The Union and the Tories in Ireland and England
A polemic denounces Tory zeal for the union with Ireland as inconsistent and opportunistic. It argues the union was bought with money and patronage, then attacks Tory reversals and calls Ireland essential to the empire’s strength, urging unity across England, Scotland, and Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
England and
Wales
Castlereagh
Pitt
O’connell
Union
England
Fraser
Blackwood
Times
The
Standard
Post
Scotland
Mr. Canning
Essex
West Riding
Yorkshire
Metropolitan
Middlesex
Surrey
Lambeth
Tower Hamlets
September Fashions and Sleeve Trends in Paris Attire
The article surveys September fashion with emphasis on sleeve styles from tight to fuller variations. It notes mantles in high fashion, sea side adaptations in dark silk, and pocketed cloaks. Paris reports Duchess of Orleans favoring larger sleeves and manteaux with decorative trims, shawls and toilettes reflect lightweight fabrics and ornate edgings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Orleans
Public Breakfast for Mr Wakley Indicates Reform Support
About three hundred electors attended a breakfast at Highbury Barn Tavern in honor of Mr Wakley MP, praising reform and the people as the source of power. Speakers denounced Tory opposition, toasted the Queen, and urged extending suffrage and shortening parliaments, with a later ball and fireworks to conclude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakley
M.P
Highbury Barn
Colonel Thompson
Jeffries
House of Lords
Mr. Wakley
Ireland
George the Third
Europe
America
England
Heneft
Geeral
Scotland
Finsbury
R. Peel
Smith
Duncombe
House of Commons
Herries
Harwich
Thompson
Dr Bowring Arrives in Paris on Commercial Mission
Dr Bowring reached Paris on Thursday en route to Italy and Egypt as part of a British government commercial mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowring
Paris
Italy
Egypt
Balloon Ascent For Charity At Hackney Gardens
Mrs Graham lifted in a Royal Victoria balloon from the Mermaid Tavern gardens Hackney for Mrs Cocking’s widow. Two parachutes modeled on Garnerin and Cocking were tested to show safety, but weather kept attendance low and the event failed to cover costs. The descent showed Garnerin’s parachute wobble while Cocking’s remained steady, then parachutes landed nearby and were retrieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooking
Mrs. Graham
John Adams
Cocking
Scottish Peers' Election at Holyrood Palace
Crowds fill the Picture Gallery as sixteen Scotch representative peers are elected amid protests over lineage and legal challenges. Duke of Buccleuch leads a dissent while peers vote. results show Tweeddale, Merton, Home, Elgin, Airly, Leven, Selkirk, Orkney, Arbuthnot, Strathallan, Forbes, Saltoun, Gray, Sinclair, Colville, Reay elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holyrood Palace
Ferguson
G. T. Bell
Lee
Duke of Buccleuch
Marquis of Tweeddale
Earl
Earl of Stirling
Duke of Bucclexch
Lord Cockburn
Claissant
House of Lords
Mr. Bell
Earl of Lauderdale
Buchan
Airly
Leven
Stirling
Arbuthnot
Strathallan
Forbes
Sinclair
Belanven
Duke of
Kenmore
Reay
Forrester
Holle
Ruthven
Earl of Mar
Earl of Merton
Earl of Home
Earl of Elgin
Earl of Airley
Earl of Leven
Earl of Selkirk
Earl of Orkney
Viscount Arbuthnot
Viscount Strathallan
Lord Forbes
Lord Saltoun
Lord Gray
Lord Sinclair
Lord Colville
Lord Reay
Earl of Buchan
Dr. Lee
Fire at Surat Destruction Amid City Ruins
The Bombay Gazette reports a devastating Surat fire that consumed three quarters of the city, 500 lives lost, and left 5,000 to 6,600 houses destroyed. Origin unclear, initial neglect and dry heat aided spread. city mourns potential long recovery. The same issue notes quiet on the Mangalore coast and rebel activity in Coorg. A Henley case ties a Baron to a Brazil mines swindle and a daylight heiress ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surat
Court
Bombay
Caledonia
Stroyan
Liverpool
Mangelore
Mangalore
Buntwalla
Coorg
Madras Cavalry
Henley
Baron de
Allen
Brighton
London
Mercury
Kitty Willis
Lady Fanny
The Polish Refugees Labor Alongside English Workers
The article describes Polish refugees, including officers and nobles, taking work on the Great Western railway in London area. It highlights their varied fates, from brave sacrifice in Poland to hardship in exile, with a poignant tale of a young nobleman aided by a contractor and others enduring illness and starvation, urging British public sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Western
London
Metropolis
Axe and Spade
B—cz
M—cz
S—cxz
Maidenhead
B——ski
Tilbury
Pole
Volhynia
Poland
Galicia
Austria
Silvio Pellico
O——ski
England
Extraordinary SuicipE German Painter Baffles Connoisseurs
A Madrid letter reports a German painter named Johnnes commissioned by the Duke of Brunswick copied Raphael in the local museum. Critics found merit, but the artist destroyed himself after deeming his work too unlike the original, causing a stir amid political unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suicipe
Madrid
Johnnes
Duke of Brunswick
Raphael
Ruislip
Hillingdom
Eastcote
Uxbridge
Middlesex
Bignell
Hillingdon
Harvey
Treatment of a Marine Officer by the Carlists
Vera August 22 official correspondence dispels reports that Lieutenant White of the royal Marines was shot by General Giubelalde. Lt. White, captured near Oyarzun, is treated with humane care and lodgings, while Giubelalde condemns Carlist prisoner mistreatment and invites further scrutiny from British officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Royal Marines
Oyarzun
Renteria
Tolosa
John Owen
Giubelalde
Owan
Charles V
Iran
St. Sebastian
Col. Owen
Bartolome Giubelalde
Death toll rises on Lady M Naghten emigrant ship tragedy
A Sydney Herald authorised report recounts 61 deaths during the Lady M Naghten voyage from Cork to Sydney, with 420 passengers and crew of 30. Disease and overcrowding sparked by poor conditions and exhausted medicines led to fatalities among children and adults. captain Hastwick is praised for his efforts amid harsh emigration practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape of Good Hope
Bean
M‘naghten
Bass’ Straits
Port Jackson
Britain
Hastwick
Palmerston Address to Tiverton Electors
Lord Palmerston thanks Tiverton electors for their support and pledges diligent service while urging reformers to stay united. He cites Ireland as needing reform and hopes for a public entertainment where politics are set aside. August 15 Stanhope Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Palmerston
Tiverton
House of Commons
United Kingdoms
Ireland
Palmerston
Stanhope-street
Swan River
Pigaon
Western Australia
King George’s Sound
York
Avon
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