Palace-yard meeting shows mixed verdict on reform drive
A metropolitan assembly of thousands in Palace-yard drew praise for order and calm while critics call the push for universal suffrage premature. Observers note strong speakers and cautious middle-class readers, questioning if leaders overshot the mark and fearing lasting political division.
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England
Mr. Pitt
Lord Eldon
Weekly Chronicle
Birmingham
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Attwood
Grete
New School of Liberalism
Feargus O’connor
Lovett
Hetherington
Morning Chronicle
Ebenezer Elliott
Elliott
Frazer
Edinburgh
Scotand
Leave
Douglas
Coronation in Milan Elevates Austrian Majesty and Pageantry
At dawn on the seventh a grand procession moved from the palace gates to Milan Cathedral with an ornate canopy and royal regalia. The Emperor wore imperial robes while the Empress and family watched from a palace balcony as bells rang and gun salutes announced the coronation. A lavish banquet followed at the viceroy’s palace, with foreign dignitaries and Metternich among the notable attendees, and Milan’s cathedral and palace halls described in rich splendor.
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Modena
Lucca
Tuscany
Christina
Spain
Berri
Maria Louisa
Prince Metternich
Inspector King Appointed Cape Town Superintendent of Police
Saturday the L division inspector Mr. King received government appointment as Superintendent of Police in Cape Town. A month earlier Mr. Ashton and another inspector were sent by the secretary of state to South Australia to organize a police force.
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Duke of San Carlos
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Havannah
London
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Christina
America
Mr. O'Connell
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Morning Chronicle
Stevenson
England
Virginia
King
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Cape of Good Hope
Ashton
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Unsuccessful London Palace-yard meeting draws little support
Leading papers report a disappointing turnout for yesterday's Palace-yard demonstration. Estimates vary from 4 000 to 15 000, with many attendees described as dull and unsympathetic. several papers blame the organizers for overblown expectations and a lack of true working class backing.
Wreck of the Forfarshire Steamer at sea inquiry verdict
A Bamborough inquest reports accidental death for four bodies found from the Forfarshire wreck. Boilers were leaky before the voyage, fires extinguished after Berwick, and the vessel drifted at mercy of weather. Noted rescue efforts include Mr Darling and Miss Grace Horsley Darling saving nine lives.
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Newcastle Chronicle
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Smeddle
Hamilton
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Longstone Island
Forfarshire
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John Humble
Newcastle
Shields
Accidental Voyage to New York and a Wealthy Will
Disclosing a mysterious disappearance in Diseworth Mr John Hinds writes from New York of his long absence and sorrow over an accidental voyage while a post office reform is announced. The will of the late Peter Holford, a rich Isle of Wight barrister, is probated with a fortune over £1 million and a stamp duty of £15,000.
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Diseworth
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Peter Holford
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