Great Britain passes the Poor Law Amendment…

Great Britain passes the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, sometimes abbreviated to PLAA, an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed by the Whig government of Earl Grey that reforms the country's poverty relief system.

While called an Amendment Act it completely replaces earlier legislation based on England's Poor Law of 1601.

With reference to this earlier Act, the 1834 Act is also known as the New Poor Law.

Compromise is the key to many of Melbourne's actions.

He is opposed to the radical governmental reforms proposed by the Whigs, but rather than forcing a breach he had worked from within the party to prevent passage of the Reform Act 1832.

Although he was unsuccessful in this, when Lord Grey resigns in July 1834), Melbourne is widely seen as the most acceptable replacement among the Whig leaders, and becomes Prime Minister.

Under the Slavery Abolition Act, slavery is officially abolished in the British Empire on August 1.

The South Australia Act of August 15, which allows for the creation of a colony there, largely reflects the views of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, who sees control of land sales as a way to finance the development of a colony and encourage the emergence of a class structure similar to that of England.

King William IV's opposition to the Whigs' reforming ways leads him to dismiss Melbourne in November.

He now gives the Tories under Robert Peel an opportunity to form a government.

Peel serves as prime minister from late 1834, having founded Britain’s Conservative party on the basis outlined in his election speech known as the Tamworth Manifesto of 1834, in which he advocates reform within existing institutions.