Crisis in Hanover and the limits of royal power
The article discusses rising tensions in Hanover over constitutional rights and sovereignty. It contrasts historic self government with recent feudal privileges under the Brunswick monarchy and critiques parliamentary fees and corruption while urging public scrutiny and civic engagement ahead of the next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
London and Westminster Review
Duke of Cumberland
Kingdom of
Diethmarsk
Hildesheim
Hanseatic League
Germany
Plantom
Napoleon
House of Brunewick
Geo. IV
Egland
Brunswick
Haxnevr
Weekly Chronicle
House of Commons
Huse
Commors
Court of Requests
Heppy
Himgelf
Ward
Charles Buller
Roebuck
William Molesworth
Grate
Clay
Hawes
Antislavery Society Delegates Meet at Exeter Hall
A gathering of delegates from anticlavery committees across the realm convened at Exeter Hall on Tuesday in the forenoon to draft a series of resolutions advancing the society’s aims. Only delegates were admitted to the room, and others were barred from entering.
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Kimdom
Tusday
Ore
Civic Banquet Anecdotes From a Royal Visit
Folio recounts a London civic banquet with anecdotes about the Queen in retirement and the aldermen in buckram overalls. It notes a diamond ornament lost and recovered, a Fat Lady with a green velvet bag causing seat chaos, and remarks on the Lady Mayor’s grace.
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Roral MisHar
Duchess of Kent
Peter Laurie
Guildhall
Paul
Bedfordbury
Westall
Boz
London
Carelies Marnner
Geo. IV
Bere
Duke of Norfolk
Bunny
France
Austria
England
America
Paris
Bond~street
Tug Doxx
Duke of Wellington
Hayorzes
Queen's Visit to London Guildhall in Grand Pageantry
A detailed account fixes errors about the royal visit to Temple Bar and Guildhall. The lord mayor presented the city sword to the Queen, who praised the ceremony, while the Lady Mayoress entertained with emerald and diamond regalia. The Royal Artillery Company guarded the event and the banquet showcased superior national plate and bespoke dessert pieces by Hetherington & Co.
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Temple-ber
Guighall
Davis
Child
Inge
Temple-bar
Temple
London
Guildhall
Hunter
Birch
Scholey
Weed
William Heygate
Venables
Fletcher
Charfibergin
Royal Artillery Company
Duke of Sussex
Guild of St. George
Edward I
Archers of
Fansbury
Henry VIII
Anne
Prince George of
Denmark
George I
George II
George IV
Prince of Wales
William IV
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth
Tilbury
Clarendon
Bank of England
Finsbury
Duchess of Kent
Messrs. Hetherington and Co
Queen's Table
Charles Islenden
Bishopegate-street
Duke of
Devonshire
Alderman Combe
Wreck of the Echo at Plymouth Strands Two Children
Signals of distress at St Helier's announced the Echo from Plymouth struck a sunken rock off Fort Regent and sank. Captain Hammond, crew, and passengers survived but two children died, the mother is gravely ill, and an inquest returned a verdict of accidental death for the youngest.
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Plymouth
St. Helier’s
Fort Regent
Echo
Hammond
Queen's Dramatic Welcome at Drury Lane and Covent Garden
The Queen visited Drury Lane on Wednesday night where the house overflowed with crowds. The royal box, decorated boxes, and a sea of nobility framed a reception ending with a rousing encore and the anthem God Save the Queen. receipts reportedly near £900. On Friday she attended Covent Garden with similar spectacle and a crowded house praised by critics and audiences alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drury-lane
Born
Russell
Marquis of
Coryngham
Earl of
Albemarle
Duchess of Sutherland
Tavistock
Pele
Mr. Balls
Mr. Seguin
Miss Cawse
Romer
Home Persits
Royoung
Mr. Templeton
Ges
Marchioness
Marquis of Conyngham
Cavendish
Greenwood
Duchess of Bedford
Marquis of Lansdowne
Earl
Countess of Mulgrave
Lord Morpeth
Mr. Balfe
Rochelle
Simpson and Co
Galfe
Balfe
Britain
Britannia
National Air
Queen
Drury Lane
Duchess of Kent
Covent Garden Theatre
Royal Box
Misa Huddert
Josephine
Parliamentary Fees Reform Petition Calls for Reduction
A Dublin election petition agent asks the House of Commons to revise the long standing private bill and election petition fees and end the routine charges that burden petitioners and defendants. He cites £1050 in Dublin fee penalties and notes that former duties are no longer performed yet fees persist. He urges separating election petition costs from private bill expenses and argues for fair funding of the legislature’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spaker Abercrombie
William Robert Sydney
Knistit
Honourable House
Kmg
George
King George
Ouse
Dublin
George the
Hume
Grand Pedestrian Undertaking to Croydon and Back
Towns endures a grueling 60 mile per day pedestrian march over ten days led by Townsend. He starts from Vauxhall and passes Croydon each leg, facing rain and fatigue while spectators swell the event. Tickets for a Polish ball rise in value, and organizers plan grand fancy dress to heighten the evening scene.
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Croydon
Townsend
Chapter-street
Vauxhall-bridge-road
Brixton
Greyhound
Streatham
Chapter Street
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