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Lot 3044
Historical DocumentsWilliam Huskisson, the First Man to Die on the Railway1808 (21 June) letter from Downing Street to John Maitland, requesting his attendance at the House to vote on a bill proposed by Spencer Percival concerning compensation to be paid to John Palmer, the originator of mail coaches. Signed "W. Huskisson" and the recipient's name. Fine. Photo William Huskisson (1770-1830), President of the Board of Trade. In 1808 he was Secretary to the Treasury.The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Spencer Percival, was trying to get through the annual Act for various grants (heads of government expenditure). The House of Lords had the power to reject the whole but not to amended parts, and Percival feared that their opposition to a proposed grant to John Palmer would lead to the entire Act being rejected. He therefore proposed to deal with the Palmer grant separately.John Palmer (1742-1818) devised the system of mail coaches and, for a time, was comptroller general of the Post Office. Dismissed in 1794 he campaigned strongly for a proper reward for his work. Percival's instincts were correct as three Acts were rejected before Palmer was awarded £13,000 in 1813.The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&M) took place on 15 September 1830. The opening day was a major public event. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, the Prime Minister, rode on one of the eight inaugural trains, as did many other dignitaries and notable figures of the day. Huge crowds lined the track at Liverpool to watch the trains depart for Manchester. William Huskisson, former cabinet minister and Member of Parliament for Liverpool was a highly influential figure in the creation of the British Empire and an architect of the doctrine of free trade, but fell out with Wellington in 1828 over the issue of parliamentary reform and resigned from the cabinet. Hoping to be reconciled with Wellington, he approached the Duke's railway carriage and shook his hand. Distracted by the Duke, he did not notice an approaching locomotive on the adjacent track, Rocket. On realising it was approaching he panicked and tried to clamber into the Duke's carriage, but the door of the carriage swung open leaving him hanging directly in the path of the oncoming Rocket. He fell onto the tracks in front of the train, suffering serious leg injuries, dying later that night.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
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W.P. Schreiner W.P. SCHREINER Autograph Legal `Opinion` & Documents Foolscap William Philip Schreiner (1857-1919) was Olive Schreiner`s younger brother and and himself an important political and legal figure. He was a distinguished advocate of the Cape Supreme Court, Attorney General in Rhodes cabinet and subsequently Prime Minister of the Cape Colony. This small archive comprises the following: 1. 6pp. ribbon typescript prepared by Mackintosh McIntyre Solicitors of details of a Will and requesting `Counsel`s Opinion` regarding the children`s share of the income. The last page is signed in ink and addressed to The Hon. W.P. Schreiner K.C. in Cape town. It is dated East London, June 1903. 2. On the verso of the last page of the above document, W.P. Schreiner has written in ink a detailed opinion. This is written in a very small closely spaced script and continued in like vein on the side of page and signed by Schreiner. There are c65 lines and c800 words crammed on to the foolscap page. 3. Attached by paper clip to the first page of the typescript is a small note in the hand of Justice Oliver Deneys Schreiner, W.P. Schreiner`s son and well known judge and chancellor of Wits University. In it he states: `This case for opinion and the opinion was given to me by an attorney - I have forgotten who it was - in Bloemfontein several years ago. Signed with initials O.D.S. and dated 21.3.61. He was obviously passing this on for use in a similar case which is quoted at the top of the note. The condition of this lot is fair with some fraying and splitting at the folds, particularly the page with W.P. Schreiner`s autograph notes which is fragile. Schreiner`s autograph is uncommon and the joint presence of the autograph note from Oliver Schreiner, his son, makes for additional interest, linking the two great legal minds. Fair 1903 Click here to view further details and to bid
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