The defeat of the Second Reform Bill in October 1831 – An overview of public responses – Part 3 - Black flags and dumb peals: The spread of news of the defeat

Ball, Roger; Askew, Jane; Poole, Steve; Drury, John

Abstract

The following series of three articles examine initial public responses to the news of the defeat of the Second Reform Bill in the House of Lords on 8th October 1831 across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The evidential basis of this article is a dataset of 497 reform related public events gathered from a survey of over 150 national and regional newspapers during the period of October-December 1831. The dataset includes peaceful gatherings, meetings, parades and demonstrations as well as violent incidences of disturbance and riot.

Part 1 - The overall survey explains the methodology of the data gathering and provides an assessment of the observations along with maps and animations displaying the data over space and time.
Part 2 - In the metropolis… considers initial public reactions to news of the defeat of the reform bill in London by studying public meetings, protests and disturbances over the five days after the announcement.
Part 3 - Black flags and dumb peals: the spread of news of the defeat examines the dissemination of the news of the defeat and the consequent public reactions across Britain and Ireland.

• Digital Artefact Type: Website Content
• Online Publication Date: Oct 26, 2021
• Publication Date: Oct 26, 2021
• Deposit Date: Jan 30, 2025
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 31, 2025
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/13659944
• External URL: https://riot1831.com/2021/10/public-responses-part-3/