▁threat ▁of ▁civil ▁un rest . ▁▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁– ▁A ▁' Mon ster ' ▁Chart ist ▁r ally ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁Ken ning ton ▁Park , ▁London , ▁head ed ▁by ▁F ear g us ▁O ' Con nor . ▁A ▁pet ition ▁demand ing ▁the ▁franch ise ▁is ▁presented ▁to ▁Parliament . ▁▁ 1 8 ▁April ▁– ▁Second ▁Ang lo - S ikh ▁War ▁breaks ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁P un j ab . ▁▁ 2 1 ▁April – 2 3 ▁November ▁– ▁Ch op in ▁vis its ▁London ▁and ▁Scotland , ▁his ▁last ▁public ▁appearance ▁on ▁a ▁concert ▁platform ▁being ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁at ▁the ▁Gu ild hall , ▁London . ▁▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁– ▁Tre ason ▁Fel ony ▁Act ▁passed , ▁reducing ▁certain ▁categories ▁of ▁capital ▁high ▁tre ason ▁to ▁fel ony ▁pun ish able ▁by ▁pen al ▁transport ation . ▁ ▁May ▁– ▁Hud ders field ▁work house ▁sc andal : ▁an ▁inqu iry ▁reve als ▁the ▁poor ▁conditions ▁in ▁which ▁in m ates ▁have ▁been ▁kept . ▁▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁– ▁The ▁Pr ud ential ▁Mut ual ▁Ass urance ▁In vest ment ▁and ▁Lo an ▁Association ▁is ▁established ▁at ▁Hat ton ▁Garden ▁in ▁London ▁to ▁provide ▁lo ans ▁to ▁professional ▁and ▁working ▁people . ▁ ▁July ▁ ▁Great ▁Fam ine ▁( I reland ): ▁Pot ato ▁bl ight ▁has ▁returned ▁and ▁out break s ▁of ▁ch ol era ▁are ▁reported . ▁Fam ine ▁vict ims ▁on ▁out door ▁relief ▁peak ▁this ▁month ▁at