Legal ruling on Commons representation and peer voting rights
The text analyzes whether peers can vote in British Commons elections, arguing that the House of Commons represents the commonalty and that only commoners may vote. It cites Coke and Whitelock, notes Irish peer implications post union, and concludes that Irish peers not in the Commons or Lords lack voting rights in Commons elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commons
Crompton
Knights of the Shires
England
Lord Coke
Goa
Royal Aeeae
C. Rees
C. Whitelock
Wnr
Campys
Surrey
Lords
House of Commons
Parliament
Lords’ House
Lords’ House of Parliament
Commons of
Realm
Lord Southwell
Elliott
House of Peers
Prynne
Lord Redesdale
Rogers
John Metford
Woodfall
House of Lords
Lord Normanton
Ireland
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Lord Dinorben
Mr Freshfield Seeks Hereford Seat Amid Political Change
Mr Freshfield offers himself for the Reptacensanes oe 6 city of Hereford with the conservative support of Mr Hobhouse who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. Mr Beckwith, a common councilman of Farringdon Without, dies suddenly at Snowhill. He was a well respected ward figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freshfield
Hereford
Hobhouse
Chiltern
Beckwith
Farringdon
Snowhill
Acquittal of National article sparks royal press alarm in Paris
The Paris tribunals acquitted the National of insulting the king, provoking a defiant National statement that it aimed at the king. Press reactions describe royalist prosecutions and new circulars urging crackdown on electoral reform societies, amid census disturbances and arrests across France.
Europe News Roundup From Berlin to Luxemburg
German papers note convocation in Württemberg and noble promotions in Berlin. Russian finance minister arrives in Berlin. amnesty talks for Poles. Danish and Sardinian diplomatic shifts. Dutch army and navy sizes unchanged. Luxemburg rejoices over anti Germany stance and seeks Belgian customs terms. Swiss and Italian reports touch on commercial unions, revolts, and Naples unrest in Aquila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Holland, &c
Wurtemberg
Cancrin
Berlin
Prussia
Baron von Arnim
France
St. Petersburg
Russia
Zarskoe Zelee
Vienna
Upper Germany
Lemberg
Gazette
Frankfort Journal
Paul Esterhazy
London
Baron Neumann
Count de Heventlow
Denmark
England
Count de Munch Bellisghausen
Frankfort
Prince Metternich
Adelaide
Prince Royal of
Sardinia
Schenbrunn
Baron d’Oréglio
Poland
Tur Haave
M. van Doorn
Java
States General
General Chamber of Accounts
Luxemburg
William II
Grand Duchy
Belgium
Hague
Grand Council of
Tessin
Switzerland
Courrier Francais
St. Gall
Zurich
Gionale Delle Due Sieilie
Aquila
Abruzzo
Naples
Turkey and the East May Be Turbulent News From the Levant
Reports from Constantinople Beirut and Smyrna describe a shifting balance of power in the Ottoman realm. Lord Ponsonby nears departure from Constantinople as a clash between Riza Pacha and the seraskiers looms over the dismissal of the latter. Egyptian troops retain nominal control of the holy cities under the Turkish governor. Beyrout sees Mr Wood arrive while British officers depart. an Austrian admiral's flagship runs aground off Acre and is freed with effort. The latest London treaty ratification reaches England, and Said Bey Sami Bey are promoted to general rank. the emir Bechir’s tyranny faces renewed legal action in Malta as a disputed inheritance leads to confrontation among his successor’s heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levant
Constantinople
Alexandria
Malta
Smyrna
Ponsonby
Riza Pacha
Beyrout
Wood
Acre
Saida
Tahir Pacha
Tehéragan
Marseilles
Syria
Beyreat
Bechir
Josouf
Eyrant
Jademens
Plague at Acresa and English fort siege tale
A Courrier Francais letter from Jaffa describes English artillery detachment sent to Mount Carmel during the Acre plague and denied entry to St Jean d Acre upon return. It claims an ultimatum to bombardment and a bribe to the Turkish governor, though no Levant journal any corroboration is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaffa
Syria
Courrier Francais
St. Jean d’Acre
Mount Carmel
Beyrout
Levant
Metropolis swearing in of new sheriffs and city events
In Guildhall the lord mayor aldermen and officers swore in new sheriffs for London and Middlesex Mr Magnay and Mr Rogers. Debtors and prisoners were reassigned at Newgate and Whitefriars. A lord mayor election followed with Pirie chosen, Wood as his ally, amid cheers. A civic dinner at Mansion House honored the new officers with notable guests and toasts. The session also covered parliamentary worker disputes and city licenses for carmen and brokers, urging orderly conduct and compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guildhall
London
Middlesex
Magnay
Rogers
Newgate
Whitecross-street
St. Lawrence Church
Stebbing
Alderman Pirie
Thomas Wood
Deputy Stevens
Court of Common Council
R. Stopford
C. Napier
Walter Smith
Stopford
James Stopford
Arthur Stopford
Alexander Johnstone
Griffin
Fanshaw
William Stopford
Mitchell
Croly
C. S. Hunter
Brown
Lucas
J. Key
Peter Laurie
J. Cowan
Wilson
C. E. Law
Pirie
Humphery
Gibbs
J. Johnson
G. Carroll
Hooper
J. Duke
Farncomb
Britten
Pritchard
James and
Potter
City Remembrancer
Southwark
Rous
M.P
Westminster
Operative Masons’ Society
Parliament
Henry Joan Rous
Chapel-street
Grosvenor-square
Paviors
William Eastersproox
United Kingdom
Messrs
Peto and
Grissell
York Road
Lambeth
Peto
Lord Lincoln
Charles Barclay
Report on Bishopsgate tavern company dissolution
At Den Tavern Bishopsgate Sir G de Harpent chaired a meeting of proprietors. Mr Ricardo presented the committee report detailing the accounts and recommending immediate dissolution. The motion to receive the report passed unanimously for consideration at the next yearly meeting. October 3, SS.
