Seizure of Ferrara Meeting Spurs Catholic Solidarity
A large gathering at the Literary and Scientific Institution on Commercial Road East urged sympathy for Pope Pius IX and condemned Austrian aggression in Italy. Speakers praised papal leadership, urged prayers and funds, and passed resolutions calling for support of Italian liberty and the Holy See. The article also notes favorable law opinions on Baron de Rothschild's MPs seat, plus obituaries and a peerage note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom of
Austria
Commercial Road East
John Moore
England
Christendom
London
Roman Catholica of London
Friends of Liberty
Frederick Lucas
Pius IX
Ireland
Italy
Austris
Great Britain
Rome
St. Patrick
St. Austin
Canterbury
Lucas
Patrick Kelly
W. Kelly
John
C. Powell
Acheson
Papal
Virginia Street
Holy See
Lirgzang Institutons
Leicester Square
Hackney Road
Inise Missuy
Réforme
Dex Débats
Bronday
Lizurexant Munro
Munro
Newgate
Wedge
Norrisanan
Mr. Brown
Barriet Atkins
Jamen, Atkins
Coalpit Lane
Union
Charlotte Sims
William Sims
Brookstreet
Vertie
National Alliance holds Tower Hamlets public meeting on reform
A crowded public meeting at the Eastern Institution in Commercial Road, led by Mr. Thompson after a delayed start, backed the National Alliance for Real Representation. Speakers urged universal suffrage, ballot voting, and the end of property qualifications, with donors and supporters pledging funds and broad cross-class backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Road
Tower Hamlets
G. Thompson
Thompson
Ebenezer Clark
Yorkshire
Rugby
London
Ita
Clark
The
Alliance
John Norton
Lincoln
Earl of
Anti Corn Law League
House of Commons
Cobden
J. Brooks
National Alliance
Fraser
Union of All Reformers
Complete Suffrage Association
Macaulay
Popular Rights
Bradford
England
E. Miall
H. Vincent
Norwich
Mr. Vincent
Fragmented Legal and Social Notices from 1847 Chronicle
A selection of letters and notices discusses partnership dissolution and legal actions, tax and construction questions, insurance and tenancy disputes, and earlier parliamentary critique. Readers debate protection, corn laws, and political integrity, with letters from Swaffham and London addressing hardship, rent, and public welfare. An inquest report details a woman’s death from poverty and lack of basics, highlighting poor relief failures.
Liberal Policy and Prospects for the Liberal Party
A correspondent surveys Liberal Policy and Prospects for the coming Parliament. It argues the last election showed no clear, unified plan, warns of factional splits and party-packing, but sees potential in a practical, less heated session. It notes Peel’s influence, Tory divides, and hopes for parliamentary focus on social questions over partisan strife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fes
London
B.C
Kappa
B. P
T. H
Lord Morpeth
Weekly Chronicle
Sir Hard Upon
St. Stephen's
Peter Pindar
Se. S
Chronicle of
England
Mwatch
Haware Trenchon
Hawser Trandon
H.T
West Norfolk
Swaffham
Afr
Bagge
Armand Colonel Mason
Hamond
Bag
Cobden
W. B. Lewis
Baoda
Robert Peel
Liberal Party
Volga
Stanleyites
Peel
Russell
Roland
Pessons
Thhe League
Macaulay
Major Fox
Hawes
Fielden
House of Commons
Journal of Europe
Bentinck
Bentincks
Tyrrell
Hastings
A Calendar On Sunrise Sunset And Tidal Times In Britain
A dated calendar passage explains calculating sunrise and sunset by latitude with adjustments above or below 51 degrees, and finding high water times at major ports with a long list of local offsets. It also notes the weekday schedule, liturgical readings for Fifteenth and Sixteenth Sundays after Trinity, lunar age, daylight length, and sunrise and twilight times for the dates shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Ireland
London Dock
Bristol
Falmouth
Milford Haven
Brighton
Qhoura
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
Scotland
Parliament Privilege Opposed as Dishonorable Impunity Alleged
A historical critique argues that parliamentary privilege to avoid accountability for debt and misconduct is discreditable, enabling MPs to evade consequences during electoral intervals. It cites Bankrupt Laws, elections, and case examples as evidence, urging swift parliamentary reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anothe Ually
Sir William Blackstone
M.P
Ireland
Commesi
Wil Ky
Social prospects of France in a fragile republic tone
The piece laments French degradation under feudalism and dictatorship, arguing reform must be social before political. It critiques the Standard's blindness to danger, links private crime to public corruption, and stresses the need for a virtuous king, elevated women’s status, and a moral, wife-centered social order to revive France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
League
England
Rome
Switzerland
Duchess de Praslin
Spain
Schlegel
Hotel de Praslin
Privilege of Parliament and Parliamentary Immunity
Fragment discusses the privilege of MPs from arrest and notes limitations on property rights during privilege. The text reflects the notion that a member enjoys immunity while in session, with implied discussion of legal opinions among lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cememon
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Lospor
Baron de Rothachild
C. Egan
Dat. Tames
Baron de Rothschild
Rexuune
Viscount Renunisy
Adam Gordon
Nova Scotia
Baronet
Castle
Stewartry
Kirkendbright
Kenmare
Mary Anne
James Wildey
Louisa
Charles Bellamy
Best Todls Company
Gordon
Keoware and Lochinver
National Alliance For
Manchester
Preston
Legal & Miscellaneous
the Weekly Chronicle
Great Britain and Ireland
Morn
Esturdsy
Tas Dla Ll
Wadnesday
Sor
St. James's
Minto
Daily News
Sanitani Conpitioy Og
Tama MetRopols
Robert Grosvenor
E. Chadwick
Souuwd Smith
Owen
R. Lambert Jones
Chadwick
Bir
Southwood Smith
Richard Lambert Jones
Wood Chronicle
Versailiza
Versailles
Boulevards
Mabille
Charau Reys
Gadens
Kings Gardens
Issett
Luhosse
Mogador
Abe
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