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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 12, 1843
Page
4
The House of Commons, with only twenty five members present at four o clock, adjourned until Thursday after the count-out. A list of members present includes Sir L Hay Sir J Baller Sir R Ferguson Dr Bowring Mr Campbell and others. The session featured petitions, legislative notices, and various debates across Commons and Lords.
Debates include leave to bring in a turnpike bill for England and Wales, postponement of a New Zealand financial return, a bill to curb fraudulent voter impersonation with custody on oath, a postponement on Paisley distress, and notice to regulate English and Welsh voter registration. The session adjourned after laying Estimates.
A reader asks about succession where a stepmother or father dies first and who inherits their property. The attorney advises to consult the College of Surgeons for certain matters and notes executors may deduct expenses only against legacies. Several letters discuss harmony halls, Owen's home colonisation schemes, and opinions on public figures and parliamentary conduct.
A London commentary mocks Lord Ellenborough and his proclamations regarding the Overland Mail. The piece ridicules his recent performances and the country’s image, lampooning the English self perception amid Oriental affairs and the Fabian Governor-General.
A London newspaper column lampoons Liberal unity and press clashes over Mr Labouchere's Corn motion. It notes Dr Nicholl's Ecclesiastical Courts reform speech, jokes about wills and conscience, and observes Tory steadfastness in Parliament amid mockery and laughter from peers.
A report on Lord Howick’s intention to move for a committee of the whole House to examine the revenue, trade, and distress in the country as stated in the Speech from the Throne. The piece discusses opposition strategy, the Ministry’s stance, and praise for Howick’s fiscal scrutiny. It also covers Lords Stanhope and Brougham, with strong language about parliamentary conduct and the Anti Corn Law League.
In parliament on the pending debate the speaker demands plain statements from the Whigs. If Lord Howick fails to act on corn law reform, he risks exposing the party as merely copying Sir Robert Peel. Mr Wallace may support him as seconder if precedence is sought.
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