Debate Over Corn Laws and Protection Exposed
The session opens with a heated discussion on the corn laws and the sliding scale, highlighting Lord John Russell’s amendment and Sir Robert Peel’s fixed duty plan. Speakers from all sides debate agricultural burdens, national independence, and the impact on consumers, with forecasts of how the measure may influence prices and commerce.
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Robert Peel
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Lincolnshire
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G. Bexxeey
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R. Peel
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Rosenr Prep
Ita
Sorpatt
Ireland
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Renfrew
Glasgow
Archangel
Renfrewshire
Leith
Operatives’ Relief Committee
County of Renfrew
John Henderson
Alex. Campbell
Sir William Milliken Napier
Robert Sp
Secession
George-street
William France
Secession Church
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W. M. Wade
Trinity
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John ‘Paton
William Melvin
John Brown
George Todd
David Ritchie
John Campbell
James Wilkie
James Winning
J. H. Brown
Provost Henderson
Burns
Relief Committee
France
London
Weekly Chronicle
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Saulle
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J. P
Wisbeach
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Hungerford
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Preston
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Anti-Corn Law League
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Villiers
LEGAL views and readers’ notes on personal rights
A collage of legal statements, parish claims, wills, tenancy, and relief queries. It covers widow pensions, child naming by reputation, tenancy notices, stamp duties, and coroner fees, with reader questions on vagrant acts, marriage, maintenance, parish charges, and licensing. Also includes weather, religious calendar notes, and a lengthy Paisley relief petition excerpt seeking cheaper provisions and clothing from bonded stores.
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X. X
Taunton
M. A
Es Saathek P.M
North Shields
Toin-Coun‘eillor
John Clow
J.P. P
Chester
Doctors' Commons
London
A. B
Eliza Ann
Court of Chancery
S. K
C. R
C. B
R. S
J.F. Roberts
How to Compute Sunrises and High Water Times in Britain and Ireland
Instructions describe calculating sunrise and sunset by adjusting a base latitude figure from 51 degrees 80 minutes and applying minute offsets for locations above or below that latitude. It also lists specific port high water times relative to London Dock, with adjustments for Bristol Cork Falmouth Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow and Southampton, and notes further information in Notices to Correspondents.
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Ireland
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Falmouth
Hull
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Brighton
Cowes
Dover
Dublin
Holyhead
Liverpool
Port Glasgow
Southampton
The Creole and Peel Corn Law Debate in 1842
The article weighs Sir Robert Peel's corn law framework against practical impact on trade and prices, argues for cautious reform, and notes mixed political support. It also covers the Creole right of search case, U S relations, and the tension over abolition versus slavery in international law.
Government scheme backed by strong majority praised as prudent
A parliamentary statement extols a government plan as proper and orderly while noting the minister shows moderation and respect for opponents. The speaker emphasizes merit in governing with a substantial backing, citing a 123 seat majority as validation of the approach.
Profit by Experience in Peel’s Cabinet Critics
The piece skewers Sir James Graham and the Peel cabinet for professing to profit by experience while repeating old errors. It notes Graham’s shift from Whig to Conservative and mocks his stance on Reform and conciliation, suggesting he may yet back another, better Reform Bill spearheaded by Sir Robert Peel. It contrasts past reformer instincts with current political posture and warns of self interested rigidity.
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James Graham
Home Department
Baronet
Lord Lyndhurst
Cobbett
Soonge
Hull
Admiralty
Lord Grey
Robert Peel
Lord Ripon
Lord Stanley
Canute
James
Exchequer Bills Fraud Report and Reforms Probed
The commission led by Henry Hobhouse John Nicholls George Glyn and John Lefevre examined exchequer bill forgeries and defects. They outlined paper moulds seals and counterfoils issues and urged stricter custody and dual counterfoils plus enhanced on front and back designs to guard future frauds.
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Henry Hobhouse
John Nicholls
George Carr Glyn
John George Shaw Lefevre
Lords Commissioners
Her Majesty's Treasury
Bank of England
Treasury
Comptroller-General
Legacy of Exchequer Bills Prompts Legislative Reform
A fragment discusses exchequer bills and the need to empower them for changes. It notes recourse to the legislature to invest them with power to implement alterations in the current system as advised by the inquiry committee.
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Committee of Inquiry
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