Timeline: Past and Present Company

	Date	Event(s)
1	1823	New laws concerning marriage by licence â€“ 'very troublesome' according to some: "the Act was repealed, all in a hurry, at the beginning of the next session" Peel begins penal reforms death penalty abolished for over 100 crimes Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School Rubberised waterproof material produced by MacIntosh 2 Dec 1823: US President James Monroe delivers a speech establishing American neutrality in future European conflicts (the 'Monroe Doctrine')
2	1824	RSPCA established Portland cement patented 4 Mar 1824: Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) founded (called the "National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck" until 1854) 10 May 1824: National Gallery in London opens to the public
3	1825	27 Sep 1825: Stockton to Darlington Railway opens â€“ world's first service of locomotive-hauled passenger trains

Hannah AYTON 1823 - 1825