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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 29, 1841
Page
3
Members clash over corn laws and free trade amid fears for agriculture and the poor. Speakers condemn government policy, cite Manchester clergy findings on poverty, and press for fixed duties and later reform in a widening free trade argument.
The session featured argument over Catholic emancipation and Irish governance, with MPs including Lord Sandown and Mr Milner Gibson condemning Tory silence on free trade while pressing for corn law repeal. Ministers defended actions on the Caroline affair and proposed metropolitan improvements and quarantine measures, amid petitions on election malpractices and public works.
A lengthy parliamentary debate centers on the corn laws and the ministerial budget. Opposition claims the government pressures reform while ministers defend the tax and currency policy and call for a peaceful settlement of the corn laws amid widespread distress.
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