Inquest on fatal London and Birmingham railway accident adjourned
The harrow inquiry into the London and Birmingham railway disaster resumed with witness accounts. Signals, speed, and driver conduct were scrutinized, with adjournment set for the coming Wednesday as coroner and jury sought further testimony from key officials and witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakley
M.P
Queen’s Arms
Harrow
London and Birmingham
George Adams
Watford
Boxmoor
Simpson
Martin Brown
David Peck
Woodcock Hill
Bedford
Creed
Bradburn
John Bedford
Upper Seymour-street
Euston-square
Pattison
Woodcock-hill
Aylesbury
Harrow Station
Tam
Bruyeres
Mr. Creed
John May
London and Birmingham Railway Company
Finch
Berry
Charles Winkley
James Wood
May
Peck
York
Frederick Smith
Quinlin
Queen’s Head
Reformers and the working classes in Currie's speech
Mr Raikes Currie told Northampton's mayor that reformers should avoid hostile motions and favor gradual suffrage extension. He urged balancing order and progress, warning of chartism and the rise of isms, while advocating protection of the vote and prudent legislation as if suffrage were already in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raikes Currie
Northampton
Lord Melbourne
Legal and correspondence items on marriage, property and suffrage
A long selection outlines practical notes on marriage by registrar rules, lien retention, inheritance, debt actions, rents, and court processes. It includes commentary on education suffrage debates with opinions on who should vote and the burdens of taxation in a broader political context.
Palmerston's Note and the Eastern Question Debate
The Weekly Chronicle analyzes Lord Palmerston's November note in the context of the Syria settlement with France. It argues for measured diplomacy over sharp rhetoric, notes France's sensitivity, and warns that concessions may backfire as Guizot and Soult's cabinet navigate the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Monsieur Thiers
Mauvais
Syria
Vernon Smith
Lord Palmerston
John Rusell
Lord John Russell
B. Franktry
Egypt
Mehemet Ali
Ottoman Empire
Monsieur ‘Guizot
Europe
England
Monsieur Guizot
Northampton
Lord Asburton
Soult-Guizot
Monsieur Hiers
Courrier Frangais
Northampton Dinner and Currie’s Liberal Crossroads
A Northampton party dinner features Mr. Raikes Currie and Liberal MPs debating strategy with Mr. Vernon Smith. Currie argues for sustaining the Melbourne government and cautious reform while resisting Tory aims, praising Radicals and Lord John Russell, and urging a measured extension of the franchise within the Reform Bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberal Party
Morning Post
Sir Robert Peel
Lord Melbourne
Peel
Melbourne
Raikes Currie
Northampton
Vernon Smith
Robert Inglis
Rovert Peel
Lord Stanley
Canadas
Duke of Wellington
Lord John Russell
John Russell
Lord Durham
The German Marseillaise and German Reaction to French Press
The article discusses the cultural clash as German sentiment rises against França against the Marseillaise, noting Riego's Hymn and Liberty in Spain and the new song The German Rhine. It argues Republicans of 1840 resemble those of 1793 and warns Germany will resist French interference. Dr Wirth and German ultras oppose French nationalist pressure and fear of united frontiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riego
Spain
France
Germany
Rhenish
Prussia
Dr. Wirth
The New Irish Bishop
The choice of the new Irish Bishop reflects credit on the Government. Dr Dickenson, Chaplain to the Archbishop of Dublin, becomes a colleague on the Episcopal Bench. His services to Education in Ireland are highly valued and he has fostered a tolerant spirit in a long troubled country. He is unknown as a party man and regarded as an earnest, unassuming clergyman faithful to his duties and to others' consciences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napier
Robert Peel
O'Connell
Currie
Lord John Russell
Parsons
Mr. Wakefield
England
Lord Stanley
Borough of
Major Revell
Allen
Cececevess Cere Rene Scens Eed Sory
J.C. 8
Preas
Mehemet Ali
Great Britain
Weekly Chronicle
J.C.S
Dickenson
Dublin
J. Dickenson
Ireland
New Board
France in Debate Over Palmerston Note and Peer Reply
The piece notes in altered French opinion the Palmerston Note now debated by pro peace organs led by Journal des Debats. It cites the Chamber of Peers adding a pugnacious paragraph to its reply to the Speech from the Throne and signals potential meaning behind the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Palmerston
France
Journal Des Debats
Chamber of Peers
European powers weigh shifts in Egyptian crisis and war moves
The text notes a possible Austrian-backed move pressuring Mehemet Ali to yield while retaining Egypt. It also reports Ibrahim Pacha’s troops retreating from the Taurus passes toward Syria, a maneuver possibly linked to Austrian intervention. The timing and outcomes remain uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
France
Mehemet Ali
Egypt
Constantinople
Ibrahim Pacha
Taurus
Syria
Contest for the Aldermanic Gown in Farringdon Ward
The piece notes Alderman Harmer’s resignation creating a vacancy in Farringdon Without. It contrasts Sir James Duke and Mr. Butterworth as candidates, praising Duke’s service and Parliament role while questioning Butterworth’s prior Council experience. The editorial urges energetic support for Duke to secure the ward’s election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farringdon
Harmer
Dudgeon
James Duke
M.P
Butterworth
Law
Fleet-street
London
Requisitioned Gown Bid and British Texas Treaty Inked
Requisition to Mr Henry Butterworth proposed. he consents to nomination. Guizot replies to Lord Palmerston. A commercial treaty between Great Britain and the republic of Texas recognises its independence. Appointments: Mackenzie to U S Ionian Islands post and Sir Colin Campbell to Ceylon governorship. Mortality report: 885 deaths in London week ending Nov 14 with breakdown by disease and districts.
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Henry Butterworth
Butterworth
M. Guizot
Lord Palmerston
Morning Herald
Great Britain
Republic of Texas
Foreign Office
James Hamilton
Republic
America
France
Holland
Belgium
England
James Alexander Stewart Mackenzie
United States
Ionian Islands
Colin Campbell
K.C.B
Ceylon
Duke of Sutherland
York
York Minster
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Reformer
Tory
N. A. Vigors, Esq
Association
Dundas
Ivimey
J. S. Buckingham
New York
Canada
President
Liverpool
Boston Transcript
Pape
W. C.J
Querist
Charlotte
J. W
B. C
Army Pay-ofice
Whitehall
W. H
Kent
Bath
A. B.C
I. W
Court of Exchequer
Quasman
the Weekly Chronicle
MR. Raikes Currie
Chamber of Deputies
Des Court
Monsieur
Balbec
Damascus
Muscat
Lebanon
Ibrahim
Rapic
Sir C. Smith
Ainister de Tstranger
Marseillaise
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