery to notify agents promptly.
Portraits of the Duke of Weliteron in National Gallery序
Trade notice announces the Weekly Canonieiz starting July with Portraits of the Duke of Weliteron as No I in a National Gallery series. Each month ends with two portraits and two memoirs in a handsome wrapper, price 2s 6d. Wrappers sold in quires for trade. Orders to London agents include a matching weekly memoir issue.
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Canonieiz
Duke of Weliteron
Natrionau Gauteny
Monruty
London
Liberal Split Over Franchise Motion Shifts Political Fire
In the House of Commons the debate over extending the £10 county franchise divides Liberals and Radicals. Lord John Russell signals no immediate support from the Cabinet, while Sir Robert Peel leads a Tory counterpoint praising Russell’s candor. The division ends 207 to 171 with many absent, leaving a tense forecast for reform and governance in Canada and Britain.
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House of Commons
Hesketh Fleetwood
John Russell
Preston
Lord John Russell
Lord Stanley
Sheil
Wakley
Hume
Lord Melbourne
House of Lords
Stroud
Warburton
Robert Peel
Slaney
Harvey
Ward
Liberal Party
Paris
The Canada Bill Adjourned as Debate Stalls in Commons
Lord John Russell opening remarks yield little novelty or force in the debate on Canadian government resolutions. Lord Durham’s plan favors a federated union with self governing provinces under imperial oversight, modeled on the United States federation. The idea hinges on a mostly representative system where the Governor acts to sustain the majority will through a responsible ministry.
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Seeremminnnato
Colonial Assembly
Lower Canada
Charles Buller
United States
Canada
John Russell
House of Commons
Upper
Lord Durham
England
Great Britain
Congress
Carolina
The Beer Bill and its Deep Moral Question
The article argues against repealing the Beer Bill while urging stronger supervision of rural and urban beer houses. It contrasts the perceived scale of vice in gin palaces with beer houses and calls for better labor conditions and fair wages, plus targeted law enforcement to curb drunkenness and protect working classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Brougham
London
Devonshire
National Education plan abandoned amid sectarian fight
The government shelved a proposed national education scheme this year due to sectarian strife. The critique blames Reformers and Dissenters for timidity and accuses Catholics of pressuring against equal access to schooling. The piece argues the plan offered secular knowledge with access to ministers of each faith and defended Protestantism as misinterpreted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Lord Morpeth
Privy Council
John Russsell
Watchman
The New Jamaica Bill Debate Continues
Mr Labouchere outlines a middle path for Jamaica governance balancing ministerial and Peel positions. The plan faces key issues for Planters and emancipated Negroes, with Governorial ordinances in Crown Colonies praised, Jamaica singled out for resisting legis lation. Peel and Russell spar over party voting dynamics as Labouchere laments partisan tactics endangering colonial interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Labouchere
Jamaica
Robert Peel
House of Assembly
John Russell
Labouchere
Colonel Prince and the Border War Discussion
A Lords debate pressed on Thursday over the execution of four prisoners by Colonel Prince of the Upper Canada Militia. The act, described as cold blooded, was deemed unjustifiable by critics and raised questions about command authority and wartime justice.
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House of Lords
Prince
Upper Canada
Extenuation in War Crimes Debate Cited by Duke Comparison
The author argues that extenuation fails unless one imagines Kent or Norfolk under a French partisan raid burning farms and massacring inhabitants. The piece urges treating such brigands as murderers and calls for swift action to end the atrocities, aligning with Duke of Wellington's frontier warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. Prince
Kent
Norfolk
Duke of Wellington
Canada
England
United States
Inquest on James John Fraser Writer to the Signet
An inquest before Mr Wakley at the Crown Thorney-street Bloomsbury probed the death of James John Fraser 42 writer to the signet in Edinburgh who died by his own hand. Evidence described delusions and plans involving marriage to a 16 year old girl and a 60–70 year old woman. The coroner ruled temporary insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scicioe
Janes
Joan Fraser
Siacnet
Wakley
Crown
Thorney-street
Bloomsbury
James John Fraser
Signet
Edinburgh
Robert Warner
Charlotte Street
John William Walker
Bloomsbury Square
Walker
Liston
Madame Vestris
Runnig
Manchester
Westminster
Mr. Reid
Fraser
Poole
Inquest Finds Accidental Death in Archimedes Boiler Burst
The resumed inquest on James M Millan second engineer of the Archimedes declared the Greenwich boiler explosion accidental death. Jury placed a deodand of 250 on the boilers noting the fault lay in unknown tampering with the valve, not boiler construction.
Pylades bring slave trade intel and Ludlow election clash
The Pylades sloop from Africa reports a new method to move vessels under American colors into Havana for slave trafficking. English cruisers captured two ships with perfect American credentials and sent them to New York for investigation. Ludlow election: Alcock liberal leads Clive Tory after a heated campaign. final tally Alcock 186, Clive 182 with a petition anticipated. A remarkable rat described in Salt-market, weighing over ten pounds and fully domesticated.
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United States
Sierra Leone
New York
Pylades
Lupion
Ludlow
Alcock
Clive
Lewis Smith
Glasgow Chronicle
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Siouse
Mr. Hutt
St. Mary, Newington
Lord Broreham
Marquis of Lanspowce
Lord Brorcham
Mark x
Tourspay
Medicat
Botanical
the Weekly Chronicle National Gallery
Sir Hesketh Fleetwood
National Education
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