American society seen through Trollope and travel sketches
A British reader reviews a mix of works about American life noting facts from Bonnycastle’s survey to Parley’s Penny Library. It discusses American manners, language, and social norms, comparing English and American society, and offers cautious observations on travel in New York, Lake Ontario, and Niagara Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Lee
Capital
London
T. Wilson
Noah
Gibbon Merley
Peter Parley
Wade
The
Polytechnic Journal
Bentley
Colburn
Mapa
Zinn
Richard H. Bonnycastle
United States
Britain
America
England
New York
Union
New England
Atlantic
Lake Ontario
Falls of
Niagara
BRADFORD TORIES RAGE AT LOSS AND PETITION THREAT
In Bradford the tories rage over their failed candidate Wilberforce amid bribery claims and vow to file a petition against Busfield’s election on grounds of residence changes. Busfield’s supporters deem the seat secure despite possible costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
Wilberforce
Busfeild
Bristol
Pitl
Bullock
Duke of Cornwall
Pill
Ashford
County of
Somerset
Williams
Jane Rogers
Lovell
Shepton Mallet
Ruy
Devon and Cornwall
Exeter Banks
Exeter
Crediton
Messrs
Sander
Exeter Bank
West of England and South Wales
Totnes
Newton
Hobhouse
Bath
Falmouth
Plumridge
M.P
Devonport
Merthyr Tydviil
Dreavrot
Penyparran
Glamonganshike
Bristo
Penydarran
Merthyr
Alderman Thompson
George Thomas
John Jones
Evan Williams
John Williams
Jeffery Connel
Harriet Williams
William Evans
Dangerously
David Davis
William Richards
J. Williams
I’. Grover
Wm. Reece
David Lewis
Alfred Hodam
Edmund Edmunds
Daniel Davis
Richard Williams
George Sarall
Morgan Davis
Benjamin Williams
Ireland News Roundup From Durty City Privy Council
In Durty Ireland Horace reports Lord Chief Justice Bushe sworn as lord justice at a privy council, amid posts and staff appointments. Fire destroys Mr Callan’s Dundalk mill, with accidental suggestion. Deanery of Cork. Freeman of the city conferred on Lt. George Frazer RN. Indian and Micmac scenes described. Father Mathew temperance pledge noted. a grim tale of shipwrecks and human flesh emerges from 1828 to 1829 in Quebec and Fox Cove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lombard
Carigaline
Cork
Vick-Reegal Srtarr
Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland
Richard Parker
Life Guards
Lord Francis A. Gordon
Arthur Lowry Cole
Sholto Lord Aberdour
71St Regiment
Robert Peel Dawson
Grenadier Guards
James Simpson
Freeman Murray
60Th Regiment
Wellington P.M. Talbot
7Th
Royal Fusiliers
James Butler
William Fred
Arthur Mont. Hill
Royal North British
Dragoons
Charles Lennox Kerr
Augustus Charles Lennox Fitzroy
Edward Sugden
Privy Council
Bushe
Henry Sugden
George Alexander Frazer
R.N
Kingstown Harbour
Wicklow-head
Douxe
Luister
Granicus
Quebec
Britain
Pars
Porison
Fox Cove
Godin
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Foreign Intelligence
Paris
National
M. Guizot
Royal Advocate
M. Marie
M. Thiers
Count Molé
Europe
Advvocate
Moniteuy
Clermont Ferrand
Milhau
Montpellier
Vesoul
Moulins
Univers
Clermont
Auvergne
Montendon
Journal du Peuple
St. Denis
Journal Des Débats
Journal Des Débat
Tunis
Porte
Temps
St. Cloud
Femips
Sentinel
Moniteur Parisien
Azoniteur Parisien
Bulletin Des Lois
Republic of New Grenada
Havre
Caroline
Brazil
Citeaux
Department of the
Cote d’Or
Young
Rouen
Spain
Madrid
Don Francisco de Paulo
Senor Arguelles
Arthur Ayton
Infante
Alcazar
Seville
Prince Henry
Isabella
Valencia and Corunna
Senor Lafont
Badajoz
Arrouchas
Alcantara
Signor d’Aguilar
Lisbon
Villa Nueva del Fresno
Senor d’Aguilar
el Hablader Patriota
Senor Onis
Senor Ferrer
Portugal
Board of Public Credit
Chamber of Deputies
Senhor Avila
Oporto
Revolutionary Party
Lord Howard
Narvaez
M. Dietz
Gibraltar
Macdonald
Marshal Saldanha
Turkey
East
Literary Chronicin
Condeau
Severty
North America
Condean
George the Third
Restigouche Mignans
Catuar
Richmond
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