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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 03, 1837
Page
2
In a lengthy Lords debate on Ireland, peers clash over government policy and alleged unrest. Assertions of rising crime, rival claims of tranquillity, and opposition to new coercive powers mark the session.
The House discussed the Contested Elections Bill with Lord Stanley proposing a February second reading in a cross party committee to craft clear rules of practice and law, while Mr O Connell pushed for delaying tactics and urged examining the Dublin measure. A separate debate on Poor Law relief followed, with Lord John Russell defending reforms and urging a select committee inquiry into guardian distributions under the Poor Law Commissioners.
The Lords debate the Catholic emancipation bill with speeches praising its lasting impact and warning against reopening the settlement. Reminiscences are recalled as lords dispute previous statements and the conduct of ministers prior to the adjournment.
In the House of Commons on Tuesday Dodor and Man-Bir H. M. rose to seek leave to bring in a bill to relieve ecclesiastical commissioners of England and Wales from presenting a sees uniting Carlisle and Sodor and Man. Lord J Russell opposed, arguing the plan was unreasonable. Prynx moved to abolish Grand Juries in England, warning of time losses and need for impartial justice. The Attorney General defended existing grand jury functions, noting Ireland’s omission and potential need for new officers if abolished. The debate ended with votes against both bills. commissions bill advanced as urgent.
In November 1837 the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty order the Royal Marine corps to discontinue wearing side-arms except on duty or special occasions. Division commandants must enforce the order immediately across all units.
A humorous recounting of Nubilius the Romeo attending Mrs. Timon Duggins's Battersea Fields picnic. The party endures squally weather, soggy shoes, a rainbow and thunder, mismanaged provisions, and a cold return voyage as rain spoils the outing.
This fragment recounts a rambling wedding scene in Ramsey with a garrulous, handsome yet ungainly suitor whose extravagantly posed flirtations amuse the bride and guests. It then notes the anniversary sermon in Lincoln's Inn fields commemorating the 1703 Great Storm with vivid historical description and city damage estimates, followed by a police report of a tragic accidental death in Holyhead from a loaded gun misused by a boy, and concludes with a string of foreign intelligence briefs from France to Germany and Mexico.
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