27 Apr 1844
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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 27, 1844
Page
1
A Manchester print presents the manufacturers’ reply to Lord Ashley's Factory Bill. It rebuts his charges on female labour and education, adds factory tables, and argues adult workers, accident rates, and wages show no dire imbalance. It cites 412 mills with 116 281 operatives, 55 183 males, 61 098 females, and notes ages, marriage patterns, and literacy.
Election details show Sir William Follett leading with 1,293 votes to General Bripys 529. Thesiger’s Woodstock seat remains unresolved as Blandford seeks it after coming of age. Inner Temple enhances bar examinations. Italian actions reference French policy and refugee movements amid ongoing political tension.
The report covers 412 mills with 167 reporting accidents over long periods, showing about one death per 104 mills and one loss of limb per 41 mills, while 49 mills gave no accident returns. It cites 858 accidents with 29 due to machinery and 79 by carts, coal pits, and other hazards. Wages data show 112,796 operatives earning a net weekly average of 10s 3½d, down 2d since 1833. The committee notes 500 circulars issued to gather piecers’ travel distances, averaging 9 miles in 12 hours from 110 returns.
In Newmarket area a rick on Mr. Bailey’s farm near Dullingham caught fire at about one this morning. The blaze quickly consumed the farmhouse, outbuildings, three horses, several pigs, and several ricks. All property was insured.
A Woodstock town hall meeting nominates Lord Blandford as Woodstock MP amid fierce charges against the Duke of Marlborough. Sir Humfrey condemns eviction of tenants, farm foreclosures, and park cruelties, while Blandford defends lineage and promises redress.
John Wade presents a treatise analyzing the roots of national distress and proposes remedies grounded in political economy and historical precedent. He argues for reforms to stimulate productive classes, reduce idle unemployment, and restore economic vitality through prudent governance and social policy.
Part II reviews remedies for national distress by reforming British currency. It argues for a single national bank under state control to maintain a stable currency, separate from private banking, replacing joint stock banks and insecure notes. It cites past banking failures, parliamentary inquiries, and the need for a fixed value standard to prevent mercantile volatility.
A historical record details the notes in circulation of the Bank of England and other issuing banks in Wales and Ireland, and the bullion held by the Bank of England across regions, compiled after the passing of a noted legal act. It enumerates monetary quantities, issuers, and regional holdings with official precision.
Merchants and manufacturers in Manchester held a large meeting to back a petition to Sir R Peel for the repeal of the tax on cotton. A deputation was chosen to await the right honourable member on the subject, signaling concerted action in the industry.
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