May 20 1816 Tide and Saints Calendar Notes
Sunday entries mark readings and tides with high water times at London Bridge. May 21 shows sunsets and Venus rising. May 22 notes Princess Elizabeth of England's birthday. May 23 recalls Bona massacre and Algiers battle chronicles. May 24 Ascension Day and Victoria's birth in 1819 are listed with high water. May 25 notes Paley and Malone deaths. May 26 Augustine’s church legacy and Napoleon’s Italian crown.
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London Bridge
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Hesse
Homberg
Elizabeth
England
High Water
WipNespay
Bona
Algiers
New Moon
Queen Victoria
Faipay
Paley
Malone
Satunday
Augustine
Canterbury
Ethelbert
Napoleon
Italy
Legal wager case in money had and received ruling
A trial discusses whether an illegal wager can support a money had and received claim. The judge holds the contract illegal and rules the defense should be pleaded specially, with emphasis on illegality of consideration and implied contracts. Other notices and local commentary follow.
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Martin
Mr. O
Coltman
Humfrey
S. Martin
Whaley
Paget
Elliott
Bos. & P
Farmer
Park, J
Potts
Bosanquet
W.B
A. B.C
Stepney
W. P
Amavit
R. A
Greenwich
T. Tomkins
H. F
J. D
Lambeth
Garden and press equipment for proper plant specimens
Instructions describe using grey and white paper, a two mahogany board press, and a screw to dry plants at full bloom. Methods cover selecting branches, preserving parts for identification, and timing tasks for onions and various vegetables while noting medical diary items and miscellaneous notes.
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D. F
Hammersmith
France
Italy
Emma
China
Debate ends with Narrow ministerial victory in two-night session
The debate closed Tuesday night by a 319 to 300 vote in favor of ministers. The lengthy two-night discussion featured dull first hours until Lord Stanley spoke, with Lord John Russell feigning passion and Sir Thomas Acland offering no clear reasons for his stance. The assembly drifted into a soporific pace before Stanley stirred the chamber with sharper wit and logic.
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R. Pitcher
Esher
Sir John
Amavit
Yorkshire
York
Richmond
Doncaster
Stepney
E. P
W.H.L
B.T
Sir W. Somerville
Lord Stanley
Lord John Russell
Duke of Wellington
Thomas Acland
Milnes
Pontefract
The Baronet Doings and Easter Pantomimes in 1838
A critical portrait of baronets in Easter 1838 with Sir George Sinclair Sir Francis Burdett and Sir Thomas Acland. The piece notes a restless pursuit of notoriety among baronets and mocks their political theatrics and shifting loyalties amid Tory dynamics and Peel’s leadership.
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Byron
George Sinclair
Francis Burdett
T. Acland
Baronets
F. Burdett
Sir Robert Peel
Burdett
Robert Peel
House
Westminster
Thomas Acland
Debate on Catholic Question Ends in Narrow Victory
Ministers faced ambiguity as Lord Morpeth and speakers argued over Irish Catholic rights and government concessions. OConnell delivered a powerful speech, Peel was criticized as weak, Spring Rice closed with vigorous points. Several peers missed votes due to illness or death as the Tory campaign against coronation peers faced a setback.
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Lord Morpeth
Litton
Lefroy
Lascelles
Reddington
Benett
Wiltshire
Townley
Cambridgeshire
Lord Sandon
Ward
Ireland
Lord Teignmouth
Bellew
Shaw
O’connell
Robert Peel
Baronet
Thomas Acland
Robert
Spring Rice
Lord George Lennox
Duke of Richmond
William Molesworth
Leader
Potter
A Modern Janus in the House of Commons
The article denounces Sir Eardley Wilmot for a double faced stance on Irish church revenues, praising Mr. Ward’s rebuke and tracing Wilmot's political shift from liberal to Tory alignment with Peel. It warns of future letters damaging his reputation and calls Warwickshire readers to reconsider his conduct.
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House of Commons
Ward
Eardley Wilmot
Thomas Acland
Baronet
Mr. Ward
Ireland
Eardley Wil
Robert Peel
E. Wilmot
Janus
Melbourne peers and the coronation batch debate
The piece argues Melbourne should include Sir Thomas Acland in the new batch of coronation peers. It credits his timely motion with saving the ministry from a crisis caused by tampering with the government’s foundational principle, noting Acland’s unintended role in preserving the administration.
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Melbourne
Thomas Acland
Canada and the Durham era peril and plea for mercy
An editorial warns that delays in Lord Durham's departure have sparked harsher Canadian punishment for insurgents Lunt and Matthews. It condemns high treason as a vague charge, urges clemency and amnesty, and appeals to Queen Victoria to grant pardons to heal the two Canadas.
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Canada
Toronto
Lunt
Matthews
Plunty
George the Third
Hanover
Ernest
Lord Eldon
Liberal Party
Two
Canadas
Mackenzie
Election Committees and the Decline of Public Justice
A critique of parliamentary election committees condemns compromised verdicts and bribery in Norwich and Gloucester. It argues such expediency defrauds voters, undermines justice, and threatens the integrity of the electoral system as Mr Hope’s return appears near certain.
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House of Commons
Norwich
Smith
Lord Douro
Gloucester
Hope
Peter Borthwick
Berkeley
Colonel Webb
Peter Borthwick's Dinner Plate Gift and Duel Tale
A report claims Mr. Peter Borthwick accepted a plate from former constituents and recounts a duel with a former colleague. Two shots were reported, but private accounts suggest only one could harm anyone as misfires occurred and both men fired harmlessly into the air.
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Peter Borthwick
Evesham
Niger
Rencontre
Peter
The Budget Taunts and Timid Hopes for Debt Reduction
The budget proposal is criticized as a tepid document with deficits and reliance on credit. Critics doubt the forecast of public charge reductions by 1867 and note last year’s expenditure exceeded receipts by £505,000. The debate ends with adjournment before deeper discussion.
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