Opening of the 1799 session and Irish Union debate
The article surveys the opening of the 1799 Irish Parliament, detailing Lord Castlereagh’s stiff stance, Barons, and MPs in Parliament. It portrays the anti union opposition’s gains, government concessions, and the pivotal Ponsonby speech challenging the Legislative Union. Castlereagh’s furious rebuttal and the ensuing divisions mark a crucial moment in the Irish constitutional struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Clare
Lord Castlereagh
Lord Cornwallis
Great Britain
Ireland
House of Lords
Commons
Grattan
Irish House of Lords
Lord Tyrone
Waterford
Robert Fitzgerald
Corkbeg
Himlf
Cork
Erd Tyrone
Fitzgerald
Saurin
Plunket
Bushe
Ball
Curran
John Parnell
Moore
Baron Smith
Scotland
Lawrence Parsons
O'Connell
Castlereagh
Jonah Barrington
Trench
Mr. Cooke
Mr. Trench
Cooke
Tousay Ii
Mishnaly
Luke Fox
Marquis of Ely
Common Pleas
Munster
Fox
George Ponsonby
Mr. Ponsonby
Ponsonby
Jonah
Toler
Lord Norbury
Mr. Fortescue
Louth
Fortescue
Ffrench
Royal Visits and Noble Appointments Shuffle Through
Royal visits are scaled back as Emperor of Russia and King of Hanover will not tour Britain this season. The King of Saxony arrives soon with a reception planned. The Crown Prince of Denmark may visit Scotland to study Highlands geology. The Prince of Wales becomes a governor of Christ's Hospital. Mr Hunt's son is chosen. A £50 donation funds South Hackney church. Ministerial reshuffles place Talbot and Granville Somerset in key posts.
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Russia
Hanover
Saxony
London
Crown Prince
Denmark
Scotland
Faroe Islands
Copenhagen
Count Reventlow
Highlands
Prince of Wales
Christ's Hospital
Hunt
Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Institution
John Herschell
Prince
Colonel Anson
Cornwall
West Briton
South Hackney
H. H. Norris
Marning Herald
Lord Talbot
Garter
Earl of Lonsdale
Granville Somerset
Duchy of Lancaster
Thomas Fremantle
Aleary Hardinge
Treasury
Robert Vee
Germany
Grand Duke of Hesse
Moritz de Haber
Barbenhausen
Inedia
Sovuthampton
India
Liverpool
Alexandria
France
Marseilles
Egypt
Surz
Oriental Company
Hindustan
Calcutta
Sir Henry Hardinge
Lord Ellenborough
Sir Henry
Saden Hall-Street
Oriental Sum Company
Bentinck
Mogland
France and Spain News From Paris to Madrid Markets
Latest intelligence reports from Paris include stock gains in Madrid credited to Paris and London rather than domestic gains. Calabrian insurgents, grain export bans in Naples, and a French naval artillery corps reorganization are noted. Paris mentions a royal family incident at Neuilly and a Barcelona departure for the Queen and Infanta. Spain sees a bank investment and a fire in Madrid barracks. Germany, Sweden, and Swiss diplomacy are touched, with Peel’s movements and various society notices and market snapshots across Europe.
