Radical reform still risks collapse in Parliament debate
A lengthy British political analysis argues the Radical party is disorganized and failing to unite against both Tories and Whigs. It urges appointing Lord Durham to lead reforms, rallying working classes, and demanding Household Suffrage, Ballot, and Short Parliaments to avert Tory return. The piece notes possible Durham return to England and criticizes Whig influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Radical
Tioors
Liberal Party
Radical Party
Lord Durham
Durham
England
Lord ‘Duiliam
Dorchester
Parlament
Ireland
O’connell
Irish Debates in the House of Commons Reflect on Justice to Ireland
A lengthy extract recounts the Irish Corporations debate with critiques of speakers like Bulwer and Sheil. It notes Bulwer's epigrammatic style, Peel's inconsistencies, and Roebuck's clear argumentation. The piece details scenes in the gallery, audience reactions, and reflections on parliamentary debate, ending with a call for independent thought amid party sounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pheri
O'Briens
Veseys
Edward L. Bulwer
Colburn
Pope
Bulwer
Farrago
Ireland
Lord Howick
House of Commons
Robert Peel
Common Sense
Honourable House
Frederick Pollock
Archimedes
Voltaire
Knidit
Shawn
O’connell
Corporation
Jackson
Messrs. Robinson
Richards
Grove Price
Sir F. Trench
Dulness
James Graham
Sheil
Jamies
Ste
Stanley
Lord Stanley
Repeal of the Window Tax Deputation Meets Chancellors Exchequer
A Westminster Central Committee deputation of fourteen members met the Chancellor of the Exchequer at Downing Street to press for abolition of the window tax. They cited disproportionate, rent-based charges in St. Pauls Covent Garden, St. James, Little Pulteney Street, Wardour Street, and Oxford Street, urging repeal as finances allow. The Chancellor promised careful consideration and encouraged further action if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Central Committee
Downing-street
Westminster
A’beckett
A.beckett
Walker
St. Paul’s
Covent-garden
West~minster
House of Commons
Ewen
St. James
Little Pulteney Street
Wardour-street
Oxford-street
Attempted fratricide at New Bailey Manchester
A musical instrument maker James Cowlan accuses his brother Michael of attempting to murder him by suffocation in their shared Manchester lodging. The assault occurred at night with a cloth over the face. the brother denied the charge and was committed for trial at the South Lancashire Assizes. Also reports include the New Poor Law case of Charles Read stealing for hunger, the Lord Chamberlain ban on Fair Rosamond, a serious Paddington bed-loop accident, a Dalston fire, a police ill treatment inquest, and brief notes on deaths and notorieties abroad.
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Gery
Brighton
John Edwards
Worthing
Hopkins
Arundel
Charles Reed
William Walker
Lonbiniana
Wardour-street
Soho
Oxford-street
Edward-street
Literary Gazette
London
Hereford
Burke
Oxford
Creeping Polly
Paddy
Wardley
Lambeth
Fleet-street
Swan Inn
Royal Hotel
Mazeppa
Bolt-in-Tun
Mr. Burke
Pestcombe
Petsworth
Milton Common
Polly
Blazeppa
Witney
Burford
Gloucester
Jas
Witrey
New Bailey
Manchester
James Cowlan
Kingstreet
Michael Cowlan
Barking
Mike
Toto
Manchester Guardian
Charles Read
Town Hall
Alderman Farebrother
Ritchie
Tooley-street
House of Correction
Brixton
Bermondsey
Farebrother
Drury-Lane
Cooper
Dessee
Rosamond
Westminster
Church Street
Paddington
Datston
Mayfield-terrace
Kingsland-road
Dalston
Boston
Aship
Halifax
Daniel O'Connell
Dublin
Boston Galaxy
Journal du Commerce
Constantinople
Istult
Warrington
Tahir Pasha
Parksish
Suppen
Macauley
Elizabeth Wright Macauley
Metropolis
City of
York
Merchants’ Hall
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History and Politics
Wetes
Lord Lyndhurst
Mr. Sheil
Lyndhurst
R. Peel
Buller
Roebuck
Robert
Fripay
Walter
Harvey
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