Debate Over Ballot and Reform Pieces Through Parliament
The House of Commons weighed the ballot against open questions with Pitt era precedents cited for reform debates. Lords Mulgrave Melville opposed ballot while Pitt Dundas and Grey supporters argued it would bind government and curb corruption. Jamaica education bills and Nor which railway measures also moved ahead as debates continued.
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Maibers
Duke of Wellington
Pitt
Trieir
Dundas
Mulgrave
Melville
Warren Hastings
Lord Thurlow
Macauley
Honentleman
Walter Scott
Jony Russe
Suerte
Lord Durham
Gateshead
John Russell
Lord Duncannon
James Graham
Strand
Mr. Sheil
Lord Grey
House of Lords
Lord John Russell
Sir Robert Peel
Lord John
Sir Robert
Testes Gruman
Lord Althorpe
City of
London
Wns
Ivemi
Jordifolim Russi
Lord Howiek
Tie
Lord Altpe
Rosear Pex
Lord Howick
Han
Darenet Tegi
Stroud
Nere
Canada
Education and church control sparks heated debate in Parliament
Members clash over national education versus established church oversight. Actano argues for linking education to national religion while Lysurgeton denies church dominance and defends the government plan amid tax and tolerance conflicts. Debate adjourned after sharp exchanges.
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Actano
England
Lysurgeton
Diary Memoranda for the Present Week
A dated weekly diary noting historical events and high tide times from June 23 to June 29. Entries include anniversaries of notable deaths and battles, and a street improvement milestone such as the Old Street to Islington road opening in 1761.
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Old-street
Islington
Legal opinions on husband wife duties and custody issues
A compilation of legal Q and A excerpts discusses alimony, necessaries, and separation. It covers duties to maintain a wife, permissible separations, custody of children, and limitations on debt collection. Also notes on apprenticeships, bankruptcies, and insolvent debtor protections.
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Taffourd
J. FE
Sheriffs’ Court
X. X
Dieite
Jones
Ashburnham
East
Medical Correspondence and Home Remedies Notes
Medical correspondence offers guidance on private letters and multiple home remedies. Patients and correspondents are urged to write again as the Medical Editor cannot answer individually. various tinctures decoctions and dietary rules are proposed, with cautions about cold exposure and alcohol.
Parsonous Plants and Poisons in Daily Life
A survey of deadly night shade and other poisonous plants explains markings of danger such as purple flowers and milky juices, notes laurel water as highly poisonous, and recounts its historic use in drinks and warning against long exposure in wounds. It also mentions horticultural notes, queries on geraniums, conifer seed care, and reader communications.
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Shakspeare
Royal Society
Italy
G. P
P.P
China
Mola M
National Gallery urged for early orders through News Agents
The Weekly Chronicle urges all readers to place orders with News Agents and Booksellers for the early impressions of the Gallery work. It notes the impossibility of supplying casual subscribers and asks those who do not wish to possess the Gallery to inform their agents immediately.
Portraits of the Duke of Werubeton in National Gallery series
Notice to the trade that the publishers will deliver on July 1 a large run of portraits of the Duke of Werubeton as No I in their National Gallery. The monthly part includes two portraits and two memoirs, priced 2s 6d, with wrappers supplied separately. Trade orders to London agents imply ordering the same number of papers next week where the memoir appears.
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Wrerxkrr Curonicee
Duke of
London
Privilege in Stockdale v Hansard Debate Sparks Collision Fears
The Weekly Chronicle argues the House of Commons must defend its essential privilege to publish and circulate printed papers. It predicts a collision with Lord Denman and notes actions against Lord Dunfermline over seized papers as tests of parliamentary rights and legal jurisdiction.
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Stockdale
House of Commons
Westminster Hall
Lord Denman
Mr. Stockdale
Lord Dunfermline
Masterful Wilde speech sways House on press rights and power
The article lauds Serjeant Wilde for a two hour, masterly speech asserting Parliament’s power over publication. It credits his clarity to all audiences and predicts unanimity in future cases, warning that abandoning press printing would betray the public and be a breach of trust.
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Wilde
Robert Peel
John Russell
Massacre in New South Wales Spurs Moral Outcry
A scathing editorial condemns a massacre of an indigenous tribe in the British colony of New South Wales. It links convict labor and settlement policy to ongoing brutality, urges ending the convict system, and presses the government to address colonial morality in Parliament with Ward and Molesworth presenting the issue next Tuesday.
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New South Wales
England
South Australia
House of Commons
Ward
William Molesworth
Lord Normanby
Jamaica
Ireland
Danish Class and the Danish Claims
The article notes Mr Spring Rice voting against Mr Creswell's motion on unsettled Danish Claims. It states the petitioners are few, their compensation claim uninvestigated, and delays have harmed many. It urges economy must yield to justice and praises Commons unanimity as guardians of public honor and purse.
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Spring Rice
Creswell
House of Commons
Beer Bill Triumph Claimed By Lord Brougham In Lords
The Beer Bill passes the House of Lords with Lord Brougham leading. Critics doubt a general change in law, arguing it would risk large capital tied to the act. Two bishops attended the debate, drawing a sharp rebuke from Lord Brougham for coarse remarks about their dinner.
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Lord Brougham
House of Lords
Lord Salisbury
Howick and Cabinet Split Over Ballot Issue
The piece claims Lord Howick spoke his personal views in a cabinet declaration with no prior consultation. It notes a reluctant concession by some ministers hostile to the Ballot, and that Lord John Russell finally yielded to majority pressure and was troubled by Howick's accusations.
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Lord Howick
John Russell
Unenviable stance noted in Parliament on Lord Howick speech
The discussion reflects on Lord Howick's position and an act of justice to Lord John Russell. The authors recount previously stated opinions and note that new facts hardly justify the peculiar stance Lord Howick chose to adopt.
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John Russell
Lord Howick
Electors Removal Bill Aims to End Residence Disputes
The Electors Removal Bill presented by Mr. Gibson seeks to finalize the annual registry and eliminate disfranchisement when electors change residence. It faces potential opposition from Tories but has government backing and may avoid earlier threats of defeat.
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Gibson
Alarming Bank and War Reports From Several States
Reports from Alabama Mississippi Ohio and parts of Tennessee and Georgia describe alarming bank and business conditions with hard to fill engagements. Carlist fighting near Lugo and political shifts in Brussels Hanover and Exeter hall events highlight a period of unrest and reform.
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Philadelphia
Alabama
Mississippi
Ohio
Tenessee
Georgia
Madrid Gaceta
Galicia
Sabrado
Souto de Remesan
Salerreno Caril
Cura d
Brussels
Mardinois
Verviers
Hanover
Chamber of Deputies
Fiora Hastings
Flora Hastings
Flora
William Bentinck
Paris
Chaussee d’Antin
Glasgow
Sith Dragoons
Ramway
Mile-end
Romford
Londur Stone
Railway Times
Chelmsford
London
French
Exeter-Haatx
Earl of
Savage
Mr. Cameron
Earl of Wixchilses
Cameron
Little Waddington
Bill Sticker
Twyford
Bow-street
Lord Winchilsea
Herald
Newspaper Press Benevolent Association
Freemasons’ Tavern
Great Queenstree
Lord Lyndhurst
Penny Postrace
United States
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Board of Privy Council
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Oxford
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Thomas Wood
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