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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 19, 1843
Page
4
In the Lords a defamation and libel bill is examined with arguments on extending remedies to spoken slander, jury standards for public benefit, and protections for newspapers. The chamber debates the balance between truth, public interest, and civil versus criminal action, with amendments and divisions recorded.
The House of Commons debated Irish church revenues with Mr Wag not ing that ecclesiastical returns credited the church with £432 032 annually while his figures showed £552 723. Sir J Graham acknowledged a likely error and ordered an accurate return of revenues including bishops lands and glebes. Questions also touched duelling bread prices and theatre regulation with adjournment at six forty five.
A Calcutta ship the Marion, traveling home from India, was struck by lightning amid a fierce storm off the Cape of Good Hope on June 9. Five crew members died, two immediately, one later. a man named Robinson died three weeks after escaping a watery grave. Fire broke out but was extinguished with help from HM 49th Regiment. The adjutant murder inquiry and drill controversy followed. A balloon ascent from Brighton to Worthing drew thousands, the Albion drifting along coast before returning to Hove.
Readers discuss inquests of ticket liens and pledges with advice to sue in small debts court. motions about indentures and magistrates follow. The page also reports on theatre patents Macready petitioning Parliament and public notices on income tax and clerical conduct.
A board of legal advice weighs options for emigration to the Cape for a bee-laker. They discuss whether trustees can convey houses, if the wife can dispose of settled property by will, and how a bill filed by a wife affects the case. The action may not be tried until November if defended, with likely high costs, suggesting negotiation and small accommodation payment.
Instructions describe calculating sunrise and sunset adjustments by latitude, and provide offsets to London Dock high water for multiple ports including Bristol Orkney Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Southampton and more to find local tides and harbors. The passage notes the method applies to principal sea ports and packet stations with stated hour offsets.
Sunday notes the tenth Sunday after Trinity with prescribed lessons and celestial data including year day count moon age and solar position. It lists daily weather forecasts for August 20 to August 27 with Legh Meteo Ephem Zadkiel alignments and notable historical event dates such as Richard III’s death and the Battle of Cressy.
A Birmingham Tara Hill editorial decries idle debate and late wisdom in Parliament. It laments neglect of Ireland and manufacturing districts, calls for decisive leadership, and warns that the country faces a perilous crisis without a master mind and broad policy. It singles out O Connell and Attwood as era signs and Birmingham and Tara Hill as proof of growing misery.
The passage argues that both Ireland and England must overhaul a failing system causing public danger. It cites Tara Hill demonstrations and a Union to be questioned, demanding clear, principled action rather than lip service. It warns against relying on chance or party trickery as disasters loom.
The piece analyzes Spain’s unstable de facto government under Narvaez and Lopez, the weak legality of their rule, and the influence of Espartero’s setback. It flags looming conflicts over Basque fueros, Catalan privileges, and finance, forecasting continued turmoil and criminal brinkmanship as soldiers and juntas shape events.
The piece criticizes Conservative restraint and the Select Committee system, noting a gap between law and morality in Sunday cricket. It highlights Lord John Manners questions and Sir F Pollock on parish boundaries, condemning selective enforcement that favors wealth while penalizing the poor.
Debates condemn the handling of a Chelsea Pensioners bill amid claims of sneaky passage and late-session tactics. Critics argue the plan would arm tens of thousands and misalign with Army Estimates, while supporters defend public service needs and criticise radical opponents.
The article commends Mr. Charles Buller for his persuasive handling of the Colonisation Question while noting his second speech does not shift prior views. It suggests he could have pressed Lord Stanley, but now faces Colonial Office scrutiny. Colonisation, per Wakefield principles, remains ripe for action and public expectation persists.
The Attorney General Sir Frederick Pollock adopted the main principles of Lord Campbell a Bill for improving the Law of Libel in a speech praised for manliness. The Bill passed through Committee with clauses removing oral slander from the same footing as written. A major improvement to a long criticized statute is anticipated.
The Greece and Servia debates feature Lord Palmerston’s clear statement and Sir Robert Peel’s guarded Foreign Affairs tone. Mr D Israeli criticizes government policy triggering Lord Sandon’s rebuke and drawing in Young England voices Smythe Milnes to join the clash in a lively parliamentary moment.
Mr Ward moved for a detailed Return of actual revenues for the Irish Church Establishment. Government agreed. Discrepancies between Lord Eliot’s figure of £432,023 and Ward’s £552,753 arose from clerical misstatements, omissions, and a bereavement at the Ecclesiastical Commission. Rectification should align estimates, addressing a £120,000 variance.
The apostle resumed total abstinence pledge administration in Bri tannia fields Islington with loud cheers. He praised previous day’s turnout and said thousands in the United States Canada Nova Scotia and New South Wales have joined. About 60 Irish workers and wives took the pledge on site. A large crowd attended later actions with many Irish participants enrolling and a Paddington visit noted.
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