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| Ambassador Canning, George |  |
| Constantinople Appointed Ambassador to Turkey |
| London Appointed Minister of Constantinople, 3rd term |
| Commander in Chief Wellesley, Arthur | |
| London Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| Discovery of Ross Ice Barrier Ross, James Clarke | |
| Ross Barrier Discovers the Ross Ice Barrier |
| Governor Jamaica Bruce, James | |
| Appointed Governor of Jamaica |
| Legislation Coal Mines Ashley-Cooper, Anthony | |
| Leader of the reforms for coal mines legislation, Coal Mines Act |
| Reform of Coal Mines Ashley-Cooper, Anthony | |
| Leader of the reforms for coal mines legislation, Coal Mines Act |
| Reform of Employment Peel, Robert | |
| London Prohibits the employment of women & children under ten underground |
| Reform of Taxation Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Income tax is reintroduced to cope with the budget deficit |
| London Set at 7d in the pound with an exemption limit of œ150 |
| Rule of Hong Kong Peel, Robert | |
| Hong Kong Under the treaty of Nanking Hong Kong is ceded to Britain |
| Rule of Hong Kong Pottinger, Henry | |
| Hong Kong Negotiates the treaty of Nanking under which China cedes Hong Kong to Britain |
| Rule of Hong Kong Temple, Henry John | |
| Hong Kong Under the treaty of Nanking Hong Kong is ceded to Britain |
| Treaty of Nanking Peel, Robert | |
| Nanking Under the treaty of Nanking Hong Kong is ceded to Britain |
| Treaty of Nanking Pottinger, Henry | |
| Nanking Negotiates the treaty of Nanking under which China cedes Hong Kong to Britain |
| Treaty of Nanking Temple, Henry John | |
| Nanking Opens up Canton, Amoy, Foochow, Nangpo & Shanghai, known as "the Treaty ports" |
| Nanking The treaty of Nanjing ends the 1st Opium War between Britain & China |
| Nanking Under the treaty of Nanking Hong Kong is ceded to Britain |
| Treaty of Webster Ashburton Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| London Settles a border dispute between Canada & the USA |