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France
Paris
Switzerland
Morocco
Madrid
London
Malta
Mediterranée
Calabria
Naples
Moniteur
Royal Corps of Artillery
Navy
L'Orient
Orleans
Rouen
Havre
Avignon
Strasburg
Bayonne
Infanta
Barcelona
Narvaez
Neuilly
Prince de Joinville
Louis Philippe
Prince de Juinville
Morning Herald
Spain
Bank of San Fernando
Germany
Gustavus of Vasa
Owers
Ing Oscar
Sweden
Oscar
Norway
Gustavus Adolphus
Diet
Stockholm
L. H. Gyllenhaal
Switzer
Land
Duc de Bordeaux
Duchess de Berri
Robert Peel
Drayton Manor
Staffordshire
Baronet
St. Martin-in-the-fields
Roberts
Artichoke Tavern
Blackwall
J.T. Leader
Evans
Geographical Society
Zoological Society
Geological Society
Society of Arts
Hutchinson
Pratt
Royal Institution
Daubeny
Maidstone
Prince Albert
Eros Mostem
Tippoo Saib
Seringapatnam
George the Third
Eton College
Eton
Suesday
Salthill
Tippao Saib
Frogmore Gardens
Charlotte
Chicuester
Arthur Lennox
the Treasury
London Library
Pall Mall
Earl of Clarendon
Earl of Lovelace
Campden
Viscount Mkenzie
F. Byng
J. P. Bouverie
Leslie Melville
J. Phillips
Jan Forster
T. B. Macaulay
M.P
T. Pemberton Leigh
James Clarke
Bart
M.D
J. Denman Maurice
J. Spalding
J. H. Merivale
G. Glynn
C. Shaw Lefevre
Salisbury
Leeds
Huddersfield
Rochdale
Bradford
Manchester
The Sempstress and a Night of Theatre
The programme combines Mor ton s Secrets Worth Knowing a revival praised for Miss Hortons Sempstress and Sally Downright. The cast shines with Mr. Howe Buckstone and Miss Horton delivering moving village to London scenes. The new drama marks Hood s Song of the Shirt inspiration but music flaws mar its effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton
Mrs. Glover
Sally
Charles Mathews
Rostrum
Farren
Nicholas
Gusset
Mr. Howe
London
Goaset
Villaiy
America
Mercy
Miss . Horton
Gussett
Goldring
Buckstone
Julia Bennett
Miss Horton
Irish State Trials judgment on new trial motion
In Dublin May 24 the full court ruled on the Queen v Daniel O Connell et al for a new trial. Lords Perrin Crampton and Burton divided on whether to grant a new trial. Perrin would grant for O Connell and Tierney. Crampton would grant for all if needed. Burton and the Chief Justice would refuse. Proceedings discuss alleged conspiracies, newspaper evidence, and misdirections with judgment delivered after a long session.
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Duniin
Daniel O'Connell
Justice Perrin
Traversers
Dublin
John Rigby
John Jason Rigby
Mullaghmast
O'Connell
Confederacy
Perrin
Messrs
Barrett
Duffy
Pilot
Freeman
Gray
Mr. O'Connell
O’connell
Mallow
Tara
Crown
Tierney
Justice Crampton
Burton
Crampton
Volle
Gentleman
Desperate Suicide Attempt at Southwark Bridge
In Guildhall a 25 year old woman Sarah Ann Dyer faced Alderman Hunter after attempting to end her life by leaping from Southwark bridge. Police recounted her despondent state and a man named Harvey who seduced her, abandoning her with ruin and no support. She was remanded to Thursday for friends contact and is to receive care in the infirmary.
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Mademoisette Rossini
Moille
Rossini
Adelphi Theatre
Collini
Anderson
Prince of Wales
Duchy of Cornwall
Prince Albert
England
Germany
Hanover
Houdair
Vaya
Cowns Journal
Newport
Isle of Wight
Harvey
London
Smuh Field
John Gardner
Smithfield
Daniel Lambert
Thomas Jones
Lambert
Bow Street
Eliza Millar
Jardine
Benjamin Sheppard
Sheppard
Mr. Jardine
Clerkenweil
Pearce
Sarah Bridges
Richardson
Belgrave Terrace
Holloway
Newgate
Queen Square
Richards, Wynn
Seer
Elliot
St. Margaret's Workhouse
William Squib
House of Correction
Richards
Wynd
Russell
Wandsworth
The
Kylie
Andrew Nash
Mary Swanne
Edward Swannel
Lark Blail Lane
Clapham
Complainant
Charles Aulberg
Alexander Stewart
John Horton
Liverpool
Dublin
Jin
Wee
Custom House
Nuva
Walker
Aew
John Allchin
Reform State Benefit Society
White Bear
Bermondsey
Cottingham
Marrs
Prisor
Thian
Meistein
Callinshem
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Prinsep
Kilmarnock
Johnston
Princsep
Iudia
Slandard
Galmoy
Mgr. Magee
Thomas-street
Grangegorman-lane
HampsTead
New End
T. M. Wilson
Hampsteadheath
Samuel Hoare
H. M. Jones
Hampsteed
M‘naughten
Dacumoxy
Mr. Drummond
Bethlem
Peter Laurie
McNaughten
Wilka
Excent
Louden
Edinburgh Witness
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