Frustrated debate over corn laws ends with adjournment
Friday in the House of Lords and Commons features sharp exchanges on sugar duties and corn importation. Lord Lincoln, Lord Bentinck, and Mr Roebuck spar over distress in Ireland, the corn laws, and protection versus free trade, with several amendments debated before the bill is ordered printed and set for third reading.
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House OF Lords
Scotland
Reed
Western Australia
Lord Beaton
Ajah
Sattara
Earl of Rires
Court of Proprietors of the East India Company
Lonn Cuaxce
Charitable Trusts
Time of Sunrise Sunset and Tidal High Water Calculations
Instructions explain how to compute sunrise and sunset times for Great Britain and Ireland from a given latitude, adjusting sunrise earlier and sunset later by ranges tied to latitude. It also lists high water times for major ports with adjustments from London Dock gates, and provides a dated calendar of saints days, moon age, and daylight length for May 10th through May 17th noting dawn and twilight times.
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Great Britain and Ireland
London-Dock
Bristol
York
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Thorne Places
Denton
Rew
Preambles of Irish and English Rail Bills in Lords and Commons
The Weekly Chronicle reports on the Corn Importation Bill and Protectionist clashes in Parliament. It critiques Lord George Bentinck's tactics, praises Sir Robert Peel and Lord John Russell, and notes divisions and committee progress as the Third Reading looms. The piece lampoons Mr. Bankes and Disraeli while detailing the political stakes for Free Trade versus Protection.
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Exeter
Sibthorp
George Bentinck
Robert Peel
John Russell
Canada
England
Mexico
France
Monsieur Guizot
Monsieur Cunin Gridaine
Georges Benlinck
Newmarket
Pope
Monsieur Guizul
Mede
Abutaut
Bodugy
George Daskas
Nateral
Dorsewhite
Nature
Junga
George Bankes
Disraeli
John Mil Hes
Mill
Lord Alford
Lord Barrington
John Alanners
Stafford O'Brien
Tollemache
Robert Palmer
Lord George Bentinck
Layard
House of Commons
Major Beresford
Newdepate
Pacification of the Punjaub and Gholab Singh
The Indian Mail discusses Maharajah Gholab Singh and the Punjab's pacification, noting his cunning after Ranjit Singh’s death, British indemnity, and the Lahore politics. It argues Hardinge’s strategy, the division of the Sikh territories, and the long-term guarantees against renewed conflict. The piece shifts to the Oregon debate, praising the American Senate’s role in shaping public opinion and urging peaceful settlement.
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Indian Mail
Maharajah Gholab Singh
Rejah
Ranjeet
Lahore
Great Britain
Meharajab Gholab Singh
Porjanb
England
Himsell
Gholab Singh
Christina
Madrid
Munoz
Lall Singh
Hardinge
Lahore Durbar
Hias
Agaicet
Sik
Sutlej
Anshallah
Loodianah
Ferozepore
Beas
Ghelab Singh
Anorish
Lord Ellenborough Breaths New Naval Discipline
Lord Ellenborough introduces a new naval discipline principle praised for boosting morale in the Navy. A Buckingham Palace speech is reported praising the Spithead squadron, with the First Lord vowing that any commander who lowers flag to an equal foe shall not see his face again.
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Lord Ellenborough
Buckingham Palace
Spithead
Admiralty
Lord Ellenborough and Commodores in Oregon Debate
A political reflection laments the threat of American impudence after the Oregon Debate and jokes about showing Lord Ellenborough’s Commodores as a deterrent. It praises Mr. Astell for obstinacy, claiming it prevented worse leadership and notes his blunt humor about bringing historical figures to awe hostile parties.
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Lord Ellenborough
Oregon
Astell
East India
Mr. Astell
Lord Hardinge
Sallej
Calcutta
Debate on Corn Importation Bill Third Reading Fixed
The long debate over the Corn Importation Bill continues with Protectionists and Free Traders trading sharp words. Key figures such as Mr. Bankes, Lord George Bentinck, Mr. Sidney Herbert, and Mr. Disraeli clash amid claims of distress in Ireland and unequal landholding. The report notes misstatements, shifting loyalties, and a planned Third Reading for Monday.
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Peter Borthwick
Louis XVI
George Bentinck
Lynn
Robert Peel
Bankes
Ireland
Dorsetshire
Lord Lincoln
Stafford O'Brien
Lord George Bentinck
Limerick
Cork
Bank of England
Roebuck
Disraeli
Sidney Herbert
League
Pitt
Fox
Burke
Canning
Wingle
Charles Burrell
Verdi Lombardi at Her Majesty's Theatre draws star cast
The new opera Lombardi The Lombards by Verdi is slated for production at Her Majesty's Theatre with a distinguished cast including Grisi Mario Corelli Fornasari Boteli and Corbari. Elaborate scenery and costumes from Rhodes and Palestine will be used to depict the Crusade era with a dramatic plot spanning monks Saracens and Christian knights. The work promises vivid spectacle and a romantic, midage setting.
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Mario
Corelli
Fornasari
Boteli
Corbari
Rhodes
Palestine
Fornanasi
Arvina
Roos
Victinda
Cybari
Arion
Giselda
Gris
Acciano
Giubilei
Antioch
Sofa
Bellini
Oronte
Marini
Teresa
Pirro
Botelli
Pagano
Milan
Dai Fiori
C. S&c
Ambrose
Romursz
Valestine
Arsing
Peter the Hlermit
Pagene
Counerl
Papeon
Oronti
Sofia
Bat Antinch
Arvino
Papava
Robert Souther
Westminster Abbey
Shakapeare
Southey
Westitminster Abbey
Barrie Cochrane
Cochrane
Bridport
Walsh
London
Afr
Asothes Caxdibate
Manryroom
Committee of Selection
Dillon Browne
House of Commons
Messia
Ring
Bremer
Canterbury
China
Calcutta
Fise
Hasren-noap
Joh Price
Hermitage-Street
Harrow-road
Paddington
London Amt
York
Direct Northern
Duke of Wellington
Mesars
Nicell
Regen’ Street
Cyart
Suvapren
Sir Hyde Parker
Mair
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