Amendments and debates on bills in the House of Commons
The house debated amendments to the bill, with criticism of a proposed committee and the goings of peers. The Customs Duties bill advanced, debates on Debtors and Creditors and charitable funds followed, and discussions covered public fees, universities, and witnesses expenses. A Friday session saw petitions, Bank Charter notes, and inquiries into poor-law governance and Irish workhouses, ending with a Whitsun recess.
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House of Commons
Lord Broughem
Lord Cortennam
R. Perx
W. O. Staxtey
Bangor
St. Soph’'S
James Graham
Stanley
Hest
Crown
Prussia
Herald’s College
Patent Office
Govneurn
Williams
Hume
Cunistiz
Insolvent lists and legal queries raise readers’ concerns
A Constant Reader laments omitted insolvent lists and seeks remedies. Letters discuss deeds, set offs, church-rate legality, police aid, magistrate actions, and public notices. Other items critique theatre fires, dust in St Paul’s, manorial heriots, and legal interpretations across readers’ questions.
Debts of the Deceased and Surrogate Guidance
Heirs shoulder all debts of the deceased to their inheritance extent and the personal estate bears first responsibility. Creditors may sue without prior demand, though rare and viewed as unfair. The surrogate must be located through the bishop for diocese matters and marriage licenses are returned via the surrogate. Dissolution of partnership does not erase prior debts to third parties. bonds may be sued if the bankrupt estate lacks funds.
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Uture
Tamworth
Privy Council
Piggott
Lord Denman
Westminster Hall
Tippling
Janus I
A.P
Court of Common Pleas
Sleepy-hollow
Wraith
Duke of Wellington
Manchester
Weekly Chronicle
Theatre Royal
R. Borby
London
Tuesiis
E. B.—Woodcocksare
Kixepow
Bramham Park
Iimelf
Clanronald
John Morgan
John Newman
Palinarus
Treasury
R. D
Lords of the Treasury
Wharneliffe
Staplehurst
Z St. Paty Catuepnat
St. Paul’s
J.P .Lincoln'sianfields
Sussex
Heriot
Cattse
Royal Adelaide Gallery
Walkingham
Ian
Time Rules for Sunrise Sunset and Tides in Britain and Ireland
Practical guide details how to compute sunrise and sunset by latitude with adjustments per degree from 51 30, and how to compute high water times at major ports using offsets from London Dock gates. Also includes a dated weekly calendar with liturgical readings, celestial data, and weather ephemera for Whit Sunday through Trinity Sunday, noting moon phase, daylight length, and nautical outlook.
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London
Great Gritain
Ireland
London Dock
Bristol
Cork
Cove
Falmouth
Hull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Cambridge
Meteo
Ephem
Zadkiel
Charles the Second
Oxford Trinity
Times Reopens Old Debate On Peers And Reform
The Times revisits the 1831 question what to do with the peers as factory and poor laws spark debate. It warns the Tory tradition must prove usefulness to the people or face ruin, while praising the Lords Chapels Bill as moderate justice protecting church property and dissenters. The piece critiques both sides, notes Peel and Graham, and argues for practical policy over party posturing.
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Times
Tadpole
Taper
Hastings
House of Commons
Stll
Robert Peel
James Graham
Lord Ashley
House of Lords
Exeter
Lord Normanby
Milnes
House of Covenans
Lord Lyndhurst
England
Ireland
Lady Hewley
Colonel Fawcett
Munro
the Times
Fawcett
C.B
Daubbeney
Hiss
Mr. Munro
B. Davbeyey
55Th Foot
W. H. J. D. Cuddy
A Plan to Ease Poverty Through Growth and Reform
The author argues for expanding employment and food through Parliament by widening opportunity and confidence. Emphasizing education colonization trade and reform, the piece warns against destabilizing shocks to commerce and calls for prudent, principled action to improve the lot of all classes through sound policies.
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Clargea
The Triumph of Indiscretion and the Duke Victory
Indiscretion has achieved a memorable victory as the Duke and the directors seal a reconciliation with the 24 Gentlemen famed for a gross act of indiscretion. The East India Company might borrow a motto from the Spanish Regiments who boasted invincibility after the Baylen defeat, paralleling the conqueror of Waterloo securing accord with influential peers.
