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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 16, 1842
Page
4
The House discusses Peel's tariff reduction and an income tax, with ministers defending measures and opponents urging reform. Lord Western and Duke of Wellington clash on corn laws while petitions against the income tax spark procedural debates and calls for tightened petition rules.
In a heated session the house debated rights to petition and the recent resolutions. Members argued over standing orders, with votes on the resolutions, and discussions followed on lighting metropolitan roads and bail for manslaughter cases. The Australia and New Zealand Bill advanced, bills on church patronage in Scotland and colonial passengers also moved, and the house adjourned at ten.
Extracts from the New York Courier and Inquirer report a large crowd of merchants and citizens meeting to urge decisive Congress action on the currency situation. Resolutions call for a sound national currency, pledged duties on imports, and avoidance of partisan obstruction to stabilize the economy and defend national security.
A long list of legal and ecclesiastical remedies is outlined for various family, property, and contract issues. The notes advise suing executors in ecclesiastical court, pursuing equity, liable highway rates, and actions for trespass or slander. The text also covers apprentice service, parental support, notice periods, and consumer disputes with practical cautions.
A coroner's inquest at the King's Arms Lambeth heard Emma Edmonds, 19, found drowned in the Thames. Warder witness Thea tes noted she left Pimlico for medicine after complaining of head pain, with accusations against Mr Grover, but evidence showed no motive beyond fear of an earthquake prophecy. The jury returned a verdict of found drowned.
Practical methods to compute sunrise and sunset by latitude with adjustments for degrees around 50 and 51. High water times at major seaports are listed relative to London Dock. Specific offsets cover Bristol Orkney Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton and related harbors.
The report on the Titame Tax resolutions passed without a division after Lord John Russell’s earlier defeat. The piece notes ministers aim to bring in the Income Tax Bill next Monday, despite industry fears, and discusses the desire to end the suspense affecting trade.
The article critiques the Income Tax debate and Tory reform, arguing protective tariffs harm the country. It lauds Mr Duncombe for challenging 150 years of precedent and condemns Lord Francis Egerton’s standing order compromise as a hollow peace-maker shift that preserves the current system.
The amended tariff is printed and under discussion with reviewers noting only a few items changed. The piece previews forthcoming detailed reprint of the document, highlights provisional delays to October, and surveys shifts in Cork duties copper ore and gloves among other adjustments.
The article notes abandoned differential duties including a 50 percent favoring colonies, with small remaining margins on items like gloves and footwear. It presents a timber tariff schedule shifting from 30s to 25s, and 35s to 3s, plus 10s on Lathwood, outlining foreign and colonial rates and suggesting a minimal remaining difference.
The piece argues Sir Robert Peel dodged answering Ireland’s demand to grant the Dublin Lord Mayor a public distinction, noting Irish anger at perceived proscription of Mr. OConnell. It contends a nonpartisan choice would honor Ireland, while Tory prejudice and Orangeism shape resistance, with Queen Victoria shown as sympathetic but limited by ministers.
The Sudbury Committee unanimously reports the last election void on grounds of gross and universal bribery and recommends disfranchisement of the town. Witnesses’ conduct described as disgusting as a bribery oath is admitted by an 80 year old man who says he always took money and never studied candidates.
Parliament tables accounts of gross and net receipts for customs houses in 1840 and 1841. London tops the list with £11,757,262 in 1841, followed by Laverton £4,140,593, Glasgow including Greenock and Port Glasgow £1,050,462, Bristol £1,027,160, and Dublin £977,718. Liverpool shows a large decline of £467,000. Fatal Accident and Starvation notices follow, detailing a man’s death after a fall at the Pavilion and a pauper found dead at Wentworth Street lodging house, likely from starvation.
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