Adjourned Debate on Corn Laws Divides Lords Over Policy
Lord Grey defends a moderate corn policy arguing artificial price rises tax the poor and harm wages while Lord Stanley and Ashburton warn of dependence on foreign grain. Beaumont presses adjournment as factions clash, Wellington speaks of duty and Peel’s government, and the vote nears amid sharp exchanges.
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Lord Caxntne
Earl Grey
Lord Stanley
England
Earl
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Cobden
Anti Corn Law League
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Best
Anti-Corn Law League
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Ireland
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Carpathian Mountains
Black Sea
Europe
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Earl of Dannocsit
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Earl of
Lords Debate on Bill Sparks Vivid Warning and Dissolution
A heated Lords session warns that rejecting the bill could trigger a new government and another election, delaying reform until 1819. The chamber debates dissolution options while the Commons discusses Andover Union evidence and Bridport election politics. The Lords vote tally shows a narrow majority for the bill’s second reading.
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House of Commons
Crown
House of Lords
Formus Seconp
Seconp
Prozies
Legal and Miscellaneous Correspondence Centered at St Pauls Churchyard
A reader seeks probate access at the Will Office with name and death date, fee one shilling. Letters to the editor praise Templar's Judicial Swearing remarks. The piece includes legal opinions on marriage in Scotland, inheritance, and ejectment, plus debates on Easter offerings and church duties.
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Fes
St. Paul's Churchyard
Weekly Chronicle
Templar
Sharnbrook
Beds
Scotland
England
Sraud
J.D
Dudley
Joseph
J.M
Court of Requests
Court of Chancery
London
Euston Square
Wellingborough
Wavford
Janes Powers
Upper Clapton
George Glynn
Birmingham
Noentleman
W.H.F. O
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W. W.H
Fatal railway accident near Stonehouse yesterday
A man employed in repair work on the Great Western Railway near Stonehouse was run over by the twelve o clock down train yesterday and killed instantly. The Chronicle reports the incident with brief details.
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Great Western Railway
Stonehouse
Yeaterday
Chellenhai Chronicle
Almanac rules for sunrise sunset and high water times
The article gives archaic instructions to compute sunrise and sunset by latitude, adjusting times per degree above or below 60 or 61 degrees, and to derive high water times at major ports by adding or subtracting hours and minutes from the London Dock time. It also lists calendar notes, liturgical dates, moon age, day length, and twilight conditions for specific dates in May and June.
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Ireland
London
Bristol
York
Cove
Falmouth
Aull
Milford Haven
Brighton
Cowen
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
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Dalhousie and Dalhousie’s economic debate over wheat and foreign dependency
In a calm, argued review of a trade session, Lord Dalhousie is praised for his clear handling of complex statistics on the average price and variance of wheat over 21 years, contrasting with Lord Stanley’s cautions about reliance on foreigners. The article notes a decisive division at half past three, with a 47 vote sealing the fate of monopoly and prompting national congratulations.
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Lord Dalhousie
Board of Trade
Lord Stanley
Meeting at Lansdowne House resolves Corn Importation Bill
The Whig Peers, under Lansdowne and John Russell guidance, abstain from altering the bill and back the only measure the country can accept. The Economist supports this view, noting the danger of the bill being lost and praising timely intervention by public figures.
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House of Lords
Lansdowne House
Lord Stanley
Robert Peel
Lord Ripon
Talleyrand
The
Times
England
Exeter Hall
Maynooth
M‘bale
Prosperity Robinson
Villiers
Cobden
Duke of Richmond
Lord Liverpool
Robinson
Frye
Peera
Toma
John Russell
Lord Lansdowne
Lord Melbourne
James Grahem
Economist
The Derby Debate and a Derby Day in England
The piece laments a 48 hour adjournment of a major debate on the Church, Peerage, and Crown, noting MPs adjourned to attend the Derby at Epsom. It praises Derby preparations, carriages along Grosvenor Place, and questions Lord Stanley’s prophecies on continental wheat replacing Kent and Essex crops, while celebrating British industry.
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Lord Stanley
Lord Winchelsea
Westminster
Epsom
J Ber
England
Grosvenor Place
Sam Slick
London
Calcutta
China
Botany Bay
Canada
Lancashire
Kent
Essex
Intense Irishness marks Smith O'Brien release in Commons
The Irish reform scene shifts as William Smith O'Brien is freed by a near unanimous House vote after the committee report. Observers note the split Repeal Party and question leadership, praising O'Connell's steadiness and reflecting on past coercion fights and future influence.
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House of Commons
Shaw
O'Connell
Smith O'Brien
O'Brien
Ireland
Repeal
82 Club
Durance
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