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East India Company
Austerlitz
Baylen
Waterloo
Wisest step praised as Hardinge urged for India policy
In a London dinner, the East India Company and Sir Henry Hardinge receive commendation for seeking the company’s wishes and ensuring satisfaction. The piece contrasts Hardinge’s calm, sensible speech with the eccentric bombast of Lord Ellenborough, praising the new Governor General’s wartime experience and prospects for peace and progress in India.
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England
Henry Hardinge
East India Company
Lord Ellenborough
India
Bank Resolutions and Currency Reform In Calm Analysis
A concise editorial argues that current Bank Resolutions require amendment after a string of bankruptcies and wasted dividends. It notes broad support from bankers and economists for the proposed plan, while acknowledging some opposition. The piece praises the Premier’s handling of a dry topic, predicting steadier prices and improved capital investment with limited circulation during distress.
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Lord Darnley
Robert Peel
Jones Loyd
Raikes Currie
Tooke
Brass and Brougham in a Park Gate dispute
A Victorian skewering of Lord Brougham over a private Park Gate clause slipped into a Carlisle and Lancaster Railway Bill. The piece accuses him of using power for personal gain, notes parliamentary clashes, and jokes that brass and Brougham will press for the gates despite opposition. It praises Lord Clanricarde's defense and mocks the self-importance of the peers in this public matter.
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Rhodes
Lord Brougham
Brougham Hall
Lord Campbell
Carlisle and Lancaster
Lords
Commons
House of Lords
Lord Clanricarde
Lord Cottenhaw
Lord Melbourne
Turnpike Trust
Railway Company
Robert Peel
Lord Clauricarde
Brass
B.s
Brougham
Postscript Counting Out at Westminster
Postscript on the practice of counting out in Parliament from Epsom to Sir J. Graham. The piece notes MPs drift away during Notice-days, with Tuffnell and Lord Marcus Hill urging attendance while the House collapses after supper. It critiques apathy and the lack of any pressing questions to justify prolonged sessions.
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Epsom
Sir J. Graham
Richard Hodgson
House of Commons
Tuffnell
Marcus Hill
Debate and Government Notices Mark June Session
The article discusses motions and precedents in the House, criticizing the ballot system for delaying key debates. It notes government influence and upcoming notices on sugar duties, Peers interference, Dissenters Chapels Bill, parish subdivisions in Scotland, Irish Church, and Corn Laws. It cites Mr. Borthwick and Mr. Christie, plus concerns over racecourse gambling and police regulations at Epsom.
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Peter Borthwick
Christie
John Russell
Duncombe
Billig
Scotland
Mth
Ward
Villiers
James Graham
Craven Berkeley
Epsom
Home Secretary
Lord Stanley
Crockford
Parish Vestry Meetings Prohibited for Pet Churches
Fragmentary legal note discusses vestry power to call meetings at churches and to grant licenses for holding events, with penalties for contrary proceedings. Mentions prohibition of pet parish churches and limited application not extending to Scotland or Ireland. The text is garbled and cites names and offices, reflecting a 19th century ecclesiastical bill.
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VestriTesty
Safford
Beckett Denison
Seotland
Ireland
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Canada
Lord Stasney
Sir C. Metcalfe
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Courts of Common Law Process
Jointstock Companies
Charitable Loan Societies
Church Temporalities
Court-martie
MG. W. How
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H. Dscsasoxe
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J. Graham
Gilbert
I. Graham
William TV
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Downing-street
Legal & Miscellaneous
Great Britain and Ireland
the Weekly Chronicle
the “Times
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Sarah Mather
Toxteth
Richard Harding
Lord Cottenham
George III
House of the People
Thomas Wilde
Robert Inglis
University of Glasgow
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Brougham, and Brass
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Colwick
Notingham
Saville
Nottingham
Brownsword
Bedford
Sam Wardle
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Colwickweir
Sarah Hardstaff
Swine
Cerin
Dhera
William Savill